And just like that our 14 time period winners have all been determined. Our first polls opened on March 14, 2016 and closed today, on January 1, 2017. That's a span of 294 days or 9 months and 19 days. Here are the winners, ranked from 1 to 14 according to their average vote percentages acquired through the tournament:
  1. Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (1964) 75.82%
  2. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (1957) 75.60%
  3. Eagles - Hotel California (1976) 74.54%
  4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge (1991) 71.84%
  5. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981) 71.66%
  6. Vaughn Monroe - Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (1949) 71.21%
  7. Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (1989) 69.53%
  8. The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin' (1966) 66.28%
  9. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971) 65.45%
  10. Nat King Cole - Unforgettable (1952) 64.29%
  11. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (2006) 63.84%
  12. Johnny Cash - Hurt (2002) 62.81%
  13. Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (2011) 61.81%
  14. Seal - Kiss From a Rose (1995) 61.56%

As discussed earlier, tomorrow we begin the ultimate showdown, the Tournament Finals. The bracket system being used was linked in my previous post. There will be 13 match-ups in all, one and done, within 5 rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals).

The tracks are seeded as follows: the top four tracks are promoted to the Quarterfinals. The next six tracks are promoted to Round 2. The bottom four will go through a Round 1 for the remaining two spots of Round 2. Polls will go up each Monday of January and run for seven days, as usual.