Acts whose biggest hit you like the LEAST

[jlthorpe]

It could be because their biggest hit was overplayed, or you're biased against songs that had more mainstream success, or because the song itself just stinks, but what are some acts whose biggest hit doesn't interest you as much as their other hits?

There are several categories:

1. It could be a one-hit wonder where you like a non-charting hit more than the Top 40 hit.

* I think Kajagoogoo's "Too Shy" is OK, but I much prefer their non-Top 40 hit "Hang On Now" and the non-charting "Turn Your Back on Me".
* Don't care for Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower", as opposed to "Purple Haze" or "Fire", which I like better.

2. It could be a two-hit wonder where you prefer the lower-charting hit.

* I prefer A-ha's "The Sun Always Shines on TV" to "Take on Me", but that could be because of overexposure, since I probably liked "Take on Me" at some point. I also like "Cry Wolf" and non-charting "The Living Daylights".
* I like Will to Power's "I'm Not in Love" way more than "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" (if I liked it at all).

3. It could be an act where you don't like the highest-charting song from an album.

* I don't care for The Chainsmokers' "Closer", but I love "Don't Let Me Down" (both were from their EP "Collage").
* I don't think I was ever into Barenaked Ladies' "One Week", but I liked "It's All Been Done" (from "Stunt").
* Of all the hits from Billy Joel's "Glass Houses", "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" may be my least favorite of the four (the others being "You May Be Right" - the favorite, "Don't Ask Me Why", and "Sometimes a Fantasy").
* Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" may be my least favorite of the three "Appetite for Destruction" hits (I much prefer "Welcome to the Jungle" and have even started liking "Paradise City").
* I don't think I like the title track of Genesis' "Invisible Touch" as much as the other hits from the album ("Throwing It All Away", "Land of Confusion", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", and "In Too Deep").

4. It could be an act where you like many or all of their hits, except their biggest one.

* I like many of Loverboy's Top 40 hits, but "Lovin' Every Minute of It" isn't one of them.
* Same with Queen. I like many of their hits to some extent, but I'm not really into "Crazy Little Thing Called Love".

[chrislc]

Another vote for Queen. Also Chuck Berry, ONJ and any of Billy Joel's #1 songs.

Oops edit on that. I loathe The Longest Time and it wasn't #1.

[pb]

Was "You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr's biggest hit? If so I'll answer with that.

[slf]

One act that instantly pops into my mind is Boston.  I love most of their classic songs off their massively successful debut album, and similarly love the title track from their second album "Don't Look Back".  None of those songs hit #1.  So what ended up being the band's biggest hit and only #1 song?  That sleazy "love" ballad "Amanda".  (But, to be fair, the two follow-ups, "We're Ready" and "Cantcha Say/Still In Love" were pretty good songs.)

[mga707]

Sept 2, 2018 15:23:18 GMT -5 pb said:

Was "You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr's biggest hit? If so I'll answer with that.

I think of "Photograph" as his biggest solo hit, with "You're Sixteen" a close second. Both were #1 for a single week, but "Photograph" has definitely aged better.

[at40nut]

Sometimes the "third single syndrome" is not such a bad thing
I like "Don't Look Back" by the Fine Young Canibals over "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing"
I Like "Head Over Heels" over Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Shout"

[doofus67]

Good topic!

As time goes by, Duran Duran's music keeps growing on me. But the one song of theirs I still can't stand is the #1, "The Reflex."

Doofus

[Hervard]

Sept 3, 2018 8:41:59 GMT -5 doofus67 said:

Good topic!

As time goes by, Duran Duran's music keeps growing on me. But the one song of theirs I still can't stand is the #1, "The Reflex."

I would tend to agree with that, but it may be a toss-up between that and "The Wild Boys" (which was an R&R #1, so those would count there".

I've mentioned that I don't like "Is There Something I Should Know", but I do ever so slightly prefer it over the two above songs. It would be an OK song, if not for the annoying "Please please tell me now" part at the beginning - if the song started with the instrumental part right afterward, the song wouldn't be so bad.

[doofus67]

Nov 13, 1974 13:11:05 GMT -5 Hervard said:

I would tend to agree with that, but it may be a toss-up between that and "The Wild Boys" (which was an R&R #1, so those would count there).

It was also #1 in Cash Box. It snuck in for a week before "Like a Virgin," also produced by Nile Rodgers.

Doofus

[80sat40fan]

I love most of Aerosmith's Top 40 hits but I am not a fan of their only #1 song, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". To me, it's too schmaltzy... it doesn't seem like an Aerosmith hit. Maybe because it was written by Diane Warren?

[trekkielo]

Sept 3, 2018 11:35:30 GMT -5 80sat40fan said:

I love most of Aerosmith's Top 40 hits but I am not a fan of their only #1 song, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". To me, it's too schmaltzy... it doesn't seem like an Aerosmith hit. Maybe because it was written by Diane Warren?

Two things, it was Diane Warren from the 1998 film Armageddon and if not for that stupid song, Aerosmith would've probably broken or tied Electric Light Orchestra's dubious record of most Billboard Top 40 hits by a band without ever hitting #1!

[woolebull]

Over the years, I have learned to appreciate the music of Whitney Houston. While not a big fan growing up, I really have gotten to like the majority of the hits she had over the years, particularly falling in love with "You Give Good Love" and "Saving All My Love".

That being said, if I never have to hear "I Will Always Love You" again, I will be one happy boy

[doofus67]

With the theatrical release of Grease 40 years ago (and re-release 20 years ago), I developed a permanent crush on Sandy. So I love Olivia Newton-John's music. But to pick an ONJ song I like least? Gotta go with "Physical." It was a nice single -- even cute -- but how in God's creation did it spend anywhere near that much time at #1? There were plenty of other, better songs out at the time.

Doofus

[doofus67]

They were a tight, solid band with an innovative sound, and they came out of the upper Midwest, like me, so I have great respect for them. But the Styx song I care for the least is "Babe." Even Tommy Shaw himself said on VH-1's Behind the Music, "The band was big enough already, y'know. We didn't have to stretch into Barry Manilow's territory."

Doofus

[retrodaddy]

Sept 3, 2018 3:05:14 GMT -5 at40nut said:

Sometimes the "third single syndrome" is not such a bad thing
I like "Don't Look Back" by the Fine Young Canibals over "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing"
I Like "Head Over Heels" over Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Shout"

I like FYC's music. She Drives Me Crazy is boring and repetitive, though. I'd be thrilled if I never heard it again. Good Thing and Don't Look Back are both still good to listen to, imo.