Board 8 > Rank the Albums: Champions League - Group 7 and 8 / Round 7

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THIS IS THE FINAL ROUND OF THE GROUP STAGE!

Group 7 - Round 7
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions - https://open.spotify.com/album/5jgI8Eminx9MmLBontDWq8?si=cc16b6811db849a4
vs
Soundgarden - Superunknown - https://open.spotify.com/album/4K8bxkPDa5HENw0TK7WxJh?si=99030556d2af40f7

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - https://open.spotify.com/album/09AwlP99cHfKVNKv4FC8VW?si=96f0869f21044c57
vs
Queen - A Night at the Opera - https://open.spotify.com/album/7HVoV2lgVsmuiHsjbbUJB4?si=49efd7a608bb48c6

Nirvana - Nevermind - https://open.spotify.com/album/2guirTSEqLizK7j9i1MTTZ?si=9f6c2f4af8ab4286
vs
Everything Everything - Get to Heaven - https://open.spotify.com/album/2UJUCicAuQjIqBOFIvPzIx?si=vVrxBwP0Q4mlM_RBGO-EdA

The Cure - Disintegration - https://open.spotify.com/album/0A13JySVHzBoRZFk2o89Wl?si=9961bd6bbad9496b
vs
Guns N Roses' - Appetite for Destruction - https://open.spotify.com/album/28yHV3Gdg30AiB8h8em1eW?si=de02b5abffe24603

Group 8 - Round 7
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk - https://open.spotify.com/album/4HTy9WFTYooRjE9giTmzAF?si=pfRTLI0-ThK0vAkv5OW4IA
vs
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold - https://open.spotify.com/album/3Id3VUk9jSKBD1guNo1buF?si=0c83e5937a4f45b2

Pearl Jam - Ten - https://open.spotify.com/album/5B4PYA7wNN4WdEXdIJu58a?si=19c9f6cb124f4e0c
vs
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - https://open.spotify.com/album/0PMasrHdpaoIRuHuhHp72O?si=f411023859f546f6

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill - https://open.spotify.com/album/6DlSUW5gmq6Byc3osKDJ2p?si=98cbc9003ca64ed2
vs
Pink Floyd - The Wall - https://open.spotify.com/album/5Dbax7G8SWrP9xyzkOvy2F?si=eed9aa25a6cb497a

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV - https://open.spotify.com/album/44Ig8dzqOkvkGDzaUof9lK?si=e1c66023442a4f74
vs
Black Sabbath - Paranoid - https://open.spotify.com/album/6r7LZXAVueS5DqdrvXJJK7?si=aabd56d933ed4f42

Rules
- Pick 1 album for each of the 8 matchups.
- Voting is open for about 4 days, should you want to listen to all the albums. No guarantees but I'll do my best to give 1 day warning before voting closes.
- Ties are okay! Vote difference and total votes will be used to break any potential ties at the end of the group stage.
- Have some integrity and don't use alts.
- Have fun and be nice!

Information and discussion topic
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80964052

Group 7 - Advancement Scenarios
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Nirvana is essentially locked into the bye and Alanis has clinched a playoff spot, but the final spot is still in play between The Cure, Stevie Wonder, and Queen.

Nirvana - Nevermind
-Already clinched a playoff spot. 1st place is essentially secured because of the vote differential but a win or tie would clinch the bye directly to the Round of 16.

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
- Already clinched a playoff spot. Can secure 2nd with a win or tie.

The Cure - Disintegration
- Can clinch a playoff spot with a win or tie.

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
- Still alive for the final playoff spot. Needs a win and a loss by The Cure; result by Queen could also be a factor; vote differential could come into play.

Queen - A Night at the Opera
- Still alive for the final playoff spot. Needs a win and a loss by The Cure; result by Stevie Wonder could also be a factor; vote differential could come into play.

Soundgarden - Superunknown
- Already eliminated.

Guns N Roses' - Appetite for Destruction
- Already eliminated.

Everything Everything - Get to Heaven
- Already eliminated.

Group 8 - Advancement Scenarios
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First place, and the important bye to the Round of 16 is on the line in the Black Sabbath vs Led Zeppelin matchup! The last spot is between Pink Floyd and Magdalena Bay

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- Already clinched a playoff spot. Can clinch 1st place and a bye directly to the Round of 16 with a win or tie against Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
- Already clinched a playoff spot. Can clinch 1st place and a bye directly to the Round of 16 with a win against Black Sabbath.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
- Can clinch a playoff spot with a win.

Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
- Still alive for the final playoff spot. Need at least a tie but it depends upon Pink Floyd's result; vote differential could come into play.

Pearl Jam - Ten
- Already eliminated.

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
- Already eliminated.

Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
- Already eliminated.

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
- Already eliminated.

Soundgarden - Superunknown -
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill -
Nirvana - Nevermind -
Guns N Roses' - Appetite for Destruction -

Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk -
Pearl Jam - Ten -
Pink Floyd - The Wall -
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV -

Group 7 - Round 7
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Everything Everything - Get to Heaven
The Cure - Disintegration

Group 8 - Round 7
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Cure - Disintegration

Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Pink Floyd - The Wall
*abstain*

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Everything Everything - Get to Heaven
The Cure - Disintegration

Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

Almost voted for Paranoid in that final match, but I remembered it was Powerslave stuck in my head all day. The Iron Maiden, not Iron Man.

Group 7 - Round 7
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Cure - Disintegration

Group 8 - Round 7
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Voting for Group 7 and 8 / Round 7 ends tomorrow evening (maybe 6ish EDT)

Group 7 - Round 7
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Everything Everything - Get to Heaven (they deserve at least a point, dammit!)
Guns N Roses' - Appetite for Destruction

Group 8 - Round 7
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk (strategic vote, though I really do like both albums)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV