DRC Madness #42

[Wolf]

DRC Madness #42: #1 Song of the ’90s — ROUND 3!​

Two rounds down, and the Madness is heating up!​

Some favorites have survived, others have been eliminated, and the competition is getting tougher.

ROUND 3 IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

Will the top seeds continue their winning streak, or will the underdogs pull off another upset?

Pick ONE song from each matchup to advance to Round 4.

IMPORTANT: If you plan on passing on a vote, please notate it! This will help me keep the results and vote totals accurate.

VOTING: Wednesday, October 14th – Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

The road to the #1 Song of the ’90s continues!

LET ROUND 3 BEGIN!




REM "Losing My Religion"
Veruca Salt "Seether"
Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Beck "Loser"
Green Day "Basket Case"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"
Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Radiohead "Creep"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Cranberries "Dreams"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Veruca Salt "Seether"
Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"
^why is this a 3 way match?

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Beck "Loser"
Green Day "Basket Case"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"
Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Radiohead "Creep"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Cranberries "Dreams"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[Wolf]

Since 35 songs are advancing, there will be one three-way matchup!

Why do we have 3 ways? I thought you were going to avoid them.

REM "Losing My Religion"
Veruca Salt "Seether"
Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"
^why is this a 3 way match?

I don't know if you saw my post, but there are 35 songs remaining. I'm not going to give one song a bye or bring back an eliminated song. This is the only way to keep the tournament running smoothly and everything on track.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I don't know if you saw my post, but there are 35 songs remaining. I'm not going to give one song a bye or bring back an eliminated song. This is the only way to keep the tournament running smoothly and everything on track.

How did we wind up with 35 if we started with a multiple of 2?

 

[Channel98]

REM "Losing My Religion"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Green Day "Basket Case"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[scotchandcigar]

Veruca Salt "Seether"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Beck "Loser"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"

Radiohead "Creep"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"

 

[Wolf]

How did we wind up with 35 if we started with a multiple of 2?

We had ties in Round 1, which allowed those songs to advance. Last round, there were no ties just an odd number of songs. I’m simply making this round a three-way match so that we’ll have an even number of songs again in the next round.

 

[kingchuck69]

Veruca Salt "Seether"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Beck "Loser"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Radiohead "Creep"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"

 

[Listener]

REM "Losing My Religion"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Green Day "Basket Case"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Radiohead "Creep"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[Madison]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Veruca Salt "Seether"
Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Beck "Loser"
Green Day "Basket Case"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"
Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Radiohead "Creep"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Cranberries "Dreams"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[Aaron]

REM "Losing My Religion"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Beck "Loser"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"

Radiohead "Creep"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Cranberries "Dreams"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[Wolf]

REM - Losing My Religion
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Beck - Loser
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
Barenaked Ladies - One Week
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Cranberries - Zombie
Blues Traveler - Runaround
Goo Goo Dolls - Name
Garbage - Stupid Girl
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home
Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now

 

[sadchild]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Veruca Salt "Seether"
Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Beck "Loser"
Green Day "Basket Case"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence"
Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Radiohead "Creep"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Cranberries "Zombie"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Cranberries "Dreams"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

 

[sadchild]

I've heard of all 18 of them. And haven't heard of most of the eliminated ones. So you guys are onto something here.

 

[Wolf]

I've heard of all 18 of them. And haven't heard of most of the eliminated ones. So you guys are onto something here.

Hopefully, these images will help anyone who isn't familiar with all the characters figure out who's who.

Plus I'm having bit of fun with A.I. which helped shake up some of the rankings.

The 60/40 Power Ranking system for DRC Madness #43 currently uses two factors:

• 60% — Tournament votes: How many total votes each character has received.
• 40% — Opponent strength: How difficult their eliminated opponents were, based on their original tier rankings.
  

 

[Wolf]

After posting that message, I realized I was in the wrong Madness thread. This is my first time running two Madness tournaments at once. I figured sooner or later, something would end up in the wrong thread. Well, it finally happened!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Plus I'm having bit of fun with A.I. which helped shake up some of the rankings.

Now that the robots are in control of the madness, I think it is only a matter of time till Skynet becomes onine .. or the Matrix takes over.

 

[scotchandcigar]

After posting that message, I realized I was in the wrong Madness thread.

It's just Madness I tell you!

 

[Channel98]

There's a song for that.

 

[sadchild]

There's a band for that!