Uptown Top Ranking (Althea & Donna single, producer)

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single song

Uptown Top Ranking is a 1977 reggae single by Jamaican duo Althea & Donna that became an unexpected international hit and a classic of the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
basedOnRiddim I’m Still in Love with You NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesNote reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in early 1978 ⓘ
chartSuccess international hit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Jamaica ⓘ
describedAs classic of the reggae genre ⓘ
genre reggae ⓘ
hasBside The West ⓘ
hasMusicVideo no original 1977 promo video; later performance clips widely circulated ⓘ
hasType reggae single ⓘ
influenced later reggae and dancehall artists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor teenage female vocal duo performers ⓘ
unexpected international chart success ⓘ
use of Jamaican patois ⓘ
originalArtistOfRiddim Alton Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Althea & Donna NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Errol Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joe Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Joe Gibbs Music NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear 1977 ⓘ
theme fashion and style ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ
social status ⓘ
writer Althea Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Donna Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Errol Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joe Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ

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