Song · The Jesus and Mary Chain
“Nine Million Rainy Days” by The Jesus and Mary Chain
From the album Darklands (1987)
“Nine Million Rainy Days” by The Jesus and Mary Chain appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1987 on the album Darklands. Its best result is #41 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 alternative song of 1987 and #6,074 alternative song of all time.
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"Nine Million Rainy Days" comes from Darklands, the second Jesus and Mary Chain album, released by Blanco y Negro at the end of August 1987, and it's one of three songs on the record sung by William Reid rather than Jim Reid, alongside the title track and "On the Wall". The two Reids wrote it together, John Loder produced it and Tony Harris engineered.
Darklands was the Scottish band's first album made with drum machines in place of a live drummer, Bobby Gillespie having left to front Primal Scream. The title alone tells you what the weather is like inside this one.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 41 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1423 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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