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13 by Blur
13 is an album by Blur, released in 1999. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 31 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tender”, on 19 lists with a best position of #40.
13, Blur's sixth album, landed on Food on 15 March 1999, and it's the sound of a Britpop band tearing up its own postcard. Out went longtime producer Stephen Street; in came William Orbit, hired on the strength of his remix album Bustin' + Dronin', and together they bent the songs toward art rock and electronic murk, cut between June and October 1998 in London and Reykjavík.
It's a break-up record and it sounds like one, Damon Albarn picking through the end of his relationship with Justine Frischmann while Graham Coxon brings personal lyrics of his own. Things inside the band were frayed, with players regularly skipping sessions, and it would be the last Blur album with the original four for more than a decade. It still went straight in at number one in the UK, spun off "Tender" and "Coffee & TV", and earned a Mercury Prize nomination.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from 13 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tender | 19 | #40 | – | 1999–2025 | |
| 2 | Coffee & TV | 12 | #8 | – | 1999–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.