...or at least been the highest-charting single from the parent album?

 

For comparability purposes, I'm specifically excluding 'special edition' albums that've had extra tracks tacked on.

 

Offhand I can't think of many, but I dare say you might be able to?

 

Scissor Sisters with Filthy/Gorgeous is one example, as it reached #5 as the 5th single.

Edited December 28, 201113 yr by vidcapper

Did it happen to Britney Spears with her first album?

Did it happen to Britney Spears with her first album?

 

Certainly wasn't the biggest hit.

 

Linkin Park's singles off Hybrid Theory (One Step Closer, Crawling, Papercut, In The End) all improved the chart peak of the last. Something like #24, #16, #14, #8.

Did it happen to Britney Spears with her first album?

 

Surely not - I thought 'Baby One More Time' was her debut single?

Born To Make You Happy was the 4th single and went to Number 1 when the previous 2 songs went Top 10.

The thread is asking for albums where the 4th (or later) singles went to #1, and I think Britney's 4th single from her first album went to #1. I could be wrong though.

The thread is asking for albums where the 4th (or later) singles went to #1, and I think Britney's 4th single from her first album went to #1. I could be wrong though.

 

If so, you've got me there, then. ;)

The Jackson family:

 

The fifth single from Janet Jackson's Control, "Let's Wait Awhile" matched the peak of the first "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (#3).

 

The sixth single of Rhythm Nation 1814, "Black Cat", was the highest peaking single of that era reaching #15.

 

The eighth single from Michael Jackson's Bad, "Leave Me Alone" reached #2 after Smooth Criminal reaching #8.

 

"Heal the World" and "Give in to Me", sixth and seventh singles from Dangerous reached #2 after two smaller hits.

 

And finally, the fifth single from Paula Abdul's debut Forever Your Girl, "Opposites Attract" became her highest charting single to date (#2).

 

REM - Automatic for the People. Everybody Hurts, 4th single

Radiohead - The Bends. Street Spirit, 5th single

Travis - The Man Who. Turn, 4th single

And of course "Think Twice" by Celine Dion was the fourth single from The Colour of My Love after When I Fall in Love, The Power of Love and Misled. It became her first number one.

 

"Don't You Want Me" was the fourth single from Human League's Dare.

 

 

Edited December 28, 201113 yr by SKOB

Alanis - Jagged Little Pill - Head Over Feet 4th or 5th single

Wasn't "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt the third single release from his Back To Bedlam album?

Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita' was the fifth single from "True Blue" when it reached #1.

Shania Twain - That don't impress me much, 4 th single

Atomic Kitten - Whole again, 5th single

Dina Carroll - Don't be a stranger, 6th single

Peter Andre - Flava and I Feel You, 4th and 5th singles (though neither the biggest hit)

Edited December 28, 201113 yr by N-S

David Guetta's Gettin' Over You kind of works. It was the fifth single from One Love but it was just remixed slightly. Not sure if it'd count or not though.

David Guetta's Gettin' Over You kind of works. It was the fifth single from One Love but it was just remixed slightly. Not sure if it'd count or not though.

 

I think it does count, but it certainly wasn't its biggest hit.

Edited December 28, 201113 yr by N-S

Start Without You was Alexandra's 4th single off Overcome, that went number 1. Awful song as well so very impressive feat. Bad boys was 1, Broken heels 8, Start without you 4, then maybe there was a bad sales week because her worst single topped the chart.

Start Without You was Alexandra's 4th single off Overcome, that went number 1. Awful song as well so very impressive feat. Bad boys was 1, Broken heels 8, Start without you 4, then maybe there was a bad sales week because her worst single topped the chart.

 

It was fifth including Hallelujah.

"That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain was the fourth UK single off "Come On Over" and outpeaked the previous three, being a massive #3 after the previous singles had gone #10, #18 and #9. The fifth single, "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" also made #3 but sold less.

Mama/ who do you think you are? From spice

Heart from actually by pet shop boys

Viva forever from spiceworld

Fool again from westlife

3 am from a present for everyone by busted

All I need from where we belong by boyzone

Everything changes take that

Don't look back in anger from morning glory

Cigarettes and alcohol from definitely maybe although not a number one it was the highest peaking

Edited December 28, 201113 yr by Dasher76