The Madding Crowd is the debut major-label album by the American rock band Nine Days, released on May 16, 2000, by Epic Records.

It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and another single, "If I Am".

It peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.

"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.

[3] The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.