US & UK hit charts

The Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats albums

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock/new wave band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin; Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar), Simon Crowe (drums), Johnnie Fingers (keyboards), Bob Geldof (vocals) and Garry Roberts (lead guitar), plus Fingers's cousin Pete Briquette (bass). The Boomtown Rats... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I Don't Like Mondays - #2: Rat Trap - #3: Banana Republic - #4: Someone's Looking at You - #5: Like Clockwork

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1977	The Boomtown Rats	151		MP3
	1.	08/1977	Looking After No1	82	UK 11	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	2.	11/1977	Mary of the 4th Form	68	UK 15	MP3	written by Bob Geldof

	2.	1978	A Tonic for the Troops	376		MP3
	1.	04/1978	She's So Modern	69	UK 12	MP3	written by Bob Geldof & Johnny Fingers
	2.	06/1978	Like Clockwork	110	UK 6	MP3	written by Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette & Simon Crowe
	3.	10/1978	Rat Trap	196	UK ✫1	MP3	written by Bob Geldof

	3.	1979-1980	The Fine Art of Surfacing	411		MP3
	1.	07/1979	I Don't Like Mondays	208	US 73 • UK ✫1	MP3	[Columbia 11117] written by Bob Geldof
	2.	11/1979	Diamond Smiles	66	UK 13	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	3.	01/1980	Someone's Looking at You	137	UK 4	MP3	[Columbia 11248] written by Bob Geldof

	4.	1980-1981	Mondo Bongo	187		MP3
	1.	11/1980	Banana Republic	146	UK 3	MP3	written by Bob Geldof & Pete Briquette
	2.	01/1981	The Elephant's Graveyard	39	UK 26	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	3.	03/1981	Up All Night / Elephant's Graveyard	2	US dance 54	MP3	written by Bob Geldof

	5.	1981-1982	V Deep	53		MP3
	1.	12/1981	Never in a Million Years	12	UK 62	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	2.	03/1982	House on Fire	41	UK 24	MP3	written by Bob Geldof

	6.	1984-1985	In the Long Grass	36		MP3
	1.	02/1984	Tonight	8	UK 73	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	2.	05/1984	Drag Me Down	14	UK 50	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	3.	11/1984	Dave	7	UK 81	MP3	written by Bob Geldof
	4.	02/1985	A Hold of Me	8	UK 78	MP3	written by Bob Geldof

	7.	1994	Loudmouth	23		MP3
	1.	07/1994	I Don't Like Mondays	23	UK 38	MP3	R written by Bob Geldof

See also...

Bob Geldof • Garry Roberts • Gerry Cott • Johnnie Fingers • Pete Briquette • Simon Crowe

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

Music VF © 2007-2026 Howard Drake / VF Entertainment 04/06/26 09h37:39 xx faux

Music VF.com, music hit charts • Rock VF.com, rock music hit charts • Music VF.fr, tous les tubes •