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UB40

British reggae/pop band

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Also known as UB 40

Founded: 1978
Members / parts: Earl Falconer
, Norman Hassan
, Duncan Campbell(since 2008)
+9 more
Genre: reggae
, pop music
, dub music
Label: A&M Records
, DEP International
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Formed in: Birmingham

Overview

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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.

Overview

Discography

79 linked to UB40 in Wikidata

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UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow(1987)
Rat in the Kitchen(1986)
Sing Our Own Song / Sing Our Own Song (Version)(1986)
Sing Our Own Song(1986)
All I Want to Do(1986)
Watchdogs(1986)
Rat in Mi Kitchen(1986)
Sing Our Own Song(1986)
Don't Break My Heart / Mek Ya Rok(1985)
Don't Break My Heart(1985)
Baggariddim(1985)
I Got You Babe / Theme from Labour of Love(1985)
I Got You Babe(1985)
Don't Break My Heart(1985)
The UB40 File(1985)
Geffery Morgan…(1984)
If It Happens Again / Nkomo A Go-Go(1984)
If It Happens Again(1984)
Cherry Oh Baby / Frilla(1984)
Cherry Oh Baby / Frilla(1984)
If It Happens Again(1984)
Electric Dreams(1984)
Please Don't Make Me Cry / Keep on Moving(1983)
Please Don't Make Me Cry / Keep on Moving(1983)
Labour of Love(1983)
UB40 Live(1983)
More UB40 Music(1983)
UB44(1982)
The Singles Album(1982)
Present Arms in Dub(1981)
Present Arms(1981)
Don't Slow Down(1981)
One in Ten(1981)
Food for Thought(1980)
Signing Off(1980)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot(1872)
Many Rivers to Cross
All I Want to Do
Bring Me Your Cup
Breakfast in Bed
Where Did I Go Wrong
Sing Our Own Song
Don't Break My Heart
Cherry Oh Baby
Watchdogs
If It Happens Again
Please Don't Make Me Cry
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Swing Low
Red Red Wine
Don’t Let It Pass You By
King
I Got You Babe
Can't Help Falling in Love
The Best of UB40 – Volume Two

Members

14 linked to UB40 in Wikidata

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97 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Discography: UB40 discography
Website: ub40.global language: English
Start of work period: 1978
Member category: Category:UB40 members
Name: UB40
UB 40
Social media followers: 1,290,000(February 22, 2025) youtube channel id: UC6jd0WZLAp0LGcAyiJiDgBQ
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1,000,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UC6jd0WZLAp0LGcAyiJiDgBQ
829,000(March 19, 2022) youtube channel id: UC6jd0WZLAp0LGcAyiJiDgBQ
41,791(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1372040107
685,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UC6jd0WZLAp0LGcAyiJiDgBQ
37,997(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1372040107
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31,744(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1372040107

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