Which Eighties band was more successful in the British charts, The Darling Buds or The Housemartins?
The Darling Buds: The Darling Buds are an alternative rock band from Newport, South Wales. The Darling Buds:  The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel "The Darling Buds of May" – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May". The Housemartins: The Housemartins were an English Alternative rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s. The Housemartins:  The group's cover version of the Isley Brothers' "Caravan of Love" was a UK Number 1 single in December 1986.
The Housemartins