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“James Brown” by Big Audio Dynamite

From the album Megatop Phoenix (1989)

“James Brown” by Big Audio Dynamite appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1991 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Megatop Phoenix. Its best result is #138 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,340 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns

3stations

#138best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1991–2014years charted

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"James Brown" turns up on Megatop Phoenix, Big Audio Dynamite's 1989 album, and it's the band's mash of rock guitar, keyboards and dance-floor rhythm in full flight. Mick Jones and Don Letts wrote it, and the credits read like a roll call: Jones on guitar, Letts working the effects, Dan Donovan on keyboards, Leo Williams on bass and Greg Roberts on drums, with all five of them taking a turn at the microphone.

Jones produced it with Bill Price, who also recorded and mixed it, and the groove rolls along like a block party that nobody wants to leave.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#2,340 of all time

All Rock Formats

#3,999 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1991	138	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)	500
1999	1557	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1557	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1557	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1553	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	1878	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	1557	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1557	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1556	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1593	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1551	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1572	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1605	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1674	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1718	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1765	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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