On this day in 1983, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released "Dear Prudence".
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On this day in 1983, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released "Dear Prudence".
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
Released on this day forty years ago, "Rain" by #TheCult was the second single from their second studio album, "Love".
It reached 17 on the #UKSinglesChart and is a #gothclub mainstay to this day!
It reached 17 on the #UKSinglesChart and is a #gothclub mainstay to this day!
The Cult - Rain HD
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September 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Released on this day forty years ago, "Rain" by #TheCult was the second single from their second studio album, "Love".
It reached 17 on the #UKSinglesChart and is a #gothclub mainstay to this day!
It reached 17 on the #UKSinglesChart and is a #gothclub mainstay to this day!
Released on this day in 1983, "Temple of Love" was the fifth single by #TheSistersOfMercy. It topped the #UKIndieChart a week after release, and the 1992 re-release went to No.3 on the #UKSinglesChart. It remains an anthem for #gothclub dancefloors the world over!
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October 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Released on this day in 1983, "Temple of Love" was the fifth single by #TheSistersOfMercy. It topped the #UKIndieChart a week after release, and the 1992 re-release went to No.3 on the #UKSinglesChart. It remains an anthem for #gothclub dancefloors the world over!
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 1st October 1988.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 1st October 1988.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 1st October 1988.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 1st October 1988.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th October 1986.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th October 1986.
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October 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th October 1986.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th October 1986.
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Released on this day in 1981 (as declared by #TheCure website), Charlotte Sometimes was a non-album single.
The single reached No. 44 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was later included on the bonus disc of the deluxe edition of Faith, released in 2005.
The single reached No. 44 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was later included on the bonus disc of the deluxe edition of Faith, released in 2005.
The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes
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October 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Released on this day in 1981 (as declared by #TheCure website), Charlotte Sometimes was a non-album single.
The single reached No. 44 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was later included on the bonus disc of the deluxe edition of Faith, released in 2005.
The single reached No. 44 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was later included on the bonus disc of the deluxe edition of Faith, released in 2005.
Released in October 1982, #Bauhaus cover of the 1972 #DavidBowie track "Ziggy Stardust" was a single from their third album “The Sky’s Gone Out” and a smash hit.
It peaked at number 15 on the #UKSinglesChart, earning the band an appearance on the television programme #TopofthePops.
It peaked at number 15 on the #UKSinglesChart, earning the band an appearance on the television programme #TopofthePops.
Bowie and Bauhaus: Ziggy Stardust is buried in Camden
One of the earliest progenitors of goth rock, Bauhaus were at their peak in 1982 when they recorded a cover of the 1972 track “Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie, from “The Rise and F…
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October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Released in October 1982, #Bauhaus cover of the 1972 #DavidBowie track "Ziggy Stardust" was a single from their third album “The Sky’s Gone Out” and a smash hit.
It peaked at number 15 on the #UKSinglesChart, earning the band an appearance on the television programme #TopofthePops.
It peaked at number 15 on the #UKSinglesChart, earning the band an appearance on the television programme #TopofthePops.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 28th September 1985.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 28th September 1985.
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September 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 28th September 1985.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 28th September 1985.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 26th September 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 26th September 1987.
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September 26, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 26th September 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 26th September 1987.
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"Bicycle Race" is a song by the British rock band #Queen. It was released on their 1978 album #Jazz and written by Queen's lead singer #FreddieMercury. It was released as a #doubleAside single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls", reaching number 11 in the #UKSinglesChart.
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September 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Bicycle Race" is a song by the British rock band #Queen. It was released on their 1978 album #Jazz and written by Queen's lead singer #FreddieMercury. It was released as a #doubleAside single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls", reaching number 11 in the #UKSinglesChart.
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The U.K. singles and albums chart w/e 1/11/86 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and albums chart w/e 1/11/86 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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The U.K. singles and albums chart w/e 1/11/86 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and albums chart w/e 1/11/86 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 25th July 1981.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 25th July 1981.
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July 25, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 25th July 1981.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 25th July 1981.
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The U.K. singles and albums chart 14/10/89 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and albums chart 14/10/89 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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October 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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The U.K. singles and albums chart 14/10/89 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and albums chart 14/10/89 @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 15th August 1981.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 15th August 1981.
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August 15, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 15th August 1981.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 15th August 1981.
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10 #KylieMinogue LPs
#Track5 “Got To Be Certain”- Kylie Minogue (1988)
“Got To Be Certain” was Kylie’s 2nd single release from her debut album “Kylie” (1988).
Kylie’s #GotToBeCertain peaked at #2 on #UKSinglesChart & #1 in Australia on #ARIASinglesChart.
10 #KylieMinogue LPs
#Track5 “Got To Be Certain”- Kylie Minogue (1988)
“Got To Be Certain” was Kylie’s 2nd single release from her debut album “Kylie” (1988).
Kylie’s #GotToBeCertain peaked at #2 on #UKSinglesChart & #1 in Australia on #ARIASinglesChart.
August 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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10 #KylieMinogue LPs
#Track5 “Got To Be Certain”- Kylie Minogue (1988)
“Got To Be Certain” was Kylie’s 2nd single release from her debut album “Kylie” (1988).
Kylie’s #GotToBeCertain peaked at #2 on #UKSinglesChart & #1 in Australia on #ARIASinglesChart.
10 #KylieMinogue LPs
#Track5 “Got To Be Certain”- Kylie Minogue (1988)
“Got To Be Certain” was Kylie’s 2nd single release from her debut album “Kylie” (1988).
Kylie’s #GotToBeCertain peaked at #2 on #UKSinglesChart & #1 in Australia on #ARIASinglesChart.
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by English band #Sade from their second studio album, #Promise (1985). It was released in October 1985 as the album's lead single. While the song peaked at number 31 on the #UKSinglesChart, it fared considerably better in the United States.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by English band #Sade from their second studio album, #Promise (1985). It was released in October 1985 as the album's lead single. While the song peaked at number 31 on the #UKSinglesChart, it fared considerably better in the United States.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 16th September 1989.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 16th September 1989.
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September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 16th September 1989.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 16th September 1989.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 19th March 1983.
Official UK Charts.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 19th March 1983.
Official UK Charts.
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March 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 19th March 1983.
Official UK Charts.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 19th March 1983.
Official UK Charts.
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"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by #ArtieResnick and #JoeyLevine, first recorded by #OhioExpress in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the #USPopSingles chart in June and No. 5 on the #UKSinglesChart. It has since been covered by many artists. Ohio Express was a studio concoction.
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October 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by #ArtieResnick and #JoeyLevine, first recorded by #OhioExpress in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the #USPopSingles chart in June and No. 5 on the #UKSinglesChart. It has since been covered by many artists. Ohio Express was a studio concoction.
"The Ballroom Blitz" is a song by British #glamRock band #TheSweet, written by #NickyChinn and #MikeChapman. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the #UKSinglesChart and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
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July 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"The Ballroom Blitz" is a song by British #glamRock band #TheSweet, written by #NickyChinn and #MikeChapman. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the #UKSinglesChart and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
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The U.K. singles and album charts w/e 17 December 1988. @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and album charts w/e 17 December 1988. @officialcharts.bsky.social
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December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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The U.K. singles and album charts w/e 17 December 1988. @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and album charts w/e 17 December 1988. @officialcharts.bsky.social
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th July 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th July 1987.
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July 4, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th July 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts week ending 4th July 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 23rd March 1985.
Official UK Charts.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 23rd March 1985.
Official UK Charts.
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March 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 23rd March 1985.
Official UK Charts.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums charts w/e 23rd March 1985.
Official UK Charts.
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"I Feel You" is a song by English #electronicMusic band #DepecheMode, released on 15 February 1993 by #MuteRecords as the first single from their eighth studio album, #SongsOfFaithAndDevotion (1993). The song peaked at number eight on the #UKSinglesChart and also made number one.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"I Feel You" is a song by English #electronicMusic band #DepecheMode, released on 15 February 1993 by #MuteRecords as the first single from their eighth studio album, #SongsOfFaithAndDevotion (1993). The song peaked at number eight on the #UKSinglesChart and also made number one.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums chart w/e 21st March 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums chart w/e 21st March 1987.
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March 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums chart w/e 21st March 1987.
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The U.K. singles and U.K. albums chart w/e 21st March 1987.
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