Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (30th anniversary)

Today (November 10th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Riddle, the second studio album from Nik Kershaw. The album spent ten weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 113.

For my complete review, click here.

Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

Happy fifty-fourth birthday today (March 1st) to English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.

Following his March 1984 debut album Human Racing (click here for my review), Nik Kershaw followed it up on November 10th of that same year with his second album The Riddle.

The album had some strong chart presence. It spent thirty-six weeks on the UK charts, topping out at number 8. It spent thirty-three weeks on the New Zealand charts, also topping out at 8. It spent eighteen weeks on the Canadian charts with a top position of 45, seventeen weeks on the Norwegian charts reaching number 5, and seven weeks on the Swiss charts with a top spot of 23. In the US, the album spent ten weeks on the Billboard Hot 200 with a highest spot of only 113.