In this competition, I don’t give a crap about the “best” or “greatest.” I want to know the MOST LOATHED popular musical artist of the 1990s.
That means in each matchup, you are going to vote for the musical act you HATE THE MOST!
Let me repeat that: Don’t vote for your favorite; YOU WILL CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE ARTIST YOU HATE MORE. We will be voting for artists with our vitriol, and eventually will be left with the one musical act that cumulatively received the most amount of our pure, unadulterated hatred.
The pool of 64 candidates comes from the top-selling artists and/or artists that had highly-reviewed albums and/or released multiple songs that somehow permeated the culture. Voting for this round will continue until 5pm Thursday, March 19.
So vote, which do you hate more:
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac
Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees
Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains
Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs. Soundgarden
The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis
Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses
Madonna vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams
Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain
Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow
Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth
Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees
Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue Jay-Z vs. 2Pac
Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs. Soundgarden
The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis
Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3 U2 vs. Michael Jackson Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs.** Jane’s Addiction**
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses
**Madonna **vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams
Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees
Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
Good god, some of those first round match-ups are like matching up #1 & #2. Who did the seeding here?
Anyhow, the ones I like less than the other:
Elliot
Smith
Puff
En Vogue
Jay-Z
Boyz II Men
TLC
Coolio
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
Alanis
Beck
Meatloaf
Oasis
Sublime
Green Day
U2
Janet
LL Cool J
Jane’s Addiction
REM
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Aerosmith
Dylan
NSync
BAckstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Hanson
Smashmouth
Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base (though 98 Degrees is the only name on this list I don’t recognize)
No Doubt
REGION 1 Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith
**Outkast **vs. Puff Daddy Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2 Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette Beck vs. Soundgarden The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis
Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses Madonna vs. Aerosmith Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow
Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
Region 3 is totally unfair!
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot Dre
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith Lauryn Hill
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy P Diddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue En Vogue
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Jay-Z
Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees The Fugees
Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio Eminem
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Alice in Chains
Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots Radiohead
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs. Soundgarden Beck
The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Oasis
Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day Green Day
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J Beastie Boys
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction Metallica
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses Guns n Roses
Madonna vs. Aerosmith Madonna
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams NSync
Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Backstreet Bys
Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow Mariah Carey
Britney Spears vs. Hanson Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Spice Girls
Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies Christina Aguilera
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees 98 Degrees
Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt Ricky Martin
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith Outkast vs. Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees
Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains
Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs. Soundgarden
The Cranberries vs.** Meatloaf** Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3 U2 vs. Michael Jackson Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses
Madonna vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4 NSync vs. Robbie Williams Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain
Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth
Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees
Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
I’m mostly a Region 2 and Region 3 ‘fan’, but I chose a winner (in bold) in each matchup.
REGION 1
Missy Elliot
Will Smith
Puff Daddy
En Vogue
Jay-Z
Boyz II Men
TLC (didn’t want to pick either)
Eminem
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Radiohead
Alanis Morrisette
Soundgarden
Meatloaf
Oasis
Sublime
Green Day
REGION 3
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys
Jane’s Addiction
Bruce Springsteen (only based on 90s records)
Guns n Roses
Aerosmith
Bob Dylan (only based on 90s records)
REGION 4
NSync
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears (I could have picked either of these)
Spice Girls
Barenaked Ladies
98 Degrees
Ricky Martin
REGION 1
Dr. Dre
Lauryn Hill
Outkast
Snoop Doggy Dogg
2Pac
Boyz II Men
TLC
Coolio
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Radiohead
Alanis Morrisette (ack, I don’t hate her. I like her a lot. But I love Pearl Jam)
Beck
Meatloaf
Oasis
Sublime
Rage Against the Machine (can I vote twice for them?)
REGION 3
Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
LL Cool J
Jane’s Addiction
Bruce Springsteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Madonna
Bob Dylan
REGION 4
Robbie Williams
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Hanson
Smashmouth
Christina Aguillera
98 Degrees
Ricky Martin
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2 Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette Beck vs. Soundgarden
The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses
Madonna vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams
Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow
Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth
Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
REGION 1
Missy Elliot
Will Smith
Puff Daddy (my pick to win the region)
En Vogue
Jay-Z
Boyz II Men
TLC
Coolio (for nothing else than the Weird Al kerfluffle)
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots (although I do hate Radiohead *fans *more)
Alanis Morrisette
Soundgarden (like em both)
Meatloaf
Oasis
Sublime (another like both, so it’s like less, not hate)
Rage Against the Machine
REGION 3 - This whole region is full of “pick-the-one-I-like-less-rather-than-hate”
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
LL Cool J
Metallica
R.E.M.
Guns n Roses
Madonna
Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Smashmouth
Barenaked Ladies
98 Degrees
Ricky Martin
Using a ? for matches I have no opinion about.
There are a few in region 2 and 3 where I like both. Neither Dylan vs Young should make it past the next round.
REGION 1
Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill
Puff Daddy
En Vogue
?
?
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Eminem
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
Alanis Morrisette
Soundgarden
The Cranberries
Smashing Pumpkins
Sublime
Rage Against the Machine
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
LL Cool J
Jane’s Addiction
R.E.M.
Guns n Roses
Madonna
Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Spice Girls
Christina Aguillera
98 Degrees
No Doubt
