I'm really surprised the original list did not include Jimi Hendrix or The Grateful Dead, who are the acts most famous for having only one Top 40 hit.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 11:31 (nine years ago) link
Another candidate:
Ric Ocasek: "Emotion in Motion"
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
The Band only had one, "Up On Cripple Creek" (#25).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:24 (nine years ago) link
how many U.S. hits has Tom Jones had?
― OutdoorFish, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:28 (nine years ago) link
17 top 40 hits, plus a bunch more on the Country chart, and 3 on the Dance chart.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
come on people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8wTs7xA_U
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:43 (nine years ago) link
once again with the same ol bouncei'm callin a foul - and once again, it counts
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:45 (nine years ago) link
i'm surprised fight the power didn't chart? it seemed like it was everywhere that summer. something weird/racist about the charts then?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:46 (nine years ago) link
First PE song to chart on the Hot 100 was "Can't Truss It" (#50). And yeah, presumably many things weird/racist about the charts then (and now).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:58 (nine years ago) link
"Can't Truss It" roughly coincided with the moment Billboard switched to a SoundScan-derived Pop chart, so I bet that had something to do with it
― Josefa, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:03 (nine years ago) link
at this point aren't people more likely to be surprised ric ocasek HAD a solo Top 40 hit?
― da croupier, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:09 (nine years ago) link
especially when it's still played at CVSs across the land and people think it's by the Cars.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:13 (nine years ago) link
another Big Artist People Might Not Guess Had A Top 40 Outside Their Bigger Band was technically Brian Wilson
http://i.fokzine.net/upload/14/05/140516_344020_Brian_Wilson_-_Caroline_No_450_444.jpeg
released as a solo single at hit like #32 a few months before it was put on Pet Sounds
― da croupier, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
Beck
but man Cat Scratch Fever...
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
bet Mike Love was thrilled with that single xp
― Darin, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:56 (nine years ago) link
He didn't take it well...
http://i60.tinypic.com/5p0aj9.png
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
LOL
― Darin, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 16:00 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 31 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link