The Special A.K.A.
Free Nelson Mandela
Release Year:
1984
Rankings:
All-Time
#1219 /
1980s
#167 /
1984
#19
Genres:
2 Tone
Parent Genres:
Ska
Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
1002
Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
No Order
Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989)
781
Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week
No Order
Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
572
Dorian Lynskey (USA) - 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs (2011)
No Order
Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002)
No Order
Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
No Order
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
437
NME (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987)
63
Q (UK) - 100 Songs That Changed the World (2003)
70
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
No Order
Sïŋ―ddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
No Order
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 100 Songs from 1984-1993 (1993)
67
Rumore (Italy) - Top 300 Songs of All Time (2017)
134
End of Year Lists
Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
17
Face (UK) - Singles of the Year
1
Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year
5
NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
3
Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year
2
Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year
16
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