This is a list of all the National Quartet Champions in the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) since their first contest in 1974.
Winners and any quartets that score 78% or over are eligible to be invited to compete in the Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Contest.
Year Quartet Chapter(s) Tenor Lead Baritone Bass 1974 The Ringleaders Crawley, Brighton 1975 The Five Bridge Four Wearside 1976 The Barrytones Reading 1977 The Fortunaires Crawley 1978 The Newtown Ringers Crawley 1979 No competition – – – – – 1980 Par Four Gr. Manchester 1981 Regency Pride Brighton, Hove, Crawley) 1982 Limited Company Leeds, Gr. Manchester 1983 Mancunian Way Gr. Manchester 1984 On Spec Preston, Gr. Manchester 1985 Gilt Edge Plymouth 1986 Junction 33 Sheffield 1987 Times Square Sheffield 1988 High Time Bradford, Mold 1989 Quartz Precision Crawley, Bromley 1990 Curtain Call W. Midlands 1991 Talk of the Town Bolton 1992 Quattro Leeds 1993 Island Engagement IOW, Portsmouth 1994 Sound Assembly W. Midlands, Bradford, Mon 1995 Smilin' Thru' Sheffield 1996 Hooked on Harmony Worthing, Crawley 1997 Cambridge Blues Cambridge 1998 Chordial Exchange Manchester, Bolton 1999 Shockwave Potton, Selby 2000 The Likely Lads Leeds, Bradford 2001 MATRIX Cambridge, Bolton, Mold 2002 The Light Industrial Choral Society Cambridge, Peterborough 2003 Sound Crew Telford 2004 Prime Time Cambridge, Portsmouth 2005 The Works Cambridge, Reading 2006 Pitch Invasion East Midlands, Telford 2007 Q.E.D. Cornwall & S. Devon, Monmouth & Bristol 2008 Monkey Magic Bolton 2009 Evolution Cambridge 2010 Steel Bristol 2011 Crossfire 2012 iQ 2013 The Emerald Guard Sheffield 2014 Park Street Bristol 2015 Tagline Sheffield 2016 Finest Hour East Midlands, Preston 2017 Portobello Road South East, Midlands 2018The Locksmiths2019Sound HypothesisDon Amos (London) 2020 No competition – – – – – 2021 No competition – – – – –2022LimelightDon Amos, Vale of York2023TrailblazersCentral London2024Fifth ElementDon Amos, MaleVox2025The 1234Don Amos, MaleVox2026OvertimeDon Amos
See also British Association of Barbershop Singers
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