― dylan (dylan), Friday, 14 November 2003 22:20 (twenty years ago) link
17 (!!??) top 40 hits, including FIVE top 10s. Not even close.
Though there WERE nine years between his first two.
― chuck, Friday, 14 November 2003 22:22 (twenty years ago) link
― dylan (dylan), Friday, 14 November 2003 22:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Joe McCombs, Friday, 14 November 2003 22:34 (twenty years ago) link
Johnny Cymbal ("Mr. Bass Man") reinvented himself as 'Derek' several years later for "Cinnamon" (as in, "Let me in").
Lenny Kravitz actually comes close: after "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over," he didn't chart Top 40 again until "Fly Away" (but then spoiled it with "Again")
Jimmy Cliff qualifies, though it's unfair to his stature: his only chart hits were "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" and "I Can See Clearly Now," separated by about 20 years. I hate citing him as an example, though; it's such a technicality.
― Joe McCombs, Friday, 14 November 2003 22:38 (twenty years ago) link
That reminds me: Bob Marley never had ANY hits, right? And I was gonna deal with the Louis Armstrong question, but I changed my mind.
Oh wait, if Johnny Cymbal counts, why not Donnie Iris (ex of the Jaggerz)? Not big enough and too many I bet. Hmmm....Ides of March and Survivor BOTH had too many right? I gotta get back to work...
― chuck, Friday, 14 November 2003 22:52 (twenty years ago) link
"Mr. Big Stuff", 1971 - #2"My Toot Toot", 1985 - #50
― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:04 (twenty years ago) link
Take a look at the original post, will you?
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:06 (twenty years ago) link
"Babooshka" was a major hit in 1980.
The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park and Lazy Sunday
They had several hits, out of which "All Of Nothing" was their only UK #1. Also "Tin Soldier" is considered a classic these days.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:08 (twenty years ago) link
Bob Marley never charted Top 40, and I believe his only Hot 100 hit (astonishingly enough) was "Roots, Rap, Reggae" (or whatever that song was called - sorry, I'm not a big fan).
And I'm proud of myself for just thinking of this one: Tammy Wynette's only pop hit, 1968's "Stand By Your Man," was followed nigh 20 years later when she guested on the KLF's "Justified & Ancient." God I loved that song.
― Joe McCombs, Friday, 14 November 2003 23:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Leee Majors (Leee), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:11 (twenty years ago) link
"Love is Strange", 1957 - #11"Pillow Talk", 1973 - #3
― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Barima (Barima), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Barima (Barima), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:16 (twenty years ago) link
Until Fatman Scoop, that is...
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:20 (twenty years ago) link
I am now kicking myself for not thinking of Sylvia (who ABSOLUTELY counts--unless you attribute "Rapper's Delight" to her as well, maybe.)
The OTHER Sylvia (of "Nobody" fame) needs another hit now, to catch up.
― chuck, Friday, 14 November 2003 23:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Barima (Barima), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:32 (twenty years ago) link
Gary "US" Bonds (who I just looked up) *definitely* doesn't qualify.
― chuck, Friday, 14 November 2003 23:39 (twenty years ago) link
― dylan (dylan), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Will (will), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:49 (twenty years ago) link
― dylan (dylan), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Will (will), Friday, 14 November 2003 23:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:03 (twenty years ago) link
Mike Post, "Rockford Files" (#10 in '75), and Mike Post, "Hill St. Blues" (#10 in '81)
He hit #25 with Magnum P.I. in '82.
― dylan (dylan), Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:18 (twenty years ago) link
Roger, "I Want To Be Your Man" #3, '872Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, "California Love" #6, '96
Nine year break, no other Top 40 pop hits, Troutman was included in the Billboard listing for "California Love"
― dylan (dylan), Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:24 (twenty years ago) link
I actually thought his solo version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was a bigger hit, too, but I guess not.
― chuck, Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:39 (twenty years ago) link
1983 Ricky Pop Singles No. 63 1984 I Lost On Jeopardy The Billboard Hot 100 No. 81 1984 Eat It The Billboard Hot 100 No. 12 1984 King Of Suede The Billboard Hot 100 No. 62 1985 Like A Surgeon The Billboard Hot 100 No. 47 1988 Fat The Billboard Hot 100 No. 99 1992 Smells Like Nirvana The Billboard Hot 100 No. 35 1996 Amish Paradise The Billboard Hot 100 No. 53
― chuck, Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:45 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 15 November 2003 00:51 (twenty years ago) link
And the Box Tops song "Neon Rainbow" was big enough for me to remember it many years later. I think they may have had one more fairly big single. Of course I'm not going by Chuck's rules.
― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 15 November 2003 01:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Saturday, 15 November 2003 19:12 (twenty years ago) link
1978 Short People Pop Singles No. 2 1983 The Blues Pop Singles No. 51 1988 It s Money That Matters The Billboard Hot 100 No. 60
― chuck, Monday, 17 November 2003 16:08 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 17 November 2003 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 November 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 17 November 2003 16:19 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 17 November 2003 16:23 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Monday, 17 November 2003 16:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 17 November 2003 16:39 (twenty years ago) link
the trick with Golden Earring/Janis/Dobie is that their two hits are SEVERAL YEARS APART, not to mention all six songs went TOP 15, AT LEAST. Which is necessity for REAL two-hit wonders. (i.e.: "Radar Love" #10 1974, "Twilight Zone #15 1983).
Those are the only three I can think of that fit those requirements
The Tymes come pretty close to pulling this off: Two top-15 hits (plus a #19) in 1963, then nothing above #39 til "You Little Trustmaker" in 1974, which went #12. (I was thinking "So Much In Love," #1 in 1963, was their only early hit, but I was wrong.)
The Moments came even closer. At least if you count when they changed their name to Ray Goodman and Brown. "Love On A Two Way Street" went #3 in 1970, then "Special Lady" went #5 in 1980. (They did have a #17 hit, "Sexy Mama," in 1974, but I've never heard it. Besides that, no hits higher than #39.)
Ian/Gray/Earring (and maybe a couple other artists mentioned earlier on the thread) all did it better, though. (NO Top 40 hits besides the two real ones, except Dobie had that one that went #37 in 1978, then maybe the Uncle Kracker revive if that counts.)
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Icehouse - "Crazy" and "Electric Blue" Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong"
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Alfred: See "Eight Years of Separation Between Two Hits" rule as defined upthread, five years ago.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:13 (sixteen years ago) link
In case of dutch charts, Iggy Pop applies: "Lust for Life" was #3 in 1977, "Candy" #4 in 1990. "Real Wild Child" only just reached the top 30 in '87.
― willem, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I was also thinking that Robyn might potentially be able to pull this off, now that her new album has finally come out in the States, but apparently both "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (which I don't think I've ever heard) and "Show Me Love" went #7 in 1997. None of her new songs have hit the Hot 100 yet, though "With Every Heartbeat" went #5 on the dance chart, and "Be Mine" was a big hit in Europe.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Breathe - "Hands To Heaven" and "How Can I Fall?"
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 22:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Has Kylie had any US hits aside from Locomotion and Can't Get You Out of My Head?
― chap, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 22:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Maybe no huge ones. "I Should Be So Lucky" went #28 and "It's No Secret" #37 in 1988; nothing else through at least 1999. Not sure about since then, but yeah, she's a pretty good candidate for this.
Breathe (who I've never heard of) had another Top 10, "Don't Tell Me Lies," and two more Top 40s, all between 1988 and 1990. So nah, they don't qualify.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 30 April 2008 22:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Pop rap 3 for 1: Tone Loc, Young MC, Kris Kross
― Pillbox, Thursday, 1 May 2008 00:10 (sixteen years ago) link
"Wild Thing"/"Funky Cold Medina;" "Bust a Move"/"Principal's Office;" & "Jump"/"Warm it Up" respectively
― Pillbox, Thursday, 1 May 2008 00:19 (sixteen years ago) link