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Big Audio Dynamite

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Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated to BAD) were an English band formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash. The band mixed various musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip-hop, reggae, and funk. After releasing a number of well-received studio albums and touring extensively during the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite broke up in 1997. In... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: E=MC² - #2: Rush - #3: Just Play Music! - #4: The Globe - #5: Medicine Show

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1986	This Is Big Audio Dynamite	119		MP3
	1.	01/1986	The Bottom Line	8	US dance 33 • UK 97	MP3	charted as The Bottom Line / Bad in US dance charts written by Mick Jones [The Clash]
	2.	03/1986	E=MC²	77	US dance 37 • UK 11	MP3	written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts
	3.	05/1986	Medicine Show	33	US dance 42 • UK 29	MP3	charted as Medicine Show / This Is Big Audio Dynamite in US dance charts [Columbia 05841] written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

	2.	1986-1987	No. 10, Upping St.	59		MP3
	1.	10/1986	C'Mon Every Beat Box	23	US dance 16 • UK 51	MP3	charted as C'Mon Every Beat Box / Badrock City in US dance charts written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts
	2.	11/1986	Badrock City	10	US dance 16 • US R&B 66	MP3	charted as C'Mon Every Beat Box / Badrock City in US dance charts instrumental [Columbia 06708] written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts
	3.	02/1987	V Thirteen	22	US dance 15 • UK 49	MP3	charted as V. Thirteen / Hollywood Boulevard in US dance charts written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]
	4.	08/1987	Sightsee MC	5	UK 94	MP3	written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

	3.	1988	Tighten Up, Vol. 88	65		MP3
	1.	05/1988	Just Play Music!	47	US dance 45 • US alt. ✫1 • UK 51	MP3	written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Don Letts & Greg Roberts
	2.	08/1988	Other 99	18	US alt. 13 • UK 81	MP3	written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

	4.	1989	Megatop Phoenix	59		MP3
	1.	09/1989	James Brown	30	US dance 19 • US alt. 2	MP3	charted as James Brown / If I Were John Carpenter in US dance charts written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts
	2.	10/1989	Contact	29	US dance 18 • US alt. 6 • UK 86	MP3	charted as Contact / In Full Effect in US dance charts written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Dan Donovan

	5.	1991	The Globe	100		MP3
	1.	07/1991	Rush	64	US 32 • US dance 36 • US rock 40 • US alt. ✫1	MP3	as Big Audio Dynamite II [Columbia 73987] written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Gary Stonadge
	2.	10/1991	The Globe	36	US 72 • US dance 28 • US alt. 3	MP3	as Big Audio Dynamite II [Columbia 74149] written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Gary Stonadge

	6.	1994	Higher Power	17		MP3
	1.	11/1994	Looking for a Song	17	US alt. 24 • UK 68	MP3	as Big Audio written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Sergio Portaluri, David Sion & Fulvio Zafret

See also...

André Shapps • Chris Kavanagh • Dan Donovan • Don Letts • Gary Stonadge • Greg Roberts • Leo Williams • Mick Jones [The Clash] • Mickey Custance • Nick Hawkins • Ranking Roger

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