World Rankings / International

These rankings have been meticulously prepared and provide an accurate reflection of the merits of each band mentioned. For more information read how the rankings system works.


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Rankings as of 31-Mar-2013

Pos Band Region Points +/-
1 Cory Wales 1,277.07 -
2 Foden's North West 1,183.28 -
3 Black Dyke Yorkshire 914.06 -
4 Brighouse and Rastrick Yorkshire 789.80 -
5 Tredegar Wales 653.62 -
6 Leyland North West 639.76 +1
7 Fairey North West 592.31 -1
8 Grimethorpe Colliery Yorkshire 434.35 -
9 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Yorkshire 352.46 +1
10 Tongwynlais Temperance Wales 317.88 +3
11 Co-operative Funeralcare Scotland 268.88 +1
12 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Norway 264.12 -3
13 Manger Musikklag Norway 220.00 -2
14 Virtuosi GUS Midlands 174.50 +1
15 Flowers West 162.53 +2
16 Rothwell Temperance Yorkshire 156.94 +3
17 Whitburn Scotland 155.85 +4
18 Noord Limburgse Belgium 152.07 -4
19 Seindorf Beaumaris Wales 145.03 +1
20 Hepworth Yorkshire 143.91 +2
21 Stavanger Norway 136.54 -3
22 Brass Band Schoonhoven Netherlands 129.54 -6
23 Reg Vardy North 111.62 -
24 Brass Band of Central Florida USA 95.62 -
25 Kirkintilloch Scotland 86.46 +4
26 Desford Colliery Midlands 86.08 -1
27 Northop Wales 85.29 +10
28 Marsden Silver Yorkshire 78.32 -1
29 BTM Wales 71.32 -1
30 Milnrow North West 68.45 +17
31 Burry Port Town Wales 66.29 +7
32 Buizingen Belgium 63.75 -6
33 Pemberton Old Wigan DW North West 62.42 -3
34 Redbridge Brass London & SC 53.77 -
35 Kingdom Brass Scotland 52.74 +1
36 Zone One Brass London & SC 46.28 +6
37 Brass Band Treize Etoiles Switzerland 46.18 -6
38 Fountain City Brass Band USA 43.54 -3
39 Brass Band Willebroek Belgium 41.88 -6
40 Oslo Brass Band Norway 41.49 -8
41 Tertnes Brass Norway 37.67 -2
42 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Yorkshire 36.81 +1
43 Hammonds Saltaire Yorkshire 36.64 -3
44 Woodfalls West 35.43 +6
45 Wingates North West 33.72 +10
46 Jaguar Land Rover Midlands 31.93 +33
47 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Wales 29.03 +15
48 Nord-Pas-de-Calais France 28.33 -4
49 EYMS North 28.12 +5
50 Paris Brass Band France 28.08 -5
51 Brass Band Oberösterreich Austria 28.00 -10
52 Friary Guildford London & SC 25.67 +12
53 Aldbourne West 25.55 +12
54 Krohnengen Norway 25.41 -8
55 Skelmanthorpe Yorkshire 25.32 +12
56 Thoresby Colliery Midlands 24.18 +16
57 Lyngby Taarbaek Denmark 23.43 -8
58 Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan A Switzerland 22.72 -10
59 Rainford North West 22.61 +68
60 Felling North 21.46 +17
61 UNITE the Union (City of Sheffield) Yorkshire 20.93 -
62 Burgermusik Luzern Switzerland 20.18 -5
63 Atlantic Brass Band USA 20.17 -7
64 Oslofjorde Brass Norway 20.08 -13
65 Windcorp Sweden 19.88 -7
66 Mount Charles West 19.80 +4
67 Festival Brass Band Belgium 19.68 -14
68 Ila Brass Norway 19.51 -16
69 Tylorstown Wales 18.84 +9
70 1st Old Boys Association Silver N. Ireland 18.77 -1
71 Woolston Brass New Zealand 18.75 -8
72 Camborne Town West 18.25 +9
73 Newstead Brass Midlands 18.23 +15
74 Brass Band Fribourg Switzerland 18.02 -15
75 Ashton-under-Lyne North West 17.38 +19
76 Jaren Hornmusikkforening Norway 16.93 -16
77 NASUWT Riverside North 16.79 +64
78 Brass Band de Wâldsang Netherlands 15.94 -12
79 Regent Brass London & SC 15.59 +81
80 Brass Band Rijnmond Netherlands 15.00 -12
81 Brisbane Excelsior Australia 14.92 -7
82 Valaisia Brass Band Switzerland 14.89 -11
83 Kew Band Melbourne Australia 14.84 -8
84 Blackburn and Darwen North West 14.43 -
85 Bournemouth Concert West 14.40 -2
86 Concord Denmark 14.16 -4
87 Co-operative Funeralcare North West North West 14.15 +4
88 Brass Band Heist Belgium 14.06 -12
89 Pontardulais Wales 13.86 +4
90 Gunnedah Shire Band Australia 13.45 -10
91 Molde Brass Band Norway 13.45 -18
92 Aveley and Newham London & SC 12.25 -3
93 Oldham Band (Lees) North West 12.21 -6
94 Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Scotland 11.89 +30
95 Laganvale (Metal Technology) N. Ireland 11.63 -5
96 Bjørsvik Brass Norway 11.61 -10
97 Lochgelly Scotland 11.28 +5
98 Dalmellington Scotland 10.80 +2
99 Sovereign Brass Midlands 10.65 +32
100 Sola Brass Band Norway 10.61 -15
101 Aarhus Denmark 10.49 -3
102 Fishburn North 10.18 -1
103 Wantage Silver 'A' London & SC 9.66 +4
104 Drighlington Yorkshire 9.17 +9
105 James Madison University USA 9.08 -13
106 Chicago Brass Band USA 8.87 -11
107 St. Dennis West 8.83 -4
108 Ratby Co-operative Midlands 8.68 +12
109 Aeolus France 8.52 -12
110 Brassage France 8.51 -14
111 Llwydcoed Wales 8.45 +3
112 Wakefield Metropolitan Yorkshire 8.23 -3
113 Freckleton North West 8.14 +29
114 Bollington Brass North West 7.97 +74
115 Solna Brass Sweden 7.82 -16
116 Clackmannan District Scotland 7.82 +39
117 Drogheda Brass Band Ireland 7.54 -13
118 Unison Kinneil Scotland 7.47 -10
119 Becontree Brass London & SC 7.23 -13
120 Jackfield Elcock Reisen Midlands 7.20 -9
121 Markham and District Wales 7.14 -5
122 Footscray-Yarraville City Australia 7.07 -17
123 Longridge North West 6.98 -11
124 Mossley North West 6.92 -14
125 Derwent Brass Midlands 6.83 +11
126 Barton Town North 6.79 -3
127 Lydbrook West 6.75 +3
128 Shepherd Group North 6.70 +17
129 Staines Brass London & SC 6.57 -7
130 Lewis Merthyr Wales 6.57 -11
131 Wardle & District Anderson Brass North West 6.47 -3
132 Downshire Brass N. Ireland 6.46 -6
133 Bazuin-Oenkerk Netherlands 6.20 -16
134 Kleppe Musikklag Norway 6.19 -19
135 North Shore Brass New Zealand 6.17 -17
136 Hebden Bridge Yorkshire 5.97 New
137 Goodwick Brass Wales 5.94 +7
138 Cwmaman Institute Wales 5.92 -13
139 Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass New Zealand 5.80 -18
140 Medway London & SC 5.65 New
141 Bo'ness and Carriden Scotland 5.59 +7
142 Abergavenny Borough Wales 5.56 -7
143 Penclawdd Brass Wales 5.51 +50
144 Bon-Accord Scotland 5.36 -5
145 Newtongrange Silver Scotland 5.36 +9
146 Kidlington Concert London & SC 5.21 New
147 Tyldesley North West 5.18 -10
148 Betlehemskyrkans Brass Sweden 5.14 -16
149 Brisbane Brass Australia 5.14 -16
150 South Milford Brass North 5.13 -12
151 Johnstone Silver Scotland 5.10 -4
152 Brassband Limburg Netherlands 4.95 -23
153 Provinciale Brassband Groningen Netherlands 4.93 -19
154 Sherborne Town West 4.83 -4
155 City of Bradford Yorkshire 4.78 +23
156 Soli Brass Netherlands 4.64 -16
157 Dalewool Auckland Brass New Zealand 4.63 -14
158 Staffordshire Midlands 4.58 +13
159 Morecambe North West 4.56 New
160 Brunel Brass West 4.45 -11
161 Deiniolen Wales 4.37 -8
162 Vernon Building Society Poynton North West 4.23 +4
163 Brass Band Columbus USA 4.21 -17
164 Llanrug Wales 4.20 +23
165 Strata Brass Yorkshire 4.13 -13
166 Wrexham Brass Wales 4.04 -15
167 Murley Silver N. Ireland 3.74 +5
168 Haslingden and Helmshore North West 3.69 -9
169 Öresund Brass Sweden 3.65 -11
170 Hyde West 3.64 -5
171 Third Carrickfergus N. Ireland 3.63 New
172 Askøy Brass Band Norway 3.62 -16
173 Brass Band du Rhône France 3.50 -12
174 South Yorkshire Police Yorkshire 3.50 New
175 Ensemble de Cuivres Jurassien Switzerland 3.49 -18
176 RAF St. Athan Voluntary Wales 3.49 -8
177 Blaenavon Town Wales 3.48 +2
178 Melingriffith 2 Wales 3.45 +16
179 Easington Colliery North 3.38 New
180 Newmilns and Galston Scotland 3.37 +5
181 Ensemble de Cuivres Mélodia Switzerland 3.37 -19
182 Hatfield Yorkshire 3.34 +16
183 Amsterdam Brass Netherlands 3.30 -19
184 St Mary's Band Club Australia 3.30 -11
185 Phoenix West Midlands Brass Midlands 3.24 +11
186 Roughan Silver N. Ireland 3.20 New
187 Dublin Silver USA 3.20 -11
188 Hade Edge (J&E Dickinson) Yorkshire 3.20 -7
189 Sandefjord Brass Symposium Norway 3.18 -19
190 Bayerische Brassband Akademie (3BA) Germany 3.18 -16
191 Whitworth Vale and Healey North West 3.17 New
192 Marlborough District Brass New Zealand 3.17 -17
193 Austrian Brass Band - University of Graz Austria 3.16 -30
194 Brass Band Zele Belgium 3.15 -27
195 Brass Band Kortrijk Belgium 3.13 -26
196 Bilton Silver Midlands 3.11 -14
197 Filton Concert Brass West 3.07 +3
198 Brass Band Berneroberland Switzerland 2.98 -21
199 Lanner and District Silver West 2.96 -2
200 East London Brass London & SC 2.94 New

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