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WORLD RANKINGS: prepared by J. Casey

Top 200: updated 17-Nov-2004

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

Pos Band Region Points
+/-
1 Yorkshire Building Society Yorkshire 1,359.51
+2
2 Black Dyke Yorkshire 1,271.16
+3
3 Buy as you View Wales 1,241.43
-1
4 Fodens Richardson North West 1,049.74
-3
5 Fairey FP (Music) Band North West 822.94
-1
6 Brighouse & Rastrick Yorkshire 626.34
+1
7 Scottish Co-op Scotland 599.14
-1
8 Tredegar Wales 584.38
+1
9 Reg Vardy (Ever Ready) North 565.05
+4
10 Whitburn Scotland 447.52
-
11 Sellers International Yorkshire 443.12
-3
12 Kirkintilloch Scotland 416.76
-1
13 Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal Yorkshire 368.15
-1
14 Leyland North West 254.57
-
15 Desford Colliery Midlands 211.54
-
16 Travelsphere Holidays Midlands 196.02
+5
17 Mount Charles West 162.89
+5
18 Willebroek Belgium 162.60
-2
19 Ransome Midlands 141.63
-2
20 Cwmaman Institute Wales 129.11
-2
21 Rothwell Temperance Yorkshire 116.97
-2
22 Flowers West 116.09
-2
23 Carlton Main Yorkshire 97.86
-
24 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Yorkshire 90.91
+1
25 Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Yorkshire 82.09
-1
26 Camborne Town West 76.57
+12
27 Dalewool Auckland Brass NZ 75.11
-1
28 Unison Kinneil Scotland 73.02
-1
29 BTM Wales 70.55
-1
30 Fishburn North 63.67
-
31 Beaumaris Wales 63.53
+3
32 Wingates North West 62.97
-1
33 Besses O' Th' Barn North West 61.97
-4
34 Tongwynlais Temperance Wales 54.53
+7
35 SWT Woodfalls West 53.26
-3
36 Staffordshire Midlands 53.17
+8
37 ASDA Stocksbridge Yorkshire 49.84
-4
38 Aveley & Newham LSC 45.95
-3
39 Kingdom Brass Scotland 43.23
-3
40 Eikanger Bjorsvik Norway 41.72
-3
41 Redbridge Brass LSC 41.01
+10
42 Burry Port Town Wales 40.38
-3
43 EYMS North 40.12
+4
44 Stavanger Norway 36.94
+1
45 Lyngby Taarbaek Denmark 36.45
-5
46 BT North West 33.13
-4
47 Newtongrange Scotland 32.72
-4
48 Haydock North West 27.76
-2
49 Kibworth Midlands 27.52
-1
50 Pennine Brass Yorkshire 27.39
-1
51 Treize Etoiles Switzerland 25.91
-1
52 Pemberton Old Wigan JJB North West 25.91
+1
53 Innovate Skelmanthorpe Yorkshire 24.82
-1
54 Parc & Dare Wales 23.88
+6
55 Manger Musiklag Norway 23.25
-
56 Glossop Old Midlands 23.08
-2
57 Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda Wales 22.03
-1
58 Freckleton North West 20.68
-1
59 Burgermusik Luzern Switzerland 20.31
-1
60 BHK (UK) Ltd. Horden North 19.33
+4
61 Dobcross Silver North West 18.85
-2
62 Gothenburg Sweden 18.67
+19
63 United Co-op Yorkshire Yorkshire 17.98
-2
64 Brass Band De Waldsang Netherlands 16.93
-2
65 Bazuin-Oenkerk Netherlands 16.78
-2
66 Brass Band Fribourg Switzerland 16.72
-1
67 Yeovil Town West 16.28
+12
68 Thoresby Colliery Midlands 16.09
-2
69 Hatfield Coal Power Yorkshire 15.09
+7
70 Point of Ayr Wales 14.93
+2
71 Bodmin Town West 14.85
-1
72 Jaguar (Coventry) Midlands 14.80
-3
73 Wooley Pritchard Sovereign Midlands 14.78
+1
74 NZ Community Trust Woolston Brass NZ 14.38
-6
75 Dalmellington Scotland 14.35
+2
76 Newstead Welfare Midlands 14.23
-1
77 Marple North West 14.18
-6
78 Bo'ness & Carriden Scotland 13.92
-11
79 Provinciale Brassband Groningen Netherlands 13.81
-6
80 Alliance Brass LSC 13.80
+15
81 Wrexham Brass Wales 12.59
+10
82 Brass Band of Central Florida U.S.A. 12.36
+8
83 United Norwest Co-op Milnrow North West 12.22
-1
84 1st Old Boys Seacat Silver N. Ireland 12.09
+17
85 Treherbert Wales 12.00
+7
86 Broxburn & Livingston Scotland 11.94
-3
87 Ashton under Lyne North West 11.83
-9
88 United Co-op Crewe North West 11.76
-2
89 Midden Brabant Belgium 11.58
-9
90 Northop Wales 11.57
-6
91 Illinois Brass Band U.S.A. 11.04
-6
92 Laganvale N. Ireland 10.86
+45
93 Waratah Brass Australia 10.06
-5
94 Waitakere City Trusts Brass NZ 9.94
-7
95 Drighlington Yorkshire 9.41
+1
96 Johnstone Silver Scotland 9.21
+10
97 Cottingham North 9.11
+10
98 Newmilns & Galston Scotland 8.76
+1
99 Bon Accord Scotland 8.76
-10
100 Harrogate North 8.74
-
101 Krohnengen Norway 8.54
+1
102 Knottingley Silver Yorkshire 8.52
-4
103 Hawthorn City Australia 8.51
-10
104 Chicago Brass Band U.S.A. 8.29
-10
105 Ammanford Silver Wales 8.06
+24
106 Longridge North West 7.50
+15
107 Chester Le Street Riverside North 7.49
+9
108 Old Silkstone Yorkshire 7.30
-4
109 Buizingen Belgium 7.07
-12
110 Solna Brass Sweden 6.79
+72
111 Broughton's Brass North 6.79
+11
112 Vernon B.S. Poynton North West 6.72
-7
113 BB Berneroberland Switzerland 6.51
+25
114 St. Austell Town West 6.48
-1
115 Hade Edge (J&E Dickinson) Yorkshire 6.44
-4
116 Mossley North West 6.37
-13
117 PHG Lindley Yorkshire 6.33
-8
118 Ratby Co-operative Midlands 6.24
-4
119 Wire Brass North West 6.19
-11
120 Penclawdd Brass Wales 6.12
-5
121 Pontardulais Wales 6.08
+10
122 Sandefjiord Brass Symposium Norway 5.94
-12
123 Molde Brass Band Norway 5.91
-11
124 Riddings Midlands 5.87
+10
125 Staines Brass LSC 5.79
+10
126 Wakefield Metropolitan Yorkshire 5.73
-8
127 Bournemouth Concert West 5.69
-4
128 Ila Brass Norway 5.59
-11
129 Yorkshire Building Society Concert Yorkshire 5.52
-1
130 Llanrug Wales 5.47
-5
131 Saint Louis Brass Band U.S.A. 5.35
-12
132 Betlehemskyrkans Brass Sweden 5.28
+51
133 Abergavenny Borough Wales 5.04
-1
134 Bathgate Scotland 4.92
-14
135 Brisbane Excelsior Australia 4.87
-11
136
Murley Silver
 N. Ireland 4.83
New
137 Silkeborg Blaeserne Denmark 4.74
-11
138 Brass Band Schoonhoven Netherlands 4.65
-11
139 Nestle Rowntree North 4.60
+3
140 Marsden Silver Yorkshire 4.49
+13
141 Barrhead Burgh Scotland 4.49
-8
142 Arklow Shipping Ireland 4.28
-12
143 Friary Guildford LSC 4.24
+3
144 Lanner & District Silver West 4.15
+30
145 Barnsley Building Society Yorkshire 4.00
+28
146 City of Bristol West 3.98
+3
147 CWA Brass N. Ireland 3.92
-6
148 Kew Australia 3.91
-12
149 Greggs Bakery North 3.78
-2
150 Concord Denmark 3.78
-11
151 Towcester Studio Midlands 3.71
New
152 Willoughby City Australia 3.65
-12
153 Kidlington Concert LSC 3.61
-8
154 Markham and District Wales 3.59
+43
155 Clackmannan & District Scotland 3.59
-1
156 Welwyn Garden City LSC 3.42
-8
157 Chapeltown Silver Yorkshire 3.41
+5
158 Aarhus Denmark 3.39
-15
159 Soham Comrades LSC 3.38
-8
160 Barrow Shipyard North 3.30
+10
161 Kirkbymoorside Town North 3.26
+17
162 Kensington & Norwood Australia 3.20
-12
163 Oslofjorde Brass Norway 3.19
-11
164 Festival Brass Band Belgium 3.14
-20
165 Tylorstown Arriva Trains S. Wales Wales 3.13
+24
166 RAF St. Athan Wales 2.97
-9
167 Brass Band Columbus U.S.A. 2.93
-11
168 Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Scotland 2.74
-13
169 Noord Limburgse Belgium 2.73
-11
170 Newbridge Celynen Wales 2.72
New
171 Dunaskin Doon Scotland 2.72
+4
172 Granite City Brass Scotland 2.70
-5
173 Malmo Brass Sweden 2.68
-12
174 Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan A Switzerland 2.68
-15
175 Amsterdam Brass Netherlands 2.54
-15
176 Easington Colliery North 2.51
-8
177 Regent Brass LSC 2.50
New
178 Boarshurst Silver (Greenfield) North West 2.50
+18
179 Hathern Midlands 2.50
New
180 Torshavn Brass Band Faeroes 2.44
-17
181 Moston & Beswick Manchester North West 2.41
-17
182 St Mary's Band Club Australia 2.34
-13
183 Stalybridge Old North West 2.33
-18
184 Hoover (Bolton) North West 2.31
New
185 St. Kilda Sentinel Brass NZ 2.29
-19
186 Gateshead Brass North 2.27
+6
187 Carlton Brass Midlands 2.19
-2
188 AEOLUS France 2.19
-11
189 Langley Midlands 2.19
-3
190 Rhyl Silver Wales 2.18
-9
191 City of Oxford LSC 2.16
-4
192 Entlebucher Brass Band Switzerland 2.14
-16
193 Brass Band of the Western Reserve U.S.A. 2.14
-13
194 Strabane N. Ireland 2.13
-6
195 Blackburn & Darwen North West 2.10
-23
196 Brass Band Kortrijk Belgium 2.09
-25
197 Diggle North West 2.07
-6
198 Brassband Limburg Netherlands 2.07
-19
199 Bollington Brass North West 2.07
New
200 Arbroath Instrumental Scotland 2.06
-16

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