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Futuristic synth-pop cemented its mainstream arrival in 1979 as Gary Numan secured a dominant chart double in the United Kingdom. Holding the number-one position on the UK singles chart with his breakthrough anthem Cars, Numan simultaneously saw his seminal studio album The Pleasure Principle rise to the top of the UK album charts, marking the arrival of the synthesiser era on commercial radio.
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