songs that weren't a bands biggest hit, but have gone on to be their legacy song and biggest iTunes seller

"sure thing" reached #11 on the hot 100 last year

this year!

That's what I meant by my first comment if it wasn't clear.

Ah, I see. I had no idea it was re-released.

was it this year? damn

I don't have the proof, but I'm pretty sure "Seventeen" was always the biggest Ladytron song, and certainly (even before the Tik Tok thing) the track they're best known for in the US.

I read that article earlier this evening and had exactly the same response: I always thought Seventeen was one of their biggest tracks.

it's the only Ladytron song I know tbh

classic too

"famous because of a tiktok glitch" articles are kind of getting to the point of
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tbh I would've thought Playgirl and Destroy Everything You Touch would've been bigger, which wasn't a bad guess since they are 2nd and 3rd

not too surprised re: Ladytron, I know singles from their first two releases (in 2001/2002!) were probably their ILM peak, but they regularly knocked out albums for another decade with a pretty healthy fanbase

Little Richard's 3rd biggest track on Spotify (behind "Tutti Frutti" & "Long Tall Sally") is "Little Richard's Boogie", a Johnny Otis Collab from Richard's pre-Specialty period that is sourced from an early '90s Duke-Peacock Blues v/a comp.

"little dark age" by mgmt is on its way to become their #1 on spotify which makes no sense at all to me

those three oracular spectacular songs were everywhere back then, can't say I ever heard something from subsequent albums in the wild (although "me and michael" is my personal jam)

In late 2020, it experienced a resurgence in popularity due to a viral TikTok trend where hundreds of thousands utilized the song.[7] A report published in August 2021 by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue found that "Little Dark Age" was "by far the most popular Sound among extremist creators on TikTok" and was central to videos promoting "Hyperborea and a wider trend of esoteric Nazism."[8] The song has also been used in social media video edits glamourizing the Nazi Party and US Army

well then

They Might Be Giants' Istanbul is their most-streamed song on Spotify, 93.7m to Birdhouse's 39.5m. Afaict heavy licensing to TV and film is behind its popularity?

That one isn't too surprising to me. I think a lot of people know that song who might not otherwise be familiar with TMBG, especially since it is a cover. It feels like a standard, whereas "Birdhouse" feels rooted in early '90s college rock.

I heard a pop radio station play "Sure Thing" twice within an hour a couple months ago

Without checking any charts I would have guessed Istanbul is TMBG’s best known song. I remember MTV playing that video heavily in the early 90s.

"Hit The Road Jack" is the top Spotify track for Ray Charles, with over 100 million more spins than "I Got A Woman", which in itself shouldn't be surprising...other than that the former's only been available on the service since the late summer of 2021.

From the CVS thread:

Same place, today got "Heading For The Light" and whatever that Jim Croce song is about him walking to Georgia.

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, February 3, 2024 4:29 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

"Walking Back To Georgia", surprisingly.

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, February 3, 2024 4:30 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

His third biggest Spotify track for some reason.

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, February 3, 2024 4:31 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

wow. maybe on some Georgia playlists or something.

― not the one who's tryin' to dub your anime (Doctor Casino), Saturday, February 3, 2024 7:40 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

That one wasn’t even a single.

More streams than “Operator”!

Huh, wow - that's not the way it feels at all.

when did “althea” become one of the most popular grateful dead songs? it’s not on a major album or any of the greatest hits, not one of the 50 most played according to jerrybase. yet it has 20 million more streams on spotify than “sugar magnolia.” what gives? is it a john mayer thing?

I just noticed that Love & Rockets'second most streamed song on Spotify after "So Alive" isn't "No New Tale To Tell", "Ball Of Confusion", or "All In My Mind", but a B-Side from the "Kundalini Express" single called "Holiday On The Moon". Anybody know where it got it's popularity from ?

Not sure. It was covered by that guy from Tool in his band Puscifer though.

That must be it, thanks !