Song · Big Audio Dynamite
“C'Mon Every Beatbox” by Big Audio Dynamite
From the album No. 10, Upping St. (1986)
“C'Mon Every Beatbox” by Big Audio Dynamite appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1991 and 2023. It was first released in 1986 on the album No. 10, Upping St.. Its best result is #187 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,443 alternative song of all time.
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"C'Mon Every Beatbox" led the charge for Big Audio Dynamite's second album, No. 10, Upping St., in 1986, coming out as both a seven-inch and a 12-inch. Mick Jones wrote it with Don Letts and produced it alongside Joe Strummer, with Paul Smykle engineering and a crew of assistants that included Alan Moulder and Mark "Spike" Stent.
It's alternative dance built to work the club and the radio at once, and the clubs answered: it reached 19 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart, while stalling at 51 on the singles chart back home in the UK. The flip side, "Badrock City", wasn't on the album, though the American CD later tacked it on as a bonus.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 187 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1991 | 728 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 948 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1676 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2021 | 851 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 566 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
Also listed as: C'mon Every Beatbox.
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