March Music Madness: Albums of 1969

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1. 1

   

   Match #1: Final

   Voting closed.

   The Beatles "Abbey Road" v Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin II"

   The Beatles: Abbey Road 53.4%

   Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II 46.6%

2. 2

   

   Match #2: 3rd place

   Voting closed.

   Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

   Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere 57.8%

   Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 42.2%

3. 3

   

   Match #3

   Voting closed

   Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

   Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II 68.2%

   Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 31.8%

4. 4

   

   Match #4

   Voting closed

   The Beatles: Abbey Road vs Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

   The Beatles: Abbey Road 78.1%

   Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere 21.9%

5. 5

   

   Joni Mitchell: Clouds vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

   Voting closed.

   Match #5

   Joni Mitchell: Clouds 43.4%

   Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 56.6%

6. 6

   

   Match #6

   Voting closed.

   The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed vs. Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II

   The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed 45.7%

   Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II 54.3%

7. 7

   

   Match #7

   Voting closed

   Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere vs. James Brown: Say it Loud...

   Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere 58.3%

   James Brown: Say it Loud… 41.7%

8. 8

   

   Match #8

   Voting closed

   The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River

   The Beatles: Abbey Road 79.6%

   Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River 20.4%

9. 9

   

   Match #9

   Voting closed.

   The Band: The Band vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

   The Band: The Band 41.6%

   Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 58.4%

10. 10

    

    Match #10

    Voting closed.

    Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline vs. Joni Mitchell: Clouds

    Joni Mitchell: Clouds 52.8%

    Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline 47.2%

11. 11

    

    Match #11

    Voting closed

    The Who: Tommy vs. Led Zeppelin: II

    The Who: Tommy 28.4%

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II 71.6%

12. 12

    

    Match #12

    Voting closed.

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed vs. Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed 79%

    Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! 21%

13. 13

    

    Match #13

    Voting closed.

    Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker! vs. James Brown: Say it Loud...

    Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker! 37.5%

    James Brown: Say it Loud... 62.5%

14. 14

    

    Match #14

    Voting closed.

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere vs. Nina Simone: To Love Somebody

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere 65.1%

    Nina Simone: To Love Somebody 34.9%

15. 15

    

    Match #15

    Voting closed.

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! 38.6%

    Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River 61.4%

16. 16

    

    Match #16

    Voting closed.

    The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. Velvet Underground: Velvet Underground

    The Beatles: Abbey Road 75.1%

    The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground 24.9%

17. 17

    

    Match #17

    Voting closed.

    Santana: Santana vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

    Santana: Santana 41.9%

    Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 58.1%

18. 18

    

    Match #18

    Voting closed.

    The Band: The Band vs. Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul

    The Band: The Band 64.9%

    Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul 35.1%

19. 19

    

    Match #19

    Voting closed.

    The Doors: The Soft Parade vs. Joni Mitchell: Clouds

    The Doors: The Soft Parade 43.7%

    Joni Mitchell: Clouds 56.3%

20. 20

    

    Match #20

    Voting closed.

    Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis vs. Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline

    Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis 30.3%

    Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline 69.7%

21. 21

    

    Match #21

    Voting open until 4 p.m. CDT

    Johnny Cash: At San Quentin vs. Led Zeppelin: II

    Johnny Cash: At San Quentin 35.3%

    Led Zeppelin: II 64.7%

22. 22

    

    Match #22

    Voting closed.

    The Who: Tommy vs. Frank Sinatra: My Way

    The Who: Tommy 72.7%

    Frank Sinatra: My Way 27.3%

23. 23

    

    Match #23

    Voting closed.

    Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! vs. The Kinks: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

    Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! 56.7%

    The Kinks: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 43.3%

24. 24

    

    Match #24

    Voting closed.

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed vs. King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed 79.5%

    King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King 20.5%

25. 25

    

    Match #25

    Voting closed.

    The Stooges: The Stooges vs. James Brown: Say it Loud...

    The Stooges: The Stooges 42.8%

    James Brown: Say it Loud... 57.2%

26. 26

    

    Match #26

    Voting closed.

    Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers vs. Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker

    Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers 41.1%

    Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker! 58.9%

27. 27

    

    Match #27

    Voting closed.

    Nina Simone: To Love Somebody vs. Leonard Cohen: Songs From a Room

    Nina Simone: To Love Somebody 60.7%

    Leonard Cohen: Songs From a Room 39.3%

28. 28

    

    Match #28

    Voting closed.

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere vs. Roberta Flack: First Take

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere 73.7%

    Roberta Flack: First Take 26.3%

29. 29

    

    Match #29

    Voting closed.

    Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River vs. Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa

    Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River 71.5%

    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa 28.5%

30. 30

    

    Match #30

    Voting closed.

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand vs. Miles Davis: In a Silent Way

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! 50.3%

    Miles Davis: In a Silent Way 49.7%

31. 31

    

    Match #31

    Voting closed.

    Velvet Underground: Velvet Underground vs. Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On

    Velvet Underground: Velvet Underground 68.1%

    Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On 31.9%

32. 32

    

    Match #32

    Voting closed.

    The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. David Bowie: Space Oddity

    The Beatles: Abbey Road 78.5%

    David Bowie: Space Oddity 21.5%

33. 33

    

    Match #33

    Voting closed.

    Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 vs. Pharoah Sanders: Karma

    Aretha Franklin: Soul '69 88.4

    Pharoah Sanders: Karma 11.6%

34. 34

    

    Match #34

    Voting closed.

    Santana: Santana vs. Tim Buckley: Happy Sad

    Santana: Santana 87.9

    Tim Buckley: Happy Sad 12.1%

35. 35

    

    Match #35

    Voting closed.

    Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul vs. Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica

    Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul 73.2%

    Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica 26.8%

36. 36

    

    Match #36

    Voting closed.

    The Band: The Band vs. Alice Coltrane: Huntington Ashram Monastery

    The Band: The Band 83.3%

    Alice Coltrane: Huntington Ashram Monastery 16.7%

37. 37

    

    Match #37

    Voting closed.

    Joni Mitchell: Clouds Jane vs. Birkin Et Serge Gainsbourg: Jane Birkin Et Serge Gainsbourg

    Joni Mitchell: Clouds 84.5%

    Birkin Et Serge Gainsbourg: Jane Birkin Et Serge Gainsbourg 15.5%

38. 38

    

    Match #38

    Voting closed.

    Joan Baez: David's Album vs. The Doors: The Soft Parade

    Joan Baez: David's Album 28.6%

    The Doors: The Soft Parade 71.4%

39. 39

    

    Match #39

    Voting closed.

    Blind Faith: Blind Faith vs. Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline

    Blind Faith: Blind Faith 28.9%

    Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline 71.1%

40. 40

    

    Match #40

    Voting closed.

    Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis vs. Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt

    Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis 74.1%

    Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt 25.9%

41. 41

    

    Match #41

    Voting closed.

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin vs. Led Zeppelin: II

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin 29.1%

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II 70.9%

42. 42

    

    Match #42

    Voting closed.

    Johnny Cash: At San Quentin vs. Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left

    Johnny Cash: At San Quentin 76.5%

    Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left 23.5%

43. 43

    

    Match #43

    Voting closed.

    Pink Floyd: Ummagumma vs. Frank Sinatra: My Way

    Pink Floyd: Ummagumma 48.6%

    Frank Sinatra: My Way 51.4%

44. 44

    

    Match #44

    Voting closed.

    The 5th Dimension: The Age of Aquarius vs. The Who: Tommy

    The 5th Dimension: The Age of Aquarius 23.6%

    The Who: Tommy 76.4%

45. 45

    

    Match #45

    Voting closed.

    The Kinks: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) vs. Elvis Presley: Elvis in Memphis

    The Kinks: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 57.2%

    Elvis Presley: Elvis in Memphis 42.8%

46. 46

    

    Match #46

    Voting closed.

    Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! vs. The Meters: The Meters

    Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! 72.5%

    The Meters: The Meters 27.5%

47. 47

    

    Match #47

    Voting closed.

    King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King vs. Jimmy Cliff: Jimmy Cliff

    King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King 52.5%

    Jimmy Cliff: Jimmy Cliff 47.5%

48. 48

    

    Match #48

    Voting closed.

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed vs. The Temptations: Cloud Nine

    The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed 81.9%

    The Temptations: Cloud Nine 18.1%

49. 49

    

    Match #49

    Voting closed.

    James Brown: Say it Loud... vs. MC5: Kick Out the Jams

    James Brown: Say it Loud… 65.7%

    MC5: Kick Out the Jams 34.3%

50. 50

    

    Match #50

    Voting closed.

    The Stooges: The Stooges vs. Merle Haggard: Okie from Muskogee

    The Stooges: The Stooges 56.2%

    Merle Haggard: Okie from Muskogee 43.8%

51. 51

    

    Match #51

    Voting closed.

    Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker vs. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Illuminations

    Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker 81.9%

    Buffy Sainte-Marie: Illuminations 18.1%

52. 52

    

    Match #52

    Voting closed.

    Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers vs. The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Gilded Palace of Sin

    Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers 65.9%

    The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Gilded Palace of Sin 34.1%

53. 53

    

    Match #53

    Voting closed.

    Leonard Cohen: Songs From a Room vs The Isley Brothers: It's Our Thing

    Leonard Cohen: Songs From a Room 53.4%

    The Isley Brothers: It's Our Thing 46.6%

54. 54

    

    Match #54

    Voting closed.

    Bee Gees: Odessa vs. Nina Simone: To Love Somebody

    Bee Gees: Odessa 32.6%

    Nina Simone: To Love Somebody 67.4%

55. 55

    

    Match #55

    Voting closed.

    Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry vs. Roberta Flack: First Take

    Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry 14.9%

    Roberta Flack: First Take 85.1%

56. 56

    

    Match #56

    Voting closed.

    Crosby Stills & Nash: Crosby Stills & Nash vs. Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

    Crosby Stills & Nash: Crosby Stills & Nash 41.1%

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 58.9%

57. 57

    

    Match #57

    Voting closed.

    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa vs. Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway

    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa 68%

    Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway 32%

58. 58

    

    Match #58

    Voting closed.

    Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River vs. The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World

    Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River 91.3%

    The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World 8.7%

59. 59

    

    Match #59

    Voting closed.

    Miles Davis: In a Silent Way vs. Can: Monster Movie

    Miles Davis: In A Silent Way 86.4%

    Can: Monster Movie 13.6%

60. 60

    

    Match #60

    Voting closed.

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand vs. Karen Dalton: It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best

    Sly and the Family Stone: Stand 85.75%

    Karen Dalton: It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best 14.25%

61. 61

    

    Match #61

    Voting closed.

    Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On vs. Os Mutantes: Os Mutantes

    Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On 81.4%

    Os Mutantes: Mutantes 18.6%

62. 62

    

    Match #62

    Voting closed.

    Velvet Underground: Velvet Underground vs. Brigitte Fontaine: Comme A La Radio

    The Velvet Underground: Self-titled 91%

    Brigitte Fontaine: Comme A La Radio 9%

63. 63

    

    Match #63

    Voting closed.

    David Bowie: Space Oddity vs. Frank Zappa: Hot Rats

    David Bowie: Space Oddity 77%

    Frank Zappa: Hot Rats 23%

64. 64

    

    Match #64

    Voting closed.

    The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. Glen Campbell: Galveston

    The Beatles: Abbey Road 86.25%

    Glen Cambpell: Galveston 13.75%