The 2nd Semi Final was a close contest that was eventually won by 'Is This It' by The Strokes. This victory will ensure it progresses through to the final match of the tournament, after defeating the (now eliminated) album 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' by the Arctic Monkeys.

The Final -

The Strokes - Is This It


https://youtu.be/D1DXRkgwuBI


Released - July 30th 2001
Bands Origin - New York City (US)
Album Chart Position - 2 (UK) 33 (US)

V's

Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

https://youtu.be/wL01ZeDJSMQ


Released - 31st January 2000
Bands Origin - Mount Florida, Glasgow (Scotland)
Album Chart Position - 3 (UK)

Voting Closes Tomorrow (Saturday 6th April) at 10PM
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Albums Eliminated in Round 1 -

1.Kanye West - The College Dropout
2.Daft Punk - Discovery
3.MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
4.Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
5.Damien Rice - O
6.Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
7.Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
8.The Vines - Winning Days
9.Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
10.Coldplay - Parachutes
11.Beck - Sea Change
12.Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy
13.Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
14.Blur - Think Tank
15.The Temper Trap - Conditions
16.Doves - Last Broadcast
17.Jamie T - Panic Prevention
18.Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
19.Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head
20.Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
21.Brian Wilson - Smile
22.The Manic Street Preachers - Lifeblood
23.The Twang - Love It When I Feel Like This
24.David Bowie - Heathen
25.Arcade Fire - Funeral
26.Amy Winehouse - Frank
27.Feist - The Reminder
28.Kings of Leon - Youth And Young Manhood
29.Radiohead - Kid A
30.Weezer - Weezer (Green Album)
31.Eminem - The Eminem Show
32.Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed The Fish?
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Albums Through Round 1 -

1.The White Stripes - Elephant (S)
2.The Zutons - Who Killed The Zutons?
3.The Libertines - Up The Bracket (S)
4.Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
5.Eminem - The Marshal Mathers LP (S)
6.Glasvegas - Glasvegas
7.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (S)
8.Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres
9.Bloc Party - A Weekend in The City (S)
10.Keane - Hopes And Fears
11.Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (S)
12.Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
13.The Killers - Hot Fuss (S)
14.The Coral - The Coral
15.The Streets - Original Pirate Material (S)
16.The Horrors - Primary Colours
17.The Libertines - The Libertines (S)
18.The View - Hats of To The Buskers
19.The Strokes - Is This It (S)
20.The Delgados - HATE
21.The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free (S)
22.Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
23.Morrissey - You Are The Quarry (S)
24.Babyshambles - Down In Albion
25.Gorillaz - Demon Days (S)
26.Elliott Smith - Figure 8
27.The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (S)
28.Johnny Cash - American IV : The Man Comes Around
29.Primal Scream - XTRNMTR (S)
30.PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
31.Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (S)
32.The Strokes - Room On Fire 
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Round 2 Results -

1.The White Stripes "White Blood Cells" 5-3 Ian Brown "Music of the Spheres"
2.The Zutons "Who Killed The Zutons?" 2-4 Franz Ferdinand "Franz Ferdinand"
3.Eminem "The Marshall Mathers LP" 7-1 Babyshambles "Down In Albion"
4.Morrissey "You Are The Quarry" 3-2 Elliott Smith "Figure 8"
5.Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" 4-2 Keane "Hopes And Fears"
6.The Streets "Original Pirate Material" 5-6 The Coral "The Coral"
7.The Delgados "HATE" 4-2 The Streets "A Grand Don't Come For Free"
8.Primal Scream "XTRMNTR" 5-4 Glasvegas "Glasvegas"
9.Gorillaz "Demon Days" 3-5 Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
10.The White Stripes "Elephant" 5-1 Johnny Cash "American IV : The Man Comes Around"
11.The Strokes "Is This It" 4-3 The View "Hats Off To The Buskers"
12.Amy Winehouse "Back To Black" 5-1 The Horrors "Primary Colours
13.The Libertines "The Libertines" 4-3 Badly Drawn Boy "The Hour Of Bewilderbeast"
14. The Killers "Hot Fuss" 6-2 PJ Harvey "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea"
15. The Strokes "Room On Fire" 4-3 Bloc Party "A Weekend In The City"
16.The Libertines "Up The Bracket" 6-2 Arctic Monkeys "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
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Albums Eliminated At Quarter Final Stage -

1.The Libertines - Up The Bracket
2.The Coral - The Coral
3.Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
4.The Strokes - Room On Fire
5.The White Stripes - Elephant
6.Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
7.Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
8.The Libertines - The Libertines
9.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10.Morrissey - You Are The Quarry
11.The Delgados - HATE
12.The Killers - Hot Fuss
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Albums Through At Quarter Final Stage -

1.The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
2.The Strokes - Is This It
3.Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
4.Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
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Semi Final Results -

1.The White Stripes "White Blood Cells" 4-5 Primal Scream "XTRMNTR
2.Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare" 3-5 The Strokes "Is This It"