Tickets to My Downfall
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tickets to My Downfall
| type = studio
| artist = Machine Gun Kelly
| cover = Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall.png
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2020|9|25}}
| recorded = 2019–2020
| studio =
| length = 36:09
| genre = Pop-punk
| label =
| producer =
- Keith Varon
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Nick Mira
- Omer Fedi
- {{nowrap|Travis Barker}}
| prev_title = Hotel Diablo
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Mainstream Sellout
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tickets to My Downfall
| type = studio
| single1 = Bloody Valentine
| single1date = May 1, 2020
| single2 = Concert for Aliens
| single2date = August 5, 2020
| single3 = My Ex's Best Friend
| single3date = August 7, 2020
}}
}}
Tickets to My Downfall is the fifth studio album by American musician Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on September 25, 2020, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. The album marks the departure from his established rap sound and became a more guitar-driven pop-punk album. It was his first collaborative project with drummer and producer Travis Barker, and features guest appearances from Halsey, Trippie Redd, Blackbear, and Iann Dior, as well as Bert McCracken and Yungblud on its deluxe edition.
Tickets to My Downfall was preceded by the release of the singles: "Bloody Valentine", "Concert for Aliens" and "My Ex's Best Friend". The album was a commercial success, debuting atop the US Billboard 200, his first to do so. It was well-received by critics, and went on to be his first album to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
Background and recording
Machine Gun Kelly, birth name Colson Baker, had released four studio albums through the 2010s. While his first four studio albums had been hip hop/rap styled, by the end of the decade, Baker started moving into a rock music direction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/machine-gun-kelly-mn0002125399|title=Machine Gun Kelly | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic}} In 2019, Baker appeared in the film The Dirt, a biographic film about the band Mötley Crüe where he played drummer Tommy Lee.{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-rock-album/|title=Rapper Machine Gun Kelly Says He's Releasing a Rock Album in 2020|website=Loudwire|date=December 5, 2019 }} The same year, Baker released his fourth studio album, Hotel Diablo, which ended with the track "I Think I'm Okay", a more rock-leaning song collaboration with Yungblud and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. It was released as a single and became very popular, hitting number 8 on the year-end Billboard US Hot Rock Songs{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs - Year-End|magazine=Billboard}} and ended up being certified platinum in the US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA}}
Baker, wishing to explore the sound further, booked a day in recording studio to work with Barker, to record what would become the song "Bloody Valentine". The session was so powerful to Baker that he asked Barker to set aside two months for them to collaborate on an entire studio album, to which Barker obliged. For much of the rest of the year, Baker would refer to working on the album informally referred to as "the untitled pop punk project".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548217/machine-gun-kelly-travis-barker-new-album-title|title=Machine Gun Kelly Unveils New Details of Collaborative Pop-Punk Album With Travis Barker|date=January 16, 2020|magazine=Billboard}} Along with Baker on vocals and guitar, the entire album would feature Barker on drums and as a producer.
Prior to the recording of the album, Baker expressed a wish for the album to include features from Bert McCracken of the Used and Chris Fronzak from Attila.{{cite web |last1=Smith-Engelhardt |first1=Joe |title=MGK WANTS FRONZ, THE USED ON HIS TRAVIS BARKER-PRODUCED POP-PUNK LP |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-fronz-attila-the-used-travis-barker-produced-pop-punk-album/ |website=Alternative Press |date=December 21, 2019 |access-date=10 April 2021}} The album went on to feature collaborations with Halsey on the track "Forget Me Too",{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9457474/machine-gun-kelly-drunk-face-video-megan-fox|title=Machine Gun Kelly Packs on PDA With Megan Fox in 'Drunk Face' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard}} Blackbear on the track "My Ex's Best Friend",{{Cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/8/7/machine-gun-kelly-shares-another-new-tickets-to-my-downfall.html|title=Machine Gun Kelly shares another new 'Tickets to My Downfall' song, "My Ex's Best Friend" - Music News - ABC News Radio|website=abcnewsradioonline.com|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916185325/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/8/7/machine-gun-kelly-shares-another-new-tickets-to-my-downfall.html|url-status=dead}} Trippie Redd on the track "All I Know",{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-release-date/|title=Machine Gun Kelly updates pop-punk LP 'Tickets To My Downfall' release|first=Koltan|last=Greenwood|website=Alternative Press|date=February 25, 2020}} and Iann Dior on "Nothing Inside",{{cite web |last1=Shipley |first1=Al |title=Pop-Punk and Hip-Hop: 2020's Dynamic Duo |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/pop-punk-hip-hop-2020/ |website=Spin |date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=10 April 2021}} as well as McCracken and Yungblud on "Body Bag",{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-the-used-bert-mccracken-pop-punk-album/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Snags The Used Singer for Pop Punk Album|website=Loudwire|date=January 26, 2020 }} from the album's deluxe edition. Other collaborations in the studio included Goody Grace,{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-new-song-clip-gma/|title=See MGK tease a new 'Tickets To My Downfall' song on 'GMA' - UPDATED|first=Rachael|last=Dowd|website=Alternative Press|date=July 20, 2020}} Mod Sun, Young Thug, and another collaboration with Yungblud. "Body Bag", features heavy similarities to Fall Out Boy’s 2005 single "Dance, Dance", which require clearance from the band for use, which was given by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump just a day prior to release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/machine-gun-kelly-drops-deluxe-edition-of-tickets-to-my-downfall/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Drops Deluxe Edition Of Tickets To My Downfall|website=Kerrang!|date=September 30, 2020 }} Baker also noted that the album originally concluded with a track titled "Times of My Life", but that he couldn't get authorization to publish the song from Tom Petty's estate, who felt the hook was too similar to a song of Petty's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-song-swap/|title=Here's why MGK swapped this 'Tickets To My Downfall' track last minute|website=Alternative Press|date=September 7, 2020}} A year after the release, Baker noted that Corey Taylor of Slipknot had recorded some vocals for an unidentified track, but Baker wasn't happy with how it turned out and it didn't make the album.{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-claims-corey-taylor-bitter-didnt-appear-tickets-to-my-downfall/|title=MGK Claims Corey Taylor 'Bitter' He Didn't Appear on Pop-Punk Album|website=Loudwire|date=September 20, 2021 }} Conversely, Taylor argued that he passed on the song himself, stating he was not happy with the song ideas he was presented with on the track "Can't Look Back".{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/feuds/corey-taylor-strikes-back-with-receipts-after-mgk-called-taylor-bitter-for-a-rejected-guest-spot/amp|title=Corey Taylor Strikes Back with Receipts After MGK Called Taylor Bitter for a Rejected Guest Spot|date=September 20, 2021 }}
Themes and composition
Contrary to the hip-hop style of Baker's first four studio albums, Tickets to My Downfall was designed by Baker to be a pop-punk album.{{Cite web|title=Machine Gun Kelly Reveals "Tickets To My Downfall" Release Date|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/machine-gun-kelly-reveals-tickets-to-my-downfall-release-date-news.115671.html|website=HotNewHipHop|date=August 7, 2020}} Baker created a more guitar-driven and live instrument sound in hopes of inspiring a younger generation to learn guitar. He wished to use the sound to branch out to a larger demographic as well, and succeeded, with Baker noting that his own father liked his music for the first time in his career.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/style/machine-gun-kelly-colson-baker-megan-fox.html|title=Don't Call Him Machine Gun Kelly|first=Alexis|last=Soloski|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 3, 2020}} Tracks "Bloody Valentine" and "Concert for Aliens" were both described as "pop punk", while "My Ex's Best Friend" was described as having a more modern take on the genre, not quite "the same 'classic' pop punk vibe". The album's delay to September 2020 was something Baker felt worked out in the end, as he noted that the album has a summery, good-times vibe that he felt people could appreciate in enduring the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Baker used a metaphor related to the Goodyear Blimp to explain the meaning of the album title, stating:
{{blockquote|As soon as that Goodyear Blimp catches on fire, or that thing starts falling from the sky, I guarantee you every single eye is going to look up at it; every single phone is going to capture that moment; every single person is going to talk about that, right? ‘The Goodyear Blimp fall from the sky.’ But do the headline ever say when you wake up on this casual fuckin’ Wednesday that the Goodyear Blimp is floating, alive and well? No. And that’s kind of sad: that it takes you to crash and burn to get people to pay attention to you again. Tickets To My Downfall couldn’t have been my debut album because...I had to get to a certain height to then decline and crash, and people are aware of this height that I’m at, and they don’t want to see it rise anymore; they want to see it crash. There had to have been a journey for people to care about to still be tuned into, to then see destroy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/why-machine-gun-kellys-new-album-is-called-tickets-to-my-downfall/|title=Why Machine Gun Kelly's New Album Is Called Tickets To My Downfall|website=Kerrang!|date=September 18, 2020 }}}}
Release and promotion
The album was originally expected to release in early 2020 after Baker's repeated teasers in late 2019 and early 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-wants-his-new-album-to-inspire-you/|title=Machine Gun Kelly wants his new album to be about more than just music|first=Koltan|last=Greenwood|website=Alternative Press|date=May 1, 2020}} The COVID-19 pandemic would delay album release plans. Baker used the time in lockdown to record a series of live-streamed performances titled "LockdownSessions", including a rendition of Paramore's "Misery Business". The song’s performance caught the attention of music publications due to Paramore lead vocalist Hayley Williams's own denouncement of the song's lyrics earlier in the year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/watch-machine-gun-kelly-and-travis-barker-cover-paramores-misery-business/|title=Watch Machine Gun Kelly And Travis Barker Cover Paramore's Misery Business|website=Kerrang!|date=March 27, 2020 }} Baker also live-streamed a cover version of Rihanna’s "Love on the Brain" at the request of Marilyn Manson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/machine-gun-kelly-covers-rihannas-love-on-the-brain-request-marilyn-manson-2651874|title=Machine Gun Kelly covers Rihanna at request of Marilyn Manson|website=NME|date=April 22, 2020}} Both songs became bonus tracks for a Target store special edition of the album.{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-artwork-track-list-tickets-to-my-downfall/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Reveals Artwork, Track List for Pop-Punk Album|website=Loudwire|date=September 6, 2020 }}
The album's first formal single, "Bloody Valentine" was released on May 1, 2020. As of early August, the song had over 30 million YouTube views. At the time of the release, Baker announced that the album had been delayed to summer 2020. A second single, "Concert for Aliens", was debuted on the nationally televised broadcast of Good Morning America, and later released on August 5, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/machine-gun-kelly-teases-forthcoming-new-song-concert-for-aliens/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Teases Forthcoming New Song "Concert For Aliens"|date=July 20, 2020|website=Music Mayhem Magazine}} A music video was released a week later, which involved the band performing in front of a large crowd of aliens.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9434924/machine-gun-kelly-concert-for-aliens-music-video|title=Machine Gun Kelly Brings the World of Entertainment to Outer Space in 'Concert for Aliens' Music Video|date=August 14, 2020|magazine=Billboard}} A third single, "My Ex's Best Friend" featuring Blackbear, was released on August 7, 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/machine-gun-kelly-drops-new-single-featuring-blackbear/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Drops New Single Featuring blackbear|website=Kerrang!|date=August 7, 2020 }} and has peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard all-format Hot 100 chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/machine-gun-kelly/chart-history/hsi/|title=Machine Gun Kelly|magazine=Billboard}}
On September 7, the album's tracklist and cover art were released.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/machine-gun-kelly-unveils-tickets-to-my-downfall-tracklist-and-album-cover/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Unveils Tickets To My Downfall Tracklist And Album Cover|website=Kerrang!|date=September 7, 2020 }} However, later in the day, it was found that the album artwork - a sketch of a man falling down - unbeknownst to Baker, was closely modeled after a photograph that they did not have the legal rights to use, causing Baker to apologize and announce that a new album cover would be created.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/machine-gun-kelly-forced-to-change-tickets-to-my-downfall-artwork-2748163|title=Machine Gun Kelly forced to change 'Tickets To My Downfall' artwork|website=NME|date=September 8, 2020}} He later noted he had signed thousands of copies of the album with the outdated album artwork.{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-signed-albums-wrong-cover/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Signed 13K Albums With Wrong Artwork|website=Loudwire|date=September 18, 2020 }}
The album was released on September 25, 2020, and a livestream of a live performance of the entire album was performed on October 1, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/machine-gun-kelly-announces-livestream-performances-from-the-roxy/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Announces Livestream Performances From The Roxy|website=Kerrang!|date=September 23, 2020 }} In September 29, a deluxe edition of the album, dubbed the "Sold Out" edition, was released, featuring four new songs, the band's "Misery Business" cover, and an acoustic rendition of "Bloody Valentine".{{Cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/machine-gun-kelly-to-release-tickets-to-my-downfall-deluxe-edition/|title=Machine Gun Kelly To Release 'Tickets To My Downfall' Deluxe Edition|date=September 29, 2020|website=Music Mayhem Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/09/30/machine-gun-kellys-deluxe-edition-of-tickets-to-my-downfall-is-here/|title=Machine Gun Kelly's Deluxe Edition of Tickets to My Downfall is Here!|date=September 30, 2020|website=Wall Of Sound}} Concurrently, a music video for the track "Drunk Face" was also released.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/music/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-kiss-drunk-face-music-video/|title=Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Share a Kiss in New 'Drunk Face' Music Video|website=PEOPLE.com}}
=''Downfalls High''=
File:Sydney Sweeney 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg starred in the film adaptation of the album.]]
The release of a movie based on the album was first announced by Baker on November 22, 2020.{{Cite web|last=citylightstam|date=2020-11-23|title=MGK's Tickets To My Downfall is Set to Become a Movie!|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/11/23/mgks-tickets-to-my-downfall-is-set-to-become-a-movie/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US}} The film, titled Downfalls High was premiered at 6pm PST on January 15, 2021, through Facebook.{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Watch Machine Gun Kelly's first-of-its-kind musical, Downfalls High|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/watch-machine-gun-kellys-first-of-its-kind-musical-downfalls-high/ |website=Kerrang! |date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}}
The film stars Chase Hudson as Fenix, a quiet high schooler and Sydney Sweeney as the school's popular girl, Scarlett, as they navigate the beginnings of their romantic relationship.{{cite web |last1=WILLIAMS |first1=KORI |title=Chase Hudson Stars in the Movie 'Downfalls High' Directed by Machine Gun Kelly |date=January 22, 2021 |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/chase-hudson-movie |access-date=12 February 2021}} It begins following Fenix, as he is in a psychiatric hospital, before cutting to a news report that states that a student at Downfalls High School, whose music had recently gained success, had cut his ear off at graduation. It then flashes back to eight months prior, as Fenix can be seen getting bullied by a jock (Jaden Hossler). Scarlett soon leaves her popular friends to spend time with Fenix, his friend Jimmy (Jimmy Bennett) and Jimmy's girlfriend (Caroline Miner Smith), who had already dropped out of school. Scarlett soon buys Fenix a guitar and is revealed to be pregnant, before being involved in a car accident that kills her, without Fenix knowing about her pregnancy. Through his grieving, Fenix forms the band Pink Switchblade using the guitar, with Jimmy and Jimmy's friend (Landon Barker). After the band's first performance, Scarlett's best friend Tiffany (Maggie Lindemann) romantically pursues Fenix, however he turns her away. Fenix soon discovers Scarlett's pregnancy and decides to chop his ear off at his graduation as an act of despair.{{cite web |last1=Prendiville |first1=Zoë |title=Movie review: 'Downfalls High' artfully interweaves Machine Gun Kelly's latest album with film |url=https://dailybruin.com/2021/01/17/movie-review-downfalls-high-artfully-interweaves-machine-gun-kellys-latest-album-with-film |access-date=12 February 2021}}
Directed by Baker and Derek Smith,{{cite web |last1=MCCARTHY |first1=LAUREN |title=THE NINE LIVES OF MOD SUN |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/mod-sun-interview-internet-killed-the-rock-star |website=Nylon |date=February 8, 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}} it was filmed in four days during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Kelly |title=Everything you need to know about "Downfalls High", Machine Gun Kelly's latest project starring Sydney Sweeney |date=January 21, 2021 |url=https://popcorntalknetwork.com/what-is-downfalls-high-inside-machine-gun-kellys-movie-music-video/ |access-date=12 February 2021}} The film also includes appearances from Iann Dior, Omer Fedi, Trippie Redd{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Jon |title=Machine Gun Kelly unveils 'Downfalls High' musical |date=January 20, 2021 |url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/1/20/22240451/machine-gun-kelly-downfalls-high-musical |access-date=12 February 2021}} and Blackbear.{{cite web |last1=Weston |first1=Christopher |title=IS DOWNFALLS HIGH GOING TO BE ON NETFLIX? HOW TO WATCH THE 2021 MACHINE GUN KELLY MOVIE |date=January 14, 2021 |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/01/14/is-downfalls-high-going-to-be-on-netflix/ |access-date=12 February 2021}}
When Smith originally pitched casting Hudson as the film's protagonist, Baker had reservations due to his lack of a background in acting. In an interview with Metro, Smith stated that the main reason for this casting choice was that he wanted to style Hudson's clothing, stating "My first stipulation to working on any project within the last three years was that I can style it. I can’t tell you how fucking much I hate style when I look at TV and I see people literally dressing horribly".{{cite web |last1=Novak |first1=Kim |title=Mod Sun on 'taking over the world' with Machine Gun Kelly and taking the clothes off his own back for Downfalls High |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/11/mod-sun-taking-over-world-with-machine-gun-kelly-and-downfalls-high-14067142 |website=Metro |date=February 11, 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}}
Much of the clothes worn by actors throughout the film were a part of Smith and Baker's then-unreleased clothing line "No Safety". Many were also the pair's own personal clothing.
The film was generally well received and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend.{{cite web |title=MOD SUN Releases Highly Anticipated Album 'Internet Killed The Rockstar' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/MOD-SUN-Releases-Highly-Anticipated-Album-Internet-Killed-The-Rockstar-20210212 |access-date=12 February 2021}} NME rated the film 4/5 stars, stating "In a world of content for content's sake – films have often been used by artists try and extend the lifespan of an album – Downfalls High feels driven by purpose".{{cite web |last1=Shutler |first1=Ali |title='Downfalls High' review: 'Grease' is the word in Machine Gun Kelly's pop-punk playground |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/film-reviews/downfalls-high-review-machine-gun-kelly-2859600 |website=NME |date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}} Whereas, Exclaim! rated it 4/10 and described it as "a 50-minute cringefest that rings hollow."{{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Eva |title=Machine Gun Kelly Tries Way Too Hard to Be Edgy on Dismal Pop-Punk Musical 'Downfalls High' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/machine_gun_kelly_downfalls_high_musical_review |website=Exclaim! |access-date=12 February 2021}}
= Tour =
Baker announced via social media that he would be going on tour in further promotion on the album during the fall of 2021 in the Tickets to My Downfall U.S. Tour, joined by Caroles Daughter, Jxdn, and KennyHoopla.{{Cite tweet |user=machinegunkelly |number=1386716928245370880 |url=https://twitter.com/machinegunkelly/status/1386716928245370880 |access-date=2023-05-16 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426162111/https://twitter.com/machinegunkelly/status/1386716928245370880 |title=Tour! |language=en}} The tour dates were only announced in North America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the album would continue to be promoted internationally in the summer of 2022 via the higher profile Mainstream Sellout Tour. In addition, Baker also announced he would be joining the Kings of Leon and Black Pumas at the three-day NFL Draft from Apr. 29 to May 1 in 2021.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2021-04-28 |title=Machine Gun Kelly Plots Fall 2021 'Tickets to My Downfall' U.S. Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/machine-gun-kelly-fall-2021-tickets-to-my-downfall-tour-dates/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2021-04-26 |title=Machine Gun Kelly Unveils Dates For Fall 2021 'Tickets To My Downfall' Tour |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-ttmd-tour/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| title = Album ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web |title=Reviews for Tickets to My Downfall by Machine Gun Kelly |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/tickets-to-my-downfall/machine-gun-kelly |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 30, 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tickets-to-my-downfall-mw0003414798|title=Tickets to My Downfall – Machine Gun Kelly|first=Fred|last=Thomas|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 26, 2020}}
| rev2 = Digital Journal
| rev3 = Kerrang!
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Ruskell |first1=Nick |title=Album Review: Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets to My Downfall |url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall/ |work=Kerrang! |date=September 25, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-review-2763375|title=Machine Gun Kelly – 'Tickets To My Downfall' review: rap devil proves that pop-punk ain't dead|work=NME|date=September 28, 2020}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 6.7/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall/|title=Machine Gun Kelly: Tickets to My Downfall Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Tosiello|first=Pete|date=September 30, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2022}}
| rev6 = Rock Sins
| rev6score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |last1=Crampton |first1=Simon |title=Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets To My Downfall |url=https://www.rocksins.com/2020/09/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-40795/ |work=Rock Sins |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-review-1069925/amp/|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Machine Gun Kelly Reinvents Himself as a Pop-Punk Whiner – and it Works|date=October 2, 2020}}
| rev8 = Sputnikmusic
| rev8score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=K. |first1=Simon |title=Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets To My Downfall |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/82109/Machine-Gun-Kelly-Tickets-to-My-Downfall/ |website=Sputnikmusic |access-date=September 27, 2020}}
| rev9 = TBA Magazine
| rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |title=REVIEW: Tickets to My Downfall by Machine Gun Kelly |url=https://tbamagazine.it/review-tickets-to-my-downfall-machine-gun-kelly/ |work=TBA Magazine |date=September 25, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020}}
| rev10 = Wall of Sound
}}
The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Kelly's successful transition from hip-hop to pop-punk. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Tickets to My Downfall received an average score of 72 based on 6 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |last1=RECORDS |first1=Interscope |title=Tickets To My Downfall by Machine Gun Kelly |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/tickets-to-my-downfall/machine-gun-kelly |website=metacritic.com |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2 October 2020}} Wall of Sound praised the album, citing Barker's drumming, production and concluding that "What the album lacks in lyrical substance though, is made up for with the abundance of infectious pop melodies and catchy rock choruses."{{Cite web|last=citylightstam|date=2020-09-21|title=Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets To My Downfall (Album Review)|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/09/22/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-album-review/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Wall of Sound|language=en-US}} Kerrang! was similarly positive, praising the album for being "...a slick sideways hop from what you might be expecting from Machine Gun Kelly, it's done excellently. It celebrates everything great about pop-punk without feeling cookie-cutter or third division", and disagreed with Wall of Sound{{'}}s assessment of the lyrics, praising them for its "open-diary honesty that fills the whole album, confessional and unflinching". In a much more critical review, Sputnikmusic claimed the album was a "completely egregious copy-paste of Blink 182’s glory day sound" and the "pop-punk equivalent to Greta Van Fleet's soulless imitations of Led Zeppelin".
Accolades
= Awards and nominations =
Baker took home the award for Top Rock Album at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards and at the iHeartRadio Music Awards for the Alternate-Rock Album of the Year. Tickets to My Downfall did not receive any nominations from the Academy for the Grammy Awards, fans showed their support for the album over Twitter following a tweet from Baker,{{Cite web |date=2021-05-23 |title=Machine Gun Kelly's 'Tickets To My Downfall' Takes Home Top Rock Album At 2021 Billboard Music Awards |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/machine-gun-kellys-tickets-to-my-downfall-takes-home-top-rock-album-at-2021-billboard-music-awards/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Music Mayhem Magazine |language=en-US}} as fans and Baker argued that the album should have been included in the nominations list.{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Tyler |date=2021-11-24 |title=Machine Gun Kelly calls out Grammys for snubbing him in this year's nominations |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/machine-gun-kelly-grammys-snubbing-nominations |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}} This follows further backlash from the public directed towards the Grammy's as notable artists such as Halsey, The Weeknd, Fiona Apple, and BTS were not included in the nomination list,{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2020-11-24 |title=Grammy Awards Nominations 2021: The Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/2021-grammys-nominations-list-1234838878/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} with the #Scammys trending on Twitter.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-15 |title=Grammys 2021: Angry BTS Fans Make 'Scammys' Trend As K-pop Band's Dynamite Fails to Win |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/grammys-2021-angry-bts-fans-make-scammys-trend-as-k-pop-bands-dynamite-fails-to-win-3534584.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=News18 |language=en}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+List of awards and nominations received by Tickets to my Downfall ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| rowspan="3" |2021
| {{nom}} |
|---|
| Billboard Music Awards
| {{won}} |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards
| Alternate-Rock Album of the Year | {{won}} |
=Year-end lists=
Numerous critics and publications listed Tickets to My Downfall in their year-end ranking of the best albums of 2020.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Select year-end rankings of Tickets to My Downfall ! Publication/critic ! Accolade ! Rank ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" |Alternative Press
|50 Best Albums of 2020 | style="text-align: center;" |
|---|
| {{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/best-albums-2020-rock-alternative-metal-pop-punk/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |Billboard
| 50 Best Albums of 2020: Staff Picks | style="text-align: center;" |19 | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2020-12-07 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-albums-2020-top-50-9494859/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} |
| 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020: Staff Picks
| style="text-align: center;" |2 |
| scope="row" |Kerrang!
|50 greatest albums of 2020 | style="text-align: center;" |9 |
| scope="row" |Punktastic
|Top 25 Albums of 2020 | style="text-align: center;" |13 |
| scope="row" |The Ringer
|The Best Albums of 2020 | style="text-align: center;" |8 |
Commercial performance
Tickets to My Downfall debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 all-format albums chart, moving 126,000 album equivalent units in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9460063/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-number-one-billboard-200|title=Machine Gun Kelly earns first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 Chart with 'Tickets to My Downfall'|magazine=Billboard|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2020|author=Caulfield, Keith}} It became his first number one album, tripling the opening numbers for his prior album, Hotel Diablo in 2019, and made it the first rock album to top the chart in just over a year, since Tool's album Fear Inoculum in September 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519786/revenge-of-the-dreamers-iii-no-1-billboard-200|title='Revenge of the Dreamers III' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=October 26, 2020|author=Caulfield, Keith}} It became the fifth longest charting album on Billboard's Top Rock Albums history after spending thirteen weeks in the number one spot.{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Sam |date=2022-04-06 |title=Machine Gun Kelly Breaks Record For Most Solo Hits On Hot Rock Chart |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-billboard-rock-chart/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}} The album was confirmed to have just sold over 200,000 copies in pure album sales, as of April 8, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Pasteboard - Uploaded Image |url=https://pasteboard.co/C1vYSyrjWBVx.jpg |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=pasteboard.co}} The album received a Platinum certification in the United States RIAA after a year with 1 million units sold.{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}
In Australia, the album debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 5 October 2020, held off from the number one position by Joji's Nectar.{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/nectar-lands-joji-debut-aria-albums-chart-1 |title=Nectar lands Joji debut ARIA Albums Chart #1 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=October 3, 2020 |access-date=October 26, 2020}} The following week, the album fell three positions to number five.{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 12 October 2020 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=October 26, 2020}} Note: To view chart results, select "2020" in the year drop-down menu, followed by "October", and then "14" on the calendar shown.
In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart for the chart dated 10 October 2020. The album was confirmed to have sold over 49,000 units by 13 July 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=MRC Data's 2021 Mid-Year Canada Report |url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/07/13/mrc-data%E2%80%99s-2021-mid-year-canada-report |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=FYIMusicNews |language=en}} The album received a platinum certification that year indicating over 60,000 units sold.{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|access-date=September 30, 2021}}
The popularity of the album began a pop punk revival in the 2020s.{{cite web |last1=Bulmer |first1=Eloise |title=Why is pop-punk so big on TikTok? |website=Kerrang! |date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/why-is-pop-punk-so-big-on-tiktok/}} The Evening Standard credited the album as "bridg[ing] the gap" between the modern pop punk scene and the mainstream interest that developed from the emo rap scene.{{cite web |last1=FEIGIN |first1=SARA |title=How Machine Gun Kelly's latest album catapulted him to pop-punk fame |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-pop-punk-a4561176.html |website=Evening Standard |date=October 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Title Track
| writer1 = {{hlist|Colson Baker|Nicholas Alex Long|Travis Barker|Omer Fedi}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Barker|Machine Gun Kelly{{ref|a|[a]}}|Fedi{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1 = 2:45
| title2 = Kiss Kiss
| writer2 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Barker|Fedi{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Drunk Face
| writer3 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Nick Mira|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Barker|Mira|Machine Gun Kelly|Fedi}}
| length3 = 2:23
| title4 = Bloody Valentine
| writer4 = {{hlist|Baker|Derek Ryan Smith|Long|Barker}}
| extra4 = Barker
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = Forget Me Too
| note5 = featuring Halsey
| writer5 = {{hlist|Baker|Ashley Frangipane|Long|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Barker|Fedi{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length5 = 2:51
| title6 = All I Know
| note6 = featuring Trippie Redd
| writer6 = {{hlist|Baker|Michael White IV|Long|Barker|Fedi|Andrew DeCaro|Aldae|Ibarra|Nick Bailey|Jesse Michaels{{ref|c|[c]}}|Tim Armstrong{{ref|c|[c]}}|Matt Freeman{{ref|c|[c]}}|Dave Mello{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Barker|Fedi{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length6 = 2:09
| title7 = Lonely
| writer7 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Barker|Machine Gun Kelly{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 3:10
| title8 = WWIII
| writer8 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker}}
| extra8 = Barker
| length8 = 0:59
| title9 = Kevin and Barracuda
| note9 = Interlude
| writer9 = {{hlist|Baker|Pete Davidson}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 1:23
| title10 = Concert for Aliens
| writer10 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker}}
| extra10 = Barker
| length10 = 2:40
| title11 = My Ex's Best Friend
| note11 = featuring Blackbear
| writer11 = {{hlist|Baker|Matthew Musto|Long|Barker}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Barker|BazeXX{{ref|b|[b]}}|SlimXX{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length11 = 2:18
| title12 = Jawbreaker
| writer12 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker}}
| extra12 = Barker
| length12 = 1:57
| title13 = Nothing Inside
| note13 = featuring Iann Dior
| writer13 = {{hlist|Baker|Michael Ian Olmo|Golden Von Jones|Long|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Barker|Fedi{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length13 = 2:52
| title14 = Banyan Tree
| note14 = Interlude
| writer14 = {{hlist|Baker|Megan Fox|Barker}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Barker|Keith Varon}}
| length14 = 1:31
| title15 = Play This When I'm Gone
| writer15 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker|Jackson Morgan|Jared Scharff}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Barker|Scharff{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length15 = 3:22
| total_length = 36:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = "Sold Out" Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title16 = Body Bag
| note16 = featuring Yungblud and Bert McCracken of the Used
| writer16 = {{hlist|Baker|Dominic Harrison|Bert McCracken|Chris Greatti|Zakk Cervini|Long|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Barker}}
| length16 = 2:50
| title17 = Hangover Cure
| writer17 = {{hlist|Baker|Jae Green|Long|Barker}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Barker}}
| length17 = 2:40
| title18 = Split a Pill
| writer18 = {{hlist|Baker|Matt Malpass|Long|Barker}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Barker}}
| length18 = 2:46
| title19 = Can't Look Back
| writer19 = {{hlist|Baker|Long|Barker|Fedi}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Barker|Fedi{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length19 = 2:10
| title20 = Misery Business
| note20 = Paramore cover
| writer20 = {{hlist|Hayley Williams|Josh Farro}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Barker|Machine Gun Kelly|Fedi|BazeXX}}
| length20 = 3:21
| title21 = Bloody Valentine
| note21 = Acoustic
| writer21 = {{hlist|Baker|Smith|Long|Barker}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Barker}}
| length21 = 3:16
| total_length = 53:12
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Target edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 46:56
| title16 = Misery Business
| note16 = Paramore cover
| writer16 = {{hlist|Williams|Farro}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Barker|Machine Gun Kelly|Fedi|BazeXX}}
| length16 = 3:21
| title17 = Roll the Windows Up
| writer17 = {{hlist|Baker|Michael Posner|Ladonnis Crump|Sean Anderson|Brandon Allen|Stephen Basil}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|BazeXX|SlimXX}}
| length17 = 2:25
| title18 = In These Walls (My House)
| note18 = with Pvris
| writer18 = {{hlist|Baker|Lyndsey Gunnulfsen|Alex Babinski|Brian Macdonald|Kyle Anthony|Basil|Allen|Tim Norton}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Machine Gun Kelly|BazeXX|SlimXX|Wavy Duber}}
| length18 = 2:48
| title19 = Love on the Brain
| note19 = Rihanna cover
| writer19 = {{hlist|Fred Ball|Joseph Angel|Robyn Fenty}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Fedi|BazeXX|SlimXX}}
| length19 = 2:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/machine-gun-kelly/products/uics-1364/|title=ティ ケッツ・トゥ・マイ・ダウンフォール [CD]|publisher=Universal Music Japan|access-date=December 1, 2020 |language=ja}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 45:09
| title16 = Bloody Valentine
| note16 = Acoustic
| writer16 = {{hlist|Baker|Smith|Long|Barker}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Barker}}
| length16 = 3:16
| title17 = Misery Business
| note17 = Paramore cover
| writer17 = {{hlist|Williams|Farro}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Barker|Machine Gun Kelly|Fedi|BazeXX}}
| length17 = 3:21
| title18 = Love on the Brain
| note18 = Rihanna cover
| writer18 = {{hlist|Ball|Angel|Fenty}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Fedi|BazeXX|SlimXX}}
| length18 = 2:22
}}
Note
- Track titles are stylized in all lowercase, with the exception of "WWIII".{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/machine-gun-kelly-unveils-tracklist-and-artwork-for-upcoming-album-tickets-to-my-downfall-301124611.html|title=Machine Gun Kelly Unveils Tracklist And Artwork For Upcoming Album Tickets To My Downfall|date=September 4, 2020|author=Interscope Records|author-link=Interscope Records|agency=PR Newswire|place=Los Angeles|access-date=September 5, 2020}} However, all physical copies render the tracklist in all uppercase.
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
- {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
- {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} "All I Know" contains an interpolation of "Knowledge", written by Jesse Michaels, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, and Dave Mello, and performed by Operation Ivy.{{cite news |title=Machine Gun Kelly Is A Punk Now, Apparently |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2100483/machine-gun-kelly-is-a-punk-now-apparently/franchises/columns/status-aint-hood/ |access-date=October 20, 2020 |work=Stereogum |date=September 30, 2020}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal{{cite web |title=Credits / Tickets To My Downfall / Machine Gun Kelly |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/155972364/credits |website=Tidal |access-date=September 29, 2020}} and the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Tickets to My Downfall |others=Machine Gun Kelly |year=2020 |publisher=Interscope Records}}
Musicians
{{div col}}
- Colson Baker – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, guitar {{small|(1, 2, 4, 10, 15)}}
- Travis Barker – drums {{small|(all tracks)}}, keyboards {{small|(1)}}, piano {{small|(1, 7, 12, 15)}}, guitar {{small|(5)}}, drum programming {{small|(6, 11, 13)}}, synthesizer {{small|(12, 14)}}, bass {{small|(14)}}, programming {{small|(15)}}
- Kevin Thrasher – background vocals {{small|(1)}}
- Kevin Bivona – Hammond organ {{small|(1, 2)}}, bass {{small|(2, 5, 7, 12)}}, guitar {{small|(5)}}, piano {{small|(3, 4, 5)}}, synthesizer {{small|(4, 5, 13)}}
- Omer Fedi – bass guitar {{small|(1–3, 5, 6, 11–13)}}, guitar {{small|(1–3, 5, 6, 11)}}
- Nick Long – guitar {{small|(1, 3–8, 10, 12, 13)}}, bass {{small|(4)}}
- Halsey – vocals {{small|(5)}}
- Trippie Redd – vocals {{small|(6)}}
- Blackbear – vocals {{small|(11)}}
- Iann Dior – vocals {{small|(13)}}
- Keith Varon – guitar {{small|(14)}}
- Jared Scharff – guitar {{small|(15)}}
- Johan Lenox – strings {{small|(15)}}
- Bert McCracken – vocals {{small|(16)}}
- Yungblud – vocals {{small|(16)}}
{{div col end}}
Technical
{{div col}}
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer {{small|(1–3, 5–9, 12–15)}}
- Colin Leonard – mastering engineer {{small|(4, 10, 11)}}
- Adam Hawkins – mixer {{small|(1–3, 5–10, 12–15)}}
- Neal Avron – mixer {{small|(4)}}
- Serban Ghenea – mixer {{small|(11)}}
- Kevin Thrasher – engineer {{small|(1–3, 5–8, 13)}}
- John Hanes – mix engineer {{small|(11)}}
- Scott Skrzynski – assistant mixer {{small|(4)}}
{{div col end}}
Artwork
{{div col}}
- Terry Urban – album artwork, design
- Colson Baker – art concept
- Justin Campbell – photography
- Daniel Rojas – photography
{{div col end}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for Tickets to My Downfall |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|16|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|75|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|2|date=202040|rowheader=true|access-date=October 5, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|20|M|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=39&y=2020&list=a40|title=Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 39, 2020|publisher=Hitlisten|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|19|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|12|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 4, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=40?&annee=2020&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 40, 2020)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=October 7, 2020}}
| 111 |
| {{album chart|Germany4|11|id=428747|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|35|year=2020|week=40|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 8, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|7|date=20201002|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|13|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|10|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20201002|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2668|title=Top 100 Slovak Albums|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=August 12, 2024}}
| 4 |
| scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/4454-%C3%81lbumes-semana-40-2020|title=Top 100 Albumes – Semana 40: del 25.9.2020 al 1.10.2020|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=October 7, 2020}}
| 42 |
| {{album chart|Sweden|11|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|24|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|album=Tickets to My Downfall|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|3|date=20201002|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20201002|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|1|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9460063/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-number-one-billboard-200|title=Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Tickets to My Downfall'|publisher=Billboard|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=October 5, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|1|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardVinyl|4|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29th, 2022}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for Tickets to My Downfall ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2020}}
| 154 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2020}}
| 22 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Tickets to My Downfall ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 123 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-rock-albums/|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 20 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|title=Tickets to My Downfall|award=Gold|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=17082-5375-2|access-date=September 19, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|title=Tickets to My Downfall|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=September 1, 2021}}
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See also
- "Love Race" - a 2021 non-album single noted to be in the same vein of the album
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|1811143|name=Tickets to My Downfall}}
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