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  • formed 1980, Liverpool
  • 2 Dutch Top 40 hits

Dead Or Alive is a group, formed in 1980 in Liverpool. Over the years, Joe Musker, Sue James, Mike Percy, Adrian Mitchley, Ming, Pete Burns, Martin Healy, Steve Coy and three others played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on two albums by others: NOW Presents... Electronics and Stranger Things Season 4. Two records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was You Spin Me Round (Like a Record): number 6 in week 16 of 1985.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

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Timeline of Dead Or Alive

The members of Dead Or Alive over the years: eleven members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

Dead Or AliveJoe MuskerSue JamesMike PercyAdrian MitchleyMingPete Burns†Martin HealySteve Coy†Wayne HusseyTim LeverJason Alburey1980198519901995200020052010201520202025You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)number 6 in week 16 of 1985 · 9 weeksLover Come Back To Menumber 30 in week 22 of 1985 · 4 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Appears on

Dead Or Alive is on this site on two albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.

NOW Presents... Electronics – Various · 1 track: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)NOW Presents... ElectronicsVarious · 1 track: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Stranger Things Season 4 – Various · 1 track: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Stranger Things Season 4Various · 1 track: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

Dead Or Alive in the Dutch Top 40

Dead Or Alive had two records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

6peak position
week 16, 198513weeks in the chart
with 2 records1985first entry
week 12, 19851985latest entry
week 23, 19851year with an entry
  1. 1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 16 of 1985, 9 weeks in the chart You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
    Dead Or Alive
     3:15
  2. 1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 30 in week 22 of 1985, 4 weeks in the chart Lover Come Back To Me
    Dead Or Alive
     5:54

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Dead Or Alive

Source: top40.nl · guiljam is not affiliated with the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Top 40 is a trademark of the Stichting; the charts are used here as the source for the site’s own artist and track pages.

Frequently asked questions

When was Dead Or Alive formed?

Dead Or Alive was formed in 1980 in Liverpool.

Who played in Dead Or Alive?

Over the years that was Joe Musker, Sue James, Mike Percy, Adrian Mitchley, Ming, Pete Burns, Martin Healy, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey, Tim Lever and Jason Alburey. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.

What was the biggest hit of Dead Or Alive in the Dutch Top 40?

The best-charting record is You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), which reached number 6 in week 16 of 1985. In total two records made the Dutch Top 40. In order of peak position: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (number 6, 1985) and Lover Come Back To Me (number 30, 1985). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Dead Or Alive (the button below the list).

Which albums by other artists feature Dead Or Alive?

On 2 albums: NOW Presents... Electronics (Various), Stranger Things Season 4 (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Where can you find Dead Or Alive online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Dead Or Alive?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.