October albums (new version)

List of albums released in the month of October, by day. (year in brackets)

List chronologically by date then by year

Unknown dates should be included in first row.

Calendar
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1980: The Tourists - Luminous Basement

1985: Blancmange - Believe You Me

01
1984: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire, This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears

2001: Elton John - Songs from the West Coast

2007: Genesis - 1983-1998 (boxset)

02
1970: Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

1979: The Police - Regatta de Blanc

1981: The Police - Ghost in the Machine

1989: The Wonder Stuff - Hup, Chris Rea - ''The Road To Hell

1995: Oasis - What’s The Story Morning Glory?

2000: Radiohead - Kid A

03
1975: The Who - The Who By Numbers

1977: Elvis Presley - Elvis In Concert

1980: The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

1989: Tracy Chapman - Crossroads

1994: The Cranberries - No Need To Argue

04
1980: Specials - More Specials

1985: ABC - ''How to Be a ... Zillionaire!''

1999: David Bowie - hours...

2019: OMD - Souvenir – The Singles 1979–2019 (and box set)

05
1973: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

1981: Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell (debut)

06
1978: XTC - Go 2

1986: A-ha - Scoundrel Days

07
1978: Dire Straits - Dire Straits (debut)

08
1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light

1981: Joy Division - Still

1992: Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 81/92

2007: Pet Shop Boys - Disco 4

09
1989: Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself, Jesus & Mary Chain - Automatic

10
1980: The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro

1983: Culture Club - Colour By Numbers

1988: Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

11
1976: ABBA - Arrival

'1979: The Human League - Reproduction

1985: Simply Red - Picture Book

1999: Pet Shop Boys - Nightlife

2003: Travis - 12 Memories

2004: Duran Duran - Astronaut

12
1979; Status Quo - Whatever You Want

1984: Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes

1987: ABC - Alphabet City

2018: David Bowie - Loving the Alien (1983–1988)  (box set), Serious Moonlight (Live '83)

13
1978: Billy Joel - 52nd Street

1979: Blondie - Eat to the Beat, Elton John - Victim of Love

1980: INXS - INXS (debut)

1986: Howard Jones - One to One, Ultravox - U-Vox

1987: Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun

14
1977: David Bowie - "Heroes", Ultravox ''- Ha! Ha! Ha!''

1981: Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming

1983: The Jam - Snap! Ultravox - Monument

1985: Depeche Mode - The Singles 81→85, Cabaret Voltaire - The Covenant, The Sword and The Arm of the Lord

1986: Cyndi Lauper - True Colors

1997: Duran Duran - Medazzaland

15
1982: Ultravox - Quartet

1984: Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent, XTC - The Big Express, Wham! - Make It Big

1990: Morrissey - Bona Drag (compilation)

2021: Coldplay - Music of the Spheres

16
1978: Elton John - A Single Man

1981: The Human League - Dare

1989: Bros - The Time, Kate Bush - The Sensual World, The Blue Nile - Hats, Erasure - Wild!

1995: Tears For Fears - Raoul and the Kings of Spain

2015: Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica 1: The Time Machine

17
1980: Bruce Springsteen - The River

1983: The Farmer's Boys - Get Out and Walk, Hot Chocolate - Love Shot

1997: The Corrs - Talk On Corners

2005: Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel

18
1985: The Cult - Love

1988: Duran Duran - Big Thing

19
1973: David Bowie - Pin Ups

1984: Big Country - Steeltown

20
1980: U2 - Boy (debut), Donna Summer - The Wanderer

1986: FGTH - Liverpool, Paul Young - Between Two Fires

1989: Curiosity Killed the Cat - Getahead

2002: The Human League/The Future - The Golden Hour of the Future

21
1977: The Beatles - Love Songs

1983: The The - Soul Mining

1985: Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time, Mike Oldfield - The Complete Mike Oldfield

2002: Richard Ashcroft - Human Conditions

2016: David Bowie - Lazarus (soundtrack)

22
1976: Elton John - Blue Moves

1990: Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour

2002: David Bowie - Best of Bowie

2021: Elton John et al. - The Lockdown Sessions, Duran Duran - Future Past

23
1979: Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-Up (debut)

1989: The Wedding Present - Bizarro, The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South (debut)

2000: Atomic Kitten - Right Now (debut)

2006: Pet Shop Boys - Concrete (live)

24
1980: Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids, OMD - Organisation, The Beatles - Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume Two

2006: Moby - Go - The Very Best Of Moby

2011: Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

25
1984: Culture Club - Waking Up With the House on Fire

2004: Depeche Mode - Remixes 81–04

26
1981: Queen - Greatest Hits

1984: Visage - Beat Boy, Imagination - Gold

1987: Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Mainstream

27
1978: Japan - Obscure Alternatives

1982: Prince - 1999

28
1975: Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

1977: Queen - News of the World, Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistolsì, ELO - Out of the Blue

1985: A-ha - Hunting High and Low (debut)

1991: Queen - Greatest Hits II

1996: The Beatles - Anthology 3, Boyzone - A Different Beat

2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor



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1974: David Bowie - David Live (live debut)

1976: Mike Oldfield - Boxed

1984: FGTH - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (debut)

2002: New Order - International

2008: The Cure - 4:13 Dream

2021: Ed Sheeran - =

30
1970: Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection

1987: George Michael - Faith

1989: Cliff Richard - Stronger, Level 42 - Level Best, Wet Wet Wet - Holding Back the River,

1995: The Human League - Greatest Hits, Pulp - Different Class

31
1969: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (UK)

1980: Mike Oldfield - QE2, VV AA - Machines / Cash Cows (low priced Virgin albums)

1983: China Crisis - Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two, Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace, Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels

1988: The Human League - Greatest Hits
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