Mike + the Mechanics – Mike + the Mechanics

Today (October 5th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the self-title debut album from Mike + the Mechanics. The 1985 release hit number 26 on the US Billboard Album chart with a fifty-three week long run on the chart. Around the globe, it hit number 78 in the UK, number 36 in Australia, number 10 in Canada, and number 9 in Germany.

Paul Young - No Parlez

English born singer and musician Paul Young was the front man for a number of short-lived bands (Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband, and Q-Tips) before going it alone and becoming a huge teen idol. His solo debut No Parlez was released thirty years ago tomorrow (July 18th) back in 1983. It charted at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 16 in France, number 4 in Austria, number 3 in New Zealand and Norway, and number 1 in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.