Artist · chart history
Pato Banton
Solo artist Birmingham United Kingdom
Pato Banton is an artist from Birmingham. Pato Banton has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Don't Sniff Coke”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #106. The station that charted Pato Banton most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.
Birmingham's Patrick Murray, born in 1961, got his stage name from his stepfather, and both halves carry weight: Pato after the "patoo" call of the Jamaican owl, Banton from the DJ slang for a heavyweight lyricist, a storyteller on the mic. He grew into it as a reggae singer and toaster with a quick tongue and a light, easy touch.
Never Give In, in 1987, carried "Don't Sniff Coke", a song whose title says exactly what it means. Visions of the World followed in 1989 with "Roots Rock Reggae", and Wize Up! (No Compromize) in 1990 brought "Niceness". Fashion Records was his label along the way.
The big crossover came in 1994, when his cover of the Equals' "Baby, Come Back", with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40 riding alongside him, went all the way to number one on the UK singles chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pato Banton on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Sniff Coke | 6 | #106 | – | 1989 | |
| 2 | Roots Rock Reggae | 1 | #1072 | – | – | |
| 3 | Baby Come Back | 1 | #70 | – | 1994 | |
| 4 | Niceness | 1 | #73 | – | 1990 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Pato Banton as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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