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“Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
From the album Late Registration (2005) Featuring Jamie Foxx
“Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album Late Registration. Its best result is #13 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #276 alternative song of 2005.
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"Gold Digger" is Kanye West at his cheekiest: a slice of Ray Charles's 1954 "I Got a Woman" flipped into a pop-rap strut, with Jamie Foxx along for the ride. It came from Late Registration, West's second album, and went to rhythmic radio in July 2005 as its second single. West built the beat in Atlanta, first earmarked for Shawnna's debut, Worth Tha Weight, until it came back to him and he finished it with Jon Brion.
Foxx sets the scene as a man burned by a gold digger, and West spends his verses cataloguing the type. It topped the Hot 100, set a one-week record for digital downloads, won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance and was voted single of the year in Pazz & Jop. West later admitted he never liked it and made it for the money.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 444 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2013 | 84 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2022 | 67 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2023 | 521 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2024 | 338 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 628 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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