Album · Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie by Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is an album by Alanis Morissette, released in 1998. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Thank U”, on 8 lists with a best position of #50.
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Alanis Morissette's fourth album, arrived on Maverick in November 1998, and after the scorched-earth fury of Jagged Little Pill it's a far stranger, more searching record. Time spent travelling India from late 1996 into early 1997 shaped it, the cover carries phrases from Buddhism's eight precepts, and the title comes from a line in "So Pure". Glen Ballard produced.
Morissette sprawls here, pouring out stream-of-consciousness lyrics that often ignore verse-chorus rules, over arrangements that lean into trip hop and chamber rock. "Thank U" is the calm at the centre, a gentle, grateful mantra that went top 20 in America, while "Joining You" is tense and churning. The album topped the Billboard 200, set a record at the time for a female artist's first-week sales, and won the 2000 Juno for Album of the Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thank U | 8 | #50 | – | 1998–2022 | |
| 2 | Joining You | 5 | #6 | – | 1998–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.