Today's feature album went triple platinum 33 years ago, selling more than 16 million copies worldwide. 'Colour By Numbers' was the second album released by British nu-wave band Culture Club - in 1989, it was ranked #96 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s, the album is also included in the book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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