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Post by jlthorpe on Sept 28, 2017 16:30:13 GMT -5
In another thread, someone brought up how in Andy Gibb's Top 40 chart run, every song (with the exception of "Desire") peaked at or below the chart position of his previous hit. It got me to thinking if there were other acts whose first Top 40 hit was their highest charting song, and every Top 40 hit after that had the same or worse peak than their previous Top 40 hit.
I managed to find an example with Simple Minds:
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" - #1
"Alive and Kicking" - #3
"Sanctify Yourself" - #14
"All the Things She Said" - #28
"See the Lights" - #40
Obviously, artists with only two or three hits can accomplish this easily. I'm looking for larger runs. Is there an artist with more Top 40 hits than Simple Minds (five) that accomplished this?
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Post by dukelightning on Sept 28, 2017 16:46:54 GMT -5
Here's one that barely makes it....
Donny & Marie Osmond
#4 I'm Leaving it all up to You
#8 Morning Side of the Mountain
#14 Deep Purple
#21 Aint Nothin' Like the Real Thing
#38, 11 weeks on chart You're My Soul and Inspiration
#38, 10 weeks on chart On the Shelf
Here's a better one that almost mirrors Andy Gibb.
Partridge Family
#1 I Think I love You
#6 Doesn't Somebody Want to be Wanted
#9 I'll Meet You Halfway
#13 I Woke Up in Love This Morning
#20 It's One of Those Nights
#28 Breaking Up is Hard to do
#39 Looking Through the Eyes of Love
These 3 artists have a lot in common in terms of their public perception don't they?! Unlike Simple Minds.
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Post by jlthorpe on Sept 28, 2017 17:12:41 GMT -5
Good examples. Another one I remembered which ties Simple Minds at five hits - Men at Work:
"Who Can It Be Now?" - #1
"Down Under" - #1
"Overkill" - #3
"It's a Mistake" - #6
"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" - #28
Men at Work is kind of iffy, though, since "Down Under" spent more weeks at #1 than "Who Can It Be Now?".
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Post by pb on Sept 28, 2017 18:03:52 GMT -5
Another borderline case...Blood, Sweat & Tears. Their first three AT40 entries all reached #2 and then there was a decline.
"You've Made Me So Very Happy" #2
"Spinning Wheel" #2
"And When I Die" #2
"Hi-De-Ho" #14
"Lucretia Mac Evil" #29
"Go Down Gamblin'" #32
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Sept 28, 2017 23:35:23 GMT -5
Some could make an argument with Wham! - was "Careless Whisper" a bigger hit than "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"? But, if you go on chart performance alone, Wham! could be considered for this thread. Granted, their first three hits all went to #1, but no follow-ups outdid its predecessor. Here's how their U.S. hits stack up:
1984-11-17 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (3 weeks at #1)
1985-02-16 "Careless Whisper" (3 weeks at #1)
1985-05-25 "Everything She Wants" (2 weeks at #1)
1985-09-28 "Freedom" (#3)
1986-02-01 "I'm Your Man" (#3)
1986-08-16 "The Edge Of Heaven" (#10)
Pretty short-lived run - obviously George Michael's solo career wouldn't qualify.
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Post by johnnywest on Sept 29, 2017 8:58:37 GMT -5
Lisa Stansfield:
#3 - All Around The World
#14 - You Can't Deny It
#21 - This Is The Right Time
#27 - Change
#56 - All Woman
#74 - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 29, 2017 9:31:23 GMT -5
Lisa Stansfield: #3 - All Around The World #14 - You Can't Deny It #21 - This Is The Right Time #27 - Change #56 - All Woman #74 - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Did Lisa Stansfield's "Change" reach #27 on the Billboard Radio Monitor which Shadoe Stevens AT40 was using at the time? It debuted on AT40's last Hot 100 chart source show. |
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Post by johnnywest on Aug 22, 2023 15:38:28 GMT -5
Gallery:
#4 Nice To Be With You
#22 I Believe In Music
#23 Big City Miss Ruth Ann
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Post by Mike on Aug 22, 2023 17:22:32 GMT -5
Simple Minds would qualify for the full Hot 100 category as well, as their only other chart single after "See the Lights" was "She's a River" (#52).
As do Men at Work - only chart single after "Jive" was "Everything I Need" (#47).
None of the rest (Lisa already accounted for) do - aside from Gallery, for whom the three Top 40s are it.
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Post by markmcneil on Aug 23, 2023 12:45:40 GMT -5
Lisa Stansfield: #3 - All Around The World #14 - You Can't Deny It #21 - This Is The Right Time #27 - Change #56 - All Woman #74 - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Did Lisa Stansfield's "Change" reach #27 on the Billboard Radio Monitor which Shadoe Stevens AT40 was using at the time? It debuted on AT40's last Hot 100 chart source show. It peaked at #24 on the 1/18/1992 AT40 show. |
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Post by mga707 on Aug 23, 2023 13:25:02 GMT -5
With two one-position exceptions, the textbook example of this has to be Gary Lewis and the Playboys during their initial run of 10 straight top 40 singles between February 1965 and January of 1967:
This Diamond Ring--1
Count Me In--2
Save Your Heart For Me--2
Everybody Loves a Clown--4
She's Just My Style--3 (the first exception)
Sure Gonna Miss Her--9
Green Grass-8 (the second one)
My Heart's Symphony--13
(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture--15
Where Will the Words Come From--21
On Jan 1, 1967, just weeks before this last song peaked, Gary got drafted into the US Army. He got out in '68. Not good for his career.
The next three singles, which I'm sure Liberty Records had 'in the can' before Gary's Army hitch began, peaked at 43 (The Loser With a Broken Heart), 39 (Girls In Love), and 52 (Jill), respectively.
In the summer of '68, after his hitch ended, he had his final top 40 single with a remake of Sealed With a Kiss, which reached 19. One final #63 single followed in '69, another remake (Rhythm Of the Rain).
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Post by trekkielo on Sept 28, 2023 20:42:15 GMT -5
Ascending and descending... The Alan Parsons Project (The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether (#37, 1976) I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (#36, 1977) D@mned If I Do (#27, 1979) Games People Play (#16, 1981) Time (#15, 1981) Eye in the Sky (#3, 1982) Don't Answer Me (#15, 1984) Prime Time (#34, 1984)  |
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 16, 2024 16:21:33 GMT -5
Information Society:
#3 - What's On Your Mind
#9 - Walking Away
#28 - Think
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