"Gangsta's Paradise " er en sang af den amerikansk rapper Coolio med sangeren L.V. Sangen blev udgivet på Coolios album af samme navn og på soundtracket på filmen Dangerous Minds (1995). Sangen bruger en sampling fra omkvædet og instrumenteringen fra Stevie Wonders sang "Pastime Paradise " fra 1976.[ 1]
Sangen blev listet som nummer 85 på Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time [ 2] og var den bedst sælgende single i 1995 på den amerikanske Billboard .[ 3] I 2008 blev den rangeret som nummer 38 på VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[ 4] Coolio modtog en Grammy Award for Bedste solo rap-præstation , to MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video og Best Video from a Film og en Billboard Music Award for sangen og albummet. Sangen blev stemt ind som den bedste single fra 1995 i The Village Voice Pazz & Jop .
"Gangsta' Paradise" har solgt over 5 millioner eksemplarer i USA, Storbritannien og Tyskland alene,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] og mindst 6 millioner på verdensplan, hvilket gør den til en af de bedst-sælgende singler nogensinde : Coolio optrådte med sangen til Billboard Music Awards i 1995 sammen med L.V. og Wonder ved og Grammy Awards 1996 sammen med L.V.
Hitliste (1995)
Placering
Australian Singles Chart[ 38]
1
Austrian Singles Chart[ 39]
21
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[ 40]
4
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[ 41]
6
Canada Dance (RPM )[ 42]
45
Dutch Top 40[ 43]
23
Dutch Single Top 100[ 44]
5
Eurochart Hot 100[ 45]
5
French Singles Chart[ 46]
7
Germany (Official German Charts)[ 47]
2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ )[ 48]
1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan )[ 49]
1
UK Singles Chart
2
US Billboard Hot 100[ 50]
1
Chart (1996)
Position
Austrian Singles Chart[ 51]
6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[ 52]
16
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[ 53]
8
German Singles Chart[ 54]
14
Swedish Singles Chart[ 55]
24
Swiss Singles Chart[ 56]
15
US Billboard Hot 100
33
Hitliste (1990–1999)
Placering
US Billboard Hot 100[ 57]
14
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^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Coolio feat. L.V." . Irish Singles Chart .
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF) . Music & Media . 12 (51/52): 11. 23. december 1995. Hentet 26. november 2019 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Coolio feat. L.V. search results" (på nederlandsk) Dutch Top 40 .
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^ "Charts.org.nz – Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise" . Top 40 Singles .
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise" . VG-lista .
^ "Lista Przebojów Programu 3" . LP3 . Arkiveret fra originalen 15. januar 2019. Hentet 14. januar 2018 .
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company .
^ Salaverri, Fernando (september 1996). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st udgave). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise" . Single Top 100 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – Coolio feat. L.V. – Gangsta's Paradise" . Swiss Singles Chart .
^ "Archive Chart: 19951022" UK Singles Chart .
^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company .
^ "Coolio Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard ..
^ "Coolio – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Coolio.
^ "Coolio – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Coolio.
^ "Coolio – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Coolio.
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^ "JAHRESHITPARADE 1995" (tysk). austriancharts.at. Hentet 4. december 2019 .
^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Arkiveret 30. marts 2014 hos Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Arkiveret 14. april 2014 hos Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada" . collectionscanada.gc.ca .
^ "Single top 100 over 1995" (pdf) (nederlandsk). Top40. Hentet 19. april 2010 .
^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1995" . dutchcharts.nl. Hentet 4. december 2019 .
^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) . Music & Media . Hentet 2. december 2019 .
^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Arkiveret 7. marts 2012 hos Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (tysk). GfK Entertainment . Hentet 7. august 2015 .
^ "New Zealand End Of Year Charts 1995" . Recorded Music NZ . Hentet 2. november 2016 .
^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (svensk). Sverigetopplistan . Hentet 24. november 2019 .
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995" . Arkiveret fra originalen 15. august 2009. Hentet 27. august 2010 .
^ 1996 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
^ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Arkiveret 11. oktober 2014 hos Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Arkiveret 18. oktober 2014 hos Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
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