Posted December 15, 201212 yr -Adam Lambert - Cuckoo & Trespassing Adam Lambert managed to release one of the most exciting pop albums of 2012, yet he didn't promote it anywhere: the result an undeserved flop, songs like 'Cuckoo' and 'Trespassing' are absolute classic pop songs sounding like Queen meets the Scissor Sisters.... W7PXcM8R1EE VBKP7UqxQVM -Little Boots - Every Night I Say A prayer She released this gorgeous 80's tribute infectious pop song , yet no one noticed except some of her loyal gay fans. GECfUuqS8yc -Kylie Minogue- Flower One of the most touching songs she has ever released, and if she had released it pre-digital-ageism age then it could've been a top 10 hit for her for sure... shame it flopped miserably... et-RT1INf7c -Nelly Furtado - Waiting For the night. Nelly Furtado surprisingly decided NOT to release the most instant hit on her hugely underrated album 'Spirit Indestructible' which is 'Waiting for the night' but decided to go for the tuneless 'Big hoops' which sounds like a Rihanna leftover from 2007.... jP4gGcpil8I -Madonna - Love Spent One of the highlights on her underrated album MDNA is 'Love Spent' which is one of the best songs she has recorded over the past 10 years.... auLbyinTitE -Lifehouse ftr Natasha Bedingfield - Between the raindrops A classic that never was, & it wasn't released in the UK and flopped in the US. dG6-bU6esKo -The Beat Goes On - Alphabeat They were popular once in the UK, but then disappeared but remained semi-popular in Scandinavia... This 80's throwback is as camp as they get but deserved to be big!!! khHuC8iQ1CM -Alexandra Burke - Tonight Outstanding vocals, infectious dance beats, a very catchy chorus, this song had number 1 written all over it, but Alexandra's feud with Syco led to her amazing album being ditched down the bargain bins with the rest of her music career. Such a shame. Kfg7dEbJkJM -Bananarama - Now or Never This should've been Girls Aloud's comeback single, not the annoying 'Something new'. Pure pop genius... 9WyjBU2To70 -No Doubt - Settle Down The flop of this catchy ska classic is another proof of the growing ageism in the worldwide music industry digital era.. Pb_zZ3xItPI - Noisettes - Want You back This genius pop song sounds like Duffy gone electro but in a great way!!! Enjoy.... qptBI9flBDY -Garbage - Blood for poppies Travelled all the way fom Beirut, Lebanon to Manchester to watch them perfom live, and it was well worth it... this is one of the highlights of their comeback album 'Not your kind of people' which unfortunatly was only fan-bought.... 4OdTBCgqRt4 -Amanda Jenssen - Volcano Swing Rolling in the deep 2.0 Adele, take some notes..... R4LGj_TYerA Edited December 15, 201212 yr by Big Mistake
December 15, 201212 yr Delta Goodrem in general - if her label actually gave any of her singles from the new album a push here, she could've at least returned to the top 40, possibly even higher, depending on radio support.
December 15, 201212 yr Usher's 'Numb' missing the top 100 was quite sad. Easily one of the best songs of his career.
December 15, 201212 yr I think it's safe to say if it was by someone who hadn't pissed off the majority of the industry 'Bassline' could've been absolutely massive. jDP04T-4DVw
December 15, 201212 yr "Ageist digital industry" is basically the fact that downloading compromises the ability of fanbases to get established acts into the charts with any old tat. Sounds like a good deal to me. 08h0IVs4RKQ Mad catchy and featured on an advert, such a shame this didn't take off.
December 15, 201212 yr What about Benjamin Francis Leftwich's Pictures? l6N3jUDKzq0 The most undeserved flop of 2012? I think so! :(
December 15, 201212 yr Radio 1 have supported Wolfgang Gartner in the past, so I was hoping that this would get him supported again and get Wolfy in the Top 40... but no they didn't even give it a single release. Wolfgang is too good to not have a T40. G-z6gj2z-Vw Ellie Goulding's 'Lights' really blew up in the US this year, and thanks to that I started listening and loving the song whereas before I took no notice of it. They should've given it a re-release so that by the time Anything Could Happen was ready to promote then Ellie would really be in the public eye. Oh well, ACH was a massive hit anyway but Lights is amazing. 0NKUpo_xKyQ Edited December 15, 201212 yr by Thermochristmas
December 15, 201212 yr _x6DmYxnBaI Was disappointed to see this never take off more than like low top 200 on iTunes (IIRC). Gorgeous song. Wolfgang is too good to not have a T40. He was so close (#43) with 'Forever' :( Edited December 15, 201212 yr by Michael Bubré
December 15, 201212 yr My god, we could be here all night... jvaw7SYJtLI 0wm57rqkHmU Rcp8SE_FxBg jlAgHt92lqE TWrBP6ttlBQ SvLFOQg2uJw COqltYFleuQ I'll probably think of more eventually
December 15, 201212 yr deserved to have a massive hit with 'Free'. Such a great anthem and had good support from Radio 1 & Kerrang! Edited December 15, 201212 yr by gavindeejay
December 15, 201212 yr Definitely agree with Flower and Settle Down! Flower is very touching, especially when you consider the time it was written, and Settle Down is SO catchy! Same with Looking Hot, that was catchy AND had a brilliant X Factor performance, but was so far off the Top 200!
December 15, 201212 yr Someone's mentioned her already but I think both 110% and Wildest Moments could have been really big hits for Jessie Ware with the right amount of exposure. UznHTBZIa8E Laura should have been huge for Bat For Lashes too, it's absolutely stunning. I think that it could have had a Video Games sort of success as the songs are quite alike and would appeal to the same types of people. Edited December 15, 201212 yr by biophiliac.
December 15, 201212 yr GJz5vuaBb14 This is one of my favourite Lemar singles, but it only charted at #158.
December 15, 201212 yr Big Mistake, I agree about Trespassing being a great album but those songs you mentioned are not the best ones on it. Chokehold and Outlaws of Love for example are brilliant.
December 15, 201212 yr Ugh National Anthem flopping was torture :no: Ride hardly set the charts alight either!
December 15, 201212 yr -Little Boots - Every Night I Say A prayer She released this geogeous 80's tribute infectious pop song , yet no one noticed except some of her loyal gay fans. Umi AGOG. :o
December 15, 201212 yr Nothing but this comes to mind... hcm55lU9knw Massive hit EVERYWHERE in Europe! Number 1 for something like 7627 weeks in most countries! We would have lapped this up, just as much as we lapped up 'Gangnam Style'/'We No Speak Americano'/'Bom Bom' etc.. We even had a UK-friendly remix. But NO AIRPLAY, PROMOTION OR ANYTHING. Limps into the top 75 here... I would like to say it's just waiting to blow up here and that it will happen next year sometime. But it's time has definitely passed and it most certainly won't happen. :drama: Such a shame. :(
December 15, 201212 yr And to think, you was one of my "favourite "rising star of buzzjack"" :o I think we're over now. Soz. :drama:
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