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The Return by Sampa the Great
The Return is an album by Sampa the Great, released in 2019. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Final Form”, on 1 list with a best position of #89.
The Return, the debut studio album from Zambian rapper and singer Sampa the Great, came out on Ninja Tune on September 13, 2019, while Sampa Tembo was still based in Australia. It's hip-hop with enough soul and funk running through it to win Music Victoria's Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album, carried by her sharp, unhurried flow, and it reached number 12 on the ARIA albums chart. "Final Form", her second single, had already won her the ARIA for Best Hip Hop Release in 2019.
Then the album piled up hardware of its own. In February 2020 it took the Australian Music Prize, making her the first artist to win it twice after Birds and the Bee9. That year's ARIA Awards gave it four nominations, Album of the Year among them, and she walked off with Best Female Artist, Best Independent Release and Best Hip Hop Release. It also won at the AIR Awards and took Best Album at the Music Victoria Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Return on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Form | 1 | #89 | – | 2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.