“Hit Parade”, the definitive collection of 45 Madness singles spanning 1979 to 2024. Including no less than 27 top 40 hits, would you believe it? Pre-order special Vinyl and CD versions now, ahead of it’s release in November and our "Hit Parade" UK tour in December. | Madness

MADNESS - Madness Almost 40 years have passed since Madness released their debut single, 'The Prince', on The Specials' own 2 Tone label in September 1979, and their public profile remains just as strong. Starting life in '76 as The (North London) Invaders, formed by Mike Barson, Chris Foreman and Lee Thompson, two years later the band had become Morris and the Minors before finally switching to Madness. Graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson, Mark Bedford, Chas Smash and Dan Woodgate also joined the band at