August albums

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Notable albums released in the UK in the month of August. Artist followed by album title in italics. Exact dates, where known in brackets.

1960s

 * 1966: The Beatles - Revolver (05)

1970s

 * 1974: Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge (28), The Glitter Band - Hey! (debut)
 * 1977: Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
 * 1978: The Who - Who Are You
 * 1979: XTC - Drums and Wires (17)

1980s

 * 1980: UB40 - Signing Off (debut), Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kaleidoscope (01), Yes - Drama (18)
 * 1982: Yazoo - Upstairs at Eric's
 * 1983: Now That's What I Call Music 3
 * 1985: The Cure - The Head on the Door
 * 1987: New Order - Substance (17), Def Leppard - Hysteria, Michael Jackson - Bad.
 * 1989: NOW That's What I Call Music 15 (14), Sleeping With The Past (29)

1990s

 * 1990: Duran Duran - Liberty (20)
 * 1991: Blur - Leisure (debut)
 * 1992: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II (31)
 * 1994: Oasis - Definitely Maybe (debut, 29)

2000s

 * 2001: The Human League - Secrets (06)
 * 2002: Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (debut, 20)

2010s

 * 2018: The Vryll Society - Course Of The Satellite (debut), The Coral - Move Through the Dawn