Editing Marillion (section)

====''Misplaced Childhood'' and international success (1985–1986)====
[[Image:Marillion Fish OpenAir Mannheim Maimarktgelaende 1986 06 21.jpg|thumb|right|Marillion performing live in 1986]]
Their third and commercially most successful studio album was ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]'', which had a more mainstream sound. The lead single from the album, "[[Kayleigh]]", received major promotion by EMI and gained heavy rotation on [[BBC Radio 1]] and [[Independent Local Radio]] stations as well as television appearances, bringing the band to the attention of a much wider audience. "Kayleigh" reached No. 2 in the UK and "[[Lavender (Marillion song)|Lavender]]" reached No. 5; these remain the only singles by the band to enter the Top 5.<ref name="british hit singles and albums"/>

Following the exposure given to "Kayleigh" and its subsequent chart success, the album became their only [[List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s|No. 1]] in the UK, knocking [[Bryan Ferry]]'s ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'' off the top spot and holding off a challenge from [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], whose first solo album, ''[[The Dream of the Blue Turtles]]'', entered the chart in the same week.<ref>{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=450|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=533|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref> The third single from the album, "[[Heart of Lothian]]", became another Top 30 hit for the band, reaching No.&nbsp;29. The album came sixth in ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine's "Albums of the Year" in 1985.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=19691 | title= Kerrang!'s Albums Of 1985 by Kerrang! (1985) | website=Best Ever Albums | access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> "Kayleigh" also gave Marillion its sole entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], reaching No.&nbsp;74.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-10-26|title=Billboard Hot 100: October 26, 1985|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> In the summer of 1986, the band played to their biggest ever audience as special guests to [[Queen (band)|Queen]] at a festival in Germany attended by a crowd of over 150,000 people.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lancashire/low/tv_and_radio/newsid_8236000/8236047.stm | title= Phil Cunliffe meets Marillion hero | work=BBC News | date=3 September 2009 | access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> They were also offered the ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' soundtrack but turned it down because of their world tour, a missed opportunity which Rothery later said he regretted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uberrock.co.uk/interviews/60-september-interviews/12333-steve-rothery-marillion-uber-rock-interview-exclusive.html | title= Steve Rothery - Marillion - Uber Rock Interview Exclusive |date=6 September 2014 | publisher=Uber Rock | first=Eamon | last=O'Neill | access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref>