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Album of the Year by Faith No More
Album of the Year is an album by Faith No More, released in 1997. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ashes To Ashes”, on 2 lists with a best position of #31.
Album of the Year, Faith No More's sixth studio album, came out on June 3, 1997, through Slash and Reprise, and it turned out to be their parting shot: the band split the following year and stayed gone for eleven years. It was the first record with guitarist Jon Hudson, alongside Mike Patton, Billy Gould on bass, Mike Bordin on drums and Roddy Bottum on keyboards, with Roli Mosimann producing.
After the genre whiplash of their earlier records, this one plays it straighter, heavy and brooding, with Patton favoring a darker croon over the circus voices. "Ashes to Ashes", "Last Cup of Sorrow" and "Stripsearch" all got released as singles with videos. Australia and New Zealand sent it to number one, and it went platinum in Australia, but back home the slide continued, and "Last Cup of Sorrow" was the only single to chart in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Album of the Year on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes To Ashes | 2 | #31 | – | 1997–1998 | |
| 2 | Last Cup of Sorrow | 2 | #19 | – | 1997 | |
| 3 | Stripsearch | 1 | #64 | – | 1997 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.