Album · John Mayer
Battle Studies by John Mayer
Battle Studies is an album by John Mayer, released in 2009. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 14 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Who Says”, on 12 lists with a best position of #9.
Battle Studies, John Mayer's fourth studio album, came out on Columbia on November 17, 2009, and it's the sound of a blues convert sliding back toward pop. On Continuum and with the John Mayer Trio he had gone digging into the blues and rock that first hooked him; here he eases off the fretboard fireworks and goes for soft-focus, radio-ready pop rock, buffed to a high sheen. Mayer produced it with Steve Jordan between February and August 2009, working at the Battle Studies room in Calabasas, Capitol Studios in Hollywood and The Village in West Los Angeles.
"Who Says", "Assassin" and "Edge Of Desire" show the range, from breezy strum to slow-burning guitar moodiness. It went straight in at number one on the Billboard 200, moving more than 286,000 copies in its opening week, drew warm reviews and went platinum. Born and Raised followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Battle Studies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Says | 12 | #9 | – | 2009–2023 | |
| 2 | Assassin | 1 | #617 | – | 2013 | |
| 3 | Edge Of Desire | 1 | #659 | – | 2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.