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Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980 [10] by Charisma Records.The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist.
In 2008, Smith & Wesson introduced new versions of the M&P: the M&P45 Mid-size, the M&P45 Compact, the M&P9L, and the M&P Pro Series. The M&P45 Mid-size sports a 102 mm (4.0 in) barrel and a full-sized grip, and the M&P45 Compact targets the concealed carry market with its 4" barrel and shorter grip (with eight or ten-round capacity).
'80s on 8 (also known as The Big '80s on 8) is a commercial-free, satellite radio station on Sirius XM Radio channel 8 and also Dish Network 6008. As a result of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12, 2008 , the channel was merged with the Big '80s channel on Sirius 8, and took its current name.
Olivia Newton-John's song "Physical" was the Billboard Hot 100's longest running number one of the decade.. Reflecting on changes in the music industry during the 1980s, Robert Christgau later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990):
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
Regarded as one of the most important albums of the "2-Tone and the Ska Resurrection" [9] UNCUT: The 500 Greatest Albums of The 1980s: #168 [10] Diariocritico's 100 Best Albums of the 80s: #48 [11] Spin's "Top 100 Alternative Albums": #94 [12] Fast 'n' Bulbous - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965: #283 [13] May 30, 1980 () [14] Peter Gabriel III
Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records, [2] and released their first album, Boy, later that year. The band has since released 15 full-length studio albums, the most recent being Songs of Surrender in 2023.
Now That's What I Call the 80s Volume 2 is a special edition compilation album from the (U.S.) Now! series released on June 30, 2009. [ 2 ] The album is the series' second compilation of pop music hits of the 1980s.