Duke is the tenth studio album by British rock group, Genesis. Recorded in 1979 during the months of October, November, and December, the album was released in March 1980 where it became the band’s first record to reach #1 in the United Kingdom. In the US, the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard … Read more
The Hurting is the debut album by the British synthpop band Tears for Fears. It was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at no. 1 on the UK Album Chart. The album was certified Platinum by the BPI in January 1985. The album contained Tears For Fears’ first three hit singles – “Mad World”, … Read more
War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 28 February 1983. The album has come to be regarded as U2’s first overtly political album, in part because of songs like “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, “New Year’s Day”, as well as the title, which stems from the band’s perception of the world … Read more
All Over the Place was The Bangles’ first full length album for Columbia Records. Released in 1984, the sound is lively and shows more Bangles collaboration and less keyboard overdubs that were used later on their more commercially successful albums. Although the album was not a commercial success peaking at #80 on the Billboard 200 … Read more
Different Light is an album by The Bangles released in January 1986. It is their best known album, with a Top 5 hit single and a No. 1 hit. The album’s Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 1960s-style sound. This was the first album in which bassist Michael Steele sings lead vocals … Read more
Richard Marx is the eponymous debut album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released in 1987. Marx became the second solo artist (the first being Whitney Houston) in recording history to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 with four singles from a debut album, including his first number one Pop single “Hold On to … Read more
Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by English singer Kate Bush. It was Bush’s fifth studio album, and her second to top the album charts. It has since been certified Double Platinum in the UK. Four singles were released from the album: “Running Up That Hill”, “Cloudbusting”, “Hounds of Love”, and “The Big Sky”. … Read more