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WORLD RANKINGS:

Top 200: updated 11-May-2006

These rankings have been meticulously prepared and provide an accurate reflection of the merits of each band mentioned.

Pos

Band

Region

Points

+/-

1

Black Dyke

Yorkshire

1,263.93

-

2

Buy As You View

Wales

1,199.75

-

3

YBS Band

Yorkshire

855.86

+1

4

Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)

Yorkshire

753.51

-1

5

Brass Band Willebroek

Belgium

503.21

+14

6

Foden's Richardson

North West

500.18

-1

7

Leyland

North West

496.93

-1

8

Brighouse & Rastrick

Yorkshire

416.58

-1

9

The Fairey Band

North West

402.51

-1

10

Scottish Co-op

Scotland

384.25

-1

11

Reg Vardy

North

300.89

-1

12

Sellers International

Yorkshire

285.50

-1

13

Whitburn

Scotland

281.31

-1

14

Kirkintilloch

Scotland

238.39

-1

15

Brass Band Fribourg

Switzerland

236.52

+54

16

Tredegar

Wales

204.67

-2

17

Hepworth

Yorkshire

181.51

-2

18

Rothwell Temperance

Yorkshire

157.01

-2

19

PolySteel

West

130.96

-2

20

Fishburn

North

113.42

-2

21

Stavanger

Norway

109.44

+2

22

Mount Charles

West

102.62

-2

23

Eikanger-Bjørsvik

Norway

94.76

+6

24

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery

Yorkshire

82.40

-3

25

Burry Port Town

Wales

78.71

-3

26

Ransome

Midlands

76.36

-2

27

Brass Band 13 Etoiles

Switzerland

69.27

+7

28

Wingates

North West

67.10

-3

29

GUS

Midlands

66.07

-2

30

SWT Woodfalls

West

63.02

-4

31

BTM

Wales

62.67

-3

32

Desford Colliery

Midlands

60.56

-2

33

Newtongrange Silver

Scotland

57.82

-

34

Redbridge Brass

LSC

54.41

-3

35

Lyngby Taarbaek

Denmark

53.69

+17

36

Cwmaman Institute

Wales

52.16

-4

37

Manger Musikklag

Norway

48.42

-

38

Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel

Yorkshire

47.81

-3

39

Ashton-under-Lyne

North West

46.21

-3

40

Staffordshire

Midlands

42.54

+4

41

Tongwynlais Temperance

Wales

41.15

-2

42

Beaumaris

Wales

40.34

-

43

Parc & Dare

Wales

40.17

-3

44

Camborne Town

West

39.40

-6

45

Buizingen

Belgium

39.22

+17

46

Aveley & Newham

LSC

39.02

-5

47

Brass Band Rijnmond

Netherlands

37.29

+12

48

Kingdom Brass

Scotland

36.97

-5

49

Unison Kinneil

Scotland

36.82

-4

50

Freckleton

North West

34.87

-4

51

Pennine Brass

Yorkshire

32.60

-1

52

Marsden (Riverhead Brewery)

Yorkshire

32.46

-4

53

BT

North West

31.87

-6

54

Soli Brass

Netherlands

31.10

+28

55

Newstead Welfare

Midlands

29.71

-6

56

Brisbane Excelsior

Australia

29.71

+34

57

Dobcross Silver

North West

29.43

-6

58

Woolley Pritchard Sovereign

Midlands

28.90

-5

59

Dalewool Auckland Brass

NZ

27.89

+13

60

Gothenburg

Sweden

26.50

-

61

Stocksbridge

Yorkshire

23.92

-6

62

EYMS

North

22.19

-8

63

BHK (UK) Ltd. Horden

North

22.08

-7

64

Bon-Accord

Scotland

21.91

-7

65

Jaguar (Coventry)

Midlands

21.90

-7

66

Burgermusik Luzern

Switzerland

20.52

+18

67

St. Kilda Sentinel Brass

NZ

20.41

+131

68

Thoresby Colliery

Midlands

19.53

-7

69

Pemberton Old Wigan JJB

North West

19.17

-6

70

Ensemble de Cuivres Mélodia

Switzerland

18.71

+25

71

Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass

Scotland

18.47

-6

72

Besses o' th' Barn

North West

18.10

-5

73

Bournemouth Concert

West

18.08

-9

74

Staines Brass

LSC

17.91

-8

75

Waratah Brass

Australia

17.20

+14

76

Sandefjord Brass Symposium

Norway

16.91

-5

77

Hatfield Main

Yorkshire

16.72

-9

78

Metropole Brass Band

Belgium

15.88

+32

79

Tavistock Chester-le-Street Riverside

North

14.69

-9

80

Kibworth

Midlands

14.01

-7

81

Bo'ness & Carriden

Scotland

13.58

-1

82

Wire Brass

North West

12.64

-7

83

Haydock

North West

12.48

-9

84

Festival Brass Band

Belgium

12.45

+45

85

Brisbane Brass

Australia

12.28

+72

86

Oslofjorde Brass

Norway

12.19

-3

87

Laganvale (Metal Technology)

N. Ireland

12.15

+14

88

Haverhill

LSC

12.14

-9

89

Brass Band of Central Florida

USA

12.11

-13

90

Concord

Denmark

12.10

-3

91

Dalmellington

Scotland

11.80

-13

92

NZ Community Trust Woolston Brass

NZ

11.64

-

93

Bazuin-Oenkerk

Netherlands

11.62

+6

94

St. Austell Town

West

11.24

-17

95

Northop

Wales

11.22

-9

96

Brass Band Columbus

USA

11.02

-15

97

Alliance Brass

LSC

10.88

-12

98

Molde Brass Band

Norway

10.82

-5

99

Brass Band Berneroberland

Switzerland

10.55

+25

100

Innovate Skelmanthorpe

Yorkshire

10.29

-9

101

Longridge

North West

10.26

-13

102

1st Old Boys SeaCat Silver

N. Ireland

10.22

+15

103

Arklow Shipping

Ireland

9.87

+56

104

Johnstone Silver

Scotland

9.80

-10

105

Brass Band de Waldsang

Netherlands

9.68

+14

106

Aeolus

France

9.32

+14

107

Thomas Coaches Mid-Rhondda

Wales

9.31

-9

108

United Co-op Yorkshire

Yorkshire

9.19

-8

109

Aldbourne

West

9.15

-12

110

Drighlington

Yorkshire

9.06

-14

111

Brass Band Kortrijk

Belgium

8.66

+43

112

Kensington & Norwood

Australia

8.44

+24

113

Provinciale Brassband Groningen

Netherlands

8.43

+8

114

Krohnengen

Norway

8.37

-2

115

Wrexham Brass

Wales

8.14

-9

116

Hade Edge (J&E Dickinson)

Yorkshire

7.96

+16

117

Treherbert

Wales

7.90

-10

118

Chicago Brass Band

USA

7.80

-16

119

Abergavenny Borough

Wales

7.72

-8

120

United Norwest Co-op Milnrow

North West

7.71

-15

121

Silkeborg Blaeserne

Denmark

7.67

-6

122

Bodmin Town

West

7.67

-14

123

Harrogate

North

7.56

-20

124

James Madison University

USA

7.34

-15

125

Yeovil Town

West

7.27

-21

126

United Co-op Crewe

North West

7.08

-13

127

Glossop Old

Midlands

6.96

-9

128

Hawthorn

Australia

6.91

-3

129

Drogheda Brass Band

Ireland

6.90

New

130

Fountain City Brass Band

USA

6.86

-14

131

Kidlington Concert

LSC

6.74

-17

132

Ila Brass

Norway

6.73

-10

133

Jaren Hornmusikkforening

Norway

6.28

-3

134

St. Keverne

West

6.21

-6

135

Brass Band Schoonhoven

Netherlands

6.09

-1

136

Newbridge Celynen

Wales

6.01

-9

137

Zone One Brass

LSC

5.84

-14

138

Newmilns & Galston

Scotland

5.81

-12

139

Broxburn & Livingston

Scotland

5.78

-4

140

Brass Band Oberosterreich

Austria

5.76

New

141

South Brisbane Federal

Australia

5.68

New

142

Betlehemskyrkans Brass

Sweden

5.54

-11

143

Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan A

Switzerland

5.52

+43

144

Markham and District

Wales

5.12

-5

145

Meltham & Meltham Mills

Yorkshire

5.09

+17

146

Greggs Bakery

North

5.08

-13

147

Old Silkstone

Yorkshire

5.08

-10

148

Ratby Co-operative

Midlands

4.93

-10

149

Torshavn Brass Band

Faroes

4.92

New

150

Boarshurst Silver (Greenfield)

North West

4.88

-7

151

Aarhus

Denmark

4.86

+7

152

Vernon Building Society Poynton

North West

4.73

-11

153

Lindley

Yorkshire

4.73

-11

154

Flixton

North West

4.72

-10

155

Brass Band of the Western Reserve

USA

4.69

-15

156

CWA Carrickfergus

N. Ireland

4.68

+4

157

Clackmannan & District

Scotland

4.64

+13

158

Windcorp

Sweden

4.62

-13

159

Friary Guildford

LSC

4.61

+9

160

Point of Ayr

Wales

4.57

-4

161

Easington Colliery

North

4.56

-9

162

Midden Brabant

Belgium

4.56

+3

163

The Trusts Waitakere Brass

NZ

4.45

-2

164

National Band of New Zealand

NZ

4.44

-13

165

Knottingley Silver

Yorkshire

4.42

-18

166

Solna Brass

Sweden

4.37

-16

167

Blackburn & Darwen

North West

4.37

-18

168

Atlantic Brass Band

USA

4.32

-22

169

Lanner & District Silver

West

4.32

-21

170

Diggle

North West

4.23

-15

171

Oberaargauer Brass Band

Switzerland

4.06

+29

172

Barrhead Burgh

Scotland

4.01

+19

173

Kirkbymoorside Town

North

3.97

-20

174

Penclawdd Brass

Wales

3.63

-8

175

St Mary's Band Club

Australia

3.62

+7

176

Broughton's Brass

North

3.56

-13

177

Soham Comrades

LSC

3.51

-13

178

RAF St. Athan Voluntary

Wales

3.47

-7

179

Llanrug

Wales

3.47

-7

180

Wakefield Metropolitan

Yorkshire

3.43

-13

181

Lockwood Brass

North

3.39

-8

182

Tertnes Brass

Norway

3.38

-5

183

Bathgate

Scotland

3.26

-14

184

Strabane

N. Ireland

3.24

+12

185

United Norwest 2000 Brass

North West

3.20

-7

186

Riddings

Midlands

3.20

-10

187

Stannington Brass

Yorkshire

3.15

-12

188

Granite City Brass

Scotland

3.14

-8

189

Holme Silver (Disposables UK)

Yorkshire

3.10

-10

190

Ammanford Silver

Wales

3.10

-9

191

Oslo Brass Band

Norway

3.06

-8

192

Cottingham

North

3.00

-18

193

Pontardulais

Wales

2.96

-8

194

Hebden Bridge

Yorkshire

2.93

-10

195

Malmo Brass

Sweden

2.85

-2

196

Marple

North West

2.79

-2

197

Willoughby City

Australia

2.77

New

198

Blackpool Brass

North West

2.77

-11

199

Amsterdam Brass

Netherlands

2.72

New

200

Lydbrook

West

2.70

-10

 

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