Biography
Roger Charlery (22 February 1963 – 26 March 2019), known professionally as Ranking Roger, was an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s ska band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later new wave band General Public. He subsequently was the frontman for a reformed Beat lineup. The "Ranking" moniker is short for "top-ranking" or "high-ranking", and was a titular boast common amongst reggae music MCs.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
I Just Can't Stop It
1980
Special Beat Service
1982
Wha'ppen?
1981
...All The Rage
1984
What Is Beat?
1983
Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band
2009
Hand To Mouth
1986
Singles
1991
In The Studio
1984
Radical Departure
1988
Tenderness
1984
Dead Elvis
1997
Planet Bad: Greatest Hits
1995
Nelson Mandela c/w Break Down The Door!
1984
Save It For Later
1982
Burning London: The Clash Tribute
1999
The Complete Beat
2012
Credited work
558 releases · 87 albums · active 1980–2025
- Performance · 663
- Other credits · 259
- Production · 129
- Engineering · 31
Studios: Roundhouse Studios · Genetic Studios · Air Studios · The Manor
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- General Public
- The Beat (2)
- The Beat (6)
- The Special AKA
- Sting
- Pato Banton
- The English Beat