Person · Male
Ranking Roger
- From
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1963–2019
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 10
About
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.
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The "Ranking" moniker is short for "top-ranking" or "high-ranking", and was a titular boast common amongst reggae music MCs.
Member of
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Big Audio Dynamite lead vocals
Discography
Singles
Links
Also known as
Rankin Roger · Rankin Roger of the Beat · Rankin' Roger · Ranking Roger of The Beat · Roger Charlery
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ebd6c658-2347-452f-921f-c14fc0d4675a
- ISNI
- 0000000033154146
- IPI
- 00073162492
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.