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Blaze of Glory by Joe Jackson
Blaze of Glory is an album by Joe Jackson, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Nineteen Forever”, on 4 lists with a best position of #32.
Blaze of Glory, Joe Jackson's tenth studio album, came out on A&M in 1989, and it's a concept record in all but name: a hard look at his own generation as the decade ran out of road. The one-time new-wave firebrand, long since wandered into jazz-pop, sweeps from the optimism of the 1950s in "Tomorrow's World" through terrorism in "Rant and Rave", the Cold War in "Evil Empire" and yuppies in "Discipline".
"Nineteen Forever" needles rockers who won't admit they've aged, and it went to No. 4 on the US modern rock chart, while the title track weighs a rock star who died young against the pretenders who came after. Jackson rated it among his best work and took it across the US and Europe with an eleven-piece band from June to November 1989, but the modest sales, the reviews and his label's lack of support left him disappointed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blaze of Glory on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nineteen Forever | 4 | #32 | – | 1989–2003 | |
| 2 | Down to London | 2 | #432 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.