12 March 1983: The enigmatic U2 scored their first UK number one album with “War” which spent a total of 147 weeks on the chart. It featured the unforgettable “New Years Day” and “Two Hearts Beat as One”
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK#1 single “Total Eclipse of The Heart”, written by Meat Loaf’s producer, Jim Steinman. Apparently at the time she was the only Welsh artist to score a US number one.
12 March 1988: Pop juggernaut Rick Astley started his two week run at #1 on the US single chart with the evergreen “Never Gonna Give You Up”, also a #1 hit in the UK.
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