Songs Written by Richard JobsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Richard Jobson (born 6 October 1960) is a Scottish filmmaker (director, writer, producer) who also works as a television presenter. He is also known as the singer-songwriter of the punk rock-post punk band Skids. == Early life == Jobson was born in Kirkcaldy and grew up in Crosshill and Ballingry in Fife, the son of a miner and a worker at Rosyth Dockyard. He attended St Columba's Roman Catholic High School, Dunfermline. His family were of Irish Catholic descent. ==... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Richard Jobson first charted in 1978 with Sweet Suburbia.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 13 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.

Top songs: #1: The Saints Are Coming - #2: Into the Valley - #3: Masquerade - #4: Working for the Yankee Dollar - #5: Charade
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  The Skids
1.
09/1978

Sweet Suburbia
The Skids

from Scared to Dance [2005 re-release]   
9 pts






70
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
The Saints Are Coming
2.
11/1978

The Saints Are Coming
The Skids

from Scared to Dance   
15 pts






48
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
3.
02/1979

#2  Into the Valley
The Skids

from Scared to Dance   
77 pts






10
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
4.
05/1979

#3  Masquerade
The Skids

from Days in Europa [1980 re-release]   
63 pts






14
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
5.
09/1979

#5  Charade
The Skids

from Days in Europa   
27 pts






31
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
Working for the Yankee Dollar
6.
11/1979

#4  Working for the Yankee Dollar
The Skids

from Days in Europa   
47 pts






20
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
7.
03/1980

Animation
The Skids

from Days in Europa   
13 pts






56
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
8.
08/1980

Circus Games
The Skids

from The Absolute Game   The Absolute Game
27 pts






32
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick, Stuart Adamson, Russell Webb & Mike Baillie
9.
10/1980

Goodbye Civilian
The Skids

from The Absolute Game   The Absolute Game
14 pts






52
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick, Stuart Adamson, Russell Webb & Mike Baillie
10.
12/1980

Women in Winter
The Skids

from The Absolute Game   The Absolute Game
15 pts






49
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick, Stuart Adamson, Russell Webb & Mike Baillie
11.
11/1981

Iona
The Skids

from Joy   
9 pts






76
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Russell Webb
  The Armoury Show
12.
08/1984

Castles in Spain
The Armoury Show

from Waiting for the Floods   Waiting for the Floods
9 pts






69
UK
written by John Doyle, John McGeoch, Richard Jobson greentick & Russell Webb
We Can Be Brave Again
13.
01/1985

We Can Be Brave Again
The Armoury Show

from Waiting for the Floods   Waiting for the Floods
10 pts






66
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick, John McGeoch, Russell Webb & John Doyle
Glory of Love
14.
07/1985

Glory of Love
The Armoury Show

from Waiting for the Floods   Waiting for the Floods
5 pts






92
UK
written by Richard Jobson greentick, John McGeoch, Russell Webb & John Doyle
  U2 & Green Day
The Saints Are Coming
15.
10/2006

#1  The Saints Are Coming
U2 & Green Day

from U218 Singles   U218 Singles
198 pts
51
US
33
rock
22
alt.
2
UK
[Island]
written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson
  The Skids
16.
06/2012

Into the Valley
The Skids

3 pts






124
UK
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written by Richard Jobson greentick & Stuart Adamson


See also...

The Armoury ShowThe Skids


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