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January 15 – K.C. and the Sunshine Band's Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in Music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events Andy Warhol "falls in love" with Duran Duran at a Blondie concert The year 1982 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1982 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1982 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1982 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below This is a summary of 1982 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group Founded in 1973 their style has included Funk, R&B, and Disco. Harry Wayne "KC" Casey (born January 31, 1951 as Harold Wayne Casey is an American musician singer songwriter and producer
January 17 – Tommy Tucker, writer of "Hi Heel Sneakers", dies of carbon tetrachloride poisoning sustained while he was finishing floors in his home
January 20 – Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat thrown at him during a performance. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca ---- Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham, 5 March 1933 - 22 January 1982) was an American Blues Singer-songwriter Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer
January 21 – B.B. King donates his personal record collection, which includes nearly 7,000 rare blues records, to the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford
February 13 – A 300 pound (136 kg) gravestone from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant is stolen from an Orange Park, Florida cemetery. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant (January 15 1948 – October 20 1977 was the lead vocalist primary lyricist and a founding member of the Southern rock band Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA. The population was 9081 at the 2000 census Police found the gravestone 2 weeks later in a dry river bed.
February 20 – Pat Benatar marries her guitarist, Neil Giraldo on the Hawaiian island of Maui
March 4 – Frank Zappa's son Dweezil and daughter Moon Unit form Fred Zeppelin
March 5 – Comedian and Blues Brother John Belushi is found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles, California
March 18 – Teddy Pendergrass is severely injured in a car accident in Philadelphia. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Dweezil Zappa (born September 5, 1969) is an American rock Guitarist. Moon Unit Zappa (born September 28 1967) is an American actress and musician Fred Zeppelin is a tribute band to Led Zeppelin based in the original band's heartland of the West Midlands of England. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The Blues Brothers are a Grammy Award -nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician The Chateau Marmont is a Hotel built in West Hollywood California in 1927 and modeled after the Château d'Amboise in France's Loire Valley. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Theodore "Teddy" DeReese Pendergrass Sr (born March 26, 1950) is an American R&B / soul Singer and Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Pendergrass' injuries result in him being paralyzed from the waist down
March 19 – Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist, Randy Rhoads is killed in a freak accident in Leesburg, Florida when the plane he's riding in buzzes Osbourne's tour bus and crashes into a house. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Randall William "Randy" Rhoads ( December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American Heavy metal Guitarist Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15956 at the 2000 census The plane's pilot and a female passenger are also killed.
March 28 – In Los Angeles, California, David Crosby is arrested for possession of Quaaludes and drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon
March 29 – Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney release their single "Ebony and Ivory", which will remain at #1 for 7 weeks
March 31 – The Doobie Brothers announce that they are breaking up
April 15 – Billy Joel is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Long Island, New York. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " Ebony and Ivory " is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Joel spends over a month in the hospital undergoing physical therapy for his hand.
April – Amy Grant marries Gary Chapman
April 26 – Rod Stewart is mugged in Los Angeles, California. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Gary Chapman (born August 19, 1957 in Waurika, Oklahoma) is a Contemporary Christian music Singer-songwriter Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Stewart loses his $50,000 Porsche to the mugger, but was not hurt.
May 26 – The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Aberdeen, Scotland. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council
August 17 – In Langenhagen near Hanover, Germany began the first mass production of the compact disc. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Langenhagen is a German city in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
September 7 – The musical Cats begins its 18 year run on Broadway
September 22 – The Who begin their only formally-announced "farewell" tour in Washington, D.C.
November 5 – First broadcast of The Tube was shown on Channel 4 in the UK. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
November – Most successful group of the 70s Abba release their final single "Under Attack". But a split is never officially announced.
December 1 – Thriller is released by superstar Michael Jackson and goes on to be greatest selling album of all time, with 104 million units sold worldwide
The first compact discs appear in music stores in Asia. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
A benefit concert takes place in Downey, California to replace the guitars belonging to Daniel Amos which were stolen early in the year. A benefit concert is a Concert, show or gala featuring musicians comedians or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose often directed at a specific Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County California, United States, 21 km (13 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Daniel Amos (aka D A, Dä) is a Rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals Marty Dieckmeyer on bass Performers included Tom Howard, Mark Heard and Randy Stonehill. Tom Howard is an American Pianist, musical arranger and orchestral conductor. John Mark Heard ( December 16, 1951 - August 16, 1992) was a Record producer, folk-rock Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American Singer/songwriter from Stockton California, best known as one of the so-called
Madonna signs on to Warner Bros. Records and both Sire Records
Janet Jackson releases first recording
Caution and Plee Fresh begin recording; this is the birth of a distinctively Chicago sound in hip hop music
Lee Aaron's solo career begins
Ronnie James Dio leaves Black Sabbath for solo career
Wendy O. Williams leaves the Plasmatics for a solo career

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

ABBA
Adam And The Ants
Bad Company (they reform in 1986)
Blondie (they reform in 1997)
The Doobie Brothers (they reform in 1988)
The Eagles (they reform in 1994)
Hotel
The Jam
The Only Ones
The Average White Band (they reform in 1989)
The Teardrop Explodes
Japan
The Skids

Albums released

Thriller – Michael Jackson (greatest selling album of all time)
2x45 – Cabaret Voltaire
A Broken Frame – Depeche Mode
A Kiss In The Dreamhouse – Siouxsie And The Banshees
Age To Age – Amy Grant
Album – Generic Flipper – Flipper
All Four One – The Motels
Ambient 4: On Land – Brian Eno
American Fool – John Cougar Mellencamp
Another Day/Another Dollar – Gang of Four
The Anvil – Visage
Are You Ready – Bucks Fizz
Asia – Asia
Avalon – Roxy Music
Bad Brains – Bad Brains
Bean Spill – The Minutemen
Beat – King Crimson
Beautiful Vision – Van Morrison
Before a Word is Said – Gowen, Miller, Sinclair, Tomkins
Big Science – Laurie Anderson
Black Metal – Venom
Black Tiger – Y&T
Blackout – Scorpions
The Blue Mask – Lou Reed
Bobbie Sue – The Oak Ridge Boys
Branigan – Laura Branigan
The Broadsword and the Beast – Jethro Tull
Business as Usual – Men at Work
Chicago 16 – Chicago
Christ – The Album – Crass
Chronic Town EP – R.E.M.
Circus Animals – Cold Chisel
Coda – Led Zeppelin
Combat Rock – The Clash
Complete Madness – Madness (greatest hits)
Computer Games – George Clinton
Creatures of the Night – Kiss
Damaged – Black Flag
Dawn Patrol – Night Ranger
Death Wish II – Jimmy Page
The Distance – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Diver Down – Van Halen
Donna Summer – Donna Summer
The Dreaming – Kate Bush
D. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21 1962 in Belleville Ontario) is a Canadian rock and Jazz singer Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA is an American heavy Black Sabbath are an Wendy Orlean Williams ( May 28, 1949 &ndash April 6, 1998) better known as Wendy O The Plasmatics were an American punk band formed by Yale University graduate and radical Anti-artist Rod Swenson with Wendy O Cinderella is an American rock band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Seona Dancing (ˈʃɔːnə "Shawna" was a 1980s British pop group best known for providing Ricky Gervais with his first taste of fame Eight Seconds was a pop band formed in 1982 in Ottawa, Canada. Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 Napalm Death are Armored Saint is a Los Angeles, United States based heavy metal band Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. Nitzer Ebb (pronounced night-zer or nit-zer &mdashthe band pronounces it both ways are a British music group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Alien Sex Fiend are a Gothic rock band from the UK formed in the winter of 1982 The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane DI (frequently written as xDxIx) is a Southern California punk band featuring ex- Adolescents and Social Distortion drummer Casey Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock Power trio formed in 1982 (see 1982 in music) consisting of Guitarist and vocalist a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s Beat Happening is an American Indie rock band formed in Olympia Washington in 1982 Big Black was a Noise rock band founded in Chicago Illinois, United States that was active between 1982 and 1987. The Celibate Rifles are a Hard rock band from Sydney, Australia. Del Amitri are a Scottish pop - rock guitar band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980 Everything but the Girl ( EBTG) are a two-person English band formed in Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and sometime- Guitarist James are an English rock band from Manchester. They formed in 1981 and were active throughout the 80s but most successful during the 90s Kajagoogoo is a British Pop band, best known for their first single, " Too Shy " which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism Flesh for Lulu is an Alternative rock / Gothic band formed in Brixton, London, UK, and was active between 1982 and 1992 Ratt is an American Glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band The Toasters were one of the first American bands in the third wave of Ska, and may be the longest active ska band in the United States though singer Robert They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present The band Hotel was a Power pop group formed in Birmingham AL in 1973 and disbanded in 1982 The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Only Ones are an English Rock and roll band They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with Punk rock, yet straddled the musical The Teardrop Explodes were an English Post-punk / Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978 Japan were a British pop/rock group formed in 1974 in Lewisham, southeast London. The Skids were an Art-punk / Punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman 2x45 is an album by industrial / Post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) and re-released on CD on A Broken Frame is Depeche Mode 's second proper studio Album and was released on September 27 1982. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. A Kiss in the Dreamhouse is the fifth studio album released by Siouxsie & the Banshees and was issued by Polydor Records in the UK in 1982 Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Age to Age is the sixth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Flipper is an influential punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s then reuniting All Four One is the third studio album by the New Wave band The Motels, released in 1982 The Motels were a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for " Only the Lonely " and " Suddenly Last Ambient 4 / On Land (released April 1982 is an album by the British ambient musician Brian Eno. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer American Fool is the sixth album by John Cougar now known by his real name of John Mellencamp, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Visage is a British pop band Formed in 1978 the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic movement of the early 1980s Asia is the debut album by the Progressive rock band Asia, released in 1982 Asia is a rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup and included former members of veteran Progressive rock bands Avalon, released in 1982 was Roxy Music 's eighth studio album recorded in 1981 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau Bahamas, it is generally Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 Beat is an album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Alan Gowen (born 19 August 1947, North Hampstead North West London - 17 May 1981) was a fusion / Progressive rock Phil Miller (born 22 January 1949 in Barnet, Isle of Wight) is an English Progressive rock / Jazz Guitarist Richard S Sinclair (born 6 June 1948 in Canterbury, England) is a Progressive rock bassist guitarist and vocalist who has been a member of several Trevor Ramsey Tomkins (born 12 May 1941 in London) is an English Jazz drummer best known for his work in a number of British bands Big Science is the 1982 debut album by Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson and the first of a 7-album deal she signed with Warner Bros Laurie Anderson (born Laura Phillips Anderson, on June 5 1947 in Glen Ellyn Illinois) is an American experimental Performance artist and Black Metal is the second album by Venom, and the origin of the term " Black metal " Venom are an English Black Tiger is an album by Y&T. Recorded at Ridge Farm, in Dorking, County of Surrey, England, it was released in Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is a heavy metal band who formed in 1974 Blackout is a studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions that was released in 1982 Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a The Blue Mask is the eleventh Album by Singer-songwriter Lou Reed. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. The Oak Ridge Boys are a country and gospel group that is based in the United States. Branigan is the first Album by Singer Laura Branigan, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry The Broadsword Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Business as Usual is the Debut album of Australian band Men at Work, released in December 1981 in Australia and August 1982 in the US For the 1990 movie "Men at Work" see Men at Work (film. Chicago 16 is the sixteenth Album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1982 Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Christ - The Album is Crass ' fourth album released in 1982 It was released as a boxed set double vinyl LP package including one disk of new studio material For information about the Anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass were an English Anarcho-punk band formed Chronic Town is the debut EP by the American Alternative rock band R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar This article is about the Australian rock band For the cutting tool see The "cold chisel" section of the article "Chisel". Coda is a Studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1982. Led Zeppelin were Combat Rock is a 1982 album released by The Clash. It was the last album to feature the classic line-up before Mick Jones left and Topper Headon For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Complete Madness is the first Greatest hits album by ska/pop group Madness. Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 Creatures of the Night is a 1982 Album from US Hard rock / Heavy metal band Kiss. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Damaged is a 1981 album released by the American Hardcore punk band Black Flag on SST Records, their first full-length LP. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Night Ranger is an American Hard rock band from San Francisco California that gained significant popularity during the 1980s with a series of successful Death Wish II is a soundtrack album by Jimmy Page, released by Swan Song Records on February 15, 1982 to accompany the film James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer The Distance is thirteenth Album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1982 (see 1982 in Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician. Diver Down is the fifth Album by American Hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1982. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained The Dreaming is the fourth Album by Kate Bush. Following Bush's production assistance on Lionheart, and her co-production Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. S. al Coda – National Health
The Early Tapes/Strategy – Level 42
Eddie Murphy – Eddie Murphy (Debut)
English Settlement – XTC
Enter K – Peter Hammill
Entrave et Etouffement – Entrave et Etouffement
Everything Falls Apart – Hüsker Dü
"…Famous Last Words…" – Supertramp
Fast Women & Slow Horses – Dr. Feelgood
Five Miles Out – Mike Oldfield
Flieg' Vogel flieg' – Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Forever Now – The Psychedelic Furs
Friend or Foe – Adam Ant
Gap Band IV – The Gap Band
Garista – :$OVIET:FRANCE:
Garlands – Cocteau Twins
Get Nervous – Pat Benatar
The Gift – The Jam
Groovy Decay – Robyn Hitchcock
H₂O – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Hello, I Must Be Going! – Phil Collins
Hérésie – Virgin Prunes
Hex Enduction Hour – The Fall
The High and the Mighty – Donnie Iris
Homotopy to Marie – Nurse With Wound
Hot Space – Queen
Hour Live – Toots & the Maytals
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? – Bad Religion (debut full-length)
Humans Only – Earthstar
The Hunter – Blondie (final studio album until early 1999)
I Paralyze – Cher
If I Die, I Die – Virgin Prunes
Imperial Bedroom – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
In My Eyes – Minor Threat
Iron Fist – Motörhead
It's Alright (I See Rainbows) – Yoko Ono
It's Hard – The Who
Junkyard – The Birthday Party (final album)
Kansuigyo – Miyuki Nakajima
Keep On Doing – The Roches
Kissing to Be Clever – Culture Club
La Folie – The Stranglers
Langkah Berikutnya (and then Tokoh-Tokoh) – Ebiet G. Ade
Le Disque d'Or du Mundial '82 – Dalida (compilation)
The Lee Aaron Project – Lee Aaron
Leichenschrei – SPK
Lexicon of Love – ABC
Live Evil – Black Sabbath
Living My Life – Grace Jones
Love over Gold – Dire Straits
Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers
Madonna – Madonna (her debut album is based only on Warner Bros. National Health was a Progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. · The Early Tapes (July/August 1980 aka Strategy, is the second album released by the British pop musical group Level 42. Level 42 are an English Pop rock and Jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s and have Eddie Murphy (1982 was Eddie Murphy 's first album The song Boogie in Your Butt was arguably the album's greatest success spawning numerous Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American This article is about a music album For the historical area of the United States known as the English Settlement see English Settlement (Illinois. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 For the journalist and writer see Pete Hamill. 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Hüsker Dü was an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis-St See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius ( Hans-Joachim Rödelius, born October 26, 1934 in Http//www The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977 Friend or Foe was the first solo album by Adam Ant, released after Adam & the Ants disbanded in early 1982 Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s The Gap Band are a US R&B, Funk and Soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems Garista is a music album of recordings by the British Avant-garde music group:zoviet*france, who when it was recorded identified themselves Zoviet France (also known as:$OVIETFRANCE, Soviet France,:zoviet-france and latterly usually written as:zoviet*france Garlands is the 1982 debut album of Cocteau Twins. It is the only album with original bassist Will Heggie and his chugging basslines give the album Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 Get Nervous is the fourth album by singer Pat Benatar, released in 1982 Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American The Gift was the final studio album by The Jam. Released on March 12, 1982, it reached #1 on the British charts The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist H2O is the title of the first album released by H2O. It was released on June 25, 1996. Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1946 Pottstown Pennsylvania) is an American singer and songwriter best known as half John William Oates (born April 7, 1949 in New York) is an American Musician and producer best known as the mustachioed Hello I Must Be Going! is the second Studio album by British Singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer The Virgin Prunes was an Irish Gothic rock band The band formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1986 after the departure of member Gavin Friday. Hex Enduction Hour is a 1982 album by The Fall. It showcased a new two-drummer lineup and the most accessible music they had yet produced The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Donnie Iris (born February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the Homotopy To Marie is the fifth album by Nurse With Wound, released in 1982 Nurse with Wound (or shortened as NWW) is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist The Jamaican musical group Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known Ska and Reggae vocal groups How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Humans Only is the fourth full-length album by the American electronic band Earthstar. Earthstar was an Electronic music group originally from Utica, New York, in the United States. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records I Paralyze is the eighteenth album by American singer-actress Cher, released on May 28 1982 by Columbia Records. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 The Virgin Prunes was an Irish Gothic rock band The band formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1986 after the departure of member Gavin Friday. Imperial Bedroom is a 1982 album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry In My Eyes was a Boston Straight edge band that spearheaded the 1997 Youth crew revival along with Ten Yard Fight, Bane Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Iron Fist is the fifth Album by the British Heavy metal band Motörhead. It's Alright (I See Rainbows is the sixth solo album by Yoko Ono, and her second release after the death of husband John Lennon. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. It's Hard is the tenth studio album by the English rock band The Who, the second to be released after the death of Drummer The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 (born February 23, 1952) is a Japanese Vocalist, Guitarist, Lyricist, Composer and Radio personality. The Roches ( Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche) are a female Vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Kissing to Be Clever is the Debut album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1982. Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s La Folie is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France. The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. Ebiet G Ade (born 21 April 1954) is an Indonesian singer and Songwriter close to the suppressed society The Lee Aaron Project is an album by Lee Aaron, released on November 13, 1982 (see 1982 in music) Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21 1962 in Belleville Ontario) is a Canadian rock and Jazz singer ABC are an English pop band that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990 Live Evil, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) and in January 1983 in the UK is the first "official" live album by British heavy metal band Black Black Sabbath are an Living My Life is the 993-page autobiography of Lithuanian -born Anarchist Emma Goldman, published in two volumes in 1931 ( Alfred A Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948) is a Jamaican �� American Singer, model and actress Love over Gold is the fourth Album by British rock band Dire Straits. 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Meat Puppets – Meat Puppets (debut)
Mesopotamia – The B-52's
Metal on Metal – Anvil
Miami – The Gun Club
Midnight Love – Marvin Gaye
Milo Goes to College – The Descendents
Mirage – Fleetwood Mac
Mommy's Little Monster – Social Distortion
Mondialement Vôtre – Dalida
Minor Threat – Minor Threat
Music for a New Society – John Cale
Naked – Sex Gang Children
Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen
New Britain – Whitehouse
Night and Day – Joe Jackson
The Nightfly – Donald Fagen
1+9+8+2 – Status Quo
Nona – Nona Hendryx
Nothing Can Stop Us – Robert Wyatt
Nothing to Fear – Oingo Boingo
Now and Forever – Air Supply
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Nugent – Ted Nugent
The Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden
Nylon Curtain – Billy Joel
Offene Türen – Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Oh No!, It's Devo – Devo
On Land – Brian Eno
One To One – Carole King
The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away-William Bootsy Collins
One Vice At A Time – Krokus
Only Theatre of Pain – Christian Death (debut)
Oriental Beat – Hanoi Rocks
Original Musiquarium – Greatest Hits – Stevie Wonder
The Party's Over – Talk Talk
Peter Gabriel also known as Security – Peter Gabriel
Pictures at Eleven – Robert Plant (former Led Zeppelin Vocalist's solo debut)
Picture This – Huey Lewis and The News
Pornography – The Cure
Power Play – April Wine
Prairie Serenade – Riders in the Sky
Private Audition – Heart
Psychopathia Sexualis – Whitehouse
The Pursuit of Accidents – Level 42
The Record – Fear
Revelations – Killing Joke
Rio – Duran Duran
The Rise & Fall – Madness
Rock in a Hard Place – Aerosmith
Room To Live – The Fall
Rough Diamonds – Bad Company
Ruff Cuts EP – Twisted Sister
Saints & Sinners – Whitesnake
Screaming for Vengeance – Judas Priest
Send Me A Lullaby – The Go-Betweens
Shabooh Shoobah – Inxs
Shoot out the Lights – Richard and Linda Thompson
Signals – Rush
Silk Electric – Diana Ross
The Singles: The First Ten Years – ABBA
The Sky's Gone Out – Bauhaus
Somewhere in Afrika – Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Songs of the Free – Gang of Four
Sonic Youth – Sonic Youth
Speak of the Devil – Ozzy Osbourne (Live)
Spécial Dalida – Dalida
Spirit Of Place – Goanna
Stink – The Replacements
Straight Between the Eyes – Rainbow
Sweets From a Stranger – Squeeze
Tenebrae – Simonetti-Morante-Pignatelli (Goblin)
There For No One To See – Grand Prix
The Golden Age of Wireless – Thomas Dolby
Three Lock Box – Sammy Hagar
Time and Tide – Split Enz
Timepieces: Best of Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton (Best of 1969-1979)
Too Fast for Love – Mötley Crüe (debut re-release)
Too-Rye-Ay – Dexys Midnight Runners
Toto IV – Toto
Tough – Kurtis Blow
Trance – Chris and Cosey
Troops Of Tomorrow – The Exploited
Tug of War – Paul McCartney
The Tunes of Two Cities – The Residents
Under the Big Black Sun – X
Under The Blade – Twisted Sister (debut album)
1999 – Prince
Underwater Kites – The Modern Art (debut)
(untitled) – an untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
Upstairs at Eric's – Yazoo
Vs – Mission of Burma
Wasted Youth – Girl
What Time Is It? – The Time
White Eagle – Tangerine Dream
Zapp II – Zapp
Zipper Catches Skin – Alice Cooper

Biggest hit singles

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Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Krokus is a Hard rock / heavy metal band from Switzerland. Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974 by bassist (and original lead vocalist Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 Peter Gabriel (1982 is the fourth album released by the British Progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Pornography is the fourth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, originally released in 1982 and re-mastered The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Power Play is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Prarie Serenade is a studio recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1982 This article is about the group For the song see (Ghost Riders in the Sky A Cowboy Legend. Private Audition is the sixth studio album released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982 Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Psychopathia Sexualis is the seventh album by Whitehouse released in 1982 by Come Organisation. Whitehouse are an English power electronics band formed in 1980 " The Pursuit of Accidents " is the third studio album released by the jazz/funk british musical group Level 42, in 1982 Level 42 are an English Pop rock and Jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s and have Fear is a Punk rock band from Los Angeles California that formed in 1977 and is still a band today Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Rio is an album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982, but re-released in November 1982 in the United States Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982 Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Room to Live, subtitled Undilutable Slang Truth!, is the sixth studio Album by The Fall. The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Rough Diamonds is the sixth album by rock band Bad Company released in August 1982 Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Send Me a Lullaby was released in February 1982 in Australia on Missing Link and subsequently in the UK on Rough Trade Records The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential Indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire The Sky's Gone Out is the third Album by British Gothic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1982 on Beggar's Banquet Records Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978 Manfred Mann's Earth Band are a jazz/rock group formed by Manfred Mann, in 1971. Sonic Youth is the debut EP by Sonic Youth. It was recorded in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall, New York City and released on Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Speak of the Devil is an Album by Ozzy Osbourne, featuring only Black Sabbath covers John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Dalida ( January 17, 1933 &ndash May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian born singer of Italian origin who lived most of her The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1982 Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Sweets from a Stranger is the fifth studio album by the British New Wave group Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully Tenebrae is the Soundtrack to Dario Argento 's film of the same title, first released as an album in 1982 and reissued most recently in Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill. The Golden Age of Wireless is a 1982 album by Synthpop pioneer Thomas Dolby. Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English Musician, producer and inventor Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Too Fast for Love is the debut album of American Glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Too-Rye-Ay is the second Album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in August 1982 (see 1982 in music) Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop Group with soul influences who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American Pop rock band Toto. Toto was a Grammy Award winning American rock band founded in 1977 by some of the most popular and experienced Session musicians of Curtis Walker (born 9 August 1959) better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is one of the first commercially successful rappers and Chris & Cosey are a band formed in 1981 consisting of partners Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, both previously members of Industrial music pioneers The Exploited is a punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979 Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a Sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Tunes of Two Cities is an album by The Residents, released in 1982 The Residents is an American Avant-garde music and Visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums created numerous musical short films 1999 is Prince 's fifth Album, released October 27, 1982. It was his first top ten album on the Billboard 200 charts in Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician The Modern Art (sometimes spelled Mødern Art) was a Psychedelic rock band formed by Gary Ramon in the 1980s Zoviet France (also known as:$OVIETFRANCE, Soviet France,:zoviet-france and latterly usually written as:zoviet*france Yazoo (known as Yaz in the US) are an English Synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. Mission of Burma is an American Post-punk band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1979 What Time Is It? is a 1982 album by The Time. Like the band's preceding debut album What Time Is It? consists of six tracks in the Funk The Time is a Funk and Dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981 They are close Prince Associates and arguably the most successful Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band or Zapp and Roger) was a soul and Funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman Zipper Catches Skin is an Album by Alice Cooper, released in 1982. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Survivor	Eye of the Tiger	1982	UK 1 – Jul 1982, US BB 1 – Jun 1982, US CashBox 1 of 1982, Canada 1 – Jun 1982, Norway 1 – Aug 1982, Australia 1 of 1982, Éire 1 – Sep 1982, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Aug 1983, Holland 2 – Sep 1982, Austria 2 – Sep 1982, South Africa 2 of 1982, Sweden (alt) 5 – Aug 1982, Switzerland 6 – Aug 1982, US BB 7 of 1982, France 7 – Jan 1983, POP 7 of 1982, Germany 18 – Jan 1983, Scrobulate 20 of 80s, Italy 23 of 1982, Poland 24 – Jul 1982, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1982, Europe 46 of the 1980s, OzNet 82
2	Men at Work	Down Under	1982	UK 1 – Jan 1983, US BB 1 – Nov 1982, Canada 1 – Sep 1982, Switzerland 1 – Jun 1982, Poland 1 – Jan 1983, Éire 1 – Jan 1983, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1982, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1982, Holland 2 – Mar 1982, Norway 2 – Feb 1983, France 4 – Aug 1982, Sweden (alt) 6 – Feb 1983, US CashBox 8 of 1983, South Africa 8 of 1982, OzNet 8, Germany 10 – Mar 1983, POP 16 of 1983, US BB 21 of 1983, Australia 24 of 1982, Europe 36 of the 1980s, KROQ 70 of 1982, Scrobulate 83 of 80s, RYM 96 of 1981
3	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	I Love Rock 'n' Roll	1982	US BB 1 – Feb 1982, Canada 1 – Jan 1982, Holland 1 – Apr 1982, Sweden (alt) 1 – Jun 1982, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1982, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1983, Poland 2 – May 1982, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1982, UK 4 – Apr 1982, POP 4 of 1982, US CashBox 5 of 1982, Austria 5 – May 1982, Germany 6 – Apr 1982, Australia 7 of 1982, South Africa 7 of 1982, US BB 8 of 1982, France 10 – Mar 1982, KROQ 71 of 1982, Party 80 of 1999, RIAA 177, Acclaimed 295, Germany 348 of the 1980s, TheQ 463, Rolling Stone 484
4	Dexys Midnight Runners	Come On Eileen	1982	UK 1 – Jul 1982, US BB 1 – Feb 1983, Canada 1 – Nov 1982, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1982, Éire 1 – Aug 1982, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1982, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1983, POP 2 of 1983, Holland 4 – Aug 1982, US BB 5 of 1983, France 5 – Jan 1983, Germany 5 – Jan 1983, Austria 9 – Nov 1982, RYM 11 of 1982, US CashBox 12 of 1983, Australia 12 of 1982, Scrobulate 15 of 80s, Party 36 of 2007, Virgin 85, OzNet 117, Germany 244 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 1040
5	The Human League	Don't You Want Me	1982	UK 1 – Dec 1981, US BB 1 – Apr 1982, Norway 1 – Feb 1982, Éire 1 – Dec 1981, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks May 1982, Canada 2 – Feb 1982, France 2 – Jan 1982, Sweden (alt) 3 – Feb 1982, Switzerland 4 – Mar 1982, Holland 5 – Jan 1982, KROQ 5 of 1982, US CashBox 6 of 1982, Germany 6 – Feb 1982, South Africa 16 of 1982, RYM 18 of 1981, US BB 21 of 1982, POP 28 of 1982, Italy 33 of 1982, Scrobulate 34 of 80s, Virgin 46, 93 in 2FM list, Acclaimed 175, OzNet 741

Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles

UK Number One Singles and Artist (Weeks at Number One)	US Number One Singles and Artist (Weeks at Number One)
"Don't You Want Me" – Human League (3 weeks in 1981 + 2 weeks in 1982) "Land of Make Believe" – Bucks Fizz (2) "Oh Julie" – Shakin' Stevens (1) "The Model" – Kraftwerk (1) "Town Called Malice" – The Jam (3) "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – Tight Fit (3) "Seven Tears" – Goombay Dance Band (3) "My Camera Never Lies" – Bucks Fizz (1) "Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (3) "A Little Peace" – Nicole (2) "House of Fun" – Madness (2) "Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant (2) "I've Never Been to Me" – Charlene (1) "Happy Talk" – Captain Sensible (2) "Come on Eileen" – Dexy's Midnight Runners (4) best selling single of the year "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor (4) "Pass the Dutchie" – Musical Youth (3) "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" – Culture Club (3) "I Don't Wanna Dance" – Eddy Grant (3) "Beat Surrender" – The Jam (2) "Save Your Love" – Renee & Renato (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983)	"Physical" – Olivia Newton-John (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 weeks in 1982) best selling single of the year "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1) "Centerfold" – J. Geils Band (6) "I Love Rock 'N Roll" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (7) "Titles" – Vangelis (1) "Ebony And Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (7) "Don't You Want Me" – Human League (3) "Eye Of The Tiger" – Survivor (6) "Abracadabra" – Steve Miller Band (2) "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" – Chicago (2) "Jack And Diane" – John Cougar (4) "Who Can It Be Now?" – Men at Work (1) "Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (3) "Truly" – Lionel Richie (2) "Mickey" – Toni Basil (1) "Maneater" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983) Or see: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982

UK Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

US Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

"Don't You Want Me" – Human League (3 weeks in 1981 + 2 weeks in 1982)
"Land of Make Believe" – Bucks Fizz (2)
"Oh Julie" – Shakin' Stevens (1)
"The Model" – Kraftwerk (1)
"Town Called Malice" – The Jam (3)
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – Tight Fit (3)
"Seven Tears" – Goombay Dance Band (3)
"My Camera Never Lies" – Bucks Fizz (1)
"Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (3)
"A Little Peace" – Nicole (2)
"House of Fun" – Madness (2)
"Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant (2)
"I've Never Been to Me" – Charlene (1)
"Happy Talk" – Captain Sensible (2)
"Come on Eileen" – Dexy's Midnight Runners (4) best selling single of the year
"Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor (4)
"Pass the Dutchie" – Musical Youth (3)
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" – Culture Club (3)
"I Don't Wanna Dance" – Eddy Grant (3)
"Beat Surrender" – The Jam (2)
"Save Your Love" – Renee & Renato (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983)

"Physical" – Olivia Newton-John (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 weeks in 1982) best selling single of the year
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1)
"Centerfold" – J. Geils Band (6)
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (7)
"Titles" – Vangelis (1)
"Ebony And Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (7)
"Don't You Want Me" – Human League (3)
"Eye Of The Tiger" – Survivor (6)
"Abracadabra" – Steve Miller Band (2)
"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" – Chicago (2)
"Jack And Diane" – John Cougar (4)
"Who Can It Be Now?" – Men at Work (1)
"Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (3)
"Truly" – Lionel Richie (2)
"Mickey" – Toni Basil (1)
"Maneater" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983)
Or see: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982

Other significant singles of the year

"867-5309/Jenny" – Tommy Tutone
"Theme From Harry's Game" – Clannad
"'65 Love Affair" – Paul Davis
"Ain't No Pleasing You" – Chas & Dave
"Another Sleepless Night" – Anne Murray
"Any Day Now" – Ronnie Milsap
"Bad to the Bone" – George Thorogood & The Destroyers
"Being Boiled" – Human League
"Blue Eyes" – Elton John
"Body + Soul" – Jo Kennedy
"Body Language" – Queen
"Burning Up" – Madonna
"The Boiler" – Rhoda with The Special AKA
"Confidences sur la Fréquence" – Dalida
"Crimson and Clover" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
"The Day Before You Came" – ABBA
"Danza" – Dalida
"Don't Go" – Yazoo
"Don't Talk To Strangers" – Rick Springfield
"Do You Believe in Love" – Huey Lewis & The News
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" – Culture Club
"Don't Stop Believin' – Journey
"Easier Said Than Done" – Shakatak
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" – Elton John
"European Son" – Japan
"Eye In The Sky" – The Alan Parsons Project
"Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor
"Everybody" – Madonna
"Fantastic Day" – Haircut 100
"Flying high again" – Ozzy Osbourne
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – Elkie Brooks
"Forever Now" – Cold Chisel
"Forget Me Nots" – Patrice Rushen
"Freeze Frame" – J. Geils Band
"Ghosts" – Japan
"Girls On Film" – Duran Duran
"Gloria" – Laura Branigan
"Golden Brown" – The Stranglers
"Great Southern Land" – Icehouse
"Gypsy" – Fleetwood Mac
"Hand to hold on to" - John Cougar
"Harden My Heart" – Quarterflash
"Head Over Heels" – ABBA
"Heart Attack" – Olivia Newton-John
"Heartbreaker" – Dionne Warwick
"Heartlight" – Neil Diamond
"Here Is The News/Ticket To The Moon" – Electric Light Orchestra
"Hey Little Girl" – Icehouse
"Hold Me" – Fleetwood Mac
"Hope You Love me Like You Say You do" – Huey Lewis & The News
"Hungry Like The Wolf" – Duran Duran
"Hurts So Good" – John Cougar
"I Can Make You Feel Good" – Shalamar
"I Know What Boys Like" – The Waitresses
"I Ran (So Far Away)" – A Flock of Seagulls
"I Will Always Love You" – Dolly Parton
"Iron Fist" – Motörhead
"It's Raining Again" – Supertramp
"Jack and Diane" – John Cougar
"Jouez Bouzouki" – Dalida
"Just An Illusion" – Imagination
"Kids in America" – Kim Wilde
"Landslide" – Olivia Newton-John
"Let's Get It Up" – AC/DC
"Listen" – Stiff Little Fingers
"Living On The Ceiling" – Blancmange
"Love Is In Control (Finger On the Trigger)" – Donna Summer
"Love My Way" – The Psychedelic Furs
"Love Plus One" – Haircut 100
"Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers
"Maid Of Orleans" – OMD
"Make a Move On Me" – Olivia Newton-John
"Memory" – Barbra Streisand
"Mexican Radio" – Wall of Voodoo
"The Message" – Grandmaster Flash
"Mirror Man" – Human League
"Mirror Mirror" – Diana Ross
"Muscles" – Diana Ross
"Never Give Up On A Good Thing" – George Benson
"Never Say Never" – Romeo Void
"New World Man" – Rush
"Nobody" – Sylvia
"The Number of the Beast" – Iron Maiden
"Old Town" – Phil Lynott
"One Perfect Day" – Little Heroes
"Only the Lonely" – The Motels
"Only You" – Yazoo
"Open Arms" – Journey
"Party Fears Two" – The Associates
"Personally" – Karla Bonoff
"Planet Rock" – Afrika Bambaataa
"Pressure" – Billy Joel
"Pretty Woman" Van Halen
"Restless" – Gillan
"Rio" – Duran Duran
"Rock the Casbah" – The Clash
"Roll Me Away" – Bob Seger
"Run To The Hills" – Iron Maiden
"Save A Prayer" – Duran Duran
"Say Hello Wave Goodbye" – Soft Cell
"Senses Working Overtime" – XTC
"She's Got a Way" – Billy Joel
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" – The Clash
"Shy Boy" – Bananarama
"Since You're Gone" – The Cars
"Six Months In A Leaky Boat" – Split Enz
"Solid Rock" – Goanna
"Southern Cross" – Crosby, Stills, and Nash
"Spread A Little Happiness" – Sting
"State Of Independence" – Donna Summer
"Steppin' Out" – Joe Jackson
"Still They Ride" – Journey
"Sube A Mi Motora" – Menudo
"T' Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It" – Fun Boy Three and Bananarama
"That Girl" – Stevie Wonder
"Theme From Hill Street Blues" – Mike Post and Larry Carlton
"3x3 (EP) – Genesis
"Time (Clock of the Heart)" – Culture Club
"Tony" – Dalida
"Trouble" – Lindsey Buckingham
"Vacation" – The Go-Go's
"Valley Girl" – Frank Zappa
"Waiting For A Girl Like You" – Foreigner
"What About Me" – Moving Pictures
"White Boy" – Culture Club
"When The War Is Over" – Cold Chisel
"Why" – Carly Simon
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" by A Flock of Seagulls
"Work That Body" – Diana Ross
"Workin' For a Livin' "- Huey Lewis & The News
"Yellow Pearl" – Phil Lynott
"You and I" – Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
"You Can't Hurry Love" – Phil Collins
"You Don't Want Me Anymore" – Steel Breeze
"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" – Melissa Manchester
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" – Judas Priest
"Young Guns (Go For It)" – Wham!
"Young Turks" – Rod Stewart

Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Hits of 1982

Physical – Olivia Newton-John
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder
Centerfold – J. Geils Band
Don't You Want Me – The Human League
Jack and Diane – John Cougar
Hurts So Good – John Cougar
Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
Hard to Say I'm Sorry – Chicago
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
Harden My Heart – Quarterflash
Rosanna – Toto
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates
867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone
Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
You Should Hear How She Talks About You – Melissa Manchester
Waiting for a Girl Like You – Foreigner
Don't Talk to Strangers – Rick Springfield
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) – Juice Newton
Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
Shake It Up – The Cars
Let It Whip – The Dazz Band
We Got the Beat – The Go-Go's
The Other Woman – Ray Parker Jr.
Turn Your Love Around – George Benson
Sweet Dreams – Air Supply
Only the Lonely – The Motels
Who Can It Be Now? – Men at Work
Hold Me – Fleetwood Mac
Eye in the Sky – Alan Parsons Project
Let's Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire
Open Arms – Journey
Leader of the Band – Dan Fogelberg
Leather and Lace – Stevie Nicks/Don Henley
Even the Nights Are Better – Air Supply
I've Never Been to Me – Charlene
'65 Love Affair – Paul Davis
Heat of the Moment – Asia

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Classical music

Hans Abrahamsen – Nacht und Trompeten
George Crumb – Pastoral Drone for organ
George Crumb – Trio for Strings
Mario Davidovsky – Sting Trio for violin, viola, violoncello
Ross Edwards – Piano Concerto in A
Daron Hagen – Echo's Songs
Rudolf Komorous – Serenade for Strings
Mel Powell – String Quartet
Robert Simpson – String Quartet no. Jeff Barry (born April 3, 1938) is an American pop music Songwriter, Singer, and Record producer. Family Ties is a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982 to 1989 Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Hans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music Mario Davidovsky (born March 4, 1934) is an Argentine - American Composer. Ross Edwards (born 1 December 1942 Cottesloe Western Australia) is a former Western Australian and Australian Cricketer Edwards played in 20 Tests Daron Aric Hagen (born November 4, 1961, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American Composer of Contemporary classical music Mel Powell (born Melvin Epstein, February 12, 1923 in the Bronx, New York City &ndash April 24, 1998 in Robert Simpson or Bob Simpson may refer to British Robert Winthrop Simpson, (1799&ndash1887 Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy Hero of 9, 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn
Tōru Takemitsu – Rain Coming for chamber orchestra
Tōru Takemitsu – Rain Spell for flute, clarinet, harp, piano and vibraphone
Jay Ungar – Ashokan Farewell

Opera

Nicolas Flagello – The Judgment of St Francis
Stephen Paulus – The Postman Always Rings Twice

Musical theater

Andy Capp (Alan Price) – London production opened at the Aldwych Theatre on September 28 and ran for 99 performances
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 7 and ran for 7485 performances
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – Broadway production opened at the Royale Theatre on January 27 and ran for 747 performances
Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway production opened at the Orpheum Theatre on July 27 and ran for 2209 performances
Nine Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre on May 9 and ran for 729 performances
Pirates Of Penzance London revival
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Saul Chaplin, Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer) – Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on July 8 and ran for 5 performances
Song and Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre on April 7 and ran for 781 performances

Musical films

Musical television

Births

January 18 – Quinn Allman, Guitarist with American band, The Used
March 20 – Nick Wheeler, The All-American Rejects
May 18 – Eric West
July 7 – Cassidy
August 28 – LeAnn Rimes
September 22 – Billie Piper
December 24 – Robert Carmine, Rooney

Deaths

January 17 – Tommy Tucker, songwriter
January 30 – Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer
February 17 – Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist
February 21 – Murray the K, disc jockey
March 5 – John Belushi, entertainer of The Blues Brothers fame
March 19 – Randy Rhoads, guitarst
March 24 – Aileen Stanley, singer
March 29 – Carl Orff, German composer, famous for the choral work Carmina Burana
April 2 – Sam Coslow, songwriter and sometime singer
April 9 – Jim Davidson, 79, Australian bandleader in Bowral, NSW
May 1 – William Primrose, violist
May 8 – Neil Bogart, 39, Owner of Casablanca Records, cancer
May 15 – Joëlle, French singer, drug overdose
May 16 – Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese composer and singer (b. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory Jay Ungar is an American musician and composer Ungar was born in the Bronx ( New York City) the son of immigrant parents from Eastern Europe " Ashokan Farewell " is a piece of music composed by Jay Ungar in 1982. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Nicolas Flagello ( March 15, 1928, New York City, New York – March 16, 1994, New Rochelle, New York Stephen Paulus (born August 24 1949 in Summit New Jersey) is an American Composer, best known for his Operas and Choral music Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Alan Price (born 19 April 1941 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a Musician, Songwriter, Record The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award The Bernard B Jacobs Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 242 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Little Shop of Horrors is a Rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Nine is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. The Richard Rodgers Theatre, in New York City, was built by Irwin Chanin in 1925 Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical with a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay music by Gene de Paul, Al Kasha Saul Chaplin ( February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was one of Hollywood 's preeminent composers and Musical directors Gene de Paul ( June 17, 1919 - February 27, 1988) was an American Pianist, Composer and Songwriter John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer The Neil Simon Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 250 West 52nd Street in midtown- Manhattan. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Song and Dance is a musical entertainment comprised of two acts one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance" tied together by a Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative Annie is a 1982 musical film based upon the popular 1977 stage musical of the same name with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Larry L Grease 2 is the 1982 Sequel to the 1978 smash hit Grease. The movie was strongly criticized by many as derivative HMS Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, is a Comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W For other uses see Sorcerer. Sorctrialjpg|right|thumb|300px|1878 programme cover]] The Sorcerer is a two-act Comic opera ---- Victor/Victoria is a 1982 Musical comedy film which involves Transvestism and Sexual identity as central themes The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W Live at Austin City Limits is a DVD and CD released by Image Entertainment in 2003 and 2001 respectively Liquid Sky is a 1982 Science fiction film produced and directed by Slava Tsukerman that has become a cult classic on the Midnight movie Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Nickolas Don Wheeler (born March 20, 1982) better known as Nick Wheeler is the lead guitarist co-founder and backing vocalist for The The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eric West (born May 18, 1982) is an American R&B / pop Singer, Actor, Socialite, and former male fashion Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982) better known by his Stage name Cassidy, is an American Rapper. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Pearl Mississippi) is an American Country pop Singer Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Robert Coppola Schwartzman (born December 24 1982) is the lead singer of the rock band Rooney. Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca ---- Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham, 5 March 1933 - 22 January 1982) was an American Blues Singer-songwriter Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Stanley Augustus Holloway ( October 1, 1890 - January 30, 1982) was an English actor and entertainer famous for his comic and character Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Murray Kaufman ( February 14, 1922 &ndash February 21, 1982) professionally known as Murray the K, was a famous and influential A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician The Blues Brothers are a Grammy Award -nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Randall William "Randy" Rhoads ( December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American Heavy metal Guitarist Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Aileen Stanley ( 1897 - 24 March, 1982) was a United States popular Singer. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Carl Orff ( &ndash) was a 20th-century German Composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Carmina Burana (ˈkarmɪna buˈraːna also known as the Burana Codex, is a Manuscript collection found in 1803 in the Bavarian monastery of Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Sam Coslow ( December 27, 1902 - April 2, 1982) was an American songwriter singer and film producer Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. William Primrose CBE ( August 23, 1904 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher probably the best Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Neil Bogart ( February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive This article is about Casablanca the record label For other uses please see Casablanca (disambiguation. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Joëlle Mogensen ( February 3, 1953 &ndash May 15, 1982) was a popular singer of French songs Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira, GCIH, ComL, or just Adriano ( April 9, 1942 &ndash October 16, 1942)
June 13 – Poompuang Duangchan, 31, Thai singer and actress, SLE disease
June 15 – Art Pepper, 56, jazz saxophonist
July 9 – Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter
July 28 – Keith Green, gospel singer, plane crash
September 1 – Clifford Curzon, pianist
September 17 – Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE or lupus,) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be fatal though with recent medical advances fatalities are becoming Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Art Pepper (b September 1 1925, Gardena California &ndash d June 15, 1982, Los Angeles California) born Arthur Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Wingy Manone ( 13 February 1900 – 9 July 1982) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Singer, and Bandleader Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Keith Gordon Green ( October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American gospel Singer, Songwriter Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Sir Clifford Michael Curzon ( 18 May 1907 &ndash 1 September 1982) was an English Pianist. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Manos Loïzos ( Μάνος Λοΐζος, also transliterated as Loizos and Loisos) is considered to be one of the most important Greek 1937)
October 4 – Glenn Gould, pianist
October 16
- Jakov Gotovac, composer and conductor
- Mario del Monaco, operatic tenor
October 29 – William Lloyd Webber, British organist and composer (b. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Glenn Herbert Gould At a young age he reportedly behaved differently from typical children at the piano he would strike single notes and listen to their long decay Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Jakoff Gotovac was born on October 11, 1895 in Split, Croatia, and died on October 16, 1982 in Zagreb, Croatia Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II William Southcombe Lloyd Webber (11 March 1914 London&ndash29 October 1982 London was an English organist and Composer. 1914)
November 16 – Al Haig, jazz pianist

Awards

Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards of 1982

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Charts

List of No. 1 Hits

Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982

Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published ---- Alan Warren Haig ( 19 July 1924 &ndash 16 November 1982) was an American Jazz Pianist, best known as one of The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 24th Grammy Awards were held February 24, 1982, and were broadcast live on American television The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 24 1982 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

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