Acts in Top 40 at least two decades after their Top 40 debut

[freakyflybry]

Just realized two other artists qualify:

Isaac Hayes hit the top 40 in 1969 with his versions of "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", several in the 70's, then "Don't Let Go" carried over to 1980.

Eddy Grant first hit in the 60's as part of The Equals ("Baby Come Back" hit the top 40 in 1968) then came back in 1983 with "Electric Avenue".

[freakyflybry]

Thanks to Rita Ora crediting him for the sample on "Praising You", Fatboy Slim now counts for the 2020's. Flo Rida is also on the Mediabase top 40 with "What A Night", adding him to the 2020's list.

And watch out for Madonna - she's on the new single by The Weeknd which could chart any time now.

[johnnywest]

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[johnnywest]

Looks like Aqua will soon be back in the Top 40 as a featured artist on "Barbie World," 25 years after "Turn Back Time."

[freakyflybry]

Thanks to their cover/update of "We Didn't Start The Fire", Fall Out Boy now qualifies.

Also qualifying recently: David Guetta (thanks to his cover/samples of Eiffel 65 and Haddaway), Kylie Minogue (Padam Padam), and likely in coming weeks, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland (thanks to their new collaboration with the already-qualified Justin Timberlake, "Keep Going Up").

[freakyflybry]

Usher now qualifies, thanks to "Good Good". It's currently top 30 on Mediabase.

Also watch out for 'N Sync's reunion single "Better Place". It's had very strong reception on pop radio, not bad for a group who hasn't been active in over 20 years (though Justin Timberlake has been a huge superstar during their hiatus).

[dth1971]

Sept 30, 2023 23:32:56 GMT -5 freakyflybry said:

Usher now qualifies, thanks to "Good Good". It's currently top 30 on Mediabase.

Also watch out for 'N Sync's reunion single "Better Place". It's had very strong reception on pop radio, not bad for a group who hasn't been active in over 20 years (though Justin Timberlake has been a huge superstar during their hiatus).

Usher is going to be the halftime performer in the 2024 Super Bowl.

[johnnywest]

Nile Rodgers last charted with Chic in 1979 and is now back on AT40 featured on “Freak 54.”

[freakyflybry]

30 Seconds To Mars are now on the Mediabase top 40 with "Seasons", they also had hits in the 00's and 10's.

And Cher is on the Mediabase top 40 as well with "DJ Play A Christmas Song", so she qualifies for the 2020's.

[chrislc]

Dec 14, 2022 23:02:00 GMT -5 freakyflybry said:

Just realized two other artists qualify:

Isaac Hayes hit the top 40 in 1969 with his versions of "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", several in the 70's, then "Don't Let Go" carried over to 1980.

Eddy Grant first hit in the 60's as part of The Equals ("Baby Come Back" hit the top 40 in 1968) then came back in 1983 with "Electric Avenue".

Andy Williams had a similar situation so he is 40s/70s (or 40s/20s?) as he was on Bing's Swinging on a Star. I remember hearing that song so often when I was a kid but now it's dust in the wind.

Looks like Bing, fittingly, will soon be the first 100-year example?

[freakyflybry]

Thanks to their recent hit "Now And Then", the Beatles also qualify for the 2020's.

[freakyflybry]

Jennifer Lopez is now top 30 on Mediabase CHR with "Can't Get Enough", so she extends her hit discography into a fourth decade.

And watch out for Shinedown too, "A Symptom Of Being Human" is getting airplay on Mediabase and could make it onto AT40 so they could qualify for the 2020's.

[dukelightning]

Feb 17, 2024 19:01:51 GMT -5 freakyflybry said:

Jennifer Lopez is now top 30 on Mediabase CHR with "Can't Get Enough", so she extends her hit discography into a fourth decade.

And watch out for Shinedown too, "A Symptom Of Being Human" is getting airplay on Mediabase and could make it onto AT40 so they could qualify for the 2020's.

Jennifer is at #40 on AT40 this week. Great song! Changing the title of this thread slightly, at #32 is a song in top 40 at least two decades after it was recorded..."Murder on the Dance Floor", from 2001.

[johnnywest]

Feb 24, 2024 20:25:00 GMT -5 dukelightning said:

Changing the title of this thread slightly, at #32 is a song in top 40 at least two decades after it was recorded..."Murder on the Dance Floor", from 2001.

Last year at some point, possibly when "Sure Thing" was at #1, Ryan mentioned that the all-time record for a song to hit the Top 40 after its initial release was 29 years for "Shaving Cream." I'm assuming that "Murder" is in 2nd place after nearly 23 years. "Sure Thing" was about 11 years after its first release.

[freakyflybry]

T-Pain is currently top 30 on Mediabase as a featured artist on Meghan Trainor's "Been Like This" and likely to make it onto AT40. This will make his third decade of hitting the top 40.