Album · Big Audio Dynamite
No. 10, Upping St. by Big Audio Dynamite
No. 10, Upping St. is an album by Big Audio Dynamite, released in 1986. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “C'Mon Every Beatbox”, on 6 lists with a best position of #187.
No. 10, Upping St., the second Big Audio Dynamite album, came out on Columbia in 1986 with a title that thumbs its nose at 10 Downing Street, and it put Mick Jones back in harness with his old Clash partner Joe Strummer for one album. Strummer co-produced it and had a hand in writing 5 of its 9 songs.
The London band cut and paste punk guitar onto dance beats, hip-hop, reggae and funk: Don Letts sprays effects across the mix, Dan Donovan's keyboards glint, Leo Williams and Greg Roberts keep the groove fat and rolling, and Jones sings over the top with his old street-corner ease. "C'Mon Every Beatbox", "V Thirteen" and "Sightsee M.C.!" are clattering collages built for the dance floor as much as the pogo pit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from No. 10, Upping St. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C'Mon Every Beatbox | 6 | #187 | – | 1991–2023 | |
| 2 | Limbo The Law | 7 | #1703 | – | 1999–2005 | |
| 3 | V Thirteen | 2 | #1091 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 4 | Sightsee M.C.! | 1 | #1582 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.