"How was that their highest charting single?"

18-07-2021 02:51PM

Masses Against The Classes was also a standalone (non-album) single which meant it has slipped through the cracks somewhat.

its_steve116 · 05-12-2021 01:18AM

What was Megadeth's highest charting track in the UK? Was it "Peace Sells", "Symphony of Destruction", "Á Tout le Monde", etc?

Nope! It was a cover of Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy", which reached #13 in 1990.

gabria · 06-12-2021 12:30AM

Just found this out last night while checking Snow Patrol's discography.

Chasing Cars reached #6 in the UK charts. it was the highest selling single from any act not to get into the UK top five, back in 2006.

Was it at least their highest charting single ? Nope.

Was it "Run" or "You're all I have" ? Nope, they were both top ten but neither got as high as.....

"Signal Fire" from the Spider Man 3 film in 2007. #4

Like wtf I watched the film (forgettable) but never even can remember this song

irs · 08-12-2021 01:48AM

A lot of the time the performance of a single didn't reflect the songs popularity as there were other things affecting sales. Typically a single would sell better if it wasn't available on an album or it by the kind of act that were never going to sell albums. Also the competition can be much stronger at certain times of the year. One song hit by both of these was Wonderwall which was out a month after the album was released. Even then it was one of the biggest singles of the year but it was out the same day as a Robson & Jerome release which was guaranteed to be a huge seller and so missed out on being No.1.

12-12-2021 01:07PM

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Good points. Timing is crucial. Five Star's System Addict was the seventh and final single from Luxury Of Life but was released in that quiet period just after the Christmas 1985 rush. It resulted in chart peak of #3 which was a big surprise.

Declan A Walsh · 12-12-2021 08:52PM

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Actually, that's an example of a song that does not surprise me as it is one of the first songs I think of when I hear Five Star mentioned.

12-12-2021 10:21PM

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The surprise was that a seventh single from an album would be its biggest hit. Normally the later singles from an album don’t do as well. Agree it’s a well known tune albeit it isn’t their chart peak (Rain Or Shine made #2)

its_steve116 · 22-02-2022 12:46AM

Wu Tang Clan's only UK top 5 hit was a remix of Texas's "Say What You Want", subtitled "All Day Every Day". "Gravel Pit" only reached #6.

its_steve116 · 26-12-2022 08:20PM

So you may know that The Cure's only UK top 5 hit was "Lullaby". But did you know that they got to #2 in the US with "Lovesong", three places higher than they ever charted in their homeland? Even more interestingly, the only place they've had a #1 single was in Spain - and that was with ‘The Only One’, ‘Freakshow’ and ‘Sleep When I’m Dead’, all in 2008.

26-12-2022 09:18PM

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Lullaby was the lead single for Disintegration and there was a lot of expectancy / anticipation surrounding it. No surprise it did well. The accompanying concerts, The Prayer Tour, was supposed to be their swansong. Coincidentally Lullaby and Lovesong are the two Cure singles that are hardest to tell apart from their album versions (both single mixes are very subtle in their respective differences)

its_steve116 · 30-08-2023 03:00PM

I've literally just learnt that REO Speedwagon's "I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore" only got to #16 in the UK! That is nine places lower than their only top 10 there, "Keep on Lovin' You".

its_steve116 · 31-08-2023 11:09PM

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Most consecutive Top 40 hits between 1991 and 2010

its_steve116 · 10-03-2024 05:22PM

Until December 2004 Snoop Dogg's highest charting UK single as a lead artist was "Snoop's Upside Your Head" with Charlie Wilson, which got to #12 in 1996. He did however have two UK top 10 hits as a featured artist on Dr. Dre's songs "Still D.R.E." and "The Next Episode" in 2000.

its_steve116 · 28-04-2024 04:48PM

Tony Bennett's only UK top 10 hit was the 1955 chart-topper "Stranger in Paradise".

https://youtube.com/watch?v=jzA8gwfJr9I

"(I Left My Heart in) San Francisco" only got to #25!

its_steve116 · 21-06-2024 12:07AM

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Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation album. UK single chart peaks:

*"I Miss You Much": #22

*"Rhythm Nation": #23

*"Escapade": #17

*"Alright": #20

*"Come Back to Me": #20

*"Black Cat": #15

*"Love Will Never Do": #34

*"State of the World": didn't chart

I think this, too, gives an inaccurate picture of the overall success as well. Certified platinum there.

21-06-2024 04:56PM

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very poor performance in UK. Badly needs a SDE with all the remixes & edits.

its_steve116 · 23-06-2024 03:01PM

New Edition were very popular in the 1980s and are best remembered for their 1983 hit "Candy Girl" which was a #1 hit in the UK. (By the way, the lead singer on that song wasn't Bobby Brown, but rather Ralph Tresvant.)

However, in their native US, it only got to number... 46!!!

Their highest charting single in their homeland was their 1996 reunion single "Hit Me Off", which peaked at #3!!!!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fE77mos-ppo

its_steve116 · 15-09-2024 07:08PM

LInkin Park scored their first-ever UK top 5 single this weekend with their first track with Emily Armstrong and without the late Chester Bennington, "The Emptiness Machine", at #4! Their highest-charting single with Chester, "What I've Done", only reached #6, while "In the End" peaked at #8 and "Numb", both the original and the JAY-Z remix "Numb/Encore", peaked at #14.

Red Silurian · 18-09-2024 11:45AM

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Back in the early 2000's I knew many LP fans but didn't know anybody who bought a single. Everybody had the albums and anybody who had Kerrang or MTV didn't even need that

18-09-2024 02:44PM

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I’m pretty sure the single mix of What I’ve Done was slightly different to the album version - that should have incentivised some fans to buy it.

Red Silurian · 18-09-2024 02:58PM

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Was that the single they released digitally and then 2 weeks later released it physically? That probably caused split sales

18-09-2024 06:04PM

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Think there was a 3 or 4 week gap between the download and physical single. Longer than normal.

Fair play to the Pet Shop Boys. Four singles from this year's album Nonetheless. All got a physical release - CD single priced at €8. Four or five tracks on each.

Red Silurian · 18-09-2024 10:05PM

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That's a long time between digital and physical releases

"How was that their highest charting single?"

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