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Santigold
Solo artist Philadelphia United States
Santigold is an artist from Philadelphia. Santigold has 47 chart appearances on 37 radio countdowns from 22 stations on RockLists, spanning 2008–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “L.E.S. Artistes”, which appears on 15 lists with a best position of #21. The station that charted Santigold most often is 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas City, MO), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
Santigold, born Santi White in 1976 and out of Philadelphia, made her name in 2008 under the spelling Santogold, with a self-titled debut on Atlantic that critics fell for hard. It's a magpie of a record, stitching dub, new wave and hip-hop into something jittery and brand new: "L.E.S. Artistes" struts with punk-rock attitude and made the top 40 in the UK, and "Lights Out" glides on a bouncy, sunlit hook. That year she picked up a Best Breakthrough Artist award, and ASCAP handed her its Vanguard Award in 2009.
Master of My Make-Believe, in 2012, kept the critics on side and climbed to number 21 on the Billboard 200. "Disparate Youth" is its high point, a slow, stalking pulse with a chorus that opens up like a desert sky, and "The Keepers" carries a similar undertow. 99¢ followed in 2016 with the glossy, tongue-in-cheek "Can't Get Enough of Myself", then a mixtape, I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions, in 2018, and Spirituals in 2022, each greeted warmly.
Her address book says plenty about her range: she has worked with the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake, Mark Ronson, David Byrne, Karen O, Tyler, the Creator, ASAP Rocky, The Lonely Island and Diplo.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Santigold on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.E.S. Artistes | 15 | #21 | – | 2008 | |
| 2 | Disparate Youth | 13 | #12 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Lights Out | 5 | #33 | – | 2008 | |
| 4 | Can't Get Enough Of Myself | 3 | #55 | – | 2016 | |
| 5 | LES (L.E.S.) Artistes | 1 | #88 | – | – | |
| 6 | This Isn't Our Parade | 1 | #36 | – | 2012 | |
| 7 | High Priestess | 2 | #74 | – | 2022 | |
| 8 | Radio | 1 | #62 | – | 2015 | |
| 9 | Shove It | 1 | #60 | – | 2009 | |
| 10 | Girls | 1 | #86 | – | 2013 | |
| 11 | The Keepers | 1 | #77 | – | 2012 | |
| 12 | Say Aha | 1 | #95 | – | 2008 | |
| 13 | Go! | 1 | #101 | – | 2012 | |
| 14 | Creator | 1 | #99 | – | 2008 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Featured on
Songs by other artists credited with Santigold as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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