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Post by pb on Mar 23, 2019 12:03:46 GMT -5
Steely Dan - only three Top 10s, with just one making the Top 5 ("Rikki Don't Lose That Number"). Some of their best songs didn't even make the Top 40 ("Kid Charlemagne" and "Pretzel Logic", to name two). "Dirty Work" from Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill in 1972 is another one that comes to mind as it got airplay back then and still does today, it's since been covered by other artists. It was never released as a single, but has become somewhat famous. Singer was David Palmer who later was the lyricist of Carole King's "Jazzman."
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Post by slf on Mar 23, 2019 15:17:20 GMT -5
Another act that I forgot about that falls in this category is Chicago---or more specifically, early Chicago (1969-75). It's a shame that their only #1 hits were the tepid "If You Leave Me Now" and "Look Away", and the half-way good "Hard To Say I'm Sorry". Yet stellar, electrifying horn rock classics like "Beginnings", "25 Or 6 To 4", "Make Me Smile", and "Questions 67 & 68", songs that truly deserved to go all the way, fell short.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 23, 2019 19:01:51 GMT -5
Another act that I forgot about that falls in this category is Chicago---or more specifically, early Chicago (1969-75). slf ... I like what you did here by selecting a specific time period for an artist but Chicago had 10 Top 10 hits from the Spring of 1970 through the Spring of 1975... that's pretty darn good with most other artists probably being envious of that chart action. I'll do what you did and take two artists and concentrate on specific times for them... Billy Joel before the album "An Innocent Man", and Genesis before the album, "Invisible Touch". Billy Joel only had four Top 10 hits prior to 1983 but some of his songs which didn't make the Top 10 are classics... Piano Man (#25), Movin' Out (#17), She's Always A Woman (#17), Only The Good Die Young (#24), Big Shot (#14), Honesty (#24), Don't Ask Me Why (#19), She's Got A Way (#23), Pressure (#20) and Allentown (#17) should have peaked much higher than they did. Once "Tell Her About It" was released from "An Innocent Man", then it's different and he gets his due on the chart. Genesis only had one Top 10 hit prior to the single, "Invisible Touch". Songs like, "Follow You, Follow Me", "Misunderstanding", and all four Top 40 songs from "Abacab" should have peaked higher. In addition, other songs like, "Turn It On Again", "Illegal Alien", "Taking It All Too Hard" and others should have been Top 40 hits. Once Phil Collins hit it big as a solo artist in 1985, that seemed to bolster Genesis' place on the charts the next year. matt was right before when he said that some artists were hurt by Bilboard not including album sales on the singles chart... that likely affected Billy Joel and Genesis for the first part of their chart career.
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Post by chrislc on Mar 23, 2019 20:09:12 GMT -5
Another example is the Beach Boys from 1967 through the early 70s. They had some great singles, but none charted well.
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Post by doofus67 on Mar 23, 2019 23:56:47 GMT -5
Pat Benatar. Even her signature "Hit" barely cracked the top ten. She managed back-to-back #5's, but couldn't get any higher. After three decades, she remains the female artist who racked up the most top 40 songs (15) without ever going to #1.
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Post by woolebull on Mar 24, 2019 8:35:08 GMT -5
Pat Benatar. Even her signature "Hit" barely cracked the top ten. She managed back-to-back #5's, but couldn't get any higher. After three decades, she remains the female artist who racked up the most top 40 songs (15) without ever going to #1. Good one, right here. Even a top 10 hit like "Invincible" was one of the "weakest" top 10's in history, spending a very short time in the top 40 altogether, if my memory serves correctly.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Mar 24, 2019 10:19:26 GMT -5
[...] Billy Joel only had four Top 10 hits prior to 1983 but some of his songs which didn't make the Top 10 are classics... Piano Man (#25), Movin' Out (#17), She's Always A Woman (#17), Only The Good Die Young (#24), Big Shot (#14), Honesty (#24), Don't Ask Me Why (#19), She's Got A Way (#23), Pressure (#20) and Allentown (#17) should have peaked much higher than they did. Once "Tell Her About It" was released from "An Innocent Man", then it's different and he gets his due on the chart. [...] Let´s switch from Billy Joel to Billy Idol. Only one #1 with the live version of "Mony Mony" and #2 with "Cradle Of Love". But get this: #4 with "Eyes Without A Face", #6 with "To Be A Lover", #20 with "Sweet Sixteen", #36 with "White Wedding" and only #46 with the title track "Rebel Yell". And finally ... Cause when a long-legged lovely walks by ... Then you know that it´s ... "Hot In The City" ... tonight ... only at #23 ... alright
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Post by jlthorpe on Mar 24, 2019 10:44:52 GMT -5
Another one: Tom Petty. Only three Top 10s, one of which was with Stevie Nicks ("Stop Draggin' My Heart Around") and was the only Top 5 song of the three. Sixteen Top 40 hits, plus a number of songs that didn't make the Top 40.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Mar 25, 2019 12:27:31 GMT -5
Another example: Queen
Two #1´s with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites The Dust" and #2 with "Bohemian Rhapsody". And three songs peaked at #42: "Play The Game", "Flash" and "A Kind Of Magic".
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Post by chrislc on Mar 25, 2019 16:39:29 GMT -5
Another example: Queen Two #1´s with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites The Dust" and #2 with "Bohemian Rhapsody". And three songs peaked at #42: "Play The Game", "Flash" and "A Kind Of Magic". And more than any artist IMO their hits are heard more frequently now than any 60s or 70s artist including you-know-who.
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Post by davewollenberg on Mar 26, 2019 19:43:39 GMT -5
2 soul groups that come to mind, are Rufus and Tavares.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Apr 7, 2019 2:08:08 GMT -5
Another artist (at least in the 80s): Rod Stewart Although he hit #1 in the 70s four times ("Reason To Believe", "Maggie May", "Tonights The Night" and "Da Ya Think I´m Sexy ?") the well known "Sailing" reached only #58. In the 80s Rod had only one #3-hit ("Downtown Train") in 1989. And really good songs like "Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do", "Every Beat Of My Heart", "Lost In You" and "Forever Young" didn´t reach the Top 10. Finally: Two of my great favorits didn´t enter the Hot 100: "Sweet Surrender" and the duet with Tina Turner "It Takes Two".
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Post by retrodaddy on Apr 7, 2019 10:02:21 GMT -5
Another artist (at least in the 80s): Rod Stewart Although he hit #1 in the 70s four times ("Reason To Believe", "Maggie May", "Tonights The Night" and "Da Ya Think I´m Sexy ?") the well known "Sailing" reached only #58. In the 80s Rod had only one #3-hit ("Downtown Train") in 1989. And really good songs like "Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do", "Every Beat Of My Heart", "Lost In You" and "Forever Young" didn´t reach the Top 10. Finally: Two of my great favorits didn´t enter the Hot 100: "Sweet Surrender" and the duet with Tina Turner "It Takes Two". Only one number three hit, but he reached number six and number five twice and number four once. Not bad. Three songs from the Out Of Order album just missed the top ten, all pretty good songs, imo. I would have thought at least one of them, especially Forever Young, would have made the top ten. Fwiw, my favorite Stewart song from the 80s is Infatuation.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 7, 2019 12:21:04 GMT -5
I'll select an artist from the 90s and 00s who didn't get her Billboard chart respect: Sheryl Crow. Sheryl only had four Top 10 hits with her highest charting hit, "All I Wanna Do" reaching #2 (her other Top 10s were "Picture" w/Kid Rock, "Strong Enough" and "If It Makes You Happy"). Other memorable songs which didn't make the Top 10 were "Leaving Las Vegas" (#60 peak?!?!), "Can't Cry Anymore" (#36), "Everyday Is A Winding Road" (#11), "A Change Would Do You Good" (missed the Hot 100 entirely but reached #12 on Radio & Records), "My Favorite Mistake" (#20), "Anything But Down" (#49), "Soak Up The Sun" (#17), "Steve McQueen (#88?!?!?!), and others. I would fight for her to be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame based on her success in the 90s and early 00s.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Apr 8, 2019 9:02:14 GMT -5
Another artist (at least in the 80s): Rod Stewart Although he hit #1 in the 70s four times ("Reason To Believe", "Maggie May", "Tonights The Night" and "Da Ya Think I´m Sexy ?") the well known "Sailing" reached only #58. In the 80s Rod had only one #3-hit ("Downtown Train") in 1989. And really good songs like "Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do", "Every Beat Of My Heart", "Lost In You" and "Forever Young" didn´t reach the Top 10. Finally: Two of my great favorits didn´t enter the Hot 100: "Sweet Surrender" and the duet with Tina Turner "It Takes Two". Only one number three hit, but he reached number six and number five twice and number four once. Not bad. Three songs from the Out Of Order album just missed the top ten, all pretty good songs, imo. I would have thought at least one of them, especially Forever Young, would have made the top ten. Fwiw, my favorite Stewart song from the 80s is Infatuation. Mine, too.
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