Eurythmics

Annie Lennox (born 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland) and Dave Stewart (born 1952 in Sunderland, Northern England), a.k.a. Eurythmics, met in a London restaurant in 1975. Annie was working there at the time and both went on to form and the play together with Peet Coombes in their group The Catch. They released one single, 1977's 'Borderline/Black Blood'. The single was released in the UK, NL, ES and POR. The Catch soon became known as The Tourists, who had some chart success in 1979-80 though disbanded soon after due to legal issues with management, publishers and their record label at the time, Logo Records.
Also having a personal relationship by then, Annie and Dave decided to go it alone and became Eurythmics (named after a style of Greek dance that Annie had did as a child), signed to RCA Records. Their breakthrough came with their second album, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), released early 1983. The title track featured a dark and powerful sequenced synth bass line and a dramatic video with Annie sporting an orange crew haircut, rapidly making her the new pop icon.
After strenuous years of touring and recording (Eurythmics had released eight studio albums in eight years), a rift had developed between the duo and Eurythmics disbanded, although no official notice was given. Dave began writing film soundtracks and had a big international hit in 1990 with the instrumental track 'Lily Was Here', featuring saxophonist Candy Dulfer, while in 1992, Annie released her first solo album, Diva. The album was a critical and popular success .

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (1983)
US#1, FR#1, CAN#1, UK#2, BE#2, IRL#2, NZ#2, DE#4, RSA#5, AUS#6, CH#8, AT#9, NL#10



Eurythmics - Who's That Girl? (1983)
FR#2, UK#3, IRL#5, BE#13, NZ#13, SWE#14, CAN#15, DE#19, AUS#20, US#21, NL#30



Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (1984)
FR#1, US#4, UK#8, IRL#8, CAN#8, NOR#10, BE#12, DE#14, AUS#16, CH#19, SWE#20, NZ#32, NL#33



Eurythmics - Sex Crime (1984)
DE#3, BE#3, SWE#3, UK#4, IRL#4, AUS#5, CH#6, FR#7, NZ#8, NOR#9, NL#12, CAN#18, IT#25, US#81



Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? (1985)
AUS#1, CAN#2, NZ#5, SWE#10, BE#10, US#5, IRL#10, UK#17, CH#21, IT#24, NL#24, DE#34, FR#41



Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (1985)
UK#1, IRL#1, NOR#1, SWE#2, NL#3, AUS#3, DE#4, NZ#5, JAP#7, BE#7, RSA#6, FR#8, AT#9, US#22, CAN#23, IT#41



Eurythmics feat. Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves (1985)
IRL#5, NZ#6, UK#9, AUS#15, NL#17, BE#17, US#18, CH#20, DE#22, CAN#33



Eurythmics - It's Alright Baby's Coming Back (1986)
IRL#8, UK#12, AT#14, NZ#18, NL#21, DE#22, CH#23, BE#25, AUS#32, CAN#37, US#78



Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes (1986)
SWE#4, NOR#5, AUS#7, IRL#13, IT#16, BE#18, RSA#19, NZ#19, DE#22, NL#22, UK#30



Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side (1986)
IRL#2, UK#5, SWE#6, NZ#7, AUS#12, AT#14, DE#26, BE#28, CAN#41, US#68



Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love (1986)
IRL#10, AUS#14, BE#15, FR#16, SWE#18, CH#21, UK#23, NZ#30, NL#43, DE#53



Eurythmics - Missionary Man (1987)
AUS#9, NZ#12, IRL#13, CAN#13, US#14, BE#16, UK#31, NL#77



Eurythmics - Beethoven (1987)
FR#4, NZ#6, NOR#6, SWE#9, IT#10, IRL#11, AUS#13, CH#19, UK#25, BE#25, DE#28, NL#41



Eurythmics - I Need A Man (1988)
CAN#14, NZ#19, IRL#23, BE#23, UK#26, US#46, AUS#78



Eurythmics - Revival (1989)
SWE#7, CH#8, IRL#14, IT#14, AUS#14, BE#17, NZ#21, NL#25, UK#26, DE#33, FR#46



Eurythmics - The King & Queen of America (1990)
BE#16, IRL#23, UK#29, NL#38, DE#51, JAP#62, AUS#72

Eurythmics - I Saved The World Today (1999)
FIN#2, IT#7, UK#11, BE#12, CH#16, AT#18, IRL#23, DE#28, SWE#31, NZ#33, JAP#37, NL#44

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