Today (September 27th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of
Forever Young, the debut album from the German synthpop band Alphaville. The 1984 release spent fifteen weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 180. Around the world, it reached number 20 in Italy, number 16 in Austria, number 15 in Spain, number 4 in Switzerland, number 3 in Germany, and number 1 in Norway and Sweden.
