
Blue Monday
'Blue Monday' is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, and the story that Factory Records lost money on every copy comes with a footnote from the sleeve's own designer.
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SONG.REVIEWSBritish band on Factory Records. "Blue Monday" (March 1983) is described as the best-selling 12-inch single in history; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the group as Joy Division/New Order in its 2026 Performer class.

'Blue Monday' is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, and the story that Factory Records lost money on every copy comes with a footnote from the sleeve's own designer.
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