Kent M. Beeson

March 24, 2021

The Master List of Designated Cheerleaders for the Best Album of 1991 Tournament

By request (and a great request it was!), here is a master list not only of the 128 titles in the Best Album of 1991 tournament (and by seed), but also a master list of the Designated Cheerleaders written for the various albums. If there's a link, that link should lead to an already-published DC; if there is no link, then that DC exists on my hard drive but hasn't been published yet. Several people, including myself, have claimed* certain albums to write DCs for, but until they actually exist on my hard drive, they won't be listed here. So send them in ASAP! Obviously, this list will be continually updated, but it will only be sent out to subscribers once. 

*Although we use the terms "claimed" and "dibs" often when dealing with DCs, I'll accept multiple ones from different authors (as you can see below with Slint, Geto Boys, and Hal Ketchum). The more, the merrier, I say. 


1. Nirvana, NEVERMIND [DC by @JustinWCornell]
2. My Bloody Valentine, LOVELESS [DC by Cliff Hicks (@Devinoch)]
3. A Tribe Called Quest, THE LOW END THEORY 
4. R.E.M., OUT OF TIME 
5. Pixies, TROMPE LE MONDE 
6. Slint, SPIDERLAND [DC by @KindaLikeShaft] [DC by @Pun_Trash]
7. Pearl Jam, TEN
8. De La Soul, DE LA SOUL IS DEAD 
9. U2, ACHTUNG BABY 
10. Dinosaur Jr., GREEN MIND 
11. Massive Attack, BLUE LINES 
12. Teenage Fanclub, BANDWAGONESQUE 
13. Matthew Sweet, GIRLFRIEND [DC by Cliff Hicks (@Devinoch)]
14. Public Enemy, APOCALYPSE 91… THE ENEMY STRIKES BLACK
15. Fugazi, STEADY DIET OF NOTHING
16. Bikini Kill, REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE NOW
17. Smashing Pumpkins, GISH [DC by Cliff Hicks (@Devinoch)]
18. Spacemen 3, RECURRING
19. Talk Talk, LAUGHING STOCK
20. Primal Scream, SCREAMADELICA
21. Red Hot Chili Peppers, BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK
22. Metallica, METALLICA
23. Ice Cube, DEATH CERTIFICATE
24. Hole, PRETTY ON THE INSIDE
25. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN
26. Superchunk, NO POCKY FOR KITTY [DC by @zacharymull]
27. Cypress Hill, CYPRESS HILL
28. Slowdive, JUST FOR A DAY
29. The Jesus Lizard, GOAT
30. Prince & the New Power Generation, DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
31. Throwing Muses, THE REAL RAMONA
32. Uncle Tupelo, STILL FEEL GONE
33. P.M. Dawn, OF THE HEART, OF THE SOUL, AND OF THE CROSS: THE UTOPIAN EXPERIENCE
34. Siouxsie & the Banshees, SUPERSTITION
35. Saint Etienne, FOXBASE ALPHA [DC by @jays_ear]
36. Temple of the Dog, TEMPLE OF THE DOG
37. Sebadoh, III
38. The Wedding Present, SEAMONSTERS
39. Guns N’ Roses, USE YOUR ILLUSION II
40. The Wonder Stuff, NEVER LOVED ELVIS
41. Blur, LEISURE
42. Primus, SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE
43. Guns N’ Roses, USE YOUR ILLUSION I
44. Del tha Funkeé Homosapien, I WISH MY BROTHER GEORGE WAS HERE
45. The Orb, THE ORB’S ADVENTURES BEYOND THE ULTRAWORLD
46. Drive Like Jehu, DRIVE LIKE JEHU
47. Jonathan Richman, HAVING A PARTY WITH JONATHAN RICHMAN [DC by @KindaLikeShaft]
48. Gang Starr, STEP IN THE ARENA [DC by @sipologyblog]
49. The KLF, THE WHITE ROOM
50. The Feelies, TIME FOR A WITNESS
51. Billy Bragg, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME
52. Mercury Rev, YRSELF IS STEAM
53. Mekons, CURSE OF THE MEKONS
54. The Magnetic Fields, DISTANT PLASTIC TREES [DC by MichaelCHearn]
55. Soundgarden, BADMOTORFINGER
56. Nation of Ulysses, 13-POINT PROGRAM TO DESTROY AMERICA
57. Boyz II Men, COOLEYHIGHHARMONY
58. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, GOD FODDER [DC by @BuyIncognito]
59. Ice-T, O.G. ORIGINAL GANGSTER
60. Mudhoney, EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FUDGE
61. 2Pac, 2PACALYPSE NOW
62. Naughty by Nature, NAUGHTY BY NATURE
63. Beat Happening, DREAMY
64. Orbital, ORBITAL (GREEN) 
65. The Geto Boys, WE CAN’T BE STOPPED [DC by @JasonJasons23] [DC by @bentclouds]
66. Fishbone, THE REALITY OF MY SURROUNDINGS
67. The Tragically Hip, ROAD APPLES [DC by @LunarMariaRilke]
68. American Music Club, EVERCLEAR
69. Black Sheep, A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
70. Big Audio Dynamite II, THE GLOBE [DC by @KindaLikeShaft]
71. Divinyls, DIVINYLS
72. Richard Thompson, RUMOR AND SIGH
73. Crowded House, WOODFACE
74. Swervedriver, RAISE
75. Swans, WHITE LIGHT FROM THE MOUTH OF INFINITY
76. This Mortal Coil, BLOOD
77. Chapterhouse, WHIRLPOOL
78. Various Artists, UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
79. The Fall, SHIFT-WORK
80. Queen Latifah, NATURE OF A SISTA’
81. Julian Cope, PEGGY SUICIDE [DC by @jamesbbeard] [DC by @jjkamensky]
82. Electronic, ELECTRONIC
83. Violent Femmes, WHY DO BIRDS SING?
84. Elvis Costello, MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE
85. Mr. Bungle, MR. BUNGLE
86. Bonnie Raitt, LUCK OF THE DRAW
87. Toad the Wet Sprocket, FEAR
88. Ween, THE POD
89. Spin Doctors, POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE
90. Seal, SEAL 
91. Warren Zevon, MR. BAD EXAMPLE
92. Michael Jackson, DANGEROUS
93. DJ Quik, QUIK IS THE NAME
94. Front 242, TYRANNY >FOR YOU<
95. The Field Mice, FOR KEEPS
96. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, PERSPEX ISLAND
97. EMF, SCHUBERT DIP
98. Dream Warriors, AND NOW THE LEGACY BEGINS
99. Material Issue, INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW
100. fIREHOSE, FLYIN’ THE FLANNEL
101. Lisa Germano, ON THE WAY DOWN FROM THE MOON PALACE
102. Jawbox, GRIPPE
103. Laurie Spiegel, UNSEEN WORLDS
104. Enya, SHEPHERD MOONS [DC by @brendonbouzard]
105. Main Source, BREAKING ATOMS
106. Sonny Sharrock, ASK THE AGES [DC by @bsglaser]
107. Organized Konfusion, ORGANIZED KONFUSION [DC by @sciallacooper]
108. KMD, MR. HOOD
109. Lenny Kravitz, MAMA SAID
110. Jesus Jones, DOUBT
111. Ozzy Osbourne, NO MORE TEARS [DC by @zacharymull]
112. 808 State, EX:EL
113. Sepultura, ARISE
114. Death, HUMAN
115. Carcass, NECROTICISM - DESCANTING THE INSALUBRIOUS
116. Kelly Willis, BANG BANG
117. Speed the Plough, WONDER WHEEL [DC by @just_takes]
118. Tad, 8-WAY SANTA
119. Sting, THE SOUL CAGES
120. Wir, THE FIRST LETTER
121. Nathalie Archangel, OWL
122. LFO, FREQUENCIES
123. Treepeople, GUILT REGRET EMBARRASSMENT
124. Les Thugs, I.A.B.F.
125. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, LOVELYVILLE
126. Trip Shakespeare, LULU
127. The Nymphs, NYMPHS
128. Hal Ketchum, PAST THE POINT OF RESCUE [DC by @jpjameshansen] [DC by @Kza]