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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
 by the hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 group OutKast
OutKast

OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records
LaFace Records

LaFace Records is an United States record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment....
. The release includes a solo album from both of the group's members. Speakerboxxx has Big Boi
Big Boi

Antwan Andr? Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an United States rapper, song-writer, record producer, and one half of the alternative hip hop duo Outkast....
 performing tracks more representative of the older OutKast style, while The Love Below, the solo project of Andrι 3000
Andrι 3000

Andr? Lauren Benjamin better known by his stage name Andr? 3000, is an United States rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, best known for his work in the group OutKast....
, is performed in a more funk-based style. Andrι primarily sings rather than rapping on The Love Below, marking a significant departure from his past work by OutKast.






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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
 by the hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 group OutKast
OutKast

OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records
LaFace Records

LaFace Records is an United States record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment....
. The release includes a solo album from both of the group's members. Speakerboxxx has Big Boi
Big Boi

Antwan Andr? Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an United States rapper, song-writer, record producer, and one half of the alternative hip hop duo Outkast....
 performing tracks more representative of the older OutKast style, while The Love Below, the solo project of Andrι 3000
Andrι 3000

Andr? Lauren Benjamin better known by his stage name Andr? 3000, is an United States rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, best known for his work in the group OutKast....
, is performed in a more funk-based style. Andrι primarily sings rather than rapping on The Love Below, marking a significant departure from his past work by OutKast. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below won the Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer....
, the first rap album so honored, and Best Rap Album
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996. Grammy Awards of one year are presented for works released between October 1 two years previously and September 30 of the preceding year....
 at the Grammy Awards of 2004
Grammy Awards of 2004

The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Beyonc? Knowles was the night's biggest winner by taking home 5 Grammys....
.

Overview

Andrι 3000's The Love Below is substantially longer than Big Boi's Speakerboxxx, clocking for almost 78 minutes, compared to 56 minutes for Speakerboxxx. Featured guests on Speakerboxxx include Sleepy Brown
Sleepy Brown

Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta, Georgia-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hit record for musician such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC ....
, Jazze Pha
Jazze Pha

Phalon Anton Alexander, better known by his stage name Jazze Pha , is an United States record producer, songwriter, singer and rapping from Memphis, Tennessee ....
, Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
, Cee-Lo
Cee-lo

Cee-lo is a gambling game played with three six-sided dice. A variety of rules have been described. However, there are some constants that hold true to all sets of rules....
, Killer Mike
Killer Mike

Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an United States rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution....
, Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob

Goodie Mob is a hip hop music act based in Atlanta, Georgia. Members Cee-Lo , Khujo , T-Mo , and Big Gipp make up the group, which has been functioning since 1995....
, Lil' Jon and Ludacris
Ludacris

Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
. Guests on The Love Below include Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for her roles in the films Clerks II, Sin City , Rent , Death Proof and Seven Pounds....
, Norah Jones
Norah Jones

Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of English people-American and People of India-Bengali people descent....
, Kelis
Kelis

Kelis Rogers-Jones , better known as Kelis , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. Since her debut, Kelis has had nine top forty singles as a solo artist and, as a featured artist, has had six top forty singles to date....
, and Fonzworth Bentley
Fonzworth Bentley

Fonzworth Bentley is an entertainer, musician, author, fashion icon, and is currently the host of MTV's From G's to Gents. His debut album, CoolOutrageousLoversOfUniquelyRawStyle is due to be released this year....
. Songs that were to be featured on The Love Below included "Millionaire
Millionaire (song)

"Millionaire" is a song by American contemporary R&B singer Kelis, featuring American singer-rapper Andr? 3000?half of the hip hop music duo OutKast....
" featuring Kelis
Kelis

Kelis Rogers-Jones , better known as Kelis , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. Since her debut, Kelis has had nine top forty singles as a solo artist and, as a featured artist, has had six top forty singles to date....
 and "Long Way to Go" featuring Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani

Gwen Ren?e Stefani is an American recording artist and fashion designer. Stefani serves as lead vocalist for the rock music band No Doubt. Formed with influences ranging from punk rock to new wave music, their third wave ska oriented third studio album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom, selling 16 million copies worldwide....
. Those two were scrapped, and instead included in the collaborators' own albums—Tasty and Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut studio album of American pop music and rock music singer Gwen Stefani, released November 22, 2004 on Interscope Records....
, respectively.

Big Boi included Andrι 3000 in producing and co-writing quite a bit of Speakerboxxx. On the other hand, the only song on The Love Below featuring a verse by Big Boi is "Roses
Roses (Outkast song)

"Roses" is a track by OutKast from their 2003 in music double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on Andr? 3000's The Love Below disc, and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi....
".

Critical reception

The album was released on September 23, 2003 on Arista Records
Arista Records

Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified
RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
 diamond
Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
 and 11 times platinum
Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
 by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...
 for shipping more than 11 million units (in this case, 5.5 million double album sets), becoming the best selling rap album of all time. The album also achieved critical success; it was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice
The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper in New York City, United States featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City....
 Pazz & Jop
Pazz & Jop

The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. It is compiled every year from the top ten lists of hundreds of music critics ....
 critics poll. the album also won the Grammy Award for Album of the year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer....
 as well as the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album

The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996. Grammy Awards of one year are presented for works released between October 1 two years previously and September 30 of the preceding year....
 in the Grammys of 2004. In Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Hey Ya!
Hey Ya!

"Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
 was voted #2 on the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year....
, the biggest alternative music poll of its type in the country. In the jazz periodical Down Beat
Down Beat

Down Beat is an United States magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years....
 the album was voted as best "beyond" album.

Chart progress

From Amazon:The album reached the top of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 in 2003. "Hey Ya!
Hey Ya!

"Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 in the United States, topping the charts there for 9 weeks. The song also topped the charts in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 and Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and charted in 28 countries around the world. "The Way You Move
The Way You Move

"The Way You Move" is a 2003 number-one single recorded by Big Boi of the Hip hop music duo OutKast, released on LaFace Records. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals....
" also topped the U.S. charts in 2004 and has charted in 17 countries around the world. "The Way You Move" knocked "Hey Ya!" off the top of the charts in the U.S., the sixth time a recording act has replaced itself at number one since Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
 first did so in 1956. As well as breaking "Hey Ya!"'s run at number one, "The Way You Move" broke OutKast's overall run at the top spot, only staying there for one week before it gave way to "Slow Jamz
Slow Jamz

"Slow Jamz" is the Grammy Awards first single from Twista's album Kamikaze and Kanye West's album The College Dropout. Released in 2003, the single peaked at number one in the USA for a week on February 10, 2004 becoming Twista's, West's and Foxx's first number one single....
" by Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
 featuring Twista
Twista

Carl Terrell Mitchell better known by his stage name Twista and the former Tung Twista, is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second....
 and Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian and singing. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007....
. The third single released from the album was "Roses" from The Love Below while the fourth and fifth singles released were "Prototype" (The Love Below) and "Ghetto Musick" (Speakerboxxx) respectively.

"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" is Outkast's first album to have more than three singles.

Track listing


Disc one: Speakerboxxx

Producers are noted with superscripts: (a) Big Boi
Big Boi

Antwan Andr? Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an United States rapper, song-writer, record producer, and one half of the alternative hip hop duo Outkast....
, (b) Andrι 3000
Andrι 3000

Andr? Lauren Benjamin better known by his stage name Andr? 3000, is an United States rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, best known for his work in the group OutKast....
, (c) Mr. DJ
Mr. DJ

Mr. DJ, born David Sheats, is a Grammy Award-winning United States Hip-hop music record producer and disc jockey from Atlanta, Georgia....
, (d) Carl Mo & Big Boi, (e) Cutmaster Swiff, (f) Big Boi & Mr. DJ.
  1. "Intro" – 1:29 e
  2. "Ghetto Musick" (featuring Patti Labelle
    Patti LaBelle

    Patricia Louise Holte , best known by her stage name of Patti LaBelle, is an American rhythm and blues and soul music singer-songwriter and actor....
    ) – 3:56 b
  3. "Unhappy" (featuring Sleepy Brown
    Sleepy Brown

    Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta, Georgia-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hit record for musician such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC ....
     (uncredited))– 3:19 c
  4. "Bowtie" (featuring Sleepy Brown and Jazze Pha
    Jazze Pha

    Phalon Anton Alexander, better known by his stage name Jazze Pha , is an United States record producer, songwriter, singer and rapping from Memphis, Tennessee ....
    ) – 3:56 a
  5. "The Way You Move
    The Way You Move

    "The Way You Move" is a 2003 number-one single recorded by Big Boi of the Hip hop music duo OutKast, released on LaFace Records. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals....
    " (featuring Sleepy Brown) – 3:54 d
  6. "The Rooster" – 3:57 d
  7. "Bust" (featuring Killer Mike
    Killer Mike

    Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an United States rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution....
    ) – 3:08 a
  8. "War" – 2:43 c
  9. "Church" – 3:27 b
  10. "Bamboo" (Interlude) – 2:09
  11. "Tomb of the Boom" (featuring Konkrete, Big Gipp
    Big Gipp

    This article is about the American rapper. For the Notre Dame football player, see George Gipp.Big Gipp born Cameron Gipp , is an United States rapper from the South....
     and Ludacris
    Ludacris

    Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
    ) – 4:46 a
  12. "E-Mac" (Interlude) – 0:24
  13. "Knowing" (featuring Andrι 3000) – 3:32 c
  14. "Flip Flop Rock" (featuring Killer Mike and Jay-Z
    Jay-Z

    Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
    ) – 4:35 f
  15. "Interlude" – 1:15
  16. "Reset" (featuring Khujo Goodie and Cee-Lo
    Cee-lo

    Cee-lo is a gambling game played with three six-sided dice. A variety of rules have been described. However, there are some constants that hold true to all sets of rules....
    ) – 4:35 a
  17. "D-Boi" (Interlude) – 0:40
  18. "Last Call" (featuring Slimm Calhoun, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz and Mello) – 3:57 b
  19. "Bowtie" (Postlude) – 0:34


Disc two: The Love Below

All tracks were produced solely by Andrι 3000 except "Roses", which was co-produced by Dojo5.
  1. "The Love Below" (Intro) – 1:27
  2. "Love Hater" – 2:49
  3. "God" (Interlude) – 2:20
  4. "Happy Valentine's Day" – 5:23
  5. "Spread" – 3:51
  6. "Where Are My Panties?" – 1:54
  7. "Prototype" – 5:26
  8. "She Lives in My Lap" (Featuring Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson

    Rosario Dawson is an American actress and singer perhaps best known for her roles in the films Clerks II, Sin City , Rent , Death Proof and Seven Pounds....
    ) – 4:27
  9. "Hey Ya!
    Hey Ya!

    "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
    " – 3:55
  10. "Roses
    Roses (Outkast song)

    "Roses" is a track by OutKast from their 2003 in music double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on Andr? 3000's The Love Below disc, and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi....
    " (Featuring Big Boi
    Big Boi

    Antwan Andr? Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an United States rapper, song-writer, record producer, and one half of the alternative hip hop duo Outkast....
    ) – 6:09
  11. "Good Day Good Sir" (Interlude) (Featuring Fonzworth Bentley
    Fonzworth Bentley

    Fonzworth Bentley is an entertainer, musician, author, fashion icon, and is currently the host of MTV's From G's to Gents. His debut album, CoolOutrageousLoversOfUniquelyRawStyle is due to be released this year....
    ) – 1:24
  12. "Behold a Lady" – 4:37
  13. "Pink & Blue" – 5:04
  14. "Love in War" – 3:25
  15. "She's Alive" – 4:06
  16. "Dracula's Wedding" (Featuring Kelis
    Kelis

    Kelis Rogers-Jones , better known as Kelis , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. Since her debut, Kelis has had nine top forty singles as a solo artist and, as a featured artist, has had six top forty singles to date....
    ) – 2:32
  17. "The Letter" (interlude, only featured on later pressings) – 0:21
  18. "My Favorite Things
    My Favorite Things (song)

    "My Favorite Things" is a show tune from the 1959 in music Rodgers and Hammerstein musical theatre The Sound of Music....
    " – 5:14 (not listed anywhere in the artwork
    Hidden track

    In the field of Sound recording and reproduction, a hidden track is a piece of music which has been placed on a CD, Compact Cassette, Gramophone record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener....
    )
  19. "Take Off Your Cool" (Featuring Norah Jones
    Norah Jones

    Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of English people-American and People of India-Bengali people descent....
    ) – 2:38
  20. "Vibrate" – 6:33 (explicit CD, edited LP), 6:38 (edited CD, explicit LP)
  21. "A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andrι (Incomplete)" – 4:50 (edited CD, edited LP), 5:11 (explicit CD, explicit LP)


Samples used

  • "GhettoMusick," from "Speakerboxxx," contains samples of "Love, Need & Want You" by Patti LaBelle
    Patti LaBelle

    Patricia Louise Holte , best known by her stage name of Patti LaBelle, is an American rhythm and blues and soul music singer-songwriter and actor....
    .
  • "She Lives In My Lap," from "The Love Below," contains samples of "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" by Geto Boys
    Geto Boys

    Geto Boys is a rap Musical ensemble from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface , Willie D and Bushwick Bill. The original Ghetto Boys consisted of the following members: Prince Jonny C, Sire Jukebox; DJ Reddy Red; and Little Billy, the dancer who later came to be known as Bushwick Bill....
     and "Pistolgrip-Pump" by Volume 10.
  • "Pink & Blue," from "The Love Below," contains samples of "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" by Aaliyah
    Aaliyah

    Aaliyah Dana Haughton , simply known as Aaliyah meaning "The highest most exalted, among the best", was an American contemporary R&B and pop music singer and actress....
     and "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas
    Timmy Thomas

    Timmy Thomas is an United States Rhythm and blues singing, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit single song, "Why Can't We Live Together"....
    .
  • "My Favorite Things" from "The Love Below" contains samples from John Coltrane
    John Coltrane

    John William Coltrane was an United States jazz saxophonist and composer.Starting in bebop and hard bop, Coltrane later pioneered free jazz. He influenced generations of other musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history....
    's 1960 recording by the same name.


Chart positions


Album

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Canadian Albums Top Internet Albums
2004 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 1 1 4 1


Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in Urban area, or primarily African-American, venues....
 Hot Rap Singles
Hot Rap Tracks

Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the most popular Hip hop music songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets....
 Rhythmic Top 40
Rhythmic Contemporary

Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of electronic dance music, upbeat rhythmic Pop music, Hip hop music and R&B hits....
 Top 40 Mainstream
Top 40 Mainstream

Top 40 Mainstream Chart is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine and is featured in both sister publications Billboard and R&R . It is often mistaken for and confused with the Pop 100 Airplay charts ....
 Top 40 Tracks
Top 40 Tracks

Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country music, and Rock and roll stations to its profile ....
 Canadian Singles Chart
Canadian Singles Chart

The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canadian Online Explorer on Thursdays....
 Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radios, most of which are alternative rock songs....
 Adult Top 40
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks

Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks is a variation on the United States Billboard charts. It is a format in which the genre is geared more towards an adult audience who are not into hard rock, teen Pop music, dance music, Hip hop music, or slower adult contemporary music fare....
 Latin Pop Airplay
Billboard charts

The Billboard charts are music sales, airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine. Billboard is considered the foremost authority worldwide in these song sales, airplay, digital reports, or Record chart....
 Top 40 Adult Recurrents
Billboard charts

The Billboard charts are music sales, airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine. Billboard is considered the foremost authority worldwide in these song sales, airplay, digital reports, or Record chart....
2003 "Hey Ya!
Hey Ya!

"Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
"		 1 9 – 1 1 1 1 16 13 34 6
2004 "Ghettomusick
Ghettomusick / Prototype

"Ghetto Musick" and "Prototype" are songs by the Hip Hop group OutKast released in 2004 in their double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
"		 – 93 – – – - – – – – –
2004 "Prototype
Ghettomusick / Prototype

"Ghetto Musick" and "Prototype" are songs by the Hip Hop group OutKast released in 2004 in their double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
"		 – 63 – – – – – – – – –
2004 "Roses
Roses (Outkast song)

"Roses" is a track by OutKast from their 2003 in music double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on Andr? 3000's The Love Below disc, and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi....
"		 9 12 5 7 4 7 – – – – –
2003 "The Way You Move
The Way You Move

"The Way You Move" is a 2003 number-one single recorded by Big Boi of the Hip hop music duo OutKast, released on LaFace Records. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals....
"		 1 2 1 4 1 1 – – 34 – –


See also

  • List of best-selling albums in the United States
    List of best-selling albums in the United States

    This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on Recording Industry Association of America certification. The criteria are that the album must have been published , and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units in the United States....


External links

  • Album analysis by Time magazine