Artist · chart history · #228 in alternative artist polls · #469 in indie & aaa artist polls
The Specials
Band Coventry United Kingdom Formed 1977 ska band
The Specials formed in 1977 in Coventry, United Kingdom. The Specials has 104 chart appearances on 65 radio countdowns from 15 stations on RockLists, spanning 1979–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “A Message To You Rudy”, which appears on 34 lists with a best position of #54. The station that charted The Specials most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 26 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1981.
Songs by The Specials on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Message To You Rudy#427 of all time | 34 | #54 | – | – | |
| 2 | Ghost Town | 26 | #21 | – | 1981 | |
| 3 | Concrete Jungle | 17 | #163 | – | – | |
| 4 | Too Much Too Young | 6 | #36 | – | – | |
| 5 | Gangsters | 4 | #7 | – | – | |
| 6 | Too Hot | 2 | #539 | – | – | |
| 7 | Enjoy Yourself | 2 | #265 | – | – | |
| 8 | It's You | 3 | #73 | – | 1998 | |
| 9 | A Litle Bit Me, A Little Bit You | 1 | #1059 | – | – | |
| 10 | Rat Race | 2 | #1308 | – | – | |
| 11 | Gangsters (Specials, 1979) 2 Tone | 1 | #32 | – | – | |
| 12 | Ghost town 93 | 1 | #624 | – | – | |
| 13 | Little Bitch | 1 | #737 | – | – |
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.