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No-hit wonders
Posted on 7/12/16 at 1:28 am
Posted on 7/12/16 at 1:28 am
Okay, we've had threads about the best one- and two-hit wonder bands in the '80s recently. Now how about popular bands that never had a hit single in the US, but made an impact anyway?
I'll set out the guidelines and offer one obvious example: first of all, it has to be a band that most everyone knows or has heard of, but who never had a single song chart higher than #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 (for those of you old enough to remember American Top 40). Just to keep it simple, let's limit it to the era when people bought single records, say 1955-1985, give or take a year either way.
Here's my example:
Highest charting single: "Rockaway Beach", which peaked at #66 in the spring of 1977.
Any others?
I'll set out the guidelines and offer one obvious example: first of all, it has to be a band that most everyone knows or has heard of, but who never had a single song chart higher than #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 (for those of you old enough to remember American Top 40). Just to keep it simple, let's limit it to the era when people bought single records, say 1955-1985, give or take a year either way.
Here's my example:
Highest charting single: "Rockaway Beach", which peaked at #66 in the spring of 1977.
Any others?
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:03 am to FearlessFreep
1) ONE FINE DAY-Julie (Budd)
A disco take on a Carole King/Gerry Goffin 1960s hit. Peaked at Billboard #92 in early 1976.
2) SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS-Band of the Black Watch (1976).
3) WILD IN THE STREETS-British Lions (1977).
A disco take on a Carole King/Gerry Goffin 1960s hit. Peaked at Billboard #92 in early 1976.
2) SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS-Band of the Black Watch (1976).
3) WILD IN THE STREETS-British Lions (1977).
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 5:08 am
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:29 am to FearlessFreep
One band that comes to mind is Foghat. Their biggest chart hit was Slow Ride, which peaked at #20.
I realize #20 would be a hit, but for how popular they were, not having anything higher is interesting.
I realize #20 would be a hit, but for how popular they were, not having anything higher is interesting.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 10:46 am to FearlessFreep
Using your guidelines for bands
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Motorhead
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Sublime
311
The Cult
Bob Marley
Morissey
quote:and excluding other charts such as the Mainstream Rock chart...
who never had a single song chart higher than #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 (for those of you old enough to remember American Top 40)
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Motorhead
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Sublime
311
The Cult
Bob Marley
Morissey
Posted on 7/12/16 at 11:09 am to FearlessFreep
Posted on 7/12/16 at 1:58 pm to FearlessFreep
Television?
Big Star?
Big Star?
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:16 pm to FearlessFreep
Green River
Mudhoney
Black Flag (can't remember if they had a "hit" or not)
Mudhoney
Black Flag (can't remember if they had a "hit" or not)
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:45 pm to FearlessFreep
How Soon Is Now? should've been a huge hit in the 80s. Never charted on the Billboard.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:40 pm to FearlessFreep
Weird Al is close. He had a couple of hits.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 10:16 am to FearlessFreep
Hoodoo Gurus?
Guadalcanal Diary?
The Connells? (74/75 maybe)
X - Hungry Wolf was played a lot on MTV, but I never heard it anywhere else.
Guadalcanal Diary?
The Connells? (74/75 maybe)
X - Hungry Wolf was played a lot on MTV, but I never heard it anywhere else.
Posted on 7/14/16 at 7:44 pm to FearlessFreep
The Grateful Dead
Touch of Grey hit no 9 in 87
But during their popular and productive years in the 60s and 70s, none of the singles made it into the top 50.
Touch of Grey hit no 9 in 87
But during their popular and productive years in the 60s and 70s, none of the singles made it into the top 50.
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