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Post by Michael1973 on Dec 1, 2012 14:49:05 GMT -5
You know how a lot of so-called "one-hit wonders" in fact had one or two additional chart entries that most people have forgotten? I was thinking about trying to make a list of other artists (not necessarily one-hit wonders) whose top 40 catalog is bigger than the average music fan would expect.
Examples:
Corey Hart (everybody remembers his two biggest hits, but he actually hit 9 times)
The Outfield (remembered exclusively for Your Love, but they had 5 Top 40's on Billboard and 6 on R&R)
Any others?
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 1, 2012 14:50:25 GMT -5
Hall & Oates; 29 top 40s
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 14:54:03 GMT -5
ELO, Electric Light Orchestra - 20 Top 40s
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Post by carrie on Dec 1, 2012 15:52:50 GMT -5
My favorite is Robbie Nevil who has made many one hit wonder lists on VH1 and so forth but actually charted several times
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Post by skuncle on Dec 1, 2012 16:20:40 GMT -5
Everyone thinks only of "Jessie's Girl" when they think of Rick Springfield, but he actually hit the top 40 17 times. Five of those went top ten.
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Post by skuncle on Dec 1, 2012 16:25:26 GMT -5
My favorite is Robbie Nevil who has made many one hit wonder lists on VH1 and so forth but actually charted several times Robbie hit the Top 40 five times. In 1987 he sang harmony with Stevie Nicks on "Silent Night", her contribution to the orginal "A Very Special Christmas" album. That song gets played on rock radio every Christmas and almost always people ask who's singing with her. Although he did have several hits, he's pretty much been forgotten by the masses. |
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Post by pb on Dec 1, 2012 18:04:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't have guessed KC and the Sunshine Band had five #1s.
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Dec 1, 2012 18:57:54 GMT -5
To listen to oldies radio, you'd think "When A Man Loves A Woman" was Percy Sledge's only hit. In fact, he had three additional Top 20 singles.
Otis Redding had seven other Top 40 hits besides "Dock of the Bay."
Oldies radio has only ever played James Brown's two big hits from 1965, but he had four additional Top 10 singles and 35 more than went Top 40!
Everyone remembers Men Without Hats for "The Safety Dance," but when was the last time radio played their Top 20 hit from four years later, "Pop Goes The World?"
And in his 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, Dave Marsh called Kim Carnes a one-hit wonder. Never mind that she had ten Top 40 hits, two of which went Top 10!
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Dec 1, 2012 18:58:13 GMT -5
Which hardly qualifies them as one-hit wonders. |
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Post by mga707 on Dec 1, 2012 19:39:44 GMT -5
I was thinking about trying to make a list of other artists (not necessarily one-hit wonders) whose top 40 catalog is bigger than the average music fan would expect. ...reading is fundamental! ;D |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 1, 2012 20:23:43 GMT -5
And in his 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, Dave Marsh called Kim Carnes a one-hit wonder. Never mind that she had ten Top 40 hits, two of which went Top 10! Actually she had three top tenners. BDE, More Love, and her Kenny duet, Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer. |
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Post by woolebull on Dec 1, 2012 21:03:40 GMT -5
Corey Hart might be the best example I've seen. No one thinks about Corey Hart except for "Sunglasses"...possibly "Surrender", but dude had nine hits. Good call Michael 1973.
Others for me: Human League charted for 13 years, which is a pretty good run. They might be remembered for two songs, but "Fascination" and "Tell Me When" both hit the top 10 as well, along with two other hits (BTW, my mind automatically switches charts on 11-30-91 to R and R...hence why I say Human League had 4 Top 10's...not 3).
Stevie B is another example. If you remember him, it's for one song. He had seven Top 40 hits, including two other Top 15 songs.
But probably the biggest is Blessid Union of Souls... they will always be remembered for "I Believe" (Number 1, 27 weeks in the Top 40). However, they had 8 Top 40 hits (R and R) in less than 5 years...2 more top 10 including "Let Me Be The One" which spent 29 weeks in the Top 40 , as well as 3 others that hit the Top 20.
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Post by mkarns on Dec 1, 2012 22:19:50 GMT -5
(BTW, my mind automatically switches charts on 11-30-91 to R and R...hence why I say Human League had 4 Top 10's...not 3). So does mine. I mentally switch from Billboard to Radio and Records when thinking of chart data at that point, then from 2004 on I go to Mediabase (following AT40). And the list of performers discussed in this thread could get REALLY long when you think of the increasingly constricted nature of oldies/"classic hits" radio playlists. |
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Post by woolebull on Dec 1, 2012 22:43:37 GMT -5
And the list of performers discussed in this thread could get REALLY long when you think of the increasingly constricted nature of oldies/"classic hits" radio playlists. I agree. Most people probably think of artists such as Kenny Loggins for having "Footloose" and "Danger Zone". Great point you bring up! [/quote] |
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Post by wickster82 on Dec 2, 2012 0:40:28 GMT -5
And in his 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, Dave Marsh called Kim Carnes a one-hit wonder. Never mind that she had ten Top 40 hits, two of which went Top 10! Actually she had three. BDE, More Love, and her Kenny duet, Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer. Kim Carnes had 7 Top 40 hits on her own. And 3 more in duets or part of a trio. Rick Springfield is the best example which was mentioned already. Up until I started listening to AT40, all I knew from him was Jessie's Girl & I've Done Everything For You. We used to have an all 80s station here. Billy Ocean would be another one. The only songs I knew from him were Carribean Queen, Get Out of My Dreams & When The Going Gets Tough. He actually had 12 Top 40 Hits and to my surprise when I heard it, one from 1976. |
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