Editing Frankie Goes to Hollywood (section)

=== 1984–1985: ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome'' ===
{{Main|Welcome to the Pleasuredome}}

Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their debut album, ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]'', featuring "Relax" and "Two Tribes", in October 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |date=2010 |title=Review of Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/c2vh/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[BBC Music]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> It had advance sales of a million copies.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> A third single, the ballad "[[The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)|The Power of Love]]", was released in November and reached number one in December.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} This made Frankie Goes to Hollywood the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach number one with their first three singles, after another Liverpool band, [[Gerry and the Pacemakers]], in the 1960s. This record remained unbeaten until the [[Spice Girls]] achieved a six-single streak in 1996–1997.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Writing in the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' in 2014, [[Paul Lester]] wrote that "no band has dominated a 12-month period like Frankie ruled 1984".<ref name="Lester-2014" /> As of 2014, "Relax" and "Two Tribes" were the sixth and 22nd-bestselling singles in UK history.<ref name="Lester-2014" />

In 1985, Frankie Goes to Hollywood won the [[Brit Award]] for [[Brit Award for Best New Artist|British Breakthrough Act]]. In the US, where they were associated with the [[Second British Invasion]], they received nominations for Best New Artist at the [[27th Annual Grammy Awards]] and the [[1985 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood Awards |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-awards-featured.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523045306/http://www.metrolyrics.com/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-awards-featured.html |archive-date=2013-05-23 |access-date=30 October 2012 |work=Metro Lyrics}}</ref><ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/britstv/1985-best-british-newcomer-frankie-goes-to-hollywood "1985 - Best British Newcomer - Frankie Goes To Hollywood"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814020559/http://www.brits.co.uk/britstv/1985-best-british-newcomer-frankie-goes-to-hollywood|date=14 August 2012}}. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012</ref> Their fourth single, "[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome (song)|Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]", was released in March 1985, and reached number two.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> That year, [[Ocean Software]] published a [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood (video game)|Frankie Goes to Hollywood game]] for the [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]] and [[ZX Spectrum]]. The player completes a series of minigames to solve a murder mystery, with references to the band's lyrics, videos and artwork.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=2015-03-09 |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood: One of the Most Innovative Games of the 8-bit Era |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-one-of-the-most-innovative-games-of-the-8-bit-era/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref>