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Songs that were not big hits but are still very well known |
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Songs that were not big hits but are still very well known
I don't think we will see many of these anymore. Unless the song is a massive hit It won't have the staying power.
Take Queen for example The Show Must Go On only reached number 16 but is still played on radio and is a very well known Queen track. Same with Who Want's To Live Forever, that only reached no 24. These songs are probably better known than an actual number 1 Queen had Innuendo. Abba are another band Thank you For The Music only reached number 33 but is one of Abba's most well known songs. |
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Abba - The day before you came...only reached number 32!!! Also covered, rather well, by Blancmange (and reached number 22)
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'More Than A Feeling' by Boston, #22
'Soul And Inspiration' by the Righteous Brothers #15 'Drift Away' by Dobie Gray, never charted in Britain but still much played and loved. |
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9 To 5 by Dolly Parton only made 47!
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9 To 5 by Dolly Parton only made 47!
None of the singles from Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" broke the UK top 20 and they're amongst their most well known. |
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Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison is probably the best non hit I can think of that is still played a lot on the radio.
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Blondie- One Way Or Another
never an actual single yet so many people know and adore this classic |
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Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8! This only peaked at 14 in the UK - their only song to miss the top 10! I remember hearing somewhere that it still remains one of the biggest selling singles to have missed the top ten...
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In a UK aspect, Tina Turner - Proud Mary. Only got to #62. People probably don't even realise it's a CCR song
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I discovered the other day that So Into You by Fabolous only got to #18!!
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Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8! This only peaked at 14 in the UK - their only song to miss the top 10! I remember hearing somewhere that it still remains one of the biggest selling singles to have missed the top ten...
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That's the most memorable Steps song!
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Abba are another band Thank you For The Music only reached number 33 but is one of Abba's most well known songs.
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Blondie- One Way Or Another
never an actual single yet so many people know and adore this classic |
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She's Gone by Daryl Hall & John Oats. A wonderful classic that still gets a lot of radio play on oldies stations but never charted in the UK and only got to no. 60 in the US.
I had to just check because I still can't believe it. Even a cover version by Tavares only got to no. 50. |
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Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (#42 in 1985)
Alanis Morrisette - You oughta know (#22 in 1995) Velvelettes - 'Needle in a haystack' & 'He was really saying something' (Never UK hits) Eric Carmen - 'Hungry Eyes' [from Dirty Dancing & staple Heart FM favourite] (#82 in 1988) Beach Boys - 'Surfin' USA' (#34 in 1963) |
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She's Gone by Daryl Hall & John Oats. A wonderful classic that still gets a lot of radio play on oldies stations but never charted in the UK and only got to no. 60 in the US.
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Alanis Morrisette - You oughta know (#22 in 1995) TUNE!! How this didn't go #1 I have no idea?? |
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TUNE!! How this didn't go #1 I have no idea??
http://http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=19950826 |
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As far as i'm aware none of these made the top 40 in their original form.
Barry Manilow - Copacabana Commitments - Mustang Sally Contours - Do You Love Me Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running Etta James - At Last Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Meatloaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light Rick James - Superfreak Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back as mentioned Brown Eyed Girl and Summer Of 69 are probably the 2 that get played at mobile disco's the most that didn't hit the top 40 |
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Etta James - At Last made the top 40 this year at #39 after her death.
Shirley Bassey is an interesting case. A lot of the songs she's remembered for didn't reach high in the charts. Goldfinger #21 Big Spender #21 Diamonds Are Forever #38 But she actually had quite a few top ten hits, and a lot of them aren't as well remembered these days. Technically she had three songs which got to number one, but I'd imagine if you ask people to name them they'd probably say those three rather than the songs that did get to number one. (Which were As I Love You and the double a-side Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain if you're wondering). |
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Prince's Raspberry Beret only got to 25 in the UK charts.
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Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton.
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Don't Stop Believing famously didn't get very high in the UK charts, but it has been played on radio and disco's for years. The Sopranos and Glee eventually made it get top10 though.
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