Countless

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2022 studio album by Joker Xue

Countless

Studio album by

Joker Xue

Released| September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
Recorded| 2022
Genre| Mandopop
Length| 47:13
Language| Mandarin
Label| Chaoshi Music[1]
Producer| Joker Xue
Joker Xue chronology
| Extraterrestrial
(2019)  | Countless
(2022)  | The Guardian
(2024)

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Countless (Chinese: 无数) is the twelfth album by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released digitally on September 20. 2022, by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2] Presale for the physical version began on November 17, 2022.[3]

## Background

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Of the ten tracks on the album, Xue composed music for five tracks and wrote lyrics for seven tracks. The title track, "Countless", was written and composed by Xue. The arrangement builds up from low piano notes integrated with percussion, culminating in a powerful and unyielding atmosphere where one rushes forward fearlessly and uncompromisingly despite the countless obstacles in pursuit of countless possibilities.[2]

The songs "You Are Not Alone" and "But" are collaborations with Jeff Chang and Jane Zhang, respectively. Zhang performed "But" with Xue as a special guest at Xue's Douyin Online Concert: Ke in February 2023 and at Xue's Extraterrestrial World Tour's third Beijing show in August 2023. "About You" is dedicated to Xue's mother, who died when he was 4, and released on his birthday.[4]

"Waiting" is a cover of the song by Xue's good friend Zhao Yingjun, who died in February 2021.[5] Zhao had expressed the wish of having an album of cover songs to hear his music through other artists' interpretation; Xue launched the project in August 2020 and the album A Song, a Story was released on September 17, 2020.[6] "Waiting" is included on A Song, a Story, where thirteen of Zhao's songs are each covered by a different artist, and on Countless.[7]

## Reception

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All songs on the album peaked within the top ten spots on Tencent Music UNI chart, with the exception of "City of Luo", which peaked at 11.[8]

Countless was number 2 on Tencent Music's 2022 Year-End Chart which ranks the albums based on the sum of the five highest scored songs on each album, and "But" was named one of the Top 10 Hits of the Year.[9] On KuGou Music's year-end chart, Countless was among Top 10 Popular Albums and Xue was named one of Top 10 Artists of the Year and the Favorite Artist of Post-00s Generation.[10]

On TME Physical Album Annual Sales Chart, Countless ranked 5th in 2022 and continued to appear on the list in 2023 (ranked 18th), 2024 (ranked 31st), and 2025 (ranked 35th).[11]

## Track listing

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Track listing for CountlessNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Countless (无数)"| Joker Xue| Joker Xue| 5:30
2.| "Phoenix Feathers and Unicorn Horns (凤毛麟角)"| Jace Guo| Jace Guo| 4:22
3.| "Turn Waste Into Treasure (变废为宝)"| Joker Xue/Chacha| Chacha| 4:39
4.| "You Are Not Alone (你不是一个人)" (feat. Jeff Chang)| Joker Xue/James Hu| James Hu| 4:24
5.| "But (可)" (feat. Jane Zhang)| Joker Xue| Joker Xue| 4:40
6.| "Supporting Role (男二号)"| Joker Xue| Joker Xue| 4:47
7.| "Waiting (守候)"| Zhao Yingjun| Zhao Yingjun| 4:52
8.| "City of Luo (洛城)"| Gan Shijia| Joker Xue| 4:58
9.| "Facade (被人)"| Joker Xue| Joker Xue/Jace Guo| 4:08
10.| "About You (关于你)"| Joker Xue| Joker Xue| 4:53
Total length:| 47:13

## Accolades

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Accolades for Countless Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee  | Result  | Ref.

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2021  | Migu Music Awards
音乐盛典咪咕汇  | Top 10 Hits of the Year
年度十大金曲  | "Turning Waste Into Treasure"  | Won  | [12]
NetEase Cloud Music Awards
网易云年度音乐奖  | Single of the Year
年度单曲奖  | "Turning Waste Into Treasure"  | Won  | [13]
2022  | Asian Pop Music Awards
亚洲流行音乐大奖  | Top 20 Albums of the Year
年度TOP20专辑  | Countless | Won  | [14]
Top 20 Songs of the Year
年度TOP20金曲  | "Countless"  | Won
People's Choice Award (Chinese)
大众选择奖(华语)  | "Countless"  | 9th place
Male Artist of the Year (Chinese)
最佳男歌手(华语)  | Countless | Nominated
Album of the Year (Chinese)
年度最佳专辑  | Countless | Nominated
Best Collaboration Single
最佳合作单曲  | "But"  | Nominated
NetEase Cloud Music Awards
网易云年度音乐奖  | Album of the Year
年度专辑  | Countless | Won  | [15]
Song of the Year
年度单曲奖  | "But"  | Won
2023  | Wave Music Awards
浪潮音乐大赏  | Song of the Year
年度歌曲  | "But"  | Nominated  | [16]
Album of the Year
年度专辑  | Countless | Nominated
Producer of the Year
年度制作  | Countless | Nominated
Male Artist of the Year
最佳男歌手  | Countless | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "阔景音乐官方微博" [Grand Vista Music Group Official Weibo]. Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved June 16, 2024.
2. ^ a b "《无数》专辑介绍" ["Countless" Album Details]. NetEase Music (in Chinese). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
3. ^ "酷狗首发薛之谦第十二张专辑 实体专《无数》已挚诚开售" [Kugou releases Xue Zhiqian's twelfth album. The physical album "Countless" is now on sale.]. IFeng (in Chinese). November 18, 2022.
4. ^ "薛之谦"梦想秀"首曝身世：我4岁时母亲去世" [Xue Zhiqian reveals his origins for the first time in "Dream Show": My mother died when I was 4 years old]. China News Service (in Chinese). November 8, 2013.
5. ^ "赵英俊离世后病房响起《小红花》 未婚妻默默送别" [After Zhao Yingjun passed away, "Little Red Flower" played in the ward, and his fiancée bid farewell silently]. Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). February 9, 2021.
6. ^ "薛之谦上热搜被质疑蹭赵英俊热度，知名经纪人发文鸣不平" [Netizens accuse Xue of taking advantage of Zhao Yingjun's popularity, well-known agent posted in defense of Xue]. IFeng Entertainment (in Chinese). February 9, 2021.
7. ^ "一首歌一个故事 赵英俊某些作品重唱企划" [A song, a story, a re-singing project of some of Zhao Yingjun's works]. NetEase Music (in Chinese). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
8. ^ "薛之谦 在腾讯音乐由你榜内相关歌曲" [Joker Xue TME UNI Chart History]. Tencent Music (in Chinese). Retrieved August 11, 2024.
9. ^ "2022腾讯音乐榜年度榜单" [2022 Tencent Music Chart Annual List]. Tencent Music (in Chinese). 2022.
10. ^ "酷狗音乐2022音乐生活白皮书" [Kugou Music 2022 Music Life White Paper]. KuGou (in Chinese). 2022.
11. ^ "腾讯音乐实体专辑榜" [Tencent Music Physical Album Sales Chart]. Tencent Music (in Chinese). Retrieved April 23, 2025.
12. ^ "以乐之名致敬热爱 动感地带第十五届音乐盛典咪咕汇引领年度乐坛" [Paying tribute to passion in the name of music, the 15th M-Zone Music Festival Migu leads the annual music scene]. Entertainment China (in Chinese). January 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024.
13. ^ "网易云音乐2021年度音乐奖出炉" [NetEase Cloud Music 2021 Awards Results]. NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved May 5, 2024.
14. ^ "亚洲流行音乐奖: 周杰伦获得6大奖项提名 周深詹雯婷OST歌曲提名" [Asia Pop Music Awards: Jay Chou nominated for 6 awards, Zhou Shen and Jann Wen-ting nominated for OST songs]. Tencent News (in Chinese). December 15, 2022.
15. ^ "网易云音乐2022年度音乐奖出炉" [NetEase Cloud Music 2022 Awards Results]. Sina Finance (in Chinese). Retrieved December 27, 2022.
16. ^ "只为品质音乐加冕 共树艺术审美标准 第一届浪潮音乐大赏入围名单隆重揭晓" [Only to crown quality music and set artistic aesthetic standards together The shortlist of the first Wave Music Awards was grandly announced]. Qianlong Entertainment (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 29, 2023.

* v
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Joker Xue

* Discography
* Awards
* Filmography
* Live performances

Studio albums|

* Jacky
* How Are You?
* Deeply Loved You
* Unfinished Songs
* Several Of...
* An Unexpected Journey
* Beginner
* The Crossing
* Freak
* Dust
* Extraterrestrial
* Countless
* The Guardian

Extended plays|

* Gentleman
* Half

Singles|

* "Serious Snow"
* "How Are You
* "Actor"
* "Beginner"
* "Animal World"
* "Skyscrapers"
* "Puppet"
* "Extraterrestrial"

Tours|

* I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour
* Skyscraper World Tour
* Extraterrestrial World Tour

Concerts|

* Live Concert in Shanghai
* Dust in the World Online Concert
* Douyin Online Concert: Ke

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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