Song · Sham 69
“If the Kids are United” by Sham 69
Released 1989
“If the Kids are United” by Sham 69 appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #1437 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,157 alternative song of all time.
Sham 69 got their big shout in July 1978, when "If the Kids Are United" climbed to number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, a Polydor single with "Sunday Morning Nightmare" on the B-side. It's street punk built for a crowd, the English band's title working as a rallying cry all on its own.
Two years later it was gathered onto the 1980 compilation The First, the Best and the Last, and it has kept turning up on compilations and live albums ever since, while a long line of bands, Rancid and 7 Seconds among them, have taken their own swing at it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1437 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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