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Into the Gap by Thompson Twins
Into the Gap is an album by Thompson Twins, released in 1984. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 43 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hold Me Now”, on 31 lists with a best position of #10.
Into the Gap, Thompson Twins' fourth album, came out on Arista on 17 February 1984, and it's the moment the Sheffield band, long since shed of its new wave roots and slimmed down to a trio, went fully, gloriously pop. Alex Sadkin, who had produced Quick Step & Side Kick, took them to Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1983, and the tropical sessions yielded a record of glossy synths, rubbery bass and sparkling, pinging percussion.
Critics were split, but the singles did the arguing: "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", "You Take Me Up" and "Sister of Mercy" all got videos and all charted in Britain, and "The Gap" went out as a single in some other countries. It was the band's biggest album, three weeks at number one in the UK and a top ten entry in America, with more than a million sold in the US, over 600,000 at home and five million worldwide, and a world tour to match.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Into the Gap on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold Me Now | 31 | #10 | – | 1984–2026 | |
| 2 | Doctor Doctor | 6 | #47 | – | 1984–2003 | |
| 3 | The Gap | 3 | #6 | – | 1984–1992 | |
| 4 | You Take Me Up | 3 | #44 | – | 1984–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.