Thanks to everyone who submitted ballots for ATRL March Madness over the past few days! We ended up with
a great field of songs, comprised of the 55 Record of the Year winners and nine favorite nominees.
The
overall top entry is Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," with ten nominating votes. It is joined by "Beat It" (Michael Jackson), "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) and "Hotel California" (The Eagles) as the #1 seeds in their respective regions. An
additional 32 ROTY winners received support from voters, and they take up the rest of the highest seeds.
Sprinkled throughout the draw are the lucky losers,
led by Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love," with eleven nominating votes. ATRL's picks also included "We Belong Together" (Mariah Carey), "Believe" (Cher), "Fast Car" (Tracy Chapman), "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette), "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.), "Say My Name" (Destiny's Child), "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) and "Ray of Light" (Madonna). It was a
close competition, though. Here are they songs that didn't make the cut:
Rejects once again
"Every Breath You Take" The Police
"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston
"Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinead O'Connor
"Paper Planes" M.I.A.
"Waterfalls" TLC
"American Pie" Don McLean
"Hey Ya!" Outkast
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
"Poker Face" Lady Gaga
"Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen
"Halo" Beyoncé
"Iris" Goo Goo Dolls
"Ms. Jackson" Outkast
"1979" Smashing Pumpkins
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" Bryan Adams
"A Whole New World" Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
"Crazy in Love" Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
"Fallin'" Alicia Keys
"Flashdance… What a Feeling" Irene Cara
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper
"Irreplaceable" Beyoncé
"Lose Yourself" Eminem
"Love the Way You Lie" Eminem ft. Rihanna
"Music" Madonna
"Stayin' Alive" The Bee Gees
"The Boy Is Mine" Brandy and Monica
"Viva La Vida" Coldplay
"Yesterday" The Beatles
"You're So Vain" Carly Simon
"A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
"Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer
"At Seventeen" Janis Ian
"Beauty and the Beast" Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
"Born in the USA" Bruce Springsteen
"Crazy" Gnarls Barkley
"Dilemma" Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
"Drops of Jupiter" Train
"Fire and Rain" James Taylor
"Firework" Katy Perry
"How You Remind Me" Nickelback
"I Wanna Hold Your Hand" The Beatles
"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys
"I'll Make Love to You" Boyz II Men
"Let It Be" The Beatles
"Livin' La Vida Loca" Ricky Martin
"Lonely Boy" The Black Keys
"Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson
"My Sweet Lord" George Harrison
"No Scrubs" TLC
"Save the Best For Last" Vanessa Williams
"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel
"Somethin' Stupid" Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
"The Boys of the Summer" Don McLean
"The Rose" Bette Midler
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift
"We Are Young" fun.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel
"You Belong With Me" Taylor Swift
"(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" Paul Simon
"All Night Long" Lionel Richie
"Always On My Mind" Willie Nelson
"American Idiot" Green Day
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Elvis Presley
"Baby Baby" Amy Grant
"Be Without You" Mary J. Blige
"Because You Loved Me" Celine Dion
"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis
"Chasing Pavements" Adele
"Constant Craving" k.d. lang
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" Elton John
"Downtown" Petula Clark
"Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
"Endless Love" Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz ft. De La Soul
"Feel Like Makin' Love" Roberta Flack
"Fever" Peggy Lee
"Giving You the Best That I Got" Anita Baker
"Gold Digger" Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
"Grenade" Bruno Mars
"Happy Days Are Here Again" Barbra Streisand
"Hey Jude" The Beatles
"Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2
"King of the Road" Roger Miller
"Let's Get It Started" The Black Eyed Peas
"Lyin' Eyes" The Eagles
"Maniac" Michael Sembello
"Monday, Monday" The Mamas & the Papas
"Money For Nothing" Dire Straits
"One of Us" Joan Osborne
"One Sweet Day" Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
"People" Barbra Streisand
"Streets of Philadelphia" Bruce Springsteen
"The Gambler" Kenny Rogers
"What Goes Around…/…Comes Back Around" Justin Timberlake
"Where's Is The Love?" The Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake
"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell
"You're Beautiful" James Blunt
Now without further ado, a look at the
64 classics that will be competing to be named
the greatest Record of the Year of them all (see a full size image
here):