On his Last.fm Hard Knock Life is nowhere near being one of his most listened to songs, whilst 99 Problems is almost double anything else. I haven't heard Hard Knock Life in years (apart from when I've listened to it on my iTunes/iPod) but 99 Problems I still hear quite a bit.

On iTunes:

 

265. Talk That Talk

287. Niggas In Paris

290. Otis

456. Empire State of Mind

493. Numb/Encore

504. 99 Problems

521. Umbrella

 

The top 4 are all new songs, Numb/Encore is a Linkin Park song, Jay-Z's not really associated with Umbrella that much, so going by iTunes it's probably 99 Problems. :lol:

 

I still hear tons of Jay-Z's past discography in my daily life, but that's just because I expose myself to it. I can't think of any of his songs that you'll randomly hear otherwise. His songs aren't used in TV shows or whatever very much, and the radio stations that play older music also don't play rap music, so that makes it kind of difficult for Jay-Z. :lol:

Edited January 28, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob

Just a little more love was his first uk top 40 single in 2003 but imo When Love Takes Over IS his signature song because it was a big return that everyone knew would smash at no1 in 2008, everything followed because of this imo!

 

it is one of his biggest definitely, but I'd even go as far to say Sexy Chick is more 'signature' than that, I still hear that on nights out quite a bit

 

Re: Coldplay (bit late :P ) if I had to pick a signature song it would probably be Fix You, but they seem to be one of the acts where its hard to define one signature song, similar thing with Muse really

 

oh and I would call 99 Problems Jay Z's signature song for sure

Edited January 28, 201213 yr by C.W

I struggle with the idea for some artists - can someone as innocuous as Taio Cruz or Pixie Lott really have one? How is 'Dynamite' "culturally significant"? I think you have to have a certain level of respect and longevity in the industry to have a song like that. There's a difference between someone's most famous song and it also being their 'signature song'. I think it also has to do with the song having a cultural life apart from its musical existence - take '99 Problems', whose main lyrics have become something of an 'internet meme'; or 'Single Ladies', with the dance craze. 'All About Tonight' or 'Dynamite' or whatever are just songs.

I struggle with the idea for some artists - can someone as innocuous as Taio Cruz or Pixie Lott really have one? How is 'Dynamite' "culturally significant"? I think you have to have a certain level of respect and longevity in the industry to have a song like that. There's a difference between someone's most famous song and it also being their 'signature song'. I think it also has to do with the song having a cultural life apart from its musical existence - take '99 Problems', whose main lyrics have become something of an 'internet meme'; or 'Single Ladies', with the dance craze. 'All About Tonight' or 'Dynamite' or whatever are just songs.

 

I kind of agree. All About Tonight and Dynamite are both extremely boring and generic, and total non-entities really. There's just nothing that makes them unique, nothing that makes them stand out from anything, nothing that makes them memorable. They're just...songs.

 

But I think with them people were kind of thinking along the mindset of "If they have to choose one", or "What is the first song most of the public would think of if you mentioned the artist?", in which case every artist would have a signature song. That's how I was going about it anyway. But I do get what you're saying. They're just standard verse/chorus songs and insignificant to daily life, apart from the fact that they were on the radio all the time.

What about Eminem? I would say its out of Stan, Lose yourself or LTWYL. Stan probably takes it though.

I kind of agree. All About Tonight and Dynamite are both extremely boring and generic, and total non-entities really. There's just nothing that makes them unique, nothing that makes them stand out from anything, nothing that makes them memorable. They're just...songs.

 

But I think with them people were kind of thinking along the mindset of "If they have to choose one", or "What is the first song most of the public would think of if you mentioned the artist?", in which case every artist would have a signature song. That's how I was going about it anyway. But I do get what you're saying. They're just standard verse/chorus songs and insignificant to daily life, apart from the fact that they were on the radio all the time.

 

I disagree, despite All About Tonight and Dynamite being generic I don't think their boring, judging by their sales I think the public didin't find them boring either. Dynamite was massive worldwide and will be remembered as Taio Cruz's biggest single.

I disagree, despite All About Tonight and Dynamite being generic I don't think their boring, judging by their sales I think the public didin't find them boring either. Dynamite was massive worldwide and will be remembered as Taio Cruz's biggest single.

 

Yes, clearly a lot of the public do like them I guess. :lol: With Taio Cruz, his only two big worldwide hits are Break Your Heart and Dynamite, two of the most generic songs I've ever heard, so we're not exactly left with much choice there. :lol:

 

Dirty Picture was good though, to be fair. It's a song that's unique, and a song that I go back and listen to a lot, because there aren't 500 other songs the same as it on the radio all the time.

I struggle with the idea for some artists - can someone as innocuous as Taio Cruz or Pixie Lott really have one? How is 'Dynamite' "culturally significant"? I think you have to have a certain level of respect and longevity in the industry to have a song like that. There's a difference between someone's most famous song and it also being their 'signature song'. I think it also has to do with the song having a cultural life apart from its musical existence - take '99 Problems', whose main lyrics have become something of an 'internet meme'; or 'Single Ladies', with the dance craze. 'All About Tonight' or 'Dynamite' or whatever are just songs.

 

"All About Tonight" maybe, and "Break Your Heart" would be the same, but:

 

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There's quite a lot of stuff like that, it's hardly significant but it shows the song does obviously have some legacy online.

:lol: Now that is a fair enough comeback, although I always found that to be part of Taio's (and perhaps the wider genre) general 'thing', I'd have been hard-pressed to name the song it originated from. But I concede that's partly because I'm not particularly interested in his career.

 

I (again, I have to be contrary, it's in my contract) disagree that sales mean a song has a legacy. For every big seller that stays in cultural memory, there's another that's quickly forgotten. Being remembered as "Taio Cruz's biggest single" won't mean anything if Taio himself has been left behind. (I'm not saying that he will have been - he should stick around as a songwriter at least - but I doubt his own music will become a valuable discography.)

:lol: Now that is a fair enough comeback, although I always found that to be part of Taio's (and perhaps the wider genre) general 'thing', I'd have been hard-pressed to name the song it originated from. But I concede that's partly because I'm not particularly interested in his career.

 

I (again, I have to be contrary, it's in my contract) disagree that sales mean a song has a legacy. For every big seller that stays in cultural memory, there's another that's quickly forgotten. Being remembered as "Taio Cruz's biggest single" won't mean anything if Taio himself has been left behind. (I'm not saying that he will have been - he should stick around as a songwriter at least - but I doubt his own music will become a valuable discography.)

 

Oh I agree, sales don't necessarily equate to cultural impact. "Dynamite" probably won't stay that well known for a long time but compared to something like "All About Tonight" (which, in fairness, was a genuinely popular song when it was released and wasn't a non-#1 by any means) it's probably more significant.

Oh I agree, sales don't necessarily equate to cultural impact. "Dynamite" probably won't stay that well known for a long time but compared to something like "All About Tonight" (which, in fairness, was a genuinely popular song when it was released and wasn't a non-#1 by any means) it's probably more significant.

 

Charlie are you okay? I've never seen you be more positive about Pixie Lott than you have today.

Charlie are you okay? I've never seen you be more positive about Pixie Lott than you have today.

 

:lol: "All About Tonight", while I dislike it, isn't a non-#1 by any means. It's had zero cultural impact and won't be remembered in ten years but it was genuinely popular for a few weeks last year.

:lol: "All About Tonight", while I dislike it, isn't a non-#1 by any means. It's had zero cultural impact and won't be remembered in ten years but it was genuinely popular for a few weeks last year.

 

I agree, I rememebr someone says it was a non number one because it didin't end up in the 40 top selling singles. However to be honest All About Tonight has sold well and still remains in the top 100!

 

Why on earth is iTunes still playing up?

My early prediction for next week's Top 5:

 

1. Alyssa Reid

2. David Guetta

3. Gotye

4. Jessie J

5. Cover Drive

 

Alone Again is such a forgettable song, but I can't really see it missing #1 :(

 

 

I think the top 5 next week might be:

 

1. David Guetta

2. Jessie J

3. Gotye

4. Flo Rida

5. Cover Drive

Any new entries yet?

No

Thanks for that :mellow: looks good then....if it was going to be MASSIVE (Alyysia Reid) it would have been top 1000 at least on pre orders?Maybe Gotye or Titanium CAN get to no1!!

There must be some mistake with Alyssa Reid, the Remixes EP has been top 100 (even top 40 at times) on pre-orders for weeks yet it's now disappeared from the iTunes album chart altogether, and there's no sign of the single in the top 1000 yet :o