The bouncy second single off the band's second album, Colour by Numbers, Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" was the English's group only No. 1 in America, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 4, 1984 and remaining there for three weeks. Cross-dressing frontman Boy George, 22, had already delighted (and confused) audiences with the band's platinum debut, Kissing to Be Clever, serendipitously timed to coincide with the advent of MTV, which rewarded artists who loved playing dress-up for the camera (sorry, Journey).
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