Album · Iggy Pop
New Values by Iggy Pop
New Values is an album by Iggy Pop, released in 1979. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I'm Bored”, on 5 lists with a best position of #450.
New Values, Iggy Pop's third solo album, hit the racks on Arista on April 27, 1979, and for the first time since he'd gone solo, David Bowie was nowhere in the picture. After The Idiot and Lust for Life, the two 1977 albums he made with Bowie, Iggy handed the producer's chair to James Williamson and came out swinging with straight-ahead hard rock, leaner and meaner than what came before.
"I'm Bored", "Five Foot One" and the title track all come on with a sneer and a swagger, the godfather of punk sounding like he's enjoying the fresh air. The charts shrugged, number 60 in Britain and a lowly 180 in America, but this is the sound of a man proving he could hold the floor on his own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from New Values on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Bored | 5 | #450 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | New Values | 2 | #756 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 3 | Five Foot One | 2 | #289 | – | 1989–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.