Chris de Burgh - Man on the Line

This week (May 9th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Man on the Line, the seventh studio album from Chris de Burgh. Following his 1982 release The Getaway (click here for that review), this 1984 release spent nineteen weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 69. It also went to number 11 in the UK, and number 1 in both Germany and Switzerland.

Tom Tom Club - Close To The Bone

In July of 1983, the Tom Tom Club followed up their 1981 self-titled debut (click here for that review) with Close To The Bone. It charted at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 49 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and number 31 in New Zealand.

Chris de Burgh - The Getaway

Today (December 19th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of The Getaway, the sixth studio album from British singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. This 1982 album went to number 443 in ton the US Billboard Hot 200, number 30 in the UK and number 1 in Germany. A number of the tracks charted from it world-wide as well.