Album · P.O.D.
Satellite by P.O.D.
Satellite is an album by P.O.D., released in 2001. 6 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 103 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Alive”, on 39 lists with a best position of #4.
Satellite, P.O.D.'s fourth album, came out on Atlantic on September 11, 2001, and it's where the Christian nu metal band grew up, or so drummer Wuv Bernardo reckoned: he called it more mature than anything they'd done before. Howard Benson produced, and the record bolts heavy metal to hip-hop with splashes of reggae, a blend Bernardo heard as nobody's but theirs. Sonny Sandoval, Traa Daniels, Bernardo and guitarist Marcos Curiel make it hit like a wrecking ball with a groove.
What really set it apart was the faith. While so much nu metal wallowed in misery and pain, Satellite's lyrics come from a Christian place, and the record sounds lifted rather than dragged down. "Alive" surges up into a sky-wide chorus, "Youth of the Nation" rides a brooding, rolling groove, and "Boom" swaggers in with its chest out.
It debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, stayed in the top 10 for five straight weeks, and eventually moved upward of seven million copies around the world, three million-plus of them at home, the biggest seller the band has ever had. It was also Curiel's last album with them until When Angels and Serpents Dance in 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Satellite on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alive | 39 | #4 | – | 2001–2025 | |
| 2 | Youth of the Nation | 39 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2025 | |
| 3 | Boom | 17 | #12 | – | 2002–2005 | |
| 4 | Satellite | 6 | #63 | – | 2002 | |
| 5 | Boom (remix) | 1 | #57 | – | 2002 | |
| 6 | Boom (Crystal Method Mix) | 1 | #77 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.