Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
Musical Youth had a massive Uk Number 1 with Pass The Dutchie in 1982, which also made the USA Top 10.
They never scaled those dizzy heights again, but at least they made it!
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Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Their first UK Top 10 hit, Culture Club's Do You Really Want To Hurt Me reached number 1 in 1982 and also number 2 in the USA.
It really was a new and original sound and they went on to have great success, though only had one further number 1 (in 1983).
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ABC – All Of My Heart
All Of My Heart was ABC's final UK Top 10 hit and what a great one!
A dramatic and romantic ballad that still sounds fantastic today.
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Dire Straits – Private Investigations
Private Investigations is, (together with Walk Of Life later on in the 80s), Dire Straits highest charting UK hit, reaching number 2 in 1982.
Their famous Money For Nothing did reach number 1 in the USA, but only managed number 4 in the UK.
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Yazoo – Don’t Go
Don't Go was Yazoo's second (of three in the total) UK Top 10 hit, reaching number 3 in the charts in 1982.
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Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Following on from the brilliant Geno in 1980, Dexy’s Midnight Runners hit the UK Number 1 spot for the second and final time with Come On Eileen in 1982.
It was also Dexy's only USA Number 1 and came in-between Michael Jackson's number 1s for Billie Jean an...
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The Clash – Rock The Casbah
Following on from London Calling a couple of years before, the great Rock The Casbah by The Clash surprisingly only reached number 30 in the UK charts.
However, it became their biggest USA hit, reaching number 6 across the pond!
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Roxy Music – Avalon
Avalon by Roxy Music is yet another sexy and romantic song by them.
It reached number 13 in the UK charts back in 1982, which they have not surpassed since then (though Bryan Ferry went on to have a huge global hit with Slave To Love later in the 80s).
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Madness – House of Fun
Another UK hit for Madness, House of Fun was a UK Number 1 and in fact, Madness's only number 1 single in the UK!
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Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Another UK Top 10 hit for Duran Duran, Hungry Like The Wolf also became their first USA Top 10 in 1982.
Reaching number 5 in the UK, it equalled Duran Duran's highest to-date, though far bigger prizes were just around the corner...
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