JBXMRN
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Post by JBXMRN on Apr 18, 2004 21:19:53 GMT -5
I was listening to the American Top 40 show from November 22, 1975 yesterday, and Casey did an extra on the song, "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding, and Casey mentioned that Otis Redding and Janis Joplin are the only performers who never had a No. 1 hit while they were alive but did hit No.1 after they died. Casey mentioned this chart stat again on AT40 from March 26, 1988. Other than the Beatles having the Top 5 songs on the Hot 100 in April, 1964, and Chubby Checker hitting No. 1 with "The Twist" twice on 2 separate chart runs, the Deceased No. 1 stat is the most impressive stat in chart history.
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Post by woolebull on May 28, 2022 10:08:16 GMT -5
I was listening to the American Top 40 show from November 22, 1975 yesterday, and Casey did an extra on the song, "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding, and Casey mentioned that Otis Redding and Janis Joplin are the only performers who never had a No. 1 hit while they were alive but did hit No.1 after they died. Casey mentioned this chart stat again on AT40 from March 26, 1988. Other than the Beatles having the Top 5 songs on the Hot 100 in April, 1964, and Chubby Checker hitting No. 1 with "The Twist" twice on 2 separate chart runs, the Deceased No. 1 stat is the most impressive stat in chart history. How many artists have only hit the top 40 posthumously? There was Selena in 1995/96. By the way giannirubino, another two hit wonder. Also, Notorious BIG with "Mo Money, Mo Problems". Spoke too soon: From an R and R standpoint, Selena would have two hits. From Billboard, just "Dreaming Of You". |
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Post by woolebull on May 28, 2022 10:11:37 GMT -5
I thought of another one: Lil Peep in 2019 with, "I've Been Waiting".
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Post by johnnywest on May 28, 2022 16:20:56 GMT -5
Most recently Juice WRLD.
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Post by woolebull on May 28, 2022 17:13:46 GMT -5
Most recently Juice WRLD. Good catch. I wasn't sure if "Lucid Dreams" hit before he passed away. |
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Post by seminolefan on May 28, 2022 17:17:48 GMT -5
It was before. "Lucid Dreams" was a hit in 2018, Juice WRLD passed in December 2019.
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Post by woolebull on May 28, 2022 17:30:49 GMT -5
It was before. "Lucid Dreams" was a hit in 2018, Juice WRLD passed in December 2019. I was thinking that, but I thought he passed on during a run of one of his songs. "Hate Me" might have been descending down the chart when he died. |
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Post by freakyflybry on May 29, 2022 2:53:12 GMT -5
I don't recall Pop Smoke hitting the top 40 before he died, but he did chart afterwards, most notably "What You Know Bout Love".
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Post by dth1971 on May 29, 2022 5:54:43 GMT -5
I thought of another one: Lil Peep in 2019 with, "I've Been Waiting". What did Lil Peep die of before he hit #1 in 2019? |
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Post by LC on May 29, 2022 13:00:32 GMT -5
Accidental overdose of fentanyl & Xanax.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on May 29, 2022 13:39:36 GMT -5
I thought of another one: Lil Peep in 2019 with, "I've Been Waiting". What did Lil Peep die of before he hit #1 in 2019? Google is your friend. |
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Post by woolebull on May 31, 2022 7:33:44 GMT -5
I don't recall Pop Smoke hitting the top 40 before he died, but he did chart afterwards, most notably "What You Know Bout Love". Yup, I think you are correct on that! Good catch. |
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