Madness

Madness Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north west London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s/early-1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. Madness's most successful period was from 1980 to 1986, when the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK singles chart, jointly holding the record with English reggae group UB40 for most weeks... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Our House - #2: Baggy Trousers - #3: Embarrassment - #4: Work Rest and Play EP - #5: Grey Day
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  1980
Work Rest and Play EP
1.
04/1980

#4  Work Rest and Play EP
Madness greentick

from Work Rest and Play EP   
128 pts






6
UK
written by Graham McPherson, Mike Barson, Chris Foreman, Mark Bedford, Carl Smyth & Peter Tosh
Baggy Trousers
2.
09/1980

#2  Baggy Trousers
Madness greentick

from Absolutely   
165 pts






3
UK
written by Graham McPherson & Chris Foreman
Embarrassment
3.
11/1980

#3  Embarrassment
Madness greentick

from Absolutely   
154 pts






4
UK
written by Lee Thompson & Mike Barson
  1981
The Return of the Los Palmas Seven
4.
01/1981

The Return of the Los Palmas Seven
Madness greentick

from Absolutely   
62 pts






7
UK
written by Mike Barson, Daniel Woodgate & Mark Bedford
Grey Day
5.
04/1981

#5  Grey Day
Madness greentick

from 7   
84 pts






4
UK
written by Mike Barson
Shut Up
6.
09/1981

Shut Up
Madness greentick

from 7   
62 pts






7
UK
written by Graham McPherson & Chris Foreman
  1982
7.
02/1982

Cardiac Arrest
Madness greentick

from 7   
41 pts






14
UK
written by Chris Foreman & Carl Smyth
Our House
8.
11/1982

#1  Our House
Madness greentick

from The Rise & Fall   The Rise & Fall
276 pts
7
US
21
dance
9
rock
5
UK
[Geffen]
written by Chris Foreman & Carl Smyth
  1984
Michael Caine
9.
02/1984

Michael Caine
Madness greentick

from Keep Moving   
44 pts






11
UK
written by Daniel Woodgate & Carl Smyth
One Better Day
10.
06/1984

One Better Day
Madness greentick

from Keep Moving   
32 pts






17
UK
written by Mark Bedford & Graham McPherson
  1985
Yesterday's Men
11.
08/1985

Yesterday's Men
Madness greentick

from Mad Not Mad   
31 pts






18
UK
written by Chris Foreman & Graham McPherson
Uncle Sam
12.
10/1985

Uncle Sam
Madness greentick

from Mad Not Mad   
26 pts






21
UK
written by Lee Thompson & Chris Foreman
  1986
Sweetest Girl
13.
02/1986

Sweetest Girl
Madness greentick

from Mad Not Mad   
14 pts






35
UK
written by Green Gartside
(Waiting For) The Ghost Train
14.
11/1986

(Waiting For) The Ghost Train
Madness greentick

from Utter Madness   
31 pts






18
UK
written by Graham McPherson
  1992
15.
02/1992

It Must Be Love
Madness greentick

from Divine Madness   
58 pts






6
UK
R
written by Labi Siffre
House of Fun
16.
04/1992

House of Fun
Madness greentick

from Divine Madness   
10 pts






40
UK
R
written by Mike Barson & Lee Thompson
My Girl
17.
08/1992

My Girl
Madness greentick

from Divine Madness   
18 pts






27
UK
R
written by Mike Barson
The Harder They Come
18.
11/1992

The Harder They Come
Madness greentick

from Madstock!   
9 pts






44
UK
written by Jimmy Cliff
  1993
Night Boat to Cairo
19.
02/1993

Night Boat to Cairo
Madness greentick

from Divine Madness   
7 pts






56
UK
R
written by Mike Barson & Graham McPherson
  1999
20.
07/1999

Lovestruck
Madness greentick

from Wonderful   
43 pts






10
UK
written by Lee Thompson & Mike Barson
Johnny the horse
21.
11/1999

Johnny the horse
Madness greentick

from Wonderful   
9 pts






44
UK
written by Carl Smyth
  2000
Drip Fed Fred
22.
03/2000

Drip Fed Fred
Madness greentick

from Wonderful   
6 pts






55
UK
featuring Ian Dury
written by Lee Thompson & Mike Barson


See also...

Chas SmashChris ForemanDaniel WoodgateLee ThompsonMark BedfordMike Barson • Steve Nieve • Suggs


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