Album · Hold Steady
Stay Positive by Hold Steady
Stay Positive is an album by Hold Steady, released in 2008. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sequestered In Memphis”, on 21 lists with a best position of #9.
Stay Positive, the Hold Steady's fourth album, came out on Vagrant on July 15, 2008, with John Agnello producing. By Craig Finn's own account it's a record about growing older with some grace: keeping at it, sticking it out, and staying loyal to the beliefs you held when you were young. Tad Kubler's guitars go big and classic-rock bright, and Franz Nicolay, who has called it his favorite of their albums, hears it as a tighter, calmer, more unified take on their earlier sound. It was his last studio album with the Brooklyn band until 2019's Thrashing Thru the Passion.
"Sequestered in Memphis" went out first, straight to MySpace and iTunes. The album entered the UK chart at 15, topped the UK indie chart and reached 30 on the Billboard 200, and "Constructive Summer" turned up on at least one list of the best songs of 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stay Positive on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequestered In Memphis | 21 | #9 | – | 2008–2026 | |
| 2 | Constructive Summer | 5 | #48 | – | 2008–2025 | |
| 3 | Lord I'm Discouraged | 5 | #86 | – | 2008–2025 | |
| 4 | Stay Positive | 4 | #97 | – | 2008–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.