Album · UB40
Rat in the Kitchen by UB40
Rat in the Kitchen is an album by UB40, released in 1986. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Watchdogs”, on 1 list with a best position of #50.
Rat in the Kitchen, UB40's seventh album, arrived on DEP International in July 1986, and it finds the Birmingham band doing what they do best: rolling, unhurried reggae grooves, sweet and heavy in the bass. Ali Campbell sings, Robin Campbell plays guitar, Earl Falconer holds down the bass, Jimmy Brown drums, Norman Hassan handles percussion, Brian Travers blows sax, Mickey Virtue plays keys, and Astro is in there too, the lineup that stayed together through the whole decade.
"Sing Our Own Song" took them to number 5 in the UK in 1986, and the near-title-track single "Rat in Mi Kitchen" reached number 12 the following year. The album itself climbed to number 8 and hung around the UK chart for twenty weeks, and the critics were kind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Rat in the Kitchen on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watchdogs | 1 | #50 | – | 1986 | |
| 2 | Sing Our Own Song | 2 | #377 | – | 1989–1994 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.