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Brother in Law · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject: Madness

Madness are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. As of 2007, the band has continued to perform with their most recognised line-up of seven members, although their line-up has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival.

Madness achieved most of their success in the 1980s. Both Madness and UB40 spent exactly 214 weeks on the UK singles charts over the course of the decade, holding the record for most weeks spent by a group in the 1980s UK singles charts. However, Madness achieved this in a a shorter time period (1980-1986).

See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madness_%28band%29

Studio albums
1979: One Step Beyond...
1980: Absolutely
1981: 7
1982: The Rise & Fall
1984: Keep Moving
1985: Mad Not Mad
1988: The Madness
1999: Wonderful
2005: The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
UK Compilation albums
1982: Complete Madness
1986: Utter Madness
1990: It's... Madness
1991: It's... Madness Too
1992: Divine Madness
1993: The Business
1998: The Heavy Heavy Hits
2002: Our House
UK Top 10 singles
1979: "One Step Beyond" (#7)
1979: "My Girl" (#3)
1980: "Work Rest and Play EP" (#6)
1980: "Baggy Trousers" (#3)
1980: "Embarrassment" (#4)
1981: "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (#7)
1981: "Grey Day" (#4)
1981: "Shut Up" (#7)
1981: "It Must Be Love" (#4)
1982: "House of Fun" (#1)
1982: "Driving in My Car" (#4)
1982: "Our House" (#5)
1983: "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)"/ "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" (#8 )
1983: "Wings of a Dove" (#2)
1983: "The Sun and the Rain" (#5)
1992: "It Must Be Love" (Re-issue, #6)
1999: "Lovestruck" (#10)
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