The Week contest: Strange albums

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Last week's question: The unlikely duo of avante-garde rocker Lou Reed and heavy metal band Metallica have combined on a new album, which could signal a new era of strange musical pairings. We asked you to come up with another unlikely pairing of bands and/or solo artists, and the title of the resulting album.

RESULTS:

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THE WINNER: Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Nat King Cole: "Unpronounceable"

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA

SECOND PLACE: Doris Day and Snoop Dogg: "How Much is That Dogg in the Window?"

Carol Boone, Indiana, PA

THIRD PLACE: Paul Simon and Nine Inch Nails: "50 Ways to Kill Your Mother"

Tamar Owens, Staten Island, NY

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Susan Boyle and Eminem: "I Dreamed a F---ing Dream"

Barbara Bates, Catonsville, MD

Big Rich and Eddie Money: "We Are the 1%"

Brian McFadden, Lubbock, TX

Meatloaf and Korn: "Leftovers"

Jim Keenan, Norwalk, CT

Eydie Gorme & Mel Torme: "Gorme Torme"

Jeff Harkleroad, Lexington, KY

Michael Jackson and Carrot Top: "Better Dead than Red"

Pie Snelson, Silver Spring, MD

Justin Bieber and The Who: "Who's Your Daddy?"

Herman Waltzer, Alabaster, AL

Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid"

Jim Cicero, Villa Park, IL

Lady Gaga and the Goo Goo Dolls: "Goo Goo Gaga"

Matt Williams, West Chester, OH

Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen: "Bon in the U.S.A."

Janine Witte, New Hope, PA

Bruce Springsteen and John Tesh: "Born to Snore"

Doc Froon, Shelton, WA

Jennifer Lopez and Axl Rose: "Buns 'n' Roses"

Verne Sitter, Vancouver, B.C.

Paul McCartney and Andrea Bocelli: "Wings and a Prayer"

Amy Torchinsky, Greensboro, NC

The Carpenters and Adam Ant: "Carpenter Ants"

Kenja Seuberling, Lebanon, OH

The Carpenters and Nine Inch Nails: "This Should Hold"

Patrick Leahy, Albany, OR

Barry Manilow and Axl Rose: "Welcome to the Jingle"

Dana Smith, Santa Fe, NM

The Rolling Stones and 50 Cent: "Let It Bleep"

Keith Hudson, Tucson, AZ

Lady Gaga and Marilyn Manson: "Have You Seen Us in the Same Room?"

Rodney Clements, La Verne, CA

P. Diddy, B.B. King and Jay Z: "P. B. & Jay"

Sharon and David Levin, Edgewater, MD

Barbara Streisand and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: "What Were We Thinking?"

Gary Hennion, New York, NY