Album · Nine Days
The Madding Crowd by Nine Days
The Madding Crowd is an album by Nine Days, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”, on 7 lists with a best position of #42.
The Madding Crowd, released on May 16, 2000, was the major-label debut for Nine Days, the Long Island band John Hampson and Brian Desveaux started in St. James in 1994. They had already put out three independent albums through the 1990s, the last of them Three, so this was no bunch of rookies stumbling into a studio.
It's bright, hooky power pop with an alternative-rock crunch: chiming guitars, sing-along choruses and a sweet tooth for melody. "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" was the big hit, a jittery, instantly hummable single, and "If I Am" followed it out. The album peaked at 67 on the Billboard 200, and the band's next move was So Happily Unsatisfied.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Madding Crowd on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absolutely (Story of a Girl) | 7 | #42 | – | 2000–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.