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a b Nelson, Brad (17 May 2020). "The Human League: Dare". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020 . Retrieved 24 May 2020. Dare became critically acclaimed and has proved to be a genre-defining album, whose influence can be felt in many areas of pop music. [8] The album and its four singles were large successes, particularly " Don't You Want Me". The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Top Selling Albums of 1982". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017 . Retrieved 23 February 2017. Dare has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Sounds magazine ranked it the 81st best album of all time in 1986, and the 44th best album of the 1980s three years later. [33] [34] In 1990, Dare was listed by Rolling Stone as the 78th best album of the previous decade. [35] Q placed the record at number 69 on its 2000 list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever"; [20] the same magazine, in 2006, ranked Dare the 19th best album of the 1980s. [36] In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums and NME organised a poll in which 40,000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever, with Dare placing at number 77. [37] Slant Magazine listed it in 2012 as the 86th best album of the 1980s. [38] In 2013, NME ranked the record 111th on its list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". [39] Meanwhile, Uncut ranked Dare 132nd on its list of the 200 greatest albums of all time in 2015. [40] Paste placed Dare at number 34 on its 2016 list of the best new wave albums. [5]To prepare for the album's release (set for the end of October 1981), "Open Your Heart" was released - it went to number six in the UK. It was accompanied by a high-end promotional video. When the album was released, it was condemned by the Musicians' Union, who believed the new technology employed by the Human League was making traditional musicians redundant among other concerns; they would begin a "Keep It Live" campaign believing that bands like the Human League would be able to perform concerts at the touch of a button. [9] The album was a massive commercial success, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album's release was expected to be the climax of an enormously successful year for the band, but Virgin Record's Simon Draper decided he wanted an additional single from the album before the end of the year. [9] By Christmas 1981, Dare had gone platinum in the UK, and the Human League had a number-one album and number-one single concurrently on the UK charts. Dare would eventually remain on the UK Albums Chart for 71 weeks. [11] A remix album, called Love and Dancing, was released in July 1982. Jaaroverzichten – Album 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019 . Retrieved 16 April 2020. Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Human League". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp.186–187. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

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