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“Neat Neat Neat” by The Damned
From the album Damned Damned Damned (1977)
“Neat Neat Neat” by The Damned appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1977 and 2024. It was first released in 1977 on the album Damned Damned Damned. Its best result is #12 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #41 alternative song of 1977, #3,213 alternative song of all time and #41 of the '70s.
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The Damned's second single, "Neat Neat Neat," hit the shops on 18 February 1977, the same day Stiff Records put out their debut album Damned Damned Damned, and it's punk at a flat-out sprint: a snarling, surf-tinged rush that barely stops for breath. Brian James wrote it, and Nick Lowe produced it with no frills, just speed and noise.
The low end is the hook: Stylus Magazine later ranked its bassline at No. 33 among the 50 best of all time, a rumbling, bouncing run that drags the rest of the band along behind it. Stiff issued it far and wide, in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and Japan, where it came out on Island, and later tucked it into the Damned 4 Pack mail-order set.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 41 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977 | 61 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 200 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2022 | 667 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2024 | 470 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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