40 years ago today (October 10, 1983), Culture Club released their second studio album "Colour by Numbers". In an interview in 1998, the four members of Culture Club agreed that Colour by Numbers was their best work.
In 1989, Colour by Numbers was ranked at number 96 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.