Yesterday, I asked you to vote on the first round of match-ups from the
Outkast Division of our draw, and it was finally some good news for Rihanna. Though she began the tournament with more entries than any other artist (six, including her featured spot on #16 "Live Your Life"),
#5 "Umbrella" became her first and only song to progress to the second round, after beating the classic #12 "Let It Be." But don't cry (too hard) for The Beatles. In one of the closest match-ups thus far,
#9 "Hey Jude" came from behind to defeat #8 "Superstition" by a single vote. The rest of the advancing contenders decimated their opponents, including
#1 "Hey Ya!",
#2 "I Will Always Love You",
#4 "Fantasy",
#6 "We Belong Together",
#10 "Fallin'"—and, in a shocking upset,
#14 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (the first song by a girl group to ever reach #1 on the Hot 100), which triumphed over the hugely popular #3 "Irreplaceable."
Results: Round One (Outkast Division)
(1) "Hey Ya!" Outkast def. (16) "Believe" Cher [16-7]
(9) "Hey Jude" The Beatles def. (8) "Superstition" Stevie Wonder [12-11]
(5) "Umbrella" Rihanna ft. Jay-Z def. (12) "Let It Be" The Beatles [13-10]
(4) "Fantasy" Mariah Carey def. (13) "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mıa and Pink [18-5]
(14) "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles def. (3) "Irreplaceable" Beyoncé [16-7]
(6) "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey def. (11) "Goodies" Ciara ft. Petey Pablo [16-7]
(10) "Fallin'" Alicia Keys def. (7) "Only Girl (In the World) [15-8]
(2) "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston def. (15) "Maggie May" Rod Stewart [16-7]
With that, we now move on to the
second round of ATRL March Madness, where 32 smash hits remain chasing the title of the
greatest #1 single of all time. The field still represents a diverse cross section of genres and eras, but will ATRL's taste for contemporary pop reign supreme in the next round? All of our #1 seeds are intact, though a number of the #2, #3 and #4 seeds have seen unexpected defeats. Check out the updated draw below (or find a larger version
here):