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Power in Numbers by Jurassic 5
Power in Numbers is an album by Jurassic 5, released in 2002. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What's Golden”, on 10 lists with a best position of #40.
Power in Numbers, Jurassic 5's third album, came out on Interscope in 2002, and it opens by picking up the thread of Quality Control, with a short double-bass sample repeating the riff that closed out "Swing Set". The Los Angeles crew, six strong out of the Good Life, splits the load: Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir and Marc 7 trade verses, while DJs Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark produced it and stitch everything together.
It roams all over. Cut Chemist's "React" is pure samples with no raps at all, "A Day at the Races" rides a loop from David Axelrod's "Urizen", "Acetate Prophets" stretches the same idea out further with Nu-Mark on production, and "DDT" hands the mic to Kool Keith for an a cappella turn with none of the crew rapping. Snippets of speech, mostly Cut Chemist's doing, bookend many tracks. "What's Golden" is the calling card, and a limited reissue later added a DVD.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Power in Numbers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What's Golden | 10 | #40 | – | 2002–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.