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![ThatEricAlper Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::22018221.png) Eric Alper 🎧 [@ThatEricAlper](/creator/twitter/ThatEricAlper) on x 864.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-13 13:00:01 UTC

XX years ago today, Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears hit #1 on the Billboard album chart. With “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” it became a defining sound of the '80s—and their biggest global triumph.

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XXXXXX engagements

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