Thompson Twins

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Years Active
1977 – 1993 (16 years)
Founded In
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thompson Twins were an English pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. They began as a new wave group and later adopted a more mainstream pop style, achieving significant popularity during the early and mid-1980s with several hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. In 1993, the group changed its name to Babble to reflect a shift from pop to dub-influenced chill-out music and continued under that name until 1996, when they disbanded. The band's name was inspired by the characters Thomson and Thompson, two detectives in the English-language version of Th… read more
Thompson Twins were an English pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. They began as a new wave group and later adopted a more mainstream pop style, achieving significant popularity during the early and mid-1980s with several hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. I… read more
Thompson Twins were an English pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. They began as a new wave group and later adopted a more mainstream pop style, achieving significant popularity during the early and mid-1980s with several hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. In 1993, the group changed its name to Babble to reflect a shift from pop… read more

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1 Play track 100 Movie Hits Hold Me Now
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2 Play track Into the Gap Doctor! Doctor!
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3 Play track Side Kicks Lies
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4 Play track Side Kicks If You Were Here
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5 Play track Greatest Hits Lay Your Hands On Me
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6 Extend the 80s - Pop Hold Me Now (Phil Thornalley Mix)
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7 Play track Side Kicks Love On Your Side
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8 Play track Greatest Hits King For A Day
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9 Play track Greatest Hits In the Name of Love
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10 Play track Into the Gap You Take Me Up
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Albums

  1. 284,710 listeners

    1 Jan 1984 · 9 tracks

    Into the Gap
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  2. 111,566 listeners

    1 Jan 1984 · 25 tracks

    Into The Gap (Deluxe Edition)
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  3. 82,586 listeners

    20 Dec 1982 · 10 tracks

    Side Kicks
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  4. 69,534 listeners

    1 Oct 1996 · 16 tracks

    Greatest Hits
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