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“This is America” by Childish Gambino

Released 2018

“This is America” by Childish Gambino appears on 21 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2018 and 2026. It was first released in 2018. Its best result is #1 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #73 alternative song of 2018.

21countdowns
9stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
2018–2026years charted

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Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)

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Childish Gambino dropped "This Is America" on May 6, 2018, the same night Donald Glover was hosting Saturday Night Live, and it hit like a slap. He wrote it with Ludwig Göransson and the two produced it, with Young Thug adding vocals and Slim Jxmmi, BlocBoy JB, Quavo and 21 Savage in the backing chorus.

The track keeps yanking the floor away: a sunny, lilting groove that snaps without warning into menacing trap, the whole thing aimed at systemic racism, police violence and America's mass shootings. Hiro Murai directed the video. It debuted at number one on the Hot 100, Gambino's first, and at the Grammys it won Record of the Year and Song of the Year, the first rap song ever to win them.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2018 1 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018 89
2018 3 WFUV New York, NY WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018 90
2018 39 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2018 104
2018 12 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 50 Songs of 2018 50
2018 4 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2019 323 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 323 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 27 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 90 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) 100
2020 1890 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 268 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 370 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 188 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 999 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 177 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 120 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 6 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 5 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 71 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 786 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 272 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound 1055

Also listed as: This Is America.

Charting alongside it in 2018

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  3. 3Bad Bad NewsLeon Bridges
  4. 4Nina Cried PowerHozier
  5. 5BeyondLeon Bridges
  6. 6Good KisserLake Street Dive

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