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Babylon by Skindred
Babylon is an album by Skindred, released in 2002. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Nobody”, on 5 lists with a best position of #8.
Babylon, the debut album from Newport's Skindred, first surfaced in 2002, when Benji Webbe, the leader of the defunct Dub War, rebuilt with a new band and signed to RCA, which put it out on 3 July. Howard Benson produced, and the record is a gleeful collision of alternative metal and reggae, metal crunch bumping into reggae bounce, with Webbe roaring over the top and Mikey Demus on guitar.
Feeling badly treated by RCA, the band walked in 2004 and landed at Bieler Bros., who sent it out around the world with Lava; every edition came with a heavily reshuffled track listing. With "Nobody" and "Pressure" out as singles with videos and a tour behind Korn, it topped Billboard's Top Reggae Albums chart in 2004 and did it again in 2006, and critics warmed to the fusion.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Babylon on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | 5 | #8 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Pressure | 2 | #54 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | Set It Off | 2 | #55 | – | 2003–2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.