The Specials

The Specials albums

The Specials, also known as the Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. The first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Their music combined the danceable rhythms of ska and rocksteady with the energy of punk.... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The Special AKA Live! EP - #2: Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm - #3: Gangsters - #4: Rat Race - #5: Stereotype / International Jet Set

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1979	Specials	248		MP3
	1.	07/1979	Gangsters	146	UK 6	MP3	[Chrysalis 2374] written by Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers & Terry Hall
	2.	10/1979	A Message to You Rudy / Nite Club	101	UK 10	MP3	featuring Rico written by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dandy Livingstone, Jerry Dammers & The Specials

	2.	1980	The Special AKA Live!	227		MP3
	1.	01/1980	The Special AKA Live! EP	227	UK ✫1	MP3	as the Special AKA written by Jerry Dammers, Lloyd Chalmers, Dimitri Tiomkin, Webster, George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie Robinson, Harry Johnson, Roy Ellis & Monty Naysmith

	3.	1980	More Specials	423		MP3
	1.	05/1980	Rat Race	141	US dance 89 • UK 5	MP3	charted as Rat Race / Rude Boys Outa Jail in UK charts written by Roddy Byers
	2.	09/1980	Stereotype / International Jet Set	128	UK 6	MP3	written by Jerry Dammers
	3.	12/1980	Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm	154	UK 4	MP3	featuring Rico with the Ice Rink String Sounds written by Lynval Golding & Bob Dylan

	4.	1996	Today's Specials	7		MP3
	1.	02/1996	Hypocrite	5	UK 66	MP3	written by Bob Marley
	2.	04/1996	Pressure Drop	2	UK 116	MP3	featuring S. Staple & Kendell written by Toots Hibbert

	5.	1998	Guilty 'til Proved Innocent!	35		MP3
	1.	03/1998	It's You	35	US alt. 29	MP3	written by Tom Lowry, Kendal Smith & Neville Staple

See also...

Gary McManus • Horace Panter • Jerry Dammers • John Bradbury • John Shipley • Lynval Golding • Neville Staple • Rhoda Dakar • Roddy Radiation • Stan Campbell • Terry Hall

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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