The bracket is here.
We’ve made a Spotify playlist in bracket order, for those who like to listen through as they decide their votes. In our experience, the playlist usually produces a lot of, Oh, that’s *that* song, especially for one-hit wonders where the artist’s name doesn’t help jog your memory.
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Original Post:
We’ll be updating this post when we get the playlist and graphics built, and we’ll have a separate post with information on first round voting, but for those who can’t go to sleep tonight without knowing which 64 songs made the 2024 edition of the 90’s Bangers Bracket, here you are:
Region I
- “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind vs. “No Rain” by Blind Melon
- “Basket Case” by Green Day vs. “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer
- “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M. vs. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice
- “California Love” by 2Pac et al. vs. “You Get What You Give” by New Radicals
- “Tubthumbing” by Chumbawamba vs. “The Impression That I Get” by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston vs. “Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure
- “Loser” by Beck vs. “Linger” by The Cranberries
- “What’s My Age Again?” by blink-182 vs. “Because the Night” by 10,000 Maniacs
Region IV
- “Closing Time” by Semisonic vs. “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman
- “Champagne Supernova” by Oasis vs. “Enter Sandman” by Metallica
- “Santeria” by Sublime vs. “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer
- “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls vs. “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes
- “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette vs. “Give It Away” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit vs. “Come As You Are” by Nirvana
- “Zombie” by The Cranberries vs. “Brick” by Ben Folds Five
- “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears vs. “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor
Region II
- “All The Small Things” by blink-182 vs. “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
- “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt vs. “Buddy Holly” by Weezer
- “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Deep Blue Something vs. “Alive” by Pearl Jam
- “Jump Around” by House of Pain vs. “O.P.P.” by Naughty by Nature
- “Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows vs. “Black” by Pearl Jam
- “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies vs. “Gin and Juice” by Snoop Doggy Dogg
- “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65 vs. “When I Come Around” by Green Day
- “Wonderwall” by Oasis vs. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” by Tag Team
Region III
- “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys vs. “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Oasis
- “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio, L.V. vs. “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve
- “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” by Lou Bega vs. “Dreams” by The Cranberries
- “3 AM” by Matchbox Twenty vs. “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys
- “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana vs. “Jeremy” by Pearl Jam
- “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan vs. “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine
- “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot vs. “Creep” by Radiohead
- “All Star” by Smash Mouth vs. “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden
Big pivot towards rock this year, and away from pop. The voter pool generally expands once the bracket itself begins, though. As always, Dave Grohl can’t get too comfortable.
