The Very Best of UB40

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

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

US track listing

1. "I Got You Babe"
2. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
3. "Bring Me Your Cup" (7 inch Version)
4. "One in Ten"
5. "Red Red Wine"
6. "Kingston Town"
7. "If It Happens Again"
8. "Don't Break My Heart"
9. "Cherry Oh Baby"
10. "Can't Help Falling In Love"
11. "Higher Ground"
12. "Tell Me Is It True"
13. "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
14. "Until My Dying Day"
15. "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
16. "Light My Fire"
17. "Food for Thought"
18. "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]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. "Danishcharts.dk – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography UB40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
6. "Charts.nz – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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.
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".
19. "New Zealand album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
20. "British album certifications – UB40 – The Very Best Of - 1980-2000". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
21. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2019.