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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is an album by Kanye West, released in 2010. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Runaway”, on 5 lists with a best position of #14.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West's fifth album, arrived on November 22, 2010, via Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, and it's maximalism as a comeback plan. After he interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, West withdrew to Hawaii and turned his Honolulu sessions into a communal hothouse, co-producing with Mike Dean, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, RZA and others.
The result is gilded and unhinged: soul, pop, baroque flourishes, electro pulses, symphonic swells and prog-rock grandeur, with guests from Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z and Rick Ross to Bon Iver and Elton John. He picks at fame, consumerism, ego and the American Dream. "Runaway" is the aching, slow-motion centerpiece and got its own short film, and "Monster" prowls with pure menace. Critics called it a return to form; it debuted at number one, went quintuple platinum and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runaway | 5 | #14 | – | 2010–2024 | |
| 2 | Monster | 3 | #22 | – | 2010–2020 | |
| 3 | Lost In The World | 1 | #83 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.