THE VERY BEST OF UB40

The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000
The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000
Greatest hits album by UB40
Released	2000
Recorded	1980–2000
Genre	Reggae
Label	EMI Virgin Records

The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 is a greatest hits album of the British dub/ reggae band UB40.

There is another, later release with the similar title The Best Of UB40 Volume I & II, with different contents.

UK track listing

" One in Ten" from Present Arms
" Red Red Wine" from Labour of Love
" Kingston Town" from Labour of Love II
" Higher Ground" from Promises and Lies
" King" from Signing Off
"Cherry Oh Baby" from Labour of Love
" I Got You Babe" from Baggariddim
"Come Back Darling" from Labour of Love III
" The Earth Dies Screaming" Single release
" If It Happens Again" from Geffery Morgan
"Don't Break My Heart" from Baggariddim
" (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" from Promises and Lies
"Watchdogs" from Rat in the Kitchen
"Tell Me Is It True" from Guns in the Ghetto
" Rat in Mi Kitchen" from Rat in the Kitchen
"Homely Girl" from Labour of Love II
" Light My Fire" Single release
"Bring Me Your Cup" from Promises and Lies
" Food for Thought" from Signing Off
"Sing Our Own Song" from Rat in the Kitchen

US track listing

" I Got You Babe"
"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
"Bring Me Your Cup" (7 inch Version)
" One in Ten"
" Red Red Wine"
" Kingston Town"
"If It Happens Again"
"Don't Break My Heart"
"Cherry Oh Baby"
" Can't Help Falling In Love"
" Higher Ground"
"Tell Me Is It True"
" Rat in Mi Kitchen"
"Until My Dying Day"
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
" Light My Fire"
" Food for Thought"
"Sing Our Own Song"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders)^[1]	10
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten)^[2]	2
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100)^[3]	8
French Albums ( SNEP)^[4]	180
Irish Albums ( IRMA)^[5]	14
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[6]	4
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista)^[7]	2
Scottish Albums ( OCC)^[8]	26
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	4
UK Albums ( OCC)^[10]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	85
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	62
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	37

Chart (2001)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	79
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	159

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark)^[17]	Gold	25,000^{^}
Netherlands ( NVPI)^[18]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
New Zealand ( RMNZ)^[19]	5× Platinum	75,000^{^}
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[20]	3× Platinum	900,000^*
Summaries
Europe ( IFPI)^[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Ultratop.be – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography UB40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2001". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Guld og Platin 2001". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Dutch album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 March 2019. Enter The Very Best Of in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2001 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "New Zealand album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ "British album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of - 1980-2000". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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[ac_Flanders_UB40-1] "Ultratop.be – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Denmark_UB40-2] "Danishcharts.dk – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_UB40-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_France_UB40-4] "Lescharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_UB40-5] "Irish-charts.com – Discography UB40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_UB40-6] "Charts.nz – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Norway_UB40-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_Sweden_UB40-9] "Swedishcharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[11] "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[12] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[13] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[14] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2001". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[15] "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[16] "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[17] "Guld og Platin 2001". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[NetherlandsUB40The_Very_Best_OfalbumCertRef-18] "Dutch album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 March 2019. Enter The Very Best Of in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2001 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[New_ZealandUB40The_Very_Best_OfalbumCertRef-19] "New Zealand album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[United_KingdomUB40The_Very_Best_Of_-_1980-2000albumCertRef-20] "British album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of - 1980-2000". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[EuropeUB40The_Very_Best_of_UB40albumCertRef-21] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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v t e UB40
Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Matt Doyle Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Brian Travers Mickey Virtue Astro Duncan Campbell
Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm A Real Labour of Love For the Many Bigga Baggariddim
Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One The Best of UB40 – Volume Two The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 Greatest Hits Love Songs
Live albums	UB40 Live
Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub
Singles	" King" / " Food for Thought" " My Way of Thinking" / " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" " The Earth Dies Screaming" "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" " One in Ten" " Red Red Wine" " Please Don't Make Me Cry" " Many Rivers to Cross" " If It Happens Again" " Sing Our Own Song" " Rat in Mi Kitchen" " I Got You Babe" " Breakfast in Bed" " Homely Girl" " Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" " Kingston Town" " I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" " The Way You Do the Things You Do" " (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" " Higher Ground" " The Train Is Coming" " Swing Low"
See also	UB40 discography DEP International Big Love

v t e UB40
Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Matt Doyle Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Brian Travers Mickey Virtue Astro Duncan Campbell
Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm A Real Labour of Love For the Many Bigga Baggariddim
Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One The Best of UB40 – Volume Two The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 Greatest Hits Love Songs
Live albums	UB40 Live
Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub
Singles	" King" / " Food for Thought" " My Way of Thinking" / " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" " The Earth Dies Screaming" "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" " One in Ten" " Red Red Wine" " Please Don't Make Me Cry" " Many Rivers to Cross" " If It Happens Again" " Sing Our Own Song" " Rat in Mi Kitchen" " I Got You Babe" " Breakfast in Bed" " Homely Girl" " Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" " Kingston Town" " I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" " The Way You Do the Things You Do" " (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" " Higher Ground" " The Train Is Coming" " Swing Low"
See also	UB40 discography DEP International Big Love

UK track listing

US track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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