Blackcat owed this thread to automatic, so here it is!
A big band in Britain in the 1982 period, as indicated by some of their chart runs in the UK and the USA - again, blackcat gives thanks to Hanboo for these:
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:37 am
For MickWarwell
Chart runs for: ABC
(through October 21, 2006)
* UK SINGLES *
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1. TEARS ARE NOT ENOUGH
Date: 31/10/1981 - Run: 72-50-39-26-*19*-19-30-32 (8 wks)
Total # of weeks: 8 ( Top 75: 8)
2. POISON ARROW
Date: 20/02/1982 - Run: 52-42-15- 10-*6*-6-8-15-27-40-60 (11/4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 11 (Top 10: 4 Top 75: 11) US:#25/15
3. THE LOOK OF LOVE (PART ONE)
Date: 15/05/1982 - Run: 26-13- 6-5-*4*-4-6-18-23-44-64 (11/5 wks)
Re #01: 08/01/1983 91-71-85 (3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 14-11c (Top 10: 5 Top 75: 12) US:#18/25
4. ALL OF MY HEART
Date: 04/09/1982 - Run: 28- 8-6-*5*-12-17-23-47 (8/3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 8 (Top 10: 3 Top 75: 8)
5. THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW
Date: 05/11/1983 - Run: 25-*18*-22-44 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 4 ( Top 75: 4) US:#89/3
6. S.O.S.
Date: 21/01/1984 - Run: 44-*39*-40-53-72 (5 wks)
Total # of weeks: 5 ( Top 75: 5)
7. HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
Date: 10/11/1984 - Run: 57-*49*-49-68 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 4 Top 75: 4
8. BE NEAR ME
Date: 06/04/1985 - Run: 36-*26*-33-45 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 4 ( Top 75: 4) US:#9/22/3
9. VANITY KILLS
Date: 15/06/1985 - Run: *70*-79 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 1 US:#91/4
10. OCEAN BLUE
Date: 11/01/1986 - Run: 81-59-*51*-69 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 4 Top 75: 3
11. WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
Date: 06/06/1987 - Run: 37-21-14-12-*11*-14-22-31-49-68 (10 wks)
Total # of weeks: 10 ( Top 75: 10) US:#5/19/4
12. THE NIGHT YOU MURDERED LOVE
Date: 05/09/1987 - Run: 52-43-39-*31*-31-36-54-71 (8 wks)
Total # of weeks: 8 ( Top 75: 8)
13. KING WITHOUT A CROWN
Date: 28/11/1987 - Run: *44*-45-60 (3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 3 Top 75: 3
14. ONE BETTER WORLD
Date: 27/05/1989 - Run: 40-*32*-47-68 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 4 ( Top 75: 4)
15. THE REAL THING
Date: 23/09/1989 - Run: *68*-88 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 1
16. THE LOOK OF LOVE
Date: 14/04/1990 - Run: *68*-84 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 1
17. LOVE CONQUERS ALL
Date: 27/07/1991 - Run: *47*-49 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 2
18. SAY IT
Date: 11/01/1992 - Run: *42*-42-57 (3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 3 Top 75: 3
19. STRANGER THINGS
Date: 22/03/1997 - Run: *57*-143 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 1
20. SKYSCRAPING
Date: 17/05/1997 - Run: *122* (1 wk)
21. ROLLING SEVENS
Date: 12/07/1997 - Run: *130* (1 wk)
* US SINGLES *
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1. THE LOOK OF LOVE (PART ONE)
Written by: Martin Fry/David Palmer/Stephen Singleton/Mark White
Date: 11/09/1982 - Run: 77-66-60-49-47-45-42-39-35-31-27-25-21-20-19-19- (16 wsf)
01/01/1983: 19-*18*-18-18-43-83-92-92-100 (25 wks) UK:#4/14/5
2. POISON ARROW
Written by: Martin Fry/David Palmer/Stephen Singleton/Mark White
Date: 29/01/1983 - Run: 72-61-49-45-39-36-31-27-*25*-25-25-26-47-75-95 (15 wks) UK:#6/11/4
3. THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW
Written by: Martin Fry/Stephen Singleton/Mark White
Date: 04/02/1984 - Run: 95-92-*89* (3 wks) UK:#18/4
4. BE NEAR ME
Written by: Martin Fry/Mark White
Date: 24/08/1985 - Run: 76-56-49-43-41-36-28-23-18-16- 10-*9*-9-11-13-29-47-58-79- (19 wsf)
04/01/1986: 82-81-95 (22/3 wks) UK:#26/4
5. (HOW TO BE A) MILLIONAIRE
Written by: Martin Fry/Mark White
Date: 18/01/1986 - Run: 81-60-55-47-39-33-27-25-23-*20*-25-42-55-81 (14 wks)
6. VANITY KILLS
Written by: Martin Fry/Mark White
Date: 17/05/1986 - Run: 92-*91*-91-97 (4 wks) UK:#70/2
7. WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
Written by: Martin Fry/Mark White
Date: 04/07/1987 - Run: 86-70-57-46-39-29-24-18-16-11- 8-*5*-6-8-20-33-55-67-96 (19/4 wks) UK:#11/10
* UK ALBUMS *
============
1. THE LEXICON OF LOVE
Date: 03/07/1982 - Run: *1*-1-1-1-3-5-5-7-6-6-5-5-5-7-5-7-13-13-19-25-33-32-33-43-48-51- (26 wsf)
01/01/1983: 51-33-20-21-33-35-40-34-42-35-49-52-62-59-64-80-54-89-0-0-92-99-72-92 (48-44c/16/4 wks)
Re #01: 27/08/1983 97 (1 wk, 49 wsf)
Re #02: 19/11/1983 86 (1 wk, 50 wsf)
Re #03: 15/06/1996 145 (1 wk, 51 wsf)
Re #04: 21/09/1996 139 (1 wk, 52 wsf)
Re #05: 02/07/2005 146-128 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 6
Total # of weeks: 54-44c (Top 10: 16, Top 20: 20 Top 40: 31 Top 75: 43, #1: 4) US:#24/39
2. BEAUTY STAB
Date: 26/11/1983 - Run: *12*-33-48-64-63-63- (6 wsf)
07/01/1984: 79-56-59-40-53-47-54 (13 wks)
Total # of weeks: 13 (Top 20: 1 Top 40: 3 Top 75: 12) US:#69/14
3. HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE
Date: 26/10/1985 - Run: *28*-50-81 (3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 3 ( Top 40: 1 Top 75: 2) US:#30/41
4. ALPHABET CITY
Date: 24/10/1987 - Run: *7*-15-33-53-79-87-80-80-96-0-0- (9 wsf)
09/01/1988: 100 (10-9c/1 wks)
Total # of weeks: 10-9c (Top 10: 1, Top 20: 2 Top 40: 3 Top 75: 4) US:#48/25
5. UP
Date: 28/10/1989 - Run: *58* (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 1 Top 75: 1
6. ABSOLUTELY
Date: 21/04/1990 - Run: *7*-10-10-13-13-16-19-33-40-39-58-68 (12/3 wks)
Total # of weeks: 12 (Top 10: 3, Top 20: 7 Top 40: 10 Top 75: 12)
7. ABRACADABRA
Date: 24/08/1991 - Run: *50* (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 1 Top 75: 1
8. SKYSCRAPING
Date: 05/04/1997 - Run: *97* (1 wk)
9. LOOK OF LOVE - THE VERY BEST OF
Date: 04/08/2001 - Run: *69*-97 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 2 Top 75: 1
* US ALBUMS *
============
1. THE LEXICON OF LOVE
Date: 25/09/1982 - Run: 92-83-63-55-48-44-42-42-40-36-34-31-30-30- (14 wsf)
01/01/1983: 30-27-27-27-*24*-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-55-53-60-60-76-107-117-139-141-163-177 (39 wks) UK:#1/54/16/4
2. BEAUTY STAB
Date: 17/12/1983 - Run: 86-77-77-73-72-72-*69*-69-88-86-96-103-115-158 (14 wks) UK:#12/13
3. HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE
Date: 05/10/1985 - Run: 102-55-44-37-34-33-*30*-30-33-32-37-45-45- (13 wsf)
04/01/1986: 45-50-58-56-66-50-48-43-42-40-37-37-38-35-40-40-48-52-64-69-77-83-84-99-109-123-173-179 (41 wks) UK:#28/3
4. ALPHABET CITY
Date: 22/08/1987 - Run: 114-65-54-52-*48*-48-48-52-58-61-70-78-91-96-96-121-128-146-168- (19 wsf)
02/01/1988: 168-175-182-177-166-181 (25 wks) UK:#7/10/1
So particularly big around the 1982 period, in terms of both singles sales in the UK, and in terms of the highly praised Lexicon of Love album, a UK charttopper that seemed to define that summer of 1982 for many people. It was also a top three album in Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland.
And that album eventually earned a gold record from the RIAA in 1995:
First
Artist
ABC Title
LEXICON OF LOVE Certification Date
02/15/1995 Label
MERCURY
Award Description
GOLD Format
ALBUM Category
GROUP Type
ST
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First
Blackcat liked using wikipaedia entries a lot for these artists, here is the one for this classic eighties pop band:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_(band)
And he liked youtube clips to illustrate his points.
Well, here's one of their best records:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuLcogdames
The Look Of Love, by ABC.
Blackcat did owe you this thread, automatic, I hope that you appreciate the work done here.
And.............what a great band ABC were.
