Historical Artist Profile
Spandau Ballet
Biography & Overview
Spandau Ballet ( SPAN-dow BAL-ay) were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as The Applause, playing "European dance music" as the house band for the "Blitz Kids" club night. They became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop, were members of the new pop movement, and were part of the Second British Invasion of the Billboard Top 40 in the 1980s, selling 25 million albums and having 23 hit singles worldwide.
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
1 Charted Tracks
"True"
Entered Charts: 1983
Peak: #4
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
23 Charted Tracks
"True"
Entered Charts: 1983
#1 HIT
"Gold"
Entered Charts: 1983
Peak: #2
"Chant No.1 (I Don'T Need This Pssu On)"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #3
"Only When You Leave"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #3
"To Cut A Long Story Short"
Entered Charts: 1980
Peak: #5
"Through The Barricades"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #6
"Lifeline"
Entered Charts: 1982
Peak: #7
"I'Ll Fly For You"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #9
"Muscle Bound/Glow"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #10
"Instinction"
Entered Charts: 1982
Peak: #10
"Communication"
Entered Charts: 1983
Peak: #12
"Highly Strung"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #15
"Fight For Ourselves"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #15
"The Feze"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #17
"Round And Round"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #18
"Paint Me Down"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #30
"How Many Lies?"
Entered Charts: 1987
Peak: #34
"Be Fe With Your Love"
Entered Charts: 1989
Peak: #42
"Raw"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #47
"She Loved Like Diamond"
Entered Charts: 1982
Peak: #49
"Once Mo"
Entered Charts: 2009
Peak: #82
"Empty Spaces"
Entered Charts: 1989
Peak: #94
"Crashed Into Love"
Entered Charts: 1990
Peak: #96