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What is the most popular album by Tears for Fears?

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The most popular album by Tears for Fears is Famous Last Words: The Collection with a total of 3.5M page views.


Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

The group rose to fame in 1982 with single “Mad World”, which made it to number 3 in the UK charts and paved the way for the huge success of debut album The Hurting, released in 1983. However, it wasn’t until Songs from the Big Chair in 1985, a change in... Read More
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