Dexy's Midnight Runners

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Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British post-punk and northern soul band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word "Dexys" in this case, comes from a colloquialism of "dextroamphetamine" or "purple hearts," a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular "upper" drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Read more about Dexys Midnight Runners on Last.fm.

Type: Group
Area: United Kingdom
Founded: 1978
Tags: new wave 80s pop post-punk british

ACHIEVEMENTS

ALBUMS
3
ALBUM WEEKS
4
FIRST WEEK
40/03
LAST WEEK
32/23

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#75
1 wk
Let's Make This Precious - The Best Of Dexy's Midnight Runne by  Dexy's Midnight Runners
40/03 - 40/03 wks: 1
40/03 1 40/03
#6
1 wk
The Feminine Divine by  Dexy's Midnight Runners
32/23 - 32/23 wks: 1
32/23 1 32/23
#14
1 wk

42/22 - 43/22 wks: 2
42/22 2 43/22
#6 40/03 4 32/23