Album · Father John Misty
Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty
Chloë and the Next 20th Century is an album by Father John Misty, released in 2022. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Goodbye Mr. Blue”, on 13 lists with a best position of #13.
Chloë and the Next 20th Century, the fifth album Josh Tillman has made as Father John Misty, came out April 8, 2022 on Sub Pop and Bella Union, and it finds indie rock's resident satirist swapping his folk-rock denim for a dinner jacket. Tillman wrote and recorded it through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and co-produced it with his longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson, and the pair go all in on big band, jazz standards and old-fashioned traditional pop.
The songs play like short stories, narratives rather than the barbed confessions of his earlier records, and the crooning suits him better than anyone might have guessed. "Funny Girl" and "Goodbye Mr. Blue" were among the singles sent out ahead of it. Coming after the soft rock of God's Favorite Customer, it's his most openly sentimental record, a wiseguy letting the old romance win for once.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Chloë and the Next 20th Century on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodbye Mr. Blue | 13 | #13 | – | 2022–2026 | |
| 2 | Funny Girl | 3 | #70 | – | 2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.