Brum Beat Top 20 for JANUARY 2026
The following chart shows the Top Twenty 1960s West Midlands bands and artistes as voted by you!
This chart is compiled from monthly website usage statistics that show the most requested or most often visited pages of bands on this website.
To vote for your favourite, just visit or click on the page of the group or artiste who are listed in the BRUM BEAT MAIN INDEX that you want entered into the top twenty. The more visits to that group's page, the higher their chart position will be for the month.
The results for JANUARY 2026 are listed below. The band's chart position for the previous month is shown in the brackets.
Congratulations to THE MOVE who were Number One on BrumBeat in January 2026
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THE MOVE (4) |
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JUDAS PRIEST (2) |
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DENNY LAINE AND THE DIPLOMATS (8) |
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LISTEN ( - ) |
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BLACK SABBATH (5) |
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THE ROCKIN' BERRIES (9) |
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THE 'N BETWEENS (1) |
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THE UGLYS (3) |
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MIKE SHERIDAN AND THE NIGHTRIDERS (10) |
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THE FORTUNES (17) |
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THE APPLEJACKS (7) |
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LIGHT FANTASTIC (12) |
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JOHNNY NEAL AND THE STARLINERS ( - ) |
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BAND OF JOY (16) |
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TRAFFIC (18) |
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DAVE LACEY AND THE CORVETTES ( - ) |
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THE RENEGADES ( - ) |
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CHICKEN SHACK (6) |
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IDLE RACE ( - ) |
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THE CALIFORNIANS (14) |
You can see an in-depth review of ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST MIDLANDS - THE BOSTIN' SOUNDS OF BRUM ROCK 1966-1974 by clicking HERE.