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NINE by blink-182
NINE is an album by blink-182, released in 2019. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Blame It On My Youth”, on 4 lists with a best position of #31.
NINE, blink-182's eighth studio album, came out on Columbia in September 2019, the band's first release on the label and the second and last with Matt Skiba alongside Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. John Feldmann returned to produce, with outside help from Captain Cuts, the Futuristics and Tim Pagnotta, and the trio bolted hip-hop programming and electronics onto their pop-punk chassis. Hoppus and Barker call it their ninth by counting the 1994 demo Buddha, hence the title.
This is a darker blink than the irreverent early days: the lyrics wrestle with a grim news cycle and Hoppus's fight with depression, and the production hits heavier than ever. "I Really Wish I Hated You" is a wounded, big-chorus ballad, and "Blame It On My Youth" and "Happy Days" keep the bounce while looking over their shoulders. RISK painted the color-wash cover, and it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from NINE on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blame It On My Youth | 4 | #31 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | I Really Wish I Hated You | 4 | #35 | – | 2019–2020 | |
| 3 | Happy Days | 1 | #44 | – | 2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.