During the early '80s, Culture Club notched 7 straight Top Ten UK hits & 6 Top Ten US singles. The band signed with Virgin Records in ’82.That fall, they released "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," which hit #1. The band's debut, Kissing to Be Clever, climbed to #5 on the UK charts and the non-LP single "Time (Clock of the Heart)" hit #3. Early in ’83, Kissing to Be Clever and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" began climbing the US charts with the single peaking at #2. "Time" hit #2 in the US shortly after the non-LP British single "Church of the Poison Mind" attained the same position in the UK. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" became a Top Ten hit in the US that summer. When the 2nd album Colour by Numbers was released in the fall of ’83, the band was the most popular group in the US & UK. "Karma Chameleon" became a #1 hit in both countries while the album reached #1 in the UK and #2 in the US. Throughout ’84, the group had hits with "It's a Miracle" and "Miss Me Blind" reaching the Top Ten. That fall, the group returned with its 3rd album, Waking Up with the House on Fire. While "The War Song" reached #2 in the UK, the album was a disappointment in the US. The group disbanded in the spring of ’87. The band reunited in ’98; a new album, Don't Mind If I Do, appeared in ’99. Culture Club next celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a ’02 concert at Royal Albert Hall, then entered an unofficial hiatus. Culture Club reunited in ’14 for a tour & issued out their new album Life in ’18. - Ravi
