ranking roger (born roger charlery; 21 february 1963 – 26 march 2019) was a british musician. he was a singer in the 1980s ska band the beat, and later general public with fellow beat singer dave wakeling. he later led a rebuilt beat line-up. the beat, is known in north america as the english beat, and australia as the british beat. he was also a member of big audio dynamite in the 1990s.