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The April Fools Version of Chugchanga-L Members' Favorite Records of 1998

From: Doug Orleans <dougo@ccs.neu.edu>
Subject: POLL '98 RESULTS!
Date: Thu,  1 Apr 1999 04:11:55 -0500 (EST)

At long last, I have finished tallying the results of the Chugchanga-L 
Members' Favorite Records of 1998 Poll.  The turnout was quite good--
apparently a lot of lurkers wanted their voices to be heard!
The voting was unusually close.  Here's the top 20:

1. Jewel, _Spirit_ (Atlantic) - 31 votes
2. Celine Dion, _These Are Special Times_ (Sony) - 30 votes
3. (tie) John Tesh, _Grand Passion_ (GPS) - 29 votes
   (tie) Van Halen, _Van Halen 3_ (Warner Brothers) - 29 votes
5. Hootie & The Blowfish, _Musical Chairs_ (Atlantic) - 28 votes
6. 98 Degrees, _98 Degrees & Rising_ (Motown) - 27 votes
7. Ace of Base, _Cruel Summer_ (Arista) - 25 votes
8. Mariah Carey, _#1's_ (Sony) - 24 votes
9. (tie) Garth Brooks, _Double Live_ (Capitol) - 22 votes
   (tie) Vanilla Ice, _Hard To Swallow_ (Uptown/Universal) - 22 votes
11. MC Hammer, _Family Affair_ - 21 votes
12. Dave Matthews, _Before These Crowded Streets_ (RCA) - 19 votes
13. All Saints, _All Saints_ (London) - 18 votes
14. (tie) Eric Clapton, _Pigrim_ (Warner Brothers) - 16 votes
    (tie) Neutral Milk Hotel, _In the Aeroplane Over the Sea_ (Merge) - 16 votes
16. (tie) Cher, _Believe_ (Warner Brothers) - 15 votes
    (tie) Gastr Del Sol _Camoufleur_ CD (Drag City/Domino) - 15 votes
    (tie) 'N Sync, _'N Sync_ (RCA) - 15 votes
19. LeAnn Rimes, _Sittin' On Top of the World_ (Curb) - 13 votes
20. Belle And Sebastian, _The Boy With The Arab Strap_ (Matador) - 11 votes

The full details are on the web site:

    http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dougo/poll/98/

Thanks to everyone for voting!

--dougo@ccs.neu.edu