Artist · chart history
Blue October
Band Houston United States Formed 1995 USA pop rock band
Blue October formed in 1995 in Houston, United States. Blue October has 110 chart appearances on 82 radio countdowns from 34 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hate Me”, which appears on 23 lists with a best position of #3. The station that charted Blue October most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 19 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.
Blue October formed in Houston in 1995 around Justin Furstenfeld, a singer and guitarist who sings like every line costs him something. Drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld and Ryan Delahoussaye, who handles keyboards, mandolin and violin, have been there from the beginning, and bassist Matt Noveskey has been back in the fold since 2004.
The strings are what set them apart from the rest of the alt-rock pack: Delahoussaye's violin threads through the guitars and gives the songs an art-rock swell. History for Sale, in 2003, carried "Calling You" and won Album of the Year at the Houston Press music awards, just one of a pile of local honors. Then came Foiled, in 2006, the album that went platinum. "Hate Me" is raw nerve set to a slow, stately build, and "Into the Ocean" rolls in on a huge, surging chorus; both singles went platinum too, and "She's My Ride Home" rounded out the set.
Approaching Normal, in 2009, brought "Dirt Room" and "Say It", and the band hasn't slowed down since, piling up 21 top-40 singles on the alternative chart across 13 studio albums, with "Oh My My" from This Is What I Live For in 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Blue October on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hate Me | 23 | #3 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Dirt Room | 18 | #3 | – | 2009 | |
| 3 | Calling You | 8 | #4 | – | 2003 | |
| 4 | Oh My My | 6 | #13 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | The Chills | 8 | #24 | – | 2011 | |
| 6 | Into the Ocean | 8 | #12 | – | 2006 | |
| 7 | Say It | 11 | #25 | – | 2009 | |
| 8 | Down Here Waiting | 4 | #14 | – | 2023 | |
| 9 | Bleed Out | 4 | #8 | – | 2013 | |
| 10 | I Hope You're Happy | 5 | #23 | – | 2018 | |
| 11 | Everything We Lost In The Fire | 2 | #13 | – | 2024 | |
| 12 | Hot Stuff | 2 | #43 | – | 2025 | |
| 13 | Should Be Loved | 3 | #46 | – | 2010 | |
| 14 | Where Did You Go I'm Less Of A Mess | 1 | #22 | – | 2023 | |
| 15 | Home | 1 | #28 | – | 2016 | |
| 16 | Inner Glow | 1 | #60 | – | 2003 | |
| 17 | Feel Again (Stay) | 1 | #59 | – | 2011 | |
| 18 | She's My Ride Home | 3 | #1880 | – | – | |
| 19 | King | 1 | #48 | – | 2019 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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