1981
Eurythmics sign to RCA, release their first chart album “In The Garden” and go on their first tour
7th March – Eurythmics interview with Cynthia Rose featured in ‘NME’ published
2nd June – BBC ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ Eurythmics first TV appearance. Eurythmics performed ‘Belinda’ & ‘Never Gonna Cry Again’
16th October – Album “In The Garden” (produced by Conny Plank & Eurythmics, recorded at Conny Plank’s studio in Cologne between Febuary 1981 & June 1981, photography by Pater Ashworth, sleeve design by Rockin Russian & Laurence Stevens) released
1982
25th March – Single “This Is The House” – ‘Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This’ (photography Gered Mankowitz) released
17th September – Single “Love Is A Stranger” – ‘Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This’ (chart position number 54) released (re-released May 1983 chart position UK number 3 and US number 23 and February 1991 chart position number 46)
5th November – BBC ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ Eurythmics perform “Love Is A Stranger” aired
27th November – Eurythmics perform at Camden Palace, London
1983
4th January – Album “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This” (produced by Dave Stewart, Adam Williams and Robert Crash, photography by Lewis Ziolek, sleeve design by Laurence Stevens, Album chart positions UK number 3 and US number 15 “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This” Single chart position UK number 2 & US number 1) released
5th February – Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams” review by Cynthia Rose featured in ‘NME’ published
24th February – BBC ‘Top Of The Pop’s’ (pre-recorded) Eurythmics perform “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” aired
26th February
- Eurythmics Interview featured in ‘Record Mirror’ published
- Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 32 / Single “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 21 in its second week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
- Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 15 in its second week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart / Single “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 5 in its third week of the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
- Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 6 in its third week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart / Single “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 3 in it’s fourth week of the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
- Eurythmics Interview featured in ‘NME’ published
- Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 5 in it’s fourth week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart / Single “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 2 in its fifth week of the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
26th March – Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 3 in it’s fifth week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart
7th May – Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 5 in it’s eleventh week in the UK
4th June – Eurythmics in Hot 100 list (Number 57 “Sweet Dreams”) featured in ‘Billboard’ published /Album “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” climbs to number 18 in it’s fifteenth week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart
16th June – Single “Who’s That Girl” (‘Touch’) photography Lewis Ziolek, chart position UK number 3 & US number 21 released
9th July – Eurythmics Interview with Helen FitzGerald featured in ‘Melody Maker’ published. Eurythmics Interview and Annie Lennox poster featured in ‘No1!’ published. Single “Who’s That Girl?” – ‘Touch’ released
30th July – Single “Who’s That Girl?” climbs to number 3 in it’s fourth week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles
8th October – Eurythmics Interview with Cynthia Rose featured in ‘NME’ published
26th November – Album “Touch” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 8
1984
4th February – Album “Touch” climbs to number 1 in it’s eleventh week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart / Single “Here Comes The Rain Again” climbs to number 8 in it’s third week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
21st February – London Grosvenor House Hotel Brit Awards – Annie Lennox wins Best British Female Artist, Eurythmics nominated Best British Group
28th February
- Grammy Awards – nominated Best New Artist USA TV ‘26th Grammy Awards’. Eurythmics perform “Sweet Dreams” USA TV
- ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ Eurythmics Interview AIRED
19th April – Ivor Novello Awards – Eurythmics win Songwriter of the Year Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart
14th September – New York Radio City Music Hall MTV Awards – Eurythmics win Best New Artist “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”
24th November – Album “1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother)” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 27 / Single “Sexcrime” climbs to number 7 in its second week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
1985
1st January
- Video Music Awards – Eurythmics win Best Concert Performance 1985 “Would I Lie To You”
- Annie Lennox feature photo taken by Lynne Goldsmith featured in ‘LIFE’ published
27th July – Album “Be Yourself Tonight” climbs to number 3 in it’s twelfth week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart. Single “There Must Be An Angel” climbs to number 1 in it’s fourth week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
October – Single “Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves” (‘Be Yourself Tonight’) with vocals from Aretha Franklin, chart position number 9 released
21st November – Los Angeles Billboard Video Music Conference – Eurythmics awarded Best Concert performance for “Would I Lie To You” And Best Choreography for “Would I Lie To You”
23rd November – Single “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” climbs to number 9 in it’s fourth week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
1986
10th February – London Grosvenor House Hotel Brit Awards – Annie Lennox wins Best British Female Artist. Eurythmics nominated – Best British Album ‘Be Yourself Tonight’ and Best British Group. BBC ‘British Record Industry Awards’ Brits coverage features Annie Lennox aired
25th February – Los Angeles Grammy Awards – Eurythmics nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – “Would I Lie To You”
12th July – Album “Revenge” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 3
August – Single “Thorn In My Side” (‘Revenge’) photography Jeff Katz, chart position UK number 5 and US number 68 released
20th September – Album “Revenge” climbs to number 3 in its eleventh week in the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart. Single “Thorn In My Side” climbs to number 10 in its third week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart
1987
February – Eurythmics 1987 Australian Tour / Revenge Tour.
Single “Missionary Man” (‘Revenge’) painting on sleeve Eric Scott, chart position UK number 31 & US number 14 released
9th February
- Touring Sydney – Sydney Entertainment Centre
- Brit Awards – Dave Stewart wins Best British Producer. Eurythmics nominated for Best British Group.
- Australian publication ‘RAM’ cover photo published
24th February
- Touring Perth – Perth Entertainment Centre
- Los Angeles Grammy Awards – Eurythmics win Best Rock Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocal – “Missionary Man”
15th April – Ivor Novello Awards – Eurythmics win Songwriter of the Year Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart & Best contemporary song (“Its Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”)
11th September – Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre MTV Awards – Eurythmics nominated Best Group Video “Missionary Man”, Best Concept Video “Missionary Man”, Most Experimental Video “Missionary Man”, Best Special Effects “Missionary Man” & Best Editing “Missionary Man”
21st November – Filming with Sophie Muller. Album “Savage” (Produced by David A Stewart, engineered by Fred Defaye, Alan Moulder & Mani Guiot, photographer Alistair Thain, sleeve design Laurence Stevens, chart position UK number 7 & US number 41) released. Album “Savage” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 7
1988
2nd June – BBC ‘Montreux Rock Festival 1988’ Features Eurythmics “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart” and “Savage” aired
11th June – Eurythmics perform at the Wembley Stadium, London Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
7th September – Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre MTV AWARDS – Eurythmics nominated Best Group Video “I Need A Man” & Best Direction “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart”
1989
13th February – BPI Awards Royal Albert Hall, London – Brit Awards – Annie Lennox wins Best British Female Artist
23rd September
- Touring London – Wembley Arena
- Album “We Too Are One” (produced by David A Stewart & Jimmy Lovine, engineered by Bruce Lamplov, Don Smith & Manu Guiot, photography Jean Baptiste Mondino, sleeve design Laurence Stevens, chart position UK number 1 & US number 34) released. Album “We Too Are One” enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 1
28th December – BBC ‘Top Of The Pops: Review of The 80s’ Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” aired
31st December – BBC ‘The Late Show: Eighties’ The Tourists “So Good To Be Back Home Again’ and Eurythmics “Love Is A Stranger” “There Must Be An Angel” & “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart” aired
1990
11th January – BBC ‘Eurythmics: We Too Are One’ Documentary following Eurythmics as they made the album ‘We Too Are One’ and began their world tour in the South of France aired
18th February
- Dominion Theatre, London – Brit Awards – Annie Lennox wins Best British Female Artist and Dave Stewart wins Best British Producer. Eurythmics nominated Best British Album ‘We Too Are One’, Best British Group & Best Music Video ‘Don’t Ask Me Why’ – BBC ‘Top Of The Pops’.
- Promo Video “Angel” aired
1999
Album “Peace” released
Single “I Saved the World Today” reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart
18th September – Peace Tour – The tour starts at Cologne’s Kölnarena and ends on 6 December 1999 at the London Docklands Arena (which was filmed and released on video and DVD). All proceeds from the tour went to Greenpeace and Amnesty International.
2000
Festivals – The year 2000 saw numerous European festival appearances by Eurythmics (at Germany’s Rock am Ring, among others).
2005
7th November – Eurythmics Unlimited Collection, a remastered greatest hits package with two new songs. One of them, “I’ve Got a Life“, was released as a single and reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart as well as spending three consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play in the US.
Eurythmics inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame
2010
2014
Reuniting for a Beatles tribute concert – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart performed as a duo for “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles“. The event was recorded at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 27 January 2014, the day after the Grammy Awards. They performed “The Fool on the Hill“.
2019
Reuniting for Sting’s 30th We’ll Be Together benefit concert – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, billed as Eurythmics, performed at Sting’s 30th We’ll Be Together benefit concert in aid of his Rainforest Foundation Fund on 9 December 2019 at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The group played “Would I Lie to You?“, “Here Comes the Rain Again“, and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)“
