Album · 10,000 Maniacs
Blind Man’s Zoo by 10,000 Maniacs
Blind Man’s Zoo is an album by 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 47 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Trouble Me”, on 28 lists with a best position of #14.
Blind Man's Zoo, 10,000 Maniacs' fourth album, came out on Elektra on May 4, 1989, and it finds the band turning its gaze outward. Peter Asher produced, and Natalie Merchant used the songs to take on social issues and current events, some of them unfolding while the record was being made. The sound stays soft and supple, gentle jangle and folky sway under her grave, unhurried voice.
The warmest moment is "Trouble Me", dedicated to Merchant's father, and "Eat for Two" was the other single to chart in the US. Critics split on it, some praising what it had to say, others knocking the music and lyrics, but the public didn't hesitate: it reached 13 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum in America, and it made 18 in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blind Man’s Zoo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trouble Me | 28 | #14 | – | 1989–2026 | |
| 2 | Eat For Two | 19 | #31 | – | 1989–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.