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LEAGUE 40
100
Submissions
10
Players
480
Total Points
League Champion
Ben58
total points
★ Highest Scoring Song
11
points
ROLLING STONE
THE CROWN BELONGS TO BEN
In a league that played 5 rounds across 10 players, Ben delivered a masterclass in curation — and walked away with the crown.
By Lester Bangs Jr. · Rolling Stone Music League Report
There are leagues that pass without incident, and then there are leagues like this one. From the opening round, Ben established a command of the room that never wavered, finishing with 58 points and 1 round win. This was not luck. This was a statement. A 5-point margin sealed the result.
The defining moment of the entire league was "Woman" by Wolfmother, submitted by Ben and scorched to 11 points by a voting bloc that knew what it was hearing. It was not merely a song choice. It was a curatorial declaration — one that earned its keep and then some.
"As an alternative anglophile, I don't know how The Magic Numbers stayed off my radar all these years. Thank you, submitter."
Jaso(n) on Forever Lost by The Magic Numbers · Dan's Theme - 2005
"Dan's Theme - 2005" went to Ben with "Woman" by Wolfmother (11 pts). Then "Ben's Round - Your First 3 Albums" went to Eric with "Lullaby - 2010 Remaster" by The Cure (8 pts). And for "Jason's Theme - Songs for my Haters" went to Shane with "Human - Remastered 2003" by The Human League (10 pts).
Movement in the rankings saw Ben climbed 8 spots and Jaso(n) climbed 4 spots.
Genre-wise, new wave dominated, with classic rock close behind. Nostalgia for the 1990s ran deep throughout.
As the needle lifts at the end of League 40, the question turns to what comes next. The competition does not pause for sentiment. It only sharpens.