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UB40

Band Birmingham United Kingdom Formed 1978

UB40 formed in 1978 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. UB40 has 150 chart appearances on 72 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1983–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Red Red Wine”, which appears on 43 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted UB40 most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 43 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1990.

150appearances

72countdowns

24songs charted

14stations

1#1 finishes

1983–2023years

Songs by UB40 on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Red Red Wine#303 of all time	2,594	43	#1	1	1983
2	The Way You Do The Things You Do	783	22	#20	–	1990
3	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	775	17	#18	–	1990
4	If It Happens Again	724	12	#35	–	1984
5	Rat In The Kitchen	593	12	#227	–	–
6	I Got You Babe	232	5	#29	–	1985
7	Can't Help Falling in Love	227	4	#27	–	1993
8	Where Did I Go Wrong?	221	4	#8	–	1988
9	Breakfast in Bed	194	4	#26	–	1988
10	Don't Break My Heart	124	3	#91	–	1987
11	One In Ten	102	4	#1490	–	–
12	Cherry Oh Baby	73	2	#885	–	–
13	Higher Ground	64	2	#60	–	1993
14	Please Don't Make Me Cry	55	1	#42	–	1983
15	Kingston Town	54	1	#139	–	–
16	Come Out and Play	47	1	#268	–	–
17	Watchdogs	46	1	#50	–	1986
18	Higher Grounds	32	1	#74	–	1993
19	Sing Our Own Song	31	2	#377	–	–
20	Groovin	31	1	#75	–	1991
21	I've Got Mine	25	1	#376	–	–
22	Rat in Mi Kitchen	25	1	#376	–	–
23	I Got Mine	9	1	#455	–	–
24	Come Out to Play	4	1	#104	–	1988

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.

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 93

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2023	91	Red Red Wine	91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years
2014	1508	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	1452	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011	1399	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	1339	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009	1298	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008	1287	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	1351	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006	267	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	583	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	701	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	808	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1022	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1408	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	701	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	807	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1021	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1409	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	701	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	807	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1021	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1409	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	499	Red Red Wine	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	885	Cherry Oh Baby	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1253	If It Happens Again	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1714	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1973	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002	701	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	807	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1036	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1423	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1490	One In Ten	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1693	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	379	Red Red Wine	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	708	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1144	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1687	Cherry Oh Baby	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	701	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	807	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1036	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1425	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1492	One In Ten	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1701	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	204	Red Red Wine	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	159	Red Red Wine	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000	700	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	805	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1036	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1423	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1492	One In Ten	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1701	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	60	Red Red Wine	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	428	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	619	Red Red Wine	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	172	Red Red Wine	WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	376	Rat in Mi Kitchen	WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999	648	Red Red Wine	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	278	Red Red Wine	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999	700	If It Happens Again	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	754	Rat In The Kitchen	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	985	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1423	Red Red Wine	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1492	One In Ten	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1701	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	101	Red Red Wine	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	240	I Got You Babe	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1998	26	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	376	The Way You Do The Things You Do	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1997	89	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1997)
1996	93	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	357	The Way You Do The Things You Do	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	218	Red Red Wine	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996	285	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996	411	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996	229	Red Red Wine	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995	226	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	246	Red Red Wine	Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994	54	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	243	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	307	The Way You Do The Things You Do	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	60	Red Red Wine	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	183	Don't Break My Heart	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	250	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	317	Rat In The Kitchen	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	468	Sing Our Own Song	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	216	Red Red Wine	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993	33	Can't Help Falling in Love	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993	74	Higher Grounds	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993	74	Higher Ground	91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993	76	Can't Help Falling in Love	91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993	27	Can't Help Falling in Love	Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993	60	Higher Ground	Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993	37	Can't Help Falling in Love	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1992	13	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	218	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	310	The Way You Do The Things You Do	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	227	Rat In The Kitchen	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991	75	Groovin	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991	215	Red Red Wine	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	291	Where Did I Go Wrong?	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	109	If It Happens Again	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	203	Red Red Wine	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	292	Rat In The Kitchen	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	43	Red Red Wine	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	309	The Way You Do The Things You Do	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	19	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990	22	The Way You Do The Things You Do	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990	47	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990	20	The Way You Do The Things You Do	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990	75	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990	18	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990
1990	52	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990
1990	103	Red Red Wine	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1990	139	Kingston Town	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989	64	Where Did I Go Wrong?	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989	16	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	268	Come Out and Play	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	277	Breakfast in Bed	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	298	I Got You Babe	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	376	I've Got Mine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	102	If It Happens Again	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	181	Red Red Wine	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	302	Rat In The Kitchen	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	377	Sing Our Own Song	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	5	Red Red Wine	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989	165	I Got You Babe	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989	38	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988	104	Come Out to Play	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988	8	Where Did I Go Wrong?	91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988	26	Breakfast in Bed	91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988	18	Where Did I Go Wrong?	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988	78	Breakfast in Bed	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988	26	Red Red Wine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	256	Breakfast in Bed	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	344	I Got You Babe	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	455	I Got Mine	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	68	Red Red Wine	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	277	Don't Break My Heart	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	359	Rat In The Kitchen	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	62	Red Red Wine	WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988)
1987	91	Don't Break My Heart	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1986	50	Watchdogs	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1985	29	I Got You Babe	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1984	97	If It Happens Again	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984
1984	35	If It Happens Again	91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1984	48	Red Red Wine	91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1983	50	Red Red Wine	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983
1983	1	Red Red Wine	91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
1983	42	Please Don't Make Me Cry	91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
–	90	Red Red Wine	WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s