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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Apr 20, 2012 8:02:28 GMT -5
Taylor Dayne:
Signature hit: "Tell It To My Heart" (#7 in early 1988)
Biggest hit: "I'll Always Love You" (#3 in the fall of 1988)
Highest-charting hit: "Love Will Lead You Back" (#1 in early 1990)
Earth, Wind & Fire:
Signature hit: "September" (I think it peaked at #2 in 1978, but I know it definitely didn't hit #1)
Biggest hit: "After The Love Has Gone" (#2 in August or early September 1979)
Highest-charting hit: "Shining Star" (#1 in 1976)
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Post by mkarns on Apr 20, 2012 10:19:49 GMT -5
Earth, Wind & Fire:Signature hit: "September" (I think it peaked at #2 in 1978, but I know it definitely didn't hit #1) Biggest hit: "After The Love Has Gone" (#2 in August or early September 1979) Highest-charting hit: "Shining Star" (#1 in 1976) In Billboard, "September" peaked at #8 in 1979. Also, "Shining Star" was #1 in 1975, not 1976. (We get to hear it in this weekend's Premiere presentation.) |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 20, 2012 11:08:31 GMT -5
Caseyfan4ever. I'd agree with the Air Supply song you mentioned, but I'd say that the 2 biggest and most remembered songs by Christopher Cross were Arthurs Theme and Sailing. The other 3 singles from the first album are almost never played on radio in any format. (Ride Like The Wind, Never Be The Same & Say You'll Be Mine)
Sailing hit #1 and spent 4 less weeks on the top 40. I think thats enough to rank higher in a year end ranking.
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Post by freakyflybry on Apr 20, 2012 11:08:47 GMT -5
Foreigner:
Highest charting: "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Biggest hit: "Waiting For A Girl Like You"
Signature hit: "Cold As Ice"
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 20, 2012 11:09:25 GMT -5
For Taylor Dayne, I'd think Love Will Lead You Back is her signature hit. Its still played while the other one is not as much.
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Post by albe on Apr 20, 2012 17:27:12 GMT -5
Think I'll weigh in here......
PAT BENATAR
Highest Charting....We Belong/Love is a battlefield
Signature...............Hit me with your best shot
BLONDIE
Highest Charting....Call Me
Signature...............Heart of Glass
AEROSMITH
Highest Charting....I don't want to miss a thing
Signature...............Walk this way
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Post by caseyfan100 on Apr 20, 2012 17:51:40 GMT -5
HUEY LEWIS:
Highest charting:Stuck With You #1 for 3 weeks
Biggest and Signature:Power of Love #1 for 2 weeks
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 20, 2012 18:05:10 GMT -5
A lot of these are good but I still like it better when 3 different songs are represented. Here's a tough call....Chicago.
Highest charting hit......Look Away, #1 song of 1989
Biggest hit.......Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Signature hit from the 70s.......25 or 6 to 4
Signature hit from the 80s.......You're the Inspiration
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Post by 80sfreak on Apr 20, 2012 19:34:31 GMT -5
For Toto, their highest charting hit was "Africa" and their biggest hit was "Rosanna", but for a signature, I was thinking instead of "Rosanna", I'd say it's "Hold The Line". was going to post this until I read this. |
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Apr 20, 2012 22:15:06 GMT -5
Connie Francis:
Highest charting hit(s): "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "My Heart's Got A Mind Of Its Own" (Both #1 for 2 weeks, 1960)
Signature hit: "Who's Sorry Now?" (#4, 1958)
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The Lovin' Sthingyful:
Highest charting hit: "Summer in the City" (#1 for 3 weeks, 1966)
Signature hit: "Do You Believe In Magic?" (#9, 1965)
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Cyndi Lauper:
Highest charting hit: "Time After Time" (2 weeks at #1, 1984)
Signature hit: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (#2, 1984)
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Madonna:
Highest charting hit: "Like A Virgin" (6 weeks at #1, 1984)
Signature hit: It's a tough call, but I'll go with "Holiday" (#16, 1983)
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The Mamas & The Papas:
Highest charting hit: "Monday, Monday" (#1 for 3 weeks, 1966)
Signature hit: "California Dreamin'" (#4, 1966)
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Dean Martin
Highest charting hit: "Memories Are Made of This" (#1 for 6 weeks, 1956)
Signature hit: "Everybody Loves Somebody" (#1 for 1 week, 1964)
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Roy Orbison:
Highest charting hit: "Oh Pretty Woman" (#1 for 3 weeks, 1964)
Signature hit: "Only The Lonely" (#2, 1960)
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Prince:
Highest charting hit: "When Doves Cry" (#1 for 5 weeks, 1984)
Signature hit: "1999" (#12, 1983)
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Frank Sinatra:
Highest charting hit: "Somethin' Stupid" (#1 for 4 weeks, 1967)
Signature hit: "My Way" (#27, 1969) or "New York, New York" (#32, 1980)
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Apr 20, 2012 22:18:14 GMT -5
WTF?! That's not what I typed. |
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Post by albe on Apr 21, 2012 8:05:23 GMT -5
The Lovin S p o o n f u l
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Post by marv101 on Apr 21, 2012 10:28:34 GMT -5
For Taylor Dayne, I'd select 'Love Will Lead You Back' for all three categories; it remains a staple at AC radio 22+ years after hitting #1, and certainly ranked among the very best singles of 1990, a year in which females dominated the charts every week, as well as the year-end charts.
'Tell It To My Heart' and 'I'll Be Your Shelter' are also staples at AC radio, and I would be surprised if several of these singles wind up in the libraries of many Classic Hits stations someday, or already are.
Chicago---signature hit and biggest hit--'If You Leave Me Now', a staple at AC & Classic Hits stations for years to come.
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 21, 2012 11:13:04 GMT -5
As to Chicago, the Hottest Hot 100 hits ranking of the top 3000 singles of the rock era ranks "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" at 136 and "If You Leave Me Now" at 265. The signature song is not so concise, I'll admit that. But I think the era when Chicago's music was dominated by horns is their signature sound, so it would have be one of those songs.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Apr 21, 2012 11:27:28 GMT -5
I say 'Just You and Me' is Chicago's signature song from the 70's
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