Second British Invasion

Second British Invasion
Part of the 1980s in the United States and United Kingdom
Duration1982–mid-1980s
LocationUnited States, United Kingdom
CauseRise of British synth-pop and New Pop artists in U.S. pop music charts

The Second British Invasion was a sharp increase in the popularity of British synth-pop and New Pop artists in the United States.[1][2][3] It began in the summer of 1982, peaked in 1983, and continued throughout much of the 1980s. MTV began in 1981. Its popularity was the main catalyst for the second British Invasion.[4] According to Rolling Stone, British acts brought a "revolution in sound and style" to the US.[5]

Chart of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists, by weeks
Chart of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists, by weeks

During the late 1980s, glam metal and dance music replaced Second Invasion acts atop the US charts.[6][7]

  1. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2005). "New Gold Dreams 81-82-83-84: New Pop's Peak, the Second British Invasion of America, and the Rise of MTV". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-14-303672-2.
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  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (2 January 1983). "Light and Quick, New Pop Spread Its Spirit During 1982". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "MTV launches the 'second British invasion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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  6. ^ Molanphy, Chris (4 June 2012). "First Worsts: Remembering When Bon Jovi Gave 'Hair Metal' a Bad Name". Village Voice. Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  7. ^ S. Reynolds (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again Postpunk 1978–1984. London: Faber and Faber. pp. 340 and 342–3. ISBN 0-571-21570-X.

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