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1. As one of the first albums released on compact disc, 1985's "Brothers in Arms" was a must-have for early CD users and sold twenty five million copies worldwide. Dire Straits' previous album to go platinum in the US was this 1980 release, featuring the single "Skateaway".
2. Although this 1981 album by The Police sold four million copies in the US and produced the hit single "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", it was dwarfed by the massive worldwide success of "Synchronicity" in 1983.
3. Bruce Springsteen released this solo acoustic album in 1982, which was a stark depiction of American life. Although he was an established artist at the time, he would achieve much greater commercial success with his next album, 1984's "Born in the USA".
4. Before Tears For Fears became an MTV staple and reached number one in the US with 1985's "Songs from the Big Chair", they released this 1983 album which included the singles "Mad World" and "Pale Shelter".
5. Former Genesis member Peter Gabriel had huge success with the 1986 album "So" but the biggest single from a prior album in 1983 was this song which barely cracked the Top 30 in the US.
6. It seems like Madonna has always been really famous, but what was the first single from her self-titled 1983 debut album?
7. Before 1984's "Purple Rain" movie and soundtrack, which sold thirteen million copies in the US, Prince told us in the title track for his previous album that he would be partying like it was this year in a song protesting nuclear proliferation.
8. By any measure, U2 was already a highly successful band before the 1987 release of "The Joshua Tree" confirmed their status as one of the world's most popular bands. Their 1984 single "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from their previous album "The Unforgettable Fire" was a tribute to this civil rights leader.
9. An alternative favorite for years, this British band preceded 1989's brilliant and commercially successful "Disintegration" with the 1987 double album "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me" featuring the singles "Hot Hot Hot!" and "Why Can't I Be You?".
10. R.E.M. was a college radio and critics' favorite for over a decade before 1991's "Out of Time" sold thirteen million copies in the US. What color did they use as the title of their prior album released in 1988, which reached number twelve in the US?
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