Album · Michael Kiwanuka
KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
KIWANUKA is an album by Michael Kiwanuka, released in 2019. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hero”, on 14 lists with a best position of #11.
KIWANUKA, Michael Kiwanuka's third album, came out on 1 November 2019 through Polydor and Interscope, and putting his own surname on the cover in capital letters reads like a statement of intent. It follows Love & Hate, the 2016 record that had debuted at the top of the charts, and this time Danger Mouse is producing.
The sound is folk and indie rock stretched out into something widescreen and unhurried, with Kiwanuka's warm, weathered voice at the center of "Hero", "Rolling" and "You Ain't the Problem". The prizes followed: it won the Mercury Prize in 2020 and picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from KIWANUKA on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero | 14 | #11 | – | 2019–2025 | |
| 2 | You Ain't The Problem | 6 | #3 | – | 2019–2026 | |
| 3 | Rolling | 7 | #8 | – | 2020–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.