Madness

Formed 1976, Camden Town, London, UK. Originally known as the Invaders.
Label: Stiff
Musicians: Suggs [=Graham McPherson] (vcls); Mike Barson (kbds); Chris Foreman (gtr); Mark Bedford (bs); Lee Thompson (sx); Dan Woodgate (drms); Carl Smyth (hrns)
Producers: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley
SEEZ 17 One Step Beyond LP 27 Oct 1979 16-16-15-14-15-19-20-21-18-14 Pts: 48
    sales: 300000  
    12 Jan 1980 5-3-2-3-3-7-8-12-14-24-30-23-26-17-21-20-25-25-9-18-18-31-32-30-30-34-41-43-48-29-31-33-44-44-72-57-52-58-52-xx-xx-xx-70-xx-xx-xx-xx-75-xx-xx-70 Pts: 208
    10 Jan 1981 47-48-34-54-35-42-56-42-45-55-63-xx-52-xx-xx-60-74-69-xx-xx-54-56-72-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-95-86 Pts: 38
    16 Jan 1982 95-94 Pts: 2
Writers: Cecil Campbell
BUY 56 One Step Beyond 3 Nov 1979 51-22-10-7-10-9-19-22-25 Pts: 154
    Original: Prince Buster & The All Stars  
    12 Jan 1980 34-51-65-75 Pts: 17
Writers: Michael Barson
BUY 62 My Girl 22 Dec 1979 54-26 Pts: 15
    12 Jan 1980 4-3-3-4-10-29-41-69 Pts: 205
    1 Aug 1992 27-32-41-74 Pts: 18
BUY 71 Night Boat To Cairo EP 29 Mar 1980 14-6-7-10-14-29-49-70 Pts: 136
Writers: Graham McPherson/Christopher Foreman/Mike Barson
BUY 84 Baggy Trousers 6 Sep 1980 36-21-4-4-3-3-5-7-13-23-38-45-58-66-70-67-61 Pts: 306
    10 Jan 1981 54-66 Pts: 7
SEEZ 29 Absolutely LP 27 Sep 1980 7-2-3-5-8-12-20-18-20-17-16-14-13-11 Pts: 107
    sales: 300000  
    10 Jan 1981 11-18-16-17-20-26-20-13-15-18-35-38-37-47-51-63-52-59-68-63-46-60-47-61-58-63-75-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-91-83-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-87 Pts: 81
    16 Jan 1982 89 Pts: 1
Writers: Michael Barson/Lee Thompson
BUY 102 Embarrassment 15 Nov 1980 31-12-4-4-6-8-9 Pts: 187
    10 Jan 1981 13-28-38-68 Pts: 40
Writers: Michael Barson/Daniel Woodgate/Mark Bedford
BUY 108 Return Of The Los Palmas 7 17 Jan 1981 38-18-14-10-7-7-10-18-27-41-71 Pts: 177
Writers: Michael Barson
BUY 112 Grey Day 18 Apr 1981 20-5-6-4-8-15-27-42-63-65 Pts: 185
Writers: Graham McPherson/Christopher Foreman
BUY 126 Shut Up 19 Sep 1981 22-10-7-12-15-19-27-48-72 Pts: 134
SEEZ 39 7 LP 3 Oct 1981 9-5-7-11-11-21-25-32-32-31-31-21-19-19 Pts: 73
    16 Jan 1982 29-42-61-67-61-71-61-50-47-54-52-71-52-70 Pts: 24
Producers: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley
Writers: Labi Siffre
BUY 134 It Must Be Love 28 Nov 1981 24-7-5-6-6-4 Pts: 174
    Original: Labi Siffre (Jan 1972); sales: 500000  
    16 Jan 1982 12-18-28-48-73 Pts: 52
    8 Feb 1992 38-15-10-6-10-20-38-55-75 Pts: 85
HIT-TV 1 Complete Madness LP 24 Apr 1982 2-3-2-1-1-2-1-3-3-3-7-9-9-6-8-7-9-9-10-13-22-30-36-35-42-46-52-48-66-61-65-49-49-39-32-20-20 Pts: 304
    sales: 300000  
    15 Jan 1983 17-25-30-36-30-28-23-22-30-31-35-38-39-44-44-86-68-77-90-84-74-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-83-xx-83-69-64-62-61-43-69-64-65-85-91-xx-xx-74-xx-79-83-81-63-62-64-59-59 Pts: 83
    14 Jan 1984 82-95-66-94-85-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-89-xx-xx-xx-93 Pts: 7
Writers: Michael Barson/Lee Thompson
BUY 146 House Of Fun 15 May 1982 8-1-1-2-5-14-24-42-65 Pts: 310
    18 Apr 1992 40-42-63 Pts: 11
Writers: Michael Barson
BUY 153 Driving In My Car 17 Jul 1982 6-4-4-4-8-18-42-51 Pts: 198
    sales: 250000  
SEEZ 46 Madness Presents The Rise And Fall LP 6 Nov 1982 13-10-19-25-18-10-11-11-11 Pts: 50
    sales: 100000  
    15 Jan 1983 37-57-68-79-68-47-46-60-58-89-67-80 Pts: 18
Writers: Carl Smith/Christopher Foreman
BUY 163 Our House 20 Nov 1982 32-17-12-5-5-5-5 Pts: 182
    sales: 500000  
    15 Jan 1983 10-21-35-53-73 Pts: 49
Writers: Carl Smith/Michael Barson
BUY 169 Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)/Madness (Is All In The Mind) 12 Feb 1983 24-9-8-8-15-30-43-51-63 Pts: 130
Writers: Charles Smythe/Graham McPherson
BUY 181 Wings Of A Dove 13 Aug 1983 19-6-4-2-8-13-26-36-55-72-xx-92 Pts: 213
    sales: 250000  
Writers: Michael Barson
BUY 192 The Sun And The Rain 29 Oct 1983 21-9-5-7-17-27-36-50-53-53 Pts: 147
    14 Jan 1984 99 Pts: 1
Musicians: Suggs [=Graham McPherson] (vcls); Chris Foreman (gtr); Mark Bedford (bs); Lee Thompson (sx); Dan Woodgate (drms); Carl Smyth (hrns)
SEEZ 53 Keep Moving LP 25 Feb 1984 6-7-13-18-27-27-37-38-34-55-94-90-xx-xx-68-67-79-50-56-72-xx-87 Pts: 60
    sales: 100000  
Label: Virgin
V 2692 Divine Madness LP 29 Feb 1992 2-1-1-1-5-3-3-4-6-7-7-13-13-15-21-23-24-31-35-35-41-37-19-16-10-14-18-22-29-30-34-51-45-51-51-53-67-xx-xx-75-68-60-59-49 Pts: 656
    sales: 900000  
    16 Jan 1993 52-62-74-xx-xx-63-53-61 Pts: 13
    15 Jan 1994 64-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-67-xx-xx-xx-xx-75-xx-xx-xx-29-17-21-27-25-34-39-38-50 Pts: 70
    14 Jan 1995 56-40-47-56-84-91-101-129-133-130-xx-171-134-64-44-50-46-43-50-59-63-72-71-124-152-64-32-39-53-61-90-120-122-xx-xx-xx-xx-186-72-59-54-73-97-121-144-161-150-xx-157-135-72 Pts: 71
    11 Jan 1997 187-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-170-123-136-186-141-138-174  
    10 Jun 2000 59-59-107-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-149-113-165-184-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-129-114-150-177-179-179-171-186 Pts: 4
CDV 2862 The Heavy Heavy Hits LP 6 Jun 1998 24-22-19-38-55-80-117-153-173-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-182-168-171-177 Pts: 39
    sales: 100000  
    17 Jul 1999 199-128-117-125-145-187-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-190-xx-xx-xx-xx-178-180  
    22 Apr 2000 176  
Writers: Michael Barson/Lee Thompson
VS 1737 Lovestruck 24 Jul 1999 10-20-27-38-48-64-72-94-98-126-104-82-194 Pts: 45
Label: V2
Producers: Madness/Dub/Segs/Bovell/Thackeray
VVR 1033232 The Dangermen Sessions - Vol.1 LP   11-31-50-75 Pts: 14

Document created 25 August 2006. Copyright Chartwatch Publications 2000-2006