March Music Madness: Albums of 1969

March Music Madness: Album of 1969

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  1. 1

    The Beatles "Abbey Road" v Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin II": Match #1: Final

    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

    Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69: Match #2: 3rd place

    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

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

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

    Match #5: Joni Mitchell: Clouds vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69

    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

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

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

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

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

    Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline vs. Joni Mitchell: Clouds: Match #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

    The Who: Tommy vs. Led Zeppelin: II: Match #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

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

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

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

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

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

    Santana: Santana vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69: Match #17

    Match #17

    Voting closed.
    Santana: Santana vs. Aretha Franklin: Soul '69
    Santana: Santana
    41.9%
    Aretha Franklin: Soul '69
    58.1%
  18. 18

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

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

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

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

    The Who: Tommy vs. Frank Sinatra: My Way: Match #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

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

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

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

    Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers vs. Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker: Match #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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Santana: Santana vs. Tim Buckley: Happy Sad: Match #34

    Match #34

    Voting closed.
    Santana: Santana vs. Tim Buckley: Happy Sad
    Santana: Santana
    87.9
    Tim Buckley: Happy Sad
    12.1%
  35. 35

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin vs. Led Zeppelin: II: Match #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

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

    Pink Floyd: Ummagumma vs. Frank Sinatra: My Way: Match #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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa vs. Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway: Match #57

    Match #57

    Voting closed.
    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa vs. Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway
    Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa
    68%
    Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway
    32%
  58. 58

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. Glen Campbell: Galveston: Match #64

    Match #64

    Voting closed.
    The Beatles: Abbey Road vs. Glen Campbell: Galveston
    The Beatles: Abbey Road
    86.25%
    Glen Cambpell: Galveston
    13.75%