David Bowie - Tonight

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Tonight, the sixteenth studio album from David Bowie. It went to number 8 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, number 4 in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, number 3 in Norway, and number 1 in the Netherlands and the UK. Here in the US, it spent twenty-four weeks on the Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 11.

Level 42 - Standing in the Light

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Standing in the Light, the fourth studio album from the UK band Level 42. Following on the heels of The Pursuit of Accidents from 1982 (click here for that review), this 1983 release went to number 27 in Germany, number 25 in Sweden and number 9 in the UK.

Level 42 - The Pursuit of Accidents

As the 1980's were beginning, the British pop group Level 42 was formed. The line-up included Mark King (vocals, bass), Mike Lindup (vocals, keyboards), Rowland "Boon" Gould (guitars) and Phil Gould (drums, backing vocals).

This year marked the thirtieth anniversary of the release of The Pursuit of Accidents, their third studio album. It charted at number 17 in their native UK and number 31 in Norway. It also generated a trio of singles.