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Dream Into Action by Howard Jones
Dream Into Action is an album by Howard Jones, released in 1985. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Things Can Only Get Better”, on 22 lists with a best position of #42.
Dream Into Action, Howard Jones' second album, came out on WEA in March 1985, and it's the sound of a synth-pop star deciding his songs could fill arenas as easily as bedsit headphones. Rupert Hine produced, and the record fizzes with bright, buzzing hooks and a relentlessly sunny outlook that stops just short of a self-help seminar.
"Things Can Only Get Better" is the chest-out anthem that says it all in the title, "Life in One Day" bounces along on the same optimism, and "Look Mama" gave him another British hit. The album climbed to number 2 in Britain and into the US top ten, went platinum in America and Canada, and sent him out on a world tour that took in Wembley Arena. That same year he was on the bill at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Dream Into Action on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Things Can Only Get Better | 22 | #42 | – | 1985–2026 | |
| 2 | No One Is To Blame | 3 | #179 | – | 1999–2026 | |
| 3 | Life in One Day | 2 | #55 | – | 1985 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.