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“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
From the album Born This Way (2011)
“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga appears on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2011 and 2026. It was first released in 2011 on the album Born This Way. Its best result is #44 on the 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #236 indie & aaa song of 2011 and #1,719 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Born This Way" was the title track and lead single of Lady Gaga's second album, out on February 11, 2011, after she'd teased part of the chorus at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. She wrote it with Jeppe Laursen while out on the Monster Ball Tour, and the two produced it with Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow.
Gaga called it her freedom song, drawing on the 1990s pop that stood up for women, minorities and the LGBTQ community and on Carl Bean's 1977 song "I Was Born This Way". The message is self-acceptance for LGBTQ people and racial minorities, carried on rumbling synths, a humming bassline and extra percussion under the chorus, club-ready from the first beat, with an organ creeping in near the close. It topped the charts in more than 25 countries, sold 8.2 million copies and won Best Song at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 873 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2020 | 1382 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 409 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2024 | 696 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 223 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 220 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 83 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2025 | 609 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 1078 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: Born THis Way.
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