Founded: 1976
Headquarters: London, UK
RIYL[]
Band Members[]
- Mike Barson
- Chris Foreman
- Lee Thompson
- Graham McPherson (a/k/a Suggs)
- Mark Bedford
- Daniel Woodgate
- Carl Smyth (a/k/a Chas Smash)
Includes Members of[]
- North London Invaders
- The Madness (separate band)
- The Nutty Boys
Band History[]
Madness started out officially as a ska band, although over time they went back and forth between ska and straightforward pop, establishing themselves as a well rounded and versatile band. They had a series of top ten hits in the UK, where House of Fun became a number 1 hit for the group.but in the US, their only smash hit was Our House (though they had many minor hits, like It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond. Despite only have critical and financial success in the UK, Madness also has a large underground following in the US. Their most recent release, the Liberty of Norton Folgate has become a huge hit in the UK, with the hit singles "Dust Devil" and "Sugar and Spice".
Discography[]
Albums[]
- One Step Beyond...
- Absolutely
- 7
- The Rise and Fall
- Keep Moving
- Mad Not Mad
- The Madness
- Wonderful
- The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
- Complete Madness
- Utter Madness
- Divine Madness
- Madstock
- Universal Madness
- Madness
- The Business
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate
EPs[]
Singles[]
- "The Prince" / "Madness"
- "One Step Beyond"
- "My Girl"
- "Baggy Trousers"
- "Embarrassment"
- "The Return of the Los Palmas 7"
- "Grey Day"
- "Shut Up"
- "It Must Be Love"
- "Cardiac Arrest"
- "House of Fun"
- "Driving In My Car"
- "Our House"
- "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All In The Mind)"
- "Wings Of A Dove"
- "The Sun and the Rain"
- "Michael Caine"
- "One Better Day"
- "Yesterday's Men"
- "Uncle Sam"
- "The Sweetest Girl"
- "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" #18 UK
- "I Pronounce You"
- "What's That?"
- "The Harder They Come"
- "Lovestruck"
- "Johnny The Horse"
- "Drip Fed Fred" (with Ian Dury)
- "Shame and Scandal"
- "Girl, Why Don't You?"