Song · The Pogues
“Dark Streets Of London” by The Pogues
From the album Red Roses for Me (1984)
“Dark Streets Of London” by The Pogues appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album Red Roses for Me. Its best result is #45 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #172 alternative song of 1984.
The Pogues announced themselves with "Dark Streets of London", the London-based band's first single, released in 1984 and also found on Red Roses for Me, their debut album that same year. It's the opening blast of their collision of punk and Celtic folk, and frontman Shane MacGowan wrote both the words and the music.
Stan Brennan produced it, with Nick Robbins and Craig Thompson engineering. Flip the single over and there was "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", a 4:50 reading that isn't the same version the band later put on their second album. "Boys from the County Hell" came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 45 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 | 48 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 357 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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