March Music Madness: Decades
March 27, 2026

The Current's March Music Madness is here. Sixty-four albums went head to head, bracket style, and you voted to determine which album would be the winner.
This year, the tournament featured albums from four influential musical decades: the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
At 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, we announced the top album from the four decades, as voted by you, The Current’s listeners.
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Thursday, March 26

Championship, 4 p.m.
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours is the winner of March Music Madness 2026!
Matchup 64: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over Prince Purple Rain
(final vote count: Fleetwood Mac 5222 to 5158 Prince)
Earlier today — Third Place (Consolation) game, 3 p.m.
Matchup 63: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill over The White Stripes White Blood Cells
(final vote count: Alanis Morissette 1340 to 1330 The White Stripes)
Semifinals, 2 to 3 p.m.
Matchup 61: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill
Matchup 62: Prince Purple Rain over The White Stripes White Blood Cells
Quarterfinals, noon to 2 p.m.
Matchup 57: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over Stevie Wonder Innervisions
Matchup 58: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill over Green Day Dookie
Matchup 59: The White Stripes White Blood Cells over The Killers Hot Fuss
(final vote count: White Stripes 2083 to 2075 The Killers)
Matchup 60: Prince Purple Rain over U2 The Joshua Tree
Round 3, 8 a.m. to noon
Matchup 49: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over The Beatles Let It Be
Matchup 50: Stevie Wonder Innervisions over Ramones Ramones
Matchup 51: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill over Nirvana Nevermind
Matchup 52: Green Day Dookie over Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory
Matchup 53: The White Stripes White Blood Cells over Amy Winehouse Back to Black
(final vote count: The White Stripes 1752 to 1739 Amy Winehouse)
Matchup 54: The Killers Hot Fuss over Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Matchup 55: Prince Purple Rain over The Cure Disintegration
Matchup 56: U2 The Joshua Tree over Pixies Doolittle
Wednesday, March 25
Round 2 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Matchup 33: The Beatles Let It Be over The Clash London Calling
(final vote count: The Beatles 1437 to 1420 The Clash)
Matchup 34: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
Matchup 35: Stevie Wonder Innervisions over Patti Smith Horses
Matchup 36: Ramones Ramones over Joni Mitchell Blue
(final vote count: Ramones 918 to 904 Joni Mitchell)
Matchup 37: Nirvana Nevermind over Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Matchup 38: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill over Fiona Apple Tidal
Matchup 39: Green Day Dookie over Moby Play
Matchup 40: Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory over Beastie Boys Ill Communication
(final vote count: Oasis 1921 to 1895 Beastie Boys)
Matchup 41: The White Stripes White Blood Cells over Brandi Carlile The Story
Matchup 42: Amy Winehouse Back to Black over Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism
Matchup 43: The Killers Hot Fuss over Radiohead In Rainbows
(final vote count: The Killers 1065 to 1063 Radiohead)
Matchup 44: Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot over Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Matchup 45: Prince Purple Rain over Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual
Matchup 46: The Cure Disintegration over Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Matchup 47: U2 The Joshua Tree over Madonna Madonna
Matchup 48: Pixies Doolittle over Run D.M.C. Raising Hell
Tuesday, March 24
Round 1, Day 2 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Matchup 17: The White Stripes White Blood Cells over The Black Keys Magic Potion
Matchup 18: Brandi Carlile The Story over Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell
Matchup 19: Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism over The Postal Service Give Up
Matchup 20: Amy Winehouse Back to Black over Adele 19
Matchup 21: Radiohead In Rainbows over The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Matchup 22: The Killers Hot Fuss over Beyoncé Dangerously in Love
(final vote count: The Killers 1297 to 1275 Beyoncé)
Matchup 23: Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot over Spoon Gimme Fiction
(final vote count: Wilco 866 to 855 Spoon)
Matchup 24: Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below over LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver
Matchup 25: Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual over The Go Go’s Beauty and the Beat
Matchup 26: Prince Purple Rain over Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen
Matchup 27: Kate Bush Hounds of Love over Devo Freedom of Choice
Matchup 28: The Cure Disintegration over The Replacements Let It Be
(final vote count: The Cure 769 to 755 The Replacements)
Matchup 29: Madonna Madonna over Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814
(final vote count: Madonna 693 to 690 Janet Jackson)
Matchup 30: U2 The Joshua Tree over Talking Heads Remain in Light
Matchup 31: Pixies Doolittle over The Pretenders Pretenders II
Matchup 32: Run D.M.C. Raising Hell over De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising
Monday, March 23
Round 1, Day 1 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Matchup 1: The Beatles Let It Be over David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Matchup 2: The Clash London Calling over Blondie Parallel Lines
(final vote count: The Clash 412 to 410 Blondie)
Matchup 3: Fleetwood Mac Rumours over Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks
Matchup 4: Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV over The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Matchup 5: Stevie Wonder Innervisions over Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express
Matchup 6: Patti Smith Horses over Elvis Costello My Aim is True
Matchup 7: Joni Mitchell Blue over Carole King Tapestry
(final vote count: Joni Mitchell 666 to 662 Carole King)
Matchup 8: Ramones Ramones over Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
Matchup 9: Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill over A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory
Matchup 10: Nirvana Nevermind over Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Matchup 11: Fiona Apple Tidal over Semisonic Feeling Strangely Fine
Matchup 12: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill over R.E.M. Automatic for the People
Matchup 13: Green Day Dookie over Weezer Weezer (Blue Album)
Matchup 14: Moby Play over Portishead Dummy
Matchup 15: Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory over Pearl Jam Vs.
Matchup 16: Beastie Boys Ill Communication over Garbage Garbage
