Album · Gwen Stefani
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. by Gwen Stefani
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is an album by Gwen Stefani, released in 2004. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What You Waiting For”, on 4 lists with a best position of #28.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani's first solo album, hit the racks on Interscope in November 2004, and it's the sound of No Doubt's singer turning a side project into a full-blown pop takeover once the band went on hiatus. She co-wrote every track, running through a who's who of hitmakers: the Neptunes, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Linda Perry, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with André 3000 and Eve dropping by.
The blueprint was a retro dance record, and the influences are worn proudly on the sleeve: New Order, the Cure, Depeche Mode, Prince, Madonna, Lisa Lisa. Electropop, new wave, soul and dance-rock collide under lyrics about fashion, money and romance, and the Harajuku Girls trailed her everywhere she went to promote it. "Hollaback Girl" stomps, "What You Waiting For" frets and flails, "Cool" glows. Six Grammy nominations followed, Album of the Year among them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What You Waiting For | 4 | #28 | – | 2004–2005 | |
| 2 | Hollaback Girl | 4 | #51 | – | 2005–2025 | |
| 3 | Cool | 1 | #80 | – | 2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.