Artist
The Human League
The Human League is a new wave artist from Sheffield, England formed in 1977. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Sheffield, England · Best new wave albums
- 37
- Releases
- 1979–2023
- Active years
- 1977
- Formed
Artist
The Human League is a new wave artist from Sheffield, England formed in 1977. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Sheffield, England · Best new wave albums
Most popular
Dare
1981 · 10 tracks
Travelogue
1980
Reproduction
1979
Original Remixes & Rarities
2005
Crash
1986
Hysteria
1984
Dare / Love and Dancing
2002
Romantic?
1990
Soundtrack to a Generation
1996
I Need Your Loving
2023
Dare: Singles & Remixes
2023
Heart Like A Wheel
2023
Anthology - A Very British Synthesizer Group (Deluxe)
2016
Anthology - A Very British Synthesizer Group (Super Deluxe)
2016
Don't You Want Me: The Collection
2014
Dare/Fascination! (2012 - Remaster)
2012
All The Best
2012
Credo
2011
Essential
2011
The Very Best of The Human League
2003
The Greatest Hits
2003
Secrets
2001
The Very Best Of
1998
The Best of The Human League
1997
Octopus
1995
Greatest Hits
1988
Love and Dancing
1982
The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. The band had an early hit with "Being Boiled", but achieved stardom after a key change in line-up in 1980, releasing multiple international hits from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. Dare (1981), the band's most popular album, yielded the single "Don't You Want Me", a #1 hit in the UK, US, and many other territories. Other international hits include: "Love Action", "Open Your Heart", "Mirror Man", "Fascination", "The Lebanon", "Human" (a US #1) and "Tell Me When". The only constant band member since 1977 is vocalist and songwriter Philip Oakey. Originally an avant-garde all-male synthesizer-based group, The Human League evolved into a commercially successful synthpop band under Oakey's leadership. Since 1987, the band has essentially been a trio of Oakey and long-serving female vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley (who joined the ensemble in 1980), with various sidemen. The Human League has influenced many electro-pop, other synthpop, and mainstream performers including Madonna, La Roux, Moby, Pet Shop Boys, and Little Boots. They have been sampled and covered by various artists includ…
