US & UK hit charts

The Damned

The Damned Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Damned are an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by lead vocalist Dave Vanian, guitarist Brian James, bassist (and later guitarist) Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk band from the United Kingdom to release a single, "New Rose" (1976), release a studio album, Damned Damned Damned (1977) and tour the United States. Nine of the band's singles charted within the top 40 on the UK singles chart. The band briefly dissolved after... [more on Wikipedia]

The Damned began charting in 1977 with Neat Neat Neat.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.

Top songs: #1: Eloise - #2: Love Song - #3: Grimly Fiendish - #4: The Shadow of Love - #5: Alone Again or

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1977

1.

Neat Neat Neat
The Damned

from Damned, Damned, Damned

16 pts

52

UK

written by Brian James

1979

2.

#2 Love Song
The Damned

from Machine Gun Etiquette

47 pts

20

UK

written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian & Algy Ward

3.

10/1979

Smash It Up
The Damned

from Machine Gun Etiquette

23 pts

35

UK

written by Bryan Holland

4.

12/1979

I Just Can't Be Happy Today
The Damned

from Machine Gun Etiquette

16 pts

46

UK

written by Giovanni Dadomo, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian & Algy Ward

1980

5.

The History of the World (Part 1)
The Damned

from The Black Album

15 pts

51

UK

written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray [The Damned] & Dave Vanian

1981

6.

Friday 13th (EP)
The Damned

16 pts

50

UK

written by Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Paul Gray [The Damned], Rat Scabies, Keith Richards & Mick Jagger

1982

7.

Lovely Money
The Damned

18 pts

42

UK

written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian & Paul Gray [The Damned]

1983

8.

White Rabbit
The Damned

7 pts

82

UK

R
written by Grace Slick

9.

12/1983

There Ain't No Sanity Clause
The Damned

5 pts

97

UK

written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian & Giovanni Dadomo

1984

10.

Thanks for the Night
The Damned

16 pts

43

UK

written by Captain Sensible

1985

11.

#3 Grimly Fiendish
The Damned

from Phantasmagoria

43 pts

21

UK

written by Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick & Doctor

12.

06/1985

#4 The Shadow of Love
The Damned

from Phantasmagoria

37 pts

25

UK

written by Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg & Bryn Merrick

13.

09/1985

Is It a Dream?
The Damned

from Phantasmagoria

23 pts

34

UK

written by Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick & Captain Sensible

1986

14.

#1 Eloise
The Damned

145 pts

3

UK

written by Paul Ryan

15.

05/1986

New Rose
The Damned

7 pts

81

UK

R
written by Brian James

16.

09/1986

The Peel Sessions
The Damned

6 pts

90

UK

written by Brian James & Rat Scabies

17.

11/1986

Anything
The Damned

from Anything

26 pts

32

UK

written by Crowley, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Rat Scabies & Dave Vanian

1987

18.

Gigolo
The Damned

from Anything

28 pts

29

UK

written by Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Rat Scabies & Dave Vanian

19.

04/1987

#5 Alone Again or
The Damned

from Anything

33 pts

50

rock

27

UK

written by Bryan MacLean

20.

11/1987

In Dulce Decorum
The Damned

from Anything

8 pts

72

UK

[MCA 53051]
written by Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Rat Scabies & Dave Vanian

2004

21.

Smash It Up
The Damned

8 pts

77

UK

R
written by Bryan Holland

See also...

Alan Lee Shaw • Algy Ward • Brian James • Bryn Merrick • Captain Sensible • Dave Vanian • Jason "Moose" Harris • Kris Dollimore • Lu Edmonds • Paul Gray [The Damned] • Rat Scabies • Roman Jugg

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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