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and the second one I thought of is Corey Hart
1984 Sunglasses at Night. #7 in the US 1985 Never Surrender. #3 in the US (and #1 in Canada) #3 song is It Ain't Enough (17th in 1984) I'll leave the math to someone else
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According to Wiki, Mister Mister had 3 top 10 singles. So there goes that. I'll be damned if I could tell you what the 3rd one was.
Edit: Just checked and watched the video for the 3rd song on YouTube. Is It Love was the title and the video brought back some vague memories of seeing it but I certainly didn't think it was a top 10 song. Someone start a new thread for Three Hit Wonders. 3 Releases off of one album, all top 10, and then literally nothing else. Last edited by Suicane75 : 05-19-2012 at 06:33 PM. |
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Yeah, the scoring is a bit much on the cranium at this time but here's a couple that came to mind.
Dire Straits was the first to come to mind but they had 3 big hits. So doubt they'd even rank here. Bad English [1989] When I see you Smile #1 [1989] Price of Love #5 [1990] Possession #21 Deep Purple [1968] Hush #4 [1973] Smoke on the Water #4 [1968] Kentucky Woman #38 |
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I think this is their score based on the rules... Cat's in the Cradle #6 (1993) -- score of 25 Everything About You #9 (1992) -- score of 4 25 + 2*4 + 4*1 = 37 Song #3 (take your pick) -- score of 201 since nothing else ever charted Final score 238 Last edited by rowech : 05-19-2012 at 06:46 PM. |
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Two songs in the top 100 with nothing else. Lowest score based on combined chart position. One could tweak the number for top ranking to top 40, or whatever, but it still is really straight forward to calculate.
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I've always liked Talk Talk
It's My Life (1984) (superior version to Gwen Stefani's copy) #31 11 - 31 = 0 + 0 = 0 Talk Talk (1982) - #75 #1 in South Africa 0 + 1 = 1 Such a Shame - #89 #1 Swiss = 1 1 1 0 1 + 2*1 + 2*2 + 10*0 -12 = 7 - 12 = -5 what's interesting with this group is their highest ranking song did not have their highest score as the other songs scored #1 in other countries and it did not. Last edited by CrimsonFox : 05-19-2012 at 08:29 PM. |
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If all three songs have to be in the top 100... Skid Row had: 18 and Life (1989) -- #4 I Remember You (1989) -- #6 Wasted Time (1991) -- #88 (Youth Gone Wild was #99) |
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awesome choice that would be: "Twilight Zone" (1982) - #10 + #1 in Dutch 11-10 = 1 * 1 = 1 + 1 = 2 "Radar Love" (1973) - #13 + #1 in Germany and Spain 11-13 = 0 * 0 = 0 + 2 = 2 "When The Lady Smiles" (1984) - #76 + #1 Dutch 11-76 = 0 + 1 = 1 2 + 2*2 + 4*9 - 10*1 - 101-76 = 2+4+36-10-25 = 7 Damn Dutch... The years between Rdar Love and Twilight Zone is probably the most we'll see really. Last edited by CrimsonFox : 05-19-2012 at 07:56 PM. |
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She's Blinded Me With Science (1982) - #5 - #1 Canada 11-5 = 6 *6 = 36 + 1 = 37 Hyperactive (1984) - #62 11-62 = 0 Europa and the Pirate Twins (1983) - #67 11-67 = 0 37 + 2*0 + 4*2 - 0 - (101-67) 37 + 0 + 8 - 34 = 11 Last edited by CrimsonFox : 05-19-2012 at 07:53 PM. |
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I'd offer up Power Station, but neither Some Like it Hot (6) nor Bang a Gong (Get it On) (9) reached the top 5. Communication (which I can't even remember) also too high at #34. They have virtually nothing else.
edit: Rose Royce not so bad - 1 for Car Wash, 10 for I Wanna Get Next To You, next highest is 39.
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If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, then a message board brings up Crowded House, and a band member then dies, does this prove Chaos Theory?
Crowded House drummer Peter Jones has died of brain cancer
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Power Station 11-6 = 5 -> 25 11-9 = 2 -> 4 0 25 + 2*4 + 0 - 0 - 101-34 = 25 + 8 - 67 = -35 ouch... Rose Royce 11-1 = 10 + 1 -> 121 11-10 = 1 -> 1 0 (32) 121 + 2*1 + 1 - 0 - 69 = 124 - 69 = 53... really good score actually |
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"Touch of Grey" (1987) - #9 = 2 "Truckin" (1970) - #64 = 0 "Alabama Gateway" (1980) - #68 = 0 2 + 0 + 4*17 - 0 - 33 = 2+68-33 = 37 These longstanding no-hit groups may have something Last edited by CrimsonFox : 05-19-2012 at 08:28 PM. |
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She Drives Me Crazy (1989) #1 = 100 + 1 (AUS) Good Thing (1909) #1 = 100 Don't Look Back #11 = 0 101 + 100*2 + 4*0 - 10*0 - 101-11 101 + 200 - 0 - 90 = 211
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Someone with math skills do Vanilla Ice.
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Progrock time!
Yes Owner Of A Lonely Heart (83) - 1 (1)= 101 Roundabout (71) - 13 = 0 Leave It (83) - 24 = 0 101 + 0 + 48 - 0 - 77 = 82! Rush New World Man (82) #21 (1)= 0+1 = 1 The Trees (78) #44 =0 Tom Sawyer (81) #44 =0 1 + 0 + 16 - 0 - 57 = -40 proving that if you sell out, you can do well on this chart Last edited by CrimsonFox : 05-20-2012 at 12:07 AM. |
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Boogie Oogie Oogie 1978 #1 Sukiyaki 1981 #3 I'll Try Something New #41 100 + 2*64=128 + 4*3=12 - 0 - 101-41=70 = 170 Whitesnake Here I Go Again 1987 #1 Is This Love 1987 #2 The Deeper the Love #28 100 + 2*81=162 + 4*0=0 - 10*0=0 - 101-28=73 = 189 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart #1 1983 (#1 in 3 countries) It's a Heartache #3 1977 (#1 in 3 countries) Holding Out for a Hero #34 103 + 2*67 = 134 + 4*6=24 - 10*0=0 - 101-34=67 = 194
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Too Much, Too Little, Too Late #1 1978 Let's Hear it For the Boy #1 1984 (1 other country) It's Gonna take a Miracle #10 101 + 2*100 = 200 + 4*6 = 24 - 10*1 = 10 - 101-10 = 91 = 224
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#1 on other US charts counts? huh. I didn't realize that!
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Another scoring method might be to take points from Music VF, US & UK hits charts ••• Top Songs, Albums and Artists ; positive for the first two, negative for all following. I mean, a band like Yes may not have charted well on the overall charts, but had 3 #1s on the US Rock chart, and a ton of songs altogether.
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Neil Young could've been a contender here, but he had 2 hits in 72 before laying low chartwise until 93
apparently, Animotion had a 2nd hit song, which is completely news to me. so you have Obession at #6 in 84 and Room to Move at #9 in 89.
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oh yeah I remember Room to Move!
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Terence Trent D'Arby with "Sign Your Name" and "Wishing Well."
Tracy Chapman with "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason." Will to Power with "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "I'm Not in Love." Simply Red with "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me By Now." ...and, this could be the winner: Sisquo with "The Thong Song" and "Incomplete." |
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beaten to the punch. disregard.
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Simply Red looks like a winner... If You Dont Know Me By Now #1 1989 (3 other countries) Holding Back the Years #1 1986 (1 other country) Something Got Me Started #23 103 + 2*101 = 202 + 4*3=12 - 10*0=0 - 101-23=78 = 239
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West End Girls 84 #1 (2) 102 What have I done to desrve this 87 #2 (1) 82 Always on my mind 87 #4 (5) 53 102 + 164 + 12 - 530 - 48 = 276 - 578 = -302 The Escape Club (88) Wild Wild West 1 = 100 (91) I'll Be There 8 = 9 (88) Shake for the Sheik 28 = 0 100+18+12-0-73 = 130-73= 57 Thompson Twins Hold Me Now 83 #3 (1) Lay YOur Hands On Me 84 #6 (0) King for a Day 85 #8 (0) 65 + 50 + 4 - 90 - 93 = 119 - 183 - -64 |
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Our House 7 It Must Be Love 33 The Sun and the Rain 72 16 + 0 + 4 - 0 - 29 = -9 (sigh) Oingo Boingo Weird Science 45 Just Another Day 85 0+0+4-0-0 = 4 |
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74 Tell Me Something Good 3 (0) 75 Sweet Thing 5 (1) 75 Once You Get Started 10 (0) 64 + 74 + 4 - 10 - 91 = 142 - 101 = 41 Chaka Khan solo 84 I Feel for You 3 (3) 78 I'm Every Woman 21 (1) 81 Whatcha Gonna Do for Me 53 (1) 67 + 2 + 24 - 0 - 48 = 93 - 48 = 45 Close race! |
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Felt pretty good about The Motels (Suddenly Last Summer, Only The Lonely)... but 9, 9, 21 look like pretty weak numbers for this.
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It's going to take two #1's to win, or a 1, 2, and a very very low 3rd song.
Even Extreme with a 1, 4, and 95 only comes to 192 pts.
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Yeah, to me this is a big issue. I haven't looked at the math too closely, but i think artists should be getting heavily punished the farther up the chart song #3 goes. Exponentially so. |
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The problem is the fact that airplay is factored heavily into the Billboard Hot 100. It's almost impossible to find a band that could have had 2 big hits that radio wouldn't then take a chance on repeatedly afterwards.
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Sublime are the first hunch of mine to only have 2 charting songs. 29, 43, and nothing else.
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The problem is more the wide gaps in the top few spots. I think the doubling of the 2nd song is too much.
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Well I think Extreme is the best example with a #1, #4, and #95. And if we get rid of doubling the score for the 2nd song, then they have the highest score.
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Men at Work 1 1 3 6 28 and then nothing
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