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Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Favourite Worst Nightmare is an album by Arctic Monkeys, released in 2007. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 37 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Fluorescent Adolescent”, on 19 lists with a best position of #11.
Favourite Worst Nightmare, Arctic Monkeys' second album, came out on Domino in April 2007, barely a year after the Sheffield band's record-breaking debut, and it hits like a sprint through a hailstorm. James Ford and Mike Crossey produced it at Miloco Studios in East London, and it's the first Monkeys record with Nick O'Malley on bass, in for Andy Nicholson.
Matt Helders' drumming is the engine, busier and more frantic than before, with Jamie Cook's guitars snapping at the heels of Alex Turner's rapid-fire wordplay. "Brianstorm" crashes in like a runaway train, "Fluorescent Adolescent" swings with a wicked grin, and "505" builds into a slow, brooding swell. With its ambient touches and bigger rhythms, the album is now heard as the start of the band's shape-shifting. Critics heard new depth in Turner's writing, it sold more than 227,000 copies in its first week to top the UK chart, and it took Best British Album at the 2008 Brit Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Favourite Worst Nightmare on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluorescent Adolescent | 19 | #11 | – | 2007–2025 | |
| 2 | 505 | 14 | #13 | – | 2008–2026 | |
| 3 | Brianstorm | 4 | #60 | – | 2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.