| The Hard Road | ||||
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| Released | 1 April 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2005 Hilltop Hoods Studios | |||
| Genre | Australian hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:27 | |||
| Label | Obese | |||
| Producer | Hilltop Hoods | |||
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| Singles from The Hard Road | ||||
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| Reissue Cover | ||||
 2009 reissue cover. | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Soul Dungeon |  [2] |
The Hard Road is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. Released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records,[3] it debuted at number one on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart,[4] and was the first album by Australian artists to achieve that position. It contains the top 20 single "Clown Prince". It achieved Gold status (35,000 units) on 8 April 2006, a week after release, and has now surpassed Platinum status (70,000 units).
At the J Award of 2006, it won the Australian Album of the Year.[5] announced on 1 December. It was also nominated for four awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, winning Best Independent Release and Best Urban Release.
Five of the album's songs placed on the annual Triple J Hottest 100 chart announced on 26 January 2007: "Recapturing the Vibe" (#77), "Stopping All Stations" (#56), "What a Great Night" (#41), "Clown Prince" (#23) and "The Hard Road" (#3). "An Audience with the Devil" samples the spoken parts (the interview between Suffa and the Devil) from the Millennium episode "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me".
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Soul Dungeon review
- ^ dUSK (16 April 2006). "Hilltop Hoods The Hard Road". Sputnik Music. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ Kathy McCabe (19 March 2012). "Hilltop Hoods first Australian act to debut at number one on ARIA album charts with Drinking From The Sun". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "The J Award 2006". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2020.