UB40
Top of the Pops Archive Also known as UB 40GENRE
Reggae Dub Pop Reggae-pop Roots ReggaeTYPE
Group
FOUNDED
1978
LOCATION
United Kingdom
PRIMARY GENRE
Reggae
TOTAL APPEARANCES
GROUP MEMBERS
ARTIST OVERVIEW
UB40 are an English reggae band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times and were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group in 1984. UB40 have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The ethnic make-up of the band's original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage. Read more on Wikipedia.
Performance Statistics
Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.
Mimed
19 / 49
Live
1 / 49
Music Video
16 / 49
Satellite
2 / 49
Audience Dancing
3 / 49
Top 40 Breaker Clip
4 / 49
Repeats
4 / 49
Screengrabs
9 / 49
Archived - Video
49 / 49
TOTP Appearances
| Episode | Performance | archived | performance image preview | YouTube performance |
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| 09/10/1998 |
Come Back Darling Live |
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| 29/08/1997 |
Tell Me Is It True Mimed |
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| 02/11/1995 |
Until My Dying Day Satellite |
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| 26/10/1995 |
Until My Dying Day Mimed |
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| Christmas 1993 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You Music Video |
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| 09/12/1993 |
Bring Me Your Cup Top 40 Breaker Clip |
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| 19/08/1993 |
Higher Ground Music Video |
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| 05/08/1993 |
Higher Ground Satellite |
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| 17/06/1993 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You Music Video |
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| 10/06/1993 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You Music Video |
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| 03/06/1993 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You Music Video |
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| 20/05/1993 |
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You Music Video |
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| 05/04/1990 |
Kingston Town Music Video |
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| Review of the 80s |
Red Red Wine Mimed repeat performance |
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| 30/11/1989 |
Homely Girl Music Video |
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| 16/11/1989 |
Homely Girl Music Video |
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| 15/10/1987 |
Maybe Tomorrow Mimed |
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| 22/01/1987 |
Rat In Mi Kitchen Music Video |
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| 15/01/1987 |
Rat In Mi Kitchen Top 40 Breaker Clip |
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| 17/07/1986 |
Sing Our Own Song Music Video |
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| 10/07/1986 |
Sing Our Own Song Top 40 Breaker Clip |
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| 07/11/1985 |
Don't Break My Heart Mimed |
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| 31/10/1985 |
Don't Break My Heart Top 40 Breaker Clip |
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| 27/09/1984 |
If It Happens Again Mimed |
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| 22/03/1984 |
Cherry Oh Baby Mimed |
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| Christmas 1983 - Part 1 |
Red Red Wine Mimed |
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| 15/12/1983 |
Many Rivers To Cross Music Video |
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| 27/10/1983 |
Please Don't Make Me Cry Mimed |
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| 15/09/1983 |
Red Red Wine Mimed repeat performance |
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| 08/09/1983 |
Red Red Wine Music Video |
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| 01/09/1983 |
Red Red Wine Mimed |
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| 25/08/1983 |
Red Red Wine Mimed |
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| 30/09/1982 |
So Here I Am Audience Dancing |
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| 16/09/1982 |
So Here I Am Mimed repeat performance |
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| 02/09/1982 |
So Here I Am Mimed |
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| 18/02/1982 |
I Won't Close My Eyes Mimed |
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| 03/09/1981 |
One In Ten Mimed repeat performance |
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| 20/08/1981 |
One In Ten Mimed |
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| 13/08/1981 |
One In Ten Audience Dancing |
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| 28/05/1981 |
Don't Let It Pass You By Mimed |
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| Christmas 1980 - Part 2 |
Food For Thought Mimed |
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| 27/11/1980 |
Dream A Lie Music Video Top 10 Short Clip |
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| 27/11/1980 |
Dream A Lie Music Video |
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| 20/11/1980 |
The Earth Dies Screaming Audience Dancing |
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| 06/11/1980 |
The Earth Dies Screaming Music Video |
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| 09/07/1980 |
My Way Of Thinking Mimed |
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| 17/04/1980 |
Food For Thought Mimed |
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| 03/04/1980 |
Food For Thought Mimed |
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| 20/03/1980 |
Food For Thought Mimed |
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