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Handsome Boy Modeling School
Band United States Active 1999–2006
Handsome Boy Modeling School formed in 1999 in the United States and was active until 2006. Handsome Boy Modeling School has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The World's Gone Mad”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #68. The station that charted Handsome Boy Modeling School most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.
Handsome Boy Modeling School was a playground for two of hip-hop's most inventive producers: Dan the Automator, whose credits include Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon and Deltron 3030, and Prince Paul, whose resume ran through Stetsasonic, De La Soul and Gravediggaz. They launched the project in 1999 and treated it like an absurdist variety show, cramming the records with a huge cast of rappers, singers, comedians and DJs.
They made two albums together, and White People, from 2004, has the attention span of a channel-surfer and the ears of a record-store lifer. "The World's Gone Mad" is a woozy, genre-scrambling gem that captures the whole spirit of the thing, and "Rock N' Roll" turned up on the countdowns too.
The partnership wound down in 2006, but the pair got back together for a concert in New York City in February 2018.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Handsome Boy Modeling School on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World's Gone Mad | 2 | #68 | – | 2005 | |
| 2 | Rock N' Roll | 1 | #610 | – | – | |
| 3 | Breakdown | 1 | #844 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 610 | Rock N' Roll | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 2022 | 844 | Breakdown | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2005 | 68 (tie) | The World's Gone Mad | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 |
| 2004 | 97 | The World's Gone Mad | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 |
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