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Pure Heroine by Lorde
Pure Heroine is an album by Lorde, released in 2013. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 65 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Royals”, on 38 lists and voted number one twice.
Pure Heroine, Lorde's debut album, landed on 27 September 2013 through Universal, Lava and Republic, and it made most of that year's pop sound overstuffed. The New Zealand teenager had slogged through a string of dead-end sessions with songwriters until A&R man Scott Maclachlan paired her with Joel Little, and the two built the record at Golden Age Studios in Auckland.
What they made is all negative space: deep bass, programmed beats, a dream-pop haze and Lorde's cool, unhurried voice picking apart the money, fame and status games the charts were selling to kids her age. "Royals" was the lead single and the breakout, with "Tennis Court", "Team" and "Glory and Gore" behind it. It entered the Billboard 200 at number three, topped the charts at home and in Australia, drew a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and has sold more than 5 million copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Pure Heroine on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royals | 38 | #1 | 2 | 2013–2026 | |
| 2 | Team | 22 | #9 | – | 2013–2026 | |
| 3 | Glory And Gore | 4 | #60 | – | 2014 | |
| 4 | Ribs | 1 | #235 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.