Artist · chart history
Skindred
Band Newport United Kingdom Formed 1998
Skindred formed in 1998 in Newport, United Kingdom. Skindred has 12 chart appearances on 11 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Nobody”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted Skindred most often is WCCC The Rock (Hartford, CT), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Skindred came roaring out of Newport in 1998 with a simple, ridiculous, brilliant idea: bolt the bounce of reggae and ragga onto the crunch of heavy metal and see who could keep still. Nobody could. Benji Webbe has fronted the band from the start, barking and crooning over the riffs, with Mikey Demus joining on guitar and backing vocals in 2002, Daniel Pugsley on bass and Arya Goggin on drums.
Babylon, in 2002, is the statement of intent, and it still sounds like a sound system that picked a fight with a nu-metal band and walked away the winner. "Nobody" is the calling card, all stuttering dancehall cadence and slabs of guitar, with "Pressure" and "Set It Off" keeping the pit moving.
The real reputation, though, was made on stage. Their shows are known for sheer energy and for dragging the whole room in, enough to win Best Live Band at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods in 2011, the same year Kerrang! handed them its Devotion Award. And the story kept going: in 2026 their ninth album, You Got This, finally gave them a number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Skindred on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | 5 | #8 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Pressure | 2 | #54 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | Stand For Something | 1 | #44 | – | 2009 | |
| 4 | Set It Off | 2 | #55 | – | 2003 | |
| 5 | Trouble | 1 | #54 | – | 2008 | |
| 6 | That's My Jam | 1 | #58 | – | 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 58 | That's My Jam | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2018 |
| 2009 | 44 | Stand For Something | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 |
| 2008 | 54 | Trouble | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 |
| 2005 | 54 | Pressure | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 104 | Set It Off | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 168 | Pressure | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
| 2004 | 90 | Nobody | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 80 | Nobody | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 89 | Nobody | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 8 | Nobody | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 86 | Nobody | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 |
| 2003 | 55 | Set It Off | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 |
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