Kingston Town

About Kingston Town

English reggae band UB40 covered "Kingston Town" in 1989 and released it as a single in early 1990. It became the group's sixth top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four for three weeks in April 1990. Throughout the rest of 1990, the song charted in a number of countries, topping the Dutch Top 40 for two weeks in May and the French Singles Chart for three weeks in October and November. In Australia, the song did not reach the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart during its original release. .

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About this song

Credited to

UB40

Album

The Very Best Of · Track 6 of 18

Released

January 1, 1970

Duration

3:50

Ranking

#2 most played UB40 track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

357,027 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: The Very Best Of