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  • reggae
  • United Kingdom
  • formed 1978, Birmingham
  • 5 albums
  • 32 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 1980–2013

UB40 is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1978 in Birmingham. Over the years, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Jim Brown, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue, Astro and eight others played in the group. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1980 and 2013: Signing Off (1980), Labour Of Love (1983), Rat In The Kitchen (1986), Labour Of Love II (1989) and Collected (2013). On top of that, the group appears on three albums by others. In all, 32 records reached the Dutch Top 40, five of them the top spot. The highest was (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You: number 1 in week 26 of 1993.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by UB40

By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Signing Off – 1980Signing Off1980Labour Of Love – 1983Labour Of Love1983Rat In The Kitchen – 1986Rat In The Kitchen1986Labour Of Love II – 1989Labour Of Love II1989Collected – 2013Collected2013

Sound of UB40

UB40 sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 128 bpm.

  • Tempo128 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy31% · 38%
  • Mood66% · 63%
  • Acoustic94% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 58 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of UB40

The 16 members of UB40, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

UB40Ali CampbellRobin CampbellEarl FalconerJim BrownNorman HassanBrian TraversMichael VirtueAstroMartin MeredithDuncan CampbellTony MullingsLaurence ParryGilly G (Gilbert Gordon)Ian ThompsonMatt DoyleJahred Gordon1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Signing Off1980Labour Of Love1983Rat In The Kitchen1986Labour Of Love II1989Collected2013(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With Younumber 1 in week 26 of 1993 · 17 weeksI Got You Babenumber 1 in week 40 of 1985 · 15 weeksSing Our Own Songnumber 1 in week 34 of 1986 · 15 weeksKingston Townnumber 1 in week 19 of 1990 · 14 weeksRed Red Winenumber 1 in week 40 of 1983 · 11 weeksHomely Girlnumber 2 in week 1 of 1990 · 13 weeksMaybe Tomorrownumber 3 in week 47 of 1987 · 11 weeksBreakfast In Bednumber 4 in week 32 of 1988 · 10 weeksWhere Did I Go Wrongnumber 4 in week 40 of 1988 · 10 weeksFood For Thoughtnumber 4 in week 20 of 1983 · 9 weeksPlease Don't Make Me Crynumber 4 in week 1 of 1984 · 8 weeksRecklessnumber 5 in week 14 of 1988 · 10 weeksI'll Be Your Baby Tonightnumber 5 in week 50 of 1990 · 9 weeksRat In Mi Kitchennumber 7 in week 9 of 1987 · 10 weeksCherry Oh Babynumber 7 in week 20 of 1984 · 9 weeksIf It Happens Againnumber 7 in week 41 of 1984 · 8 weeksHigher Groundnumber 8 in week 38 of 1993 · 10 weeksWatchdogsnumber 8 in week 25 of 1987 · 9 weeksHere I Am / Small Axe (Come And Take Me)number 8 in week 11 of 1990 · 8 weeksThe Way You Do The Things You Donumber 11 in week 35 of 1990 · 7 weeksDon't Break My Heartnumber 13 in week 49 of 1985 · 8 weeksI've Got Minenumber 14 in week 10 of 1983 · 6 weeksCome Out To Playnumber 15 in week 2 of 1989 · 6 weeksTears From My Eyesnumber 15 in week 18 of 1991 · 6 weeksGroovin' (Out On Life)number 18 in week 3 of 1991 · 6 weeksLove Is All Is All Rightnumber 22 in week 49 of 1982 · 4 weeksBring Me Your Cupnumber 25 in week 2 of 1994 · 5 weeksOne In Tennumber 25 in week 10 of 1993 · 4 weeksTell Me Is It Truenumber 26 in week 31 of 1997 · 6 weeksC'est La Vienumber 28 in week 17 of 1994 · 3 weeksAll I Want To Donumber 30 in week 47 of 1986 · 4 weeksI Would Do For Younumber 33 in week 28 of 1989 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Concert videos of UB40

All concert videos

Four clips from one concert, newest concert first and per concert in the order of the night, filmed on a phone from the audience. Click a clip to play it here.

Also appears on

UB40 also appears on three albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.

The Singles – The PretendersThe SinglesThe Pretenders Eighties Collected Vol. 1 – If It Happens AgainEighties Collected Vol. 1If It Happens Again 90's Movie Hits Collected – (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You90's Movie Hits Collected(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You

Biggest hits of UB40

In the Dutch Top 40, UB40 had 32 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

1peak position
week 40, 1983274weeks in the chart
with 32 records1982first entry
week 48, 19821997latest entry
week 34, 199713years with an entry
  1. 1(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
    UB40
    199317 weeks
  2. 1I Got You Babe
    UB40, Chrissie Hynde
    198515 weeks
  3. 1Sing Our Own Song
    UB40
    198615 weeks
  4. 1Kingston Town
    UB40
    199014 weeks
  5. 1Red Red Wine
    UB40
    198311 weeks

All 32 records by UB40 in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Together with UB40

On tracks of albums in the collection, UB40 appears with Chrissie Hynde and Afrika Bambaataa.

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by UB40 are in the collection?

There are five, released between 1980 and 2013: Signing Off (1980), Labour Of Love (1983), Rat In The Kitchen (1986), Labour Of Love II (1989) and Collected (2013).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did UB40 have?

UB40 had 32 records in the Dutch Top 40, five of them at number 1. The best-charting record is (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, which reached number 1 in week 26 of 1993.

Who played in UB40?

Over the years that was Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Jim Brown, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue, Astro, Martin Meredith, Duncan Campbell, Tony Mullings, Laurence Parry, Gilly G (Gilbert Gordon), Ian Thompson, Matt Doyle and Jahred Gordon. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature UB40?

UB40 appears on three albums by others: The Singles (The Pretenders), Eighties Collected Vol. 1 and 90's Movie Hits Collected.

Are there concert videos of UB40?

Yes: four clips from one concert, filmed from the audience, newest concert first. They play on this page.

How do you play the music of UB40?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify. A concert video plays when you click the clip.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.