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Songs that you thought were big hits but on fact never reached UK top 40? |
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There were too many to mention with the Beatles.
Yesterday and Eight Days A Week were no 1s in America but never released as singles here. |
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This cover/remixed version by CCS was a UK hit, but the original never charted.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9GS3SofhdU |
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Whole Lotta Love by Led Zep got to 21 in 1997
![]() Same goes for Yesterday too |
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This cover/remixed version by CCS was a UK hit, but the original never charted.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9GS3SofhdU |
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Free Fallin' - Tom Petty. Only got to no. 64. A sad state of affairs for my favourite driving sing-along song.
![]() ![]() Although often played on British TV & Films, "Oh Yeah" by Yello didn't even chart in the UK. Also, the Robert Palmer song "You Are In My System" is often played on Irish Radio shows devoted to 80s music, so it's a surprise to learn that it never actually charted here. |
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Art of Noise - Moments in Love.
That version (there are several) has approaching 5 million views on YouTube yet it only got to 51 in the UK charts, it was released as a double A-side. |
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this did get in the top 40 but i always thought this made no 1:
George Michael-Freedom '90 But it only got to 28 apparently |
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Hall and Oates out of touch - number 48 but a US #1. Would have thought this song would have charted a lot better here. My favourite song of theirs.
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Changes by David Bowie got to number 49 in the charts. And that followed his death; it never charted before that.
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Start off with I Ran by A Flock Of Seagulls. This new wave classic only reached no. 43 in 1982:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljuJnUYozUg Another song I remember being played A LOT on Radio 2 in the '90s was "Shakespeare in Love" by Layla Kaylif. Again, she's never charted in this country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3DQDWXAhpw |
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Heaven 17's Penthouse and Pavement
I was amazed to find only got to 57. Considering they were the true Human League they deserved more success. |
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Tameside Radio have just played Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London, which was released in 1978 but never a hit.
I remember phoning up a radio station (which shall remain nameless) when that Kid Rock song first came out to find out what it was after they'd just played it. The presenter answered the phone (it was during the next record being played) and I said, "What was that song you just played? It samples Werewolves of London. You know, the old Warren Zevon song." She had no idea what I was talking about. ![]() I did like All Summer Long, but I think it would have been better if they'd left the "Ah -hoos" in.
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"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" - Martha and the Vandellas
according to wikipedia it did'nt chart over here. |
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Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters wasnt even released here but made number one in the states
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Heaven 17's Penthouse and Pavement
I was amazed to find only got to 57. Considering they were the true Human League they deserved more success. |
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Agreed - and (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang should have been a huge hit IMO (it reached no 45 according to Wiki).
was afraid the lyric was libellous: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...ned-by-the-bbc |
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This thread probably shows that because you know and love a song, you maybe think it was more popular than it was. I have to say that I have never heard of most of the songs mentioned in this thread so not surprised they weren't hits.
For me, the shock is Dennis Edwards, Don't Look Any Further. I thought that was a huge hit but turns out it didn't make the Top 40 |
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Two that spring to mind for me - both got loads of radio airplay when they were released - are;
Sailing - Christopher Cross https://youtu.be/yyYhZ9HH8cI Bright Side Of The Road - Van Morrison https://youtu.be/rCDZzf4ragg |
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This thread probably shows that because you know and love a song, you maybe think it was more popular than it was. I have to say that I have never heard of most of the songs mentioned in this thread so not surprised they weren't hits.
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FGT was banned from the BBC because it called Ronnie Reagan a "Fascist" and Auntie
was afraid the lyric was libellous: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...ned-by-the-bbc |
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"+ 1 " by Martin Solveig seemed to get as much airplay on the music channels as his Top Ten hit "Intoxicated", yet the former song only got to number 57 in the UK charts.
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'Diamonds are Forever' by Shirley Bassey only no 38.
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'Diamonds are Forever' by Shirley Bassey only no 38.
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Beach Boys, Fun Fun Fun.
Wasnt a hit in the UK until a collaboration with Status Quo in 1996. Every day's a school day! |
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village green and shangri-la by the Kinks, what was wrong with the public?
![]() also time of the season by Zombies, it still gets big radio air play today on some of the crappy stations
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