The Human League's Phil Oakey : My Top 10

Human League : Sound of the Crowd

At the end of March 1981, Phil Oakey of The Human League shared his all time Top 10 with Smash Hits, weeks before the band would release its new breakthrough single "The Sound of The Crowd", a UK#12 hit. By the end of the year the Human League would be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed in the UK, thanks to the album Dare and the single "Don't You Want Me".

 

The Human League's Phil Oakey : My Top Ten

Giorgio Moroder : Oh What a Night

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  Phil Oakey compiled this list for the UK music mag Smash Hits in the Summer of 1981 when "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" would peak at #3 in the UK pop charts. By the end of the year the band would release the worldwide smash hit "Don't You Want Me". The Human League recorded loads of catchy hits that combined disco and techno, but this list reveals Oakey's true passion was for dance music. And it should be pointed out Oakey would get to work with Moroder on the UK#3 hit  "Together in Electric Dreams".