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BADLANDS by Halsey
BADLANDS is an album by Halsey, released in 2015. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “New Americana”, on 3 lists with a best position of #5.
BADLANDS, Halsey's debut album, dropped on Astralwerks on August 28, 2015, and it arrives fully formed: a dark, glossy synth-pop world with industrial grit grinding under the gloss. The Central Jersey singer wrote every song on it at 19, and the Norwegian producer Lido did much of the heavy lifting behind the boards, stacking cold synths and booming low end around her smoky voice.
"Ghost" carried over from her Room 93 EP, "New Americana" became her first entry on the Hot 100, a chant-along anthem, and "Hold Me Down" and "Colors" pushed the mood even moodier; "Colors" wound up its most-streamed track. It opened at number two on the Billboard 200 with 115,000 units, went double Platinum, and sent her out on her first headlining world tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from BADLANDS on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Americana | 3 | #5 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Hold Me Down | 1 | #42 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.