The Ruts

The Ruts Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Ruts (later known as The Ruts D.C.) are an English reggae-influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 UK top 10 hit single "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regularly played by BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel. The band's newfound success was cut short by the death of lead singer Malcolm Owen from a heroin overdose in 1980. Despite this, the band continued under... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Babylon's Burning - #2: Staring at the Rude Boys - #3: Something That I Said - #4: West One (Shine On Me)
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  1979
1.
06/1979
#1  Babylon's Burning
The Ruts greentick

from The Crack   The Crack
132 pts
7
UK
written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings
2.
09/1979
#3  Something That I Said
The Ruts greentick

from The Crack   The Crack
40 pts
29
UK
written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings
  1980
3.
04/1980
#2  Staring at the Rude Boys
The Ruts greentick

from Grin & Bear It   
49 pts
22
UK
written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings
4.
08/1980
#4  West One (Shine On Me)
The Ruts greentick

from Grin & Bear It   
20 pts
43
UK
written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings


See also...

Dave RuffyJohn JenningsMalcolm OwenPaul Fox


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