Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio featuring L.V.

  • Used on the soundtrack album for Dangerous Minds Wiki.

  • Entered the US chart on 19 August 1995 and reached number 1. Spent 38 weeks in the charts (3 weeks at number 1).
  • Entered the UK chart on 03 December 1995 and reached number 1. Spent 20 weeks in the charts (2 weeks at number 1).
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 18 January 2009 and spent 4 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 31.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 13 March 2011 and spent 2 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 75.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 05 June 2011 and spent 1 week in the charts, reaching a high of number 99.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 15 July 2012 and spent 1 week in the charts, reaching a high of number 99.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 26 August 2012 and spent 3 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 53.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 04 May 2014 and spent 1 week in the charts, reaching a high of number 87.
  • Re-entered the UK chart on 22 February 2015 and spent 2 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 81.
  • Included in UK Number Ones.
  • Included in NME's Top 100 Songs Of The 1990s chart. For more details visit NME.

  • Nominated for the Record Of The Year by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 1996