Song · Blood Orange
“Best To You” by Blood Orange
From the album Freetown Sound (2016)
“Best To You” by Blood Orange appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2016 and 2025. It was first released in 2016 on the album Freetown Sound. Its best result is #73 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #334 indie & aaa song of 2016 and #7,571 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Best to You" sits on Freetown Sound, the third album Dev Hynes made as Blood Orange, which arrived on 28 June 2016, three days ahead of its announced date. It's close to a one-man show: Hynes produced and engineered it, sings, and plays keyboards, electric bass, cello and drums, with Empress Of joining him as the guest voice. The lyric credit also takes in Chris and Eddie Amoo, and Mikaelin 'Blue' BlueSpruce mixed it.
The album around it is named for Hynes' father's birthplace, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and he pitched the record at anyone who had ever been told they weren't black enough, or were too black, too queer, or not queer in the right way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 73 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1225 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2025 | 387 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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