On this day: May 22, 1982

May 22, 1982 was a good day for Madness, a seven piece group from North London's Camden Town district, they topped the UK chart with a best of album called Complete Madness.

The group was formed in 1979 taking thier name from a song by Prince Buster, a ska/bluebeat artist. Made up of Mike Barson, keyboards, Chris Foreman, guitarist, Lee Thompson, saxophone, Cathal Smyth, vocals, Graham 'Suggs' McPherson, vocals, Mark Bedford, bass, and 'Woody' Woodgate, drums.

Hits for the band included; the Prince, a tribute to Prince Buster, and House of Fun. Three of their albums reached the top 5 in the UK; One Step Beyond, Absolutely, and Madness Seven.

Other notable events for May 22:
-Jerry Lee Lewis arrived in Britain for his first UK tour on May 22, 1958. The tour would be cut short when the media discovered he was married to his 14-year-old cousin
-That's What You Get, by the Castiles, the very first commercial recording to feature the teenage Bruce Springsteen, was released on May 22, 1966
-Controversial rap group Public Enemy fired one of its members, Professor Griff on May 22, 1989, after he made anti-Semitic remarks in the Washington Post