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Human’s Lib by Howard Jones
Human’s Lib is an album by Howard Jones, released in 1984. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 32 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What is Love”, on 17 lists with a best position of #10.
Human's Lib, Howard Jones's debut album, arrived in 1984 with Rupert Hine producing, and it went straight in at No. 1 on the UK albums chart and hung around for 57 weeks. It's bright, bubbling synth-pop from an English songwriter with a head full of hooks and a conscience to match.
Four singles came off it in Britain and every one made the top 20: "What Is Love?" went to 2, "New Song" to 3, "Pearl in the Shell" to 7 and "Hide and Seek" to 12, and the first two crossed into the American top 40 as the Second British Invasion rolled on. In South Africa, "Equality" went out as a single of its own, a pointed comment on apartheid.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Human’s Lib on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Love | 17 | #10 | – | 1984–2026 | |
| 2 | New Song | 12 | #28 | – | 1984–2003 | |
| 3 | Pearl in the Shell | 2 | #327 | – | 1989–1991 | |
| 4 | Hide And Seek | 1 | #798 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.