Thompson Twins were an English pop band, formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the early and mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from pop to dub-influenced chill-out. They continued as Babble until 1996, at which point the group... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Hold Me Now - #2: Doctor! Doctor! - #3: Lay Your Hands on Me - #4: You Take Me Up - #5: King for a Day| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1982 | Set | 19 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1982 | 19 | US dance ✫1 • US R&B 69 | MP3 | [Arista 0671] written by Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Alannah Currie, Peter Dodd, Joe Leeway, John Roog & Matthew Seligman | |||
| 2. | 1982-1983 | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks | 238 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1982 | 45 | US 30 • US dance ✫1 • UK 67 | MP3 | charted as Lies / Beach Culture in US dance charts [Arista 1024] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 2. | 01/1983 | 110 | US 45 • US dance 6 • US rock 36 • UK 9 | MP3 | [Arista 1056] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 3. | 04/1983 | 66 | UK 7 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 4. | 07/1983 | 17 | UK 33 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 3. | 1983-1984 | Into the Gap | 743 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1983 | 336 | US 3 • US AC 8 • US dance ✫1 • US rock 9 • UK 4 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9164] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 2. | 02/1984 | 227 | US 11 • US AC 35 • US dance 18 • US rock 12 • UK 3 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9209] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 3. | 03/1984 | 130 | US 44 • US rock 51 • UK 2 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9244] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 4. | 07/1984 | 44 | UK 11 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 5. | 11/1984 | 6 | US 69 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9290] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 4. | 1984-1985 | Here's to Future Days | 358 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 12/1984 | 196 | US 6 • US AC 14 • US dance 46 • US rock 14 • UK 13 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9396] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 2. | 08/1985 | 36 | UK 15 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 3. | 10/1985 | 119 | US 8 • US AC 13 • US rock 35 • UK 22 | MP3 | produced by Nile Rodgers [Arista 1-9450] written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway | |||
| 4. | 12/1985 | 8 | UK 56 | MP3 | written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney | |||
| 5. | 1986 | Nothing in Common: Original Soundtrack Album | 10 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1986 | 10 | US 54 • US dance 38 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9511] written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
| 6. | 1987 | Close to the Bone | 29 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1987 | 25 | US 31 • UK 66 | MP3 | [Arista 1-9577] written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
| 2. | 06/1987 | 4 | UK 89 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
| 7. | 1988 | The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes | 26 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1988 | 26 | US dance ✫1 • UK 46 | MP3 | R written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, John Roog, Chris Bell, Peter Dodd & Matthew Seligman | |||
| 8. | 1989 | Big Trash | 100 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1989 | 100 | US 28 • US dance 2 • US alt. 16 • UK 97 | MP3 | [Warner 7-22819] written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
| 9. | 1991-1992 | Queer | 69 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1991 | 62 | US dance 7 • US alt. 23 • UK 56 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
| 2. | 01/1992 | 7 | UK 53 | MP3 | written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie | |||
Alannah Currie • Chris Bell • Jane Shorter • Joe Leeway • John Roog • Matthew Seligman • Pete Dodd • Tom Bailey
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