October albums

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Notable albums released in the UK in the month of October. Artist followed by album title in *italics*. Exact dates, where known in brackets.

### 1960s

* **1966**: The Four Tops – *Reach Out, I’ll Be There*

#### 1970s

* **1974**: David Bowie - *David Live* (debut live)
* **1975**: Sparks - *Indiscreet,* The Who - *The Who By Numbers,* Mike Oldfield - *Ommadawn*.
* **1976**: ABBA - *Arrival* (11)
* **1977**: David Bowie - "*Heroes*", Sparks - *Introducing Sparks,* Leo Sayer - *Thunder In My Heart,* Queen - News Of The World, Sex Pistols - *Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.*
* **1978**: Dire Straits - *Dire Straits* (debut), Billy Joel - *52nd Street*, XTC - *Go2*, Brian Eno - *Music For Films*, Japan - *Obscure Alternatives,* Status Quo - *If You Can't Stand The Heat...*
* **1979**: The Human League - *Reproduction* (debut), Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-Up (debut), The Police - *Regatta de Blanc* (02)

### 1980s

* **1980**: Japan - *Gentlemen Take Polaroids*, OMD - *Organisation*, The Police - *Zenyatta Mondatta,* Specials - *More Specials,* Talking Heads - *Remain In Light*, The Teardrop Explodes - *Kilimanjaro*, Bruce Springsteen - *The River,* U2 - *Boy* (debut), Mike Oldfield - *QE2*
* **1981**: Depeche Mode - *Speak & Spell* (debut), The Police - *Ghost in the Machine,* The Human League *- Dare*, Simple Minds - *Sister Feelings Call*
* **1982**: Culture Club - *Kissing To Be Clever* (debut), Adam Ant - *Friend Or Foe*, Ultravox - *Quartet.*
* **1983**: Ultravox - *Monument* (debut live), China Crisis - *Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two,* Freeez - *Gonna Get You*, Nick Heyward - *North Of A Miracle* (debut)
* **1984**: U2 - *The Unforgettable Fire,* This Mortal Coil - *It'll End In Tears,* Bronski Beat - *The Age of Consent* (debut), Visage - *Beat Boy*, King - *Steps In Time* (debut), Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - *Rattlesnakes* (debut), Wham! - *Make It Big,* Culture Club - *Waking Up With the House On Fire* (25)
* **1985**: Simple Minds - *Once Upon A Time,* Blancmange - *Believe You Me,* A-ha - *Hunting High & Low*, Depeche Mode - *Singles 81-85*
* **1986**: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - *Liverpool* (final studio), Paul Young - *Between Two Fires*, XTC - *Skylarking*.
* **1987**: Cabaret Voltaire - CODE, ABC - *Alphabet City,* George Michael - *Faith,* INXS - *Kick*.
* **1988**: Pet Shop Boys - *Introspective* (10), Duran Duran - *Big Thing* (18),

### 1990s

* **1990**: Roxette - *Dressed For Success*, Pet Shop Boys - *Behaviour*, Morrissey - *Bona Drag*,
* **1991**:
* **1993**: REM - *Automatic For the People* (5) , Take That - *Everything Changes* (11)
* **1994**: Suede - *Dog Man Star*
* **1995**: Pulp - *Different Class,* Oasis - *(What's The Story) Morning Glory?* (02)
* **1999**: David Bowie - *Hours* (04)

### 2000s

* **2000**: Radiohead - *Kid A* (02)
* **2004**: Duran Duran - *Astronaut*, James Blunt - *Back To Bedlam* (debut), Simple Minds - Silver Box, Depeche Mode - *Remixes 81-04*.
* **2007**: Radiohead - *In Rainbows* (10)
* **2010**: Editors - *In This Light and On This Evening* (12)
* **2013**: Paul McCartney - *New*.