Artist · chart history
Men They Couldn't Hang
Band London United Kingdom Formed 1984
Men They Couldn't Hang formed in 1984 in London, United Kingdom. Men They Couldn't Hang has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1984–1985. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land)”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #3. The station that charted Men They Couldn't Hang most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1984.
The Men They Couldn't Hang formed in London in 1984 and set about welding punk's fury to the folk tradition with the kind of rattling, hell-for-leather energy that makes a pub feel like a barricade. The original gang had Stefan Cush singing and playing guitar, Phil "Swill" Odgers on vocals, guitar, tin whistle and melodica, Paul Simmonds on guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and keyboards, Jon Odgers on drums and Shanne Bradley on bass.
Their "Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land)" came first, and the debut album, Night of a Thousand Candles, arrived in 1985 with "Ironmasters", a stomping, fist-in-the-air folk-punk anthem. With bouzouki, mandolin, whistle and melodica in the arsenal alongside the guitars, they could kick up a racket that sounded centuries old and brand new at the same time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Men They Couldn't Hang on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land) | 1 | #3 | – | 1984 | |
| 2 | Ironmasters | 1 | #11 | – | 1985 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 | Ironmasters | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 |
| 1984 | 3 | Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 |
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