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- Artist
- Dead or Alive
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
- Chart
- 11
Dead or Alive was a British dance group from Liverpool in the 1980s. After several attempts, they finally got their big break with "You Spin Me Round" in 1985. The song became no.1 on UK singles chart and almost became Top10 hit in US. Although they managed a couple more hits in their home, they could never dubplicate the success of that 1985 singles again. They broke up in 1989.
- Artist
- Furniture
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Brilliant Mind
- Chart
- UK 21
This British synthpop band was formed in London in 1981. Since 1983, they had released several singles but did not get much attention. Their breakthrough came when the singles "Brilliant Mind" became no.21 hit on UK chart in 1986. However, their next singles was a flop and the band's popularity began to decline. The band finally split up in 1991.
- Artist
- Timbuk 3
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
- Chart
- 19
Timbuk3 was an alternative pop band formed by the husband and wife, Pat & Barbara MacDonald in the mid 1980s. Their first and only charted singles "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" became a hit in both UK and US. It was so popular and was featured in many movies and television programmes throughout the decade.
- Artist
- John Taylor
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- I Do What I Do
- Chart
- 23
John Taylor was wel-known as a bass guitarist of successful synthpop band Duran Duran. In the mid 1980s, he attempted his first solo works by recording the singles for the sountrack of the movie 9½ Weeks. "I Do What I Do" turned out to be an unexpected hit and climbed to no.23 on Billboard chart in 1986. He started his full solo career after he left the band in 1997, but never score another hit again.
- Artist
- Boys Don't Cry
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- I Wanna Be A Cowboy
- Chart
- 12
Boys Don't Cry was a British pop/rock band led by a vocalist/keyboardist Nick Richards. They released an EP, 2 albums, and several singles - but only one of them actually became a hit. The punk novelty tune "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" became a no.12 hit on Billboard Hot100 chart in 1986. But they could not follow this success and they called a quit in 1988.
- Artist
- Belouis Some
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Imagination
- Chart
- UK 17
Belouis Some was a synth pop artist who emerged for a short period during the mid 1980s. His debut album in 1985 yielded his one and only hit "Imagination", which peaked at no.17 on UK chart. Unfortunately, his following album was a flop and he disappeared from the scene not long after that.
- Artist
- Sly Fox
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Let's Go All The Way
- Chart
- 7
Sly Fox was a name of a short-live American dance-pop duo that quietly left the scene after only one album, and a lone hit, in the mid 1980s. The Top10 hit "Let's Go All the Way" was a catchy dance song that seemed like a fusion of several different music styles. However, their follow-up singles were flops and they soon disbanded within a year.
- Artist
- Dream Academy
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Life In A Northern Town
- Chart
- 7
Dream Academy was a British folk rock band from the early 1980s. They specialized in mixing sounds and various instruments. Their first singles "Life in a Northern Town" became a worldwide hit in 1985 and a Top10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 the following year. However, the next two albums could not yield any more hits and the trio split up in 1991.
- Artist
- Yello
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Oh Yeah
- Chart
- 51
Yello is an electronica band of the duo Swiss musicians, Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. Their music has been popular in TV programmes, advertisements, and film industries. In 1986, they released their best known work to date. The hilarious, two-word lyric record "Oh Yeah" suddenly gained popularity after it was featured in 1986 film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. It became a chart hit in US and featured in several films since.
- Artist
- Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Paranoimia
- Chart
- 34
Max Headroom was one of the first CG characters celebrity to emerge on British silver screen in the late 1980s. He gained popularity from his own TV series 'The Max Headroom Show' and a TV movie in the mid 1980s. He became known to music listeners when his vocal was featured on Art of Noise's song "Paranoimia". This funny song unexpectedly became Top40 hit in 1986, and Max Headroom's only hit.
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