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Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
Bloodletting is an album by Concrete Blonde, released in 1990. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 88 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Joey”, on 51 lists with a best position of #15.
Bloodletting, Concrete Blonde's third album, came out on I.R.S. Records in May 1990, and it's a dark, moody piece of alternative rock with a gothic chill blowing through it. Chris Tsangarides produced, and a couple of guests dropped by: Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Andy Prieboy of Wall of Voodoo both turn up as guests.
The record gets a lot of mileage out of shadows. "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" leans all the way into the candlelit, creeping-through-the-graveyard mood, guitars coiling and dripping, while "Joey" cuts through the gloom with a big, aching, open-armed chorus that sounds like it's been up all night. "Caroline" and "Tomorrow Wendy" keep the tone low and bruised.
In Australia it climbed to number 8 on the ARIA chart and went gold in 1990, and America gave it a gold record the following year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Bloodletting on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey | 51 | #15 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) | 18 | #87 | – | 1999–2024 | |
| 3 | Caroline | 18 | #291 | – | 1999–2022 | |
| 4 | Tomorrow Wendy | 1 | #45 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.