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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
Here are some fun and fast facts about Mirage.
Released July 2, 1982
Enters the charts with a bullet at #50 July 17, 1982
The following week July 24, 1982 enters the top 10 at #9
The next week July 31, 1982 it hit #3
The following week it knocks Asia from the top spot and hits #1 Aug 1, 1982
It would remain #1 for 5 weeks that summer
It gets knocked from the top spot by John Couger, American Fool on September 11, 1982
American Fool remained at #1 until November.
However what I did not know is Mirage stayed at #2 until late on November 27 it drops to #13.
American Fool also drops and Men At Work take over #1
For 4 months Mirage was #1 or #2 on the charts. If John Couger never existed Mirage could have been a #1 album for 4 months.
Imagine a MTV video for Love In Store. It could have extended its life on the charts.
Mirage sold 2 million copies in the states that year and it only hit #1 in the states. American Fool sold over twice as much 5 million.
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Thanks for this flashback. I was a junior in college when this came out. I had a cassette tape of it (and album) I played the tape in a Walkman 24/7 walking to classes and any other chances I got to put the lp on at a party for everyone’s pleasure.