What number did Janet's song 'Together Again' get too? I thought that was a big hit!

 

#4. Sold absolutely bucket loads though.

Together Again peaked no higher than #4 but had an insane Top 20 run and sold about 750k

I think it's kinda funny how such "minor" artists can get #1's with their first few singles (Cover Drive, Rita Ora, Wiley, Chipmunk, Dappy, Professor Green, Wretch 32)

 

Wiley's first #1 was the lead single from his tenth album, eight years into his career. I wouldn't call him a 'minor' artist anyway, he's one of the most prominent artists (if not the most prominent artist) in British hip-hop.

Edited November 11, 201212 yr by Bré

Wiley's first ever chart appearance was in 2002 as part of the group Pay As U Go (charted at #13).

 

Wiley's first ever solo single was Business Man in 2002, and it failed to chart:

 

Rita Ora's first ever chart "appearance" was on a #58 hit in 2008 (but she wasn't credited): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnCaov4ZxEk

Edited November 12, 201212 yr by Eric_Blob

Together Again peaked no higher than #4 but had an insane Top 20 run and sold about 750k

 

Yeah that was a pretty mad chart run at the time, even though it's a fairly commonplace chart run for a #4 single these days:

 

{4}-6-5-5-4-5-8-8-9-10-15-17-20-24-30-36-44-63-75->19

 

Got to be Billy Fury, easily.

Got to be Billy Fury, easily.

 

aww the lovely Billy. :heart:

 

Edited November 12, 201212 yr by suggy

Never heard of Billy Fury before this thread (is that bad? :P) but he did have an extremely impressive singles career.

Come to think of it Missy Elliot never had one did she?

Come to think of it Missy Elliot never had one did she?

She did appear on Mel B's I Want You Back. But she's had plenty of good songs on her own that should have been #1.

Shania Twain :(

 

That Don't Impress Me Much - # 3

Man! I Feel Like A Woman - # 3

In this day and age, it's got to be Alicia Keys. Also The Killers and Linkin Park stand out.

 

Of yesteryear, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Genesis, Ultravox.

Edited December 2, 201212 yr by N-S