Song · Kelis
“Milkshake” by Kelis
From the album Tasty (2003)
“Milkshake” by Kelis appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2003 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Tasty. Its best result is #73 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #531 alternative song of 2003.
"Milkshake" was the lead single from Tasty, Kelis's third studio album, reaching American stores on August 25, 2003, through Star Trak and Arista, and the rest of the world that November. The Neptunes wrote and produced it, with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams named in the writing credit, and they keep it low and slow, a slinky R&B crawl under a chorus that says one thing and plainly means another. By Kelis's own account, the milkshake stands in for whatever makes women special.
It went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, still her highest-charting song, topped the chart in Ireland and made the top ten in the UK, Australia and five other countries. It went gold in America, has racked up 883,000 paid downloads there, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2022 | 73 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 902 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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