What's A Matter Baby
Ellen Foley
What's A Matter Baby by Ellen Foley (released in 1979) appeared in 5 of the 27 editions of the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000. Its highest chart entry was position 1050 in 2000. The song first appeared on the list in 2000 and last appeared on it in 2005.
Chart history
All positions by edition
More by Ellen Foley
- We Belong To The Night best position 544
How the song fared
On average, What's A Matter Baby was at position 1664.8 in the 5 editions in which it was on the list. Its lowest chart entry was position 1961 in 2002. It reached the top 10 0 times and the top 100 0 times. The longest consecutive run was 4 editions (up to and including 2003). The biggest rise came in 2003: from position 1961 to position 1936 (+25). The biggest fall came in 2002: from position 1416 to position 1961 (-545). In 2025, the song was not on the list; it was last on it in 2005.
Compared with all songs
In total, 4,925 different songs have appeared in the Top 2000. With 5 editions, this song shares that score with 196 other songs, and 3,042 songs were on the list in more editions. There are 2,717 songs that have ever ranked higher than position 1050.
Also released in 1979
134 other songs from 1979 are in the Top 2000. The highest chart entries:
- Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd best position 8
- Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd best position 17
- Don't Stop Me Now – Queen best position 37
- Highway To Hell – AC/DC best position 43
- Bright Eyes – Art Garfunkel best position 46
- Roxanne – The Police best position 88
Neighbours in the 2005 list
In 2005, this song was at position 1961. Stay With Me (Faces) was at position 1960, one place higher; The Most Beautiful Girl (Charlie Rich) was at position 1962, one place lower.
Frequently asked questions
How often was What's A Matter Baby by Ellen Foley in the Top 2000?
What's A Matter Baby was on the list in 5 of the 27 editions (1999 to 2025), first in 2000 and most recently in 2005.
What is the highest position of What's A Matter Baby in the Top 2000?
The highest chart entry was position 1050 in 2000.
How high was What's A Matter Baby in the 2025 Top 2000?
The song was not on the list in 2025.