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The Hard Road by Hilltop Hoods
The Hard Road is an album by Hilltop Hoods, released in 2006. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Hard Road”, on 1 list with a best position of #3.
The Hard Road, the fourth album from Adelaide's Hilltop Hoods, dropped on Obese Records on 1 April 2006 and did something no Australian hip-hop act had managed before: it debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA albums chart. Suffa, Pressure and DJ Debris had been grinding away for years, and the title track rides a heavy, soulful beat with real bite, the sound of a crew that knows it has earned its moment.
The rest of the record swaggers and boasts and plays around, and "Clown Prince", "Stopping All Stations" and "Recapturing the Vibe" show the range. It went gold within a week and platinum inside a year, won the J Award for Australian Album of the Year, and picked up Best Independent Release and Best Urban Release at the ARIA Music Awards. The remix set The Hard Road: Restrung followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Hard Road on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hard Road | 1 | #3 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Clown Prince | 1 | #23 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Stopping All Stations | 1 | #56 | – | 2006 | |
| 4 | Recapturing The Vibe | 1 | #77 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.