Artist · chart history
Lupe Fiasco
Solo artist Chicago United States
Lupe Fiasco is an artist from Chicago. Lupe Fiasco has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Kick/Push”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #19. The station that charted Lupe Fiasco most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
Lupe Fiasco, born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco in Chicago on February 16, 1982, came crashing into view in 2006, first with a guest verse on Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" and then with his own debut, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. Funny thing is, he couldn't stand hip-hop as a kid, turned off by its vulgarity and misogyny, and only came around in his teens; by 19 he had the stage name and was cutting tracks in his father's basement.
Jay-Z steered him to Atlantic, and Food & Liquor showed a rapper who'd rather think than boast: nimble, nerdy and socially wired. "Kick, Push" was his first Hot 100 entry as a lead artist, the album earned four Grammy nominations, and "Daydreamin'" with Jill Scott went on to win one. Lupe Fiasco's The Cool arrived in 2007 with "Superstar", featuring Matthew Santos, a woozy, soaring track that became his first top 40 hit.
He never settled for one lane. In 2008 he formed a rock band, Japanese Cartoon, and sang lead, and years later he launched his own label, 1st & 15th, to put out his records independently.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lupe Fiasco on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Featured on
Songs by other artists credited with Lupe Fiasco as a guest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | SOS | WNXP 91 Most Played Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 731 | Kick/Push | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now |
| 2024 | 65 | Samurai | WNXP 91 Most Played Songs of 2024 |
| 2024 | 78 | Samurai | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2024 |
| 2008 | 5 | Streets on Fire | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 |
| 2007 | 43 | Superstar | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
| 2006 | 19 | Kick/Push | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
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