fiona's surprising imo just cuz "sleep to dream" and "shadowboxer" got a ton of MTV play
― da croupier, Monday, 21 July 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
actually surprised zappa had a single one
I feel this way about Siouxsie, given that it's based on the US pop chart.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 21 July 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
If only it hadn't been for one of the worst songs he ever recorded.
― WilliamC, Monday, 21 July 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
lol for a long time it was the only Zappa track i liked
― Daphnis Celesta, Monday, 21 July 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
Thought the Siouxie one would be "Peek-A-Book" and the Phair one "Extraordinary."
― the one where, as balls alludes (Eazy), Monday, 21 July 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
a-Boo
Ha, I didn't know that song was Liz Phair.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 21 July 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
zappa almost had two, just missing the top 40 with "dancin' fool."
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 21 July 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
lol i remember that from dr demento
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 21 July 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
seriously, fuck the billboard singles charts
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 21 July 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
yeah, coldplay
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 21 July 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Nugent also had a #3 hit with Damn Yankees, but I guess we're speaking strictly solo material.
― DavidLeeRoth, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 01:15 (nine years ago) link
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