UB40 enjoyed commercial success around the globe, including the US where they scored 5 Top 40 hits – including four Top 10 singles between 1988 and 1993 (“Red Red Wine,” “Here I Am (Come and Take Me),” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You”). Despite the success in the US, UB40 never took off as a major hitmaker beyond those four songs. In the UK, however, UB40 were a major commercial success beginning in 1980 with their first single “King” / Food for Thought,” which reached #4 on the UK singles chart. Unlike the US where all of their hits were cover songs, UB40 had several originals become Top 40 hits. In all, UB40 hit the UK Top singles chart 16 times. Below is the list of Top 10 UK singles.
“King” / “Food for Thought” (#4) – double A side release (1980) from the LP Signing Off
“My Way of Thinking” / “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” (#6) double A side release (1980) from the LP Signing Off
“The Earth Dies Screaming” / “Dream a Lie” (#10) double A side release (1980) non-album single
“One in Ten” (#7) (1981) from the LP Present Arms
“Red Red Wine” (#1) (1983) from the LP Labour of Love
“Please Don’t Make Me Cry” (#10) (1983) from the LP Labour of Love
“If it Happens Again” (#9) (1984) from the LP Geffery Morgan
“I Got You Babe” featuring Chrissie Hynde (#1) (1985) from the LP Baggariddim
“Don’t Break My Heart” (#3) (1985) from the LP Baggariddim
“Sing Our Own Song” (#5) (1986) from the LP Rat in the Kitchen
“Breakfast in Bed” featuring Chrissie Hynde (#6) (1988) from the LP UB40
“Homely Girl” (#6) (1989) from the LP Labour of Love II
“Kingston Town” (#4) (1990) from the LP Labour of Love II
“(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You” (#1) (1993) from the LP Promises and Lies
“Higher Ground” (#8) (1993) from the LP Promises and Lies
“Come Back Darling” (#10) (1998) from the LP Labour of Love III
