Sorry to bump up a (slightly) old thread, but given how different chart music seems to sound this year it might provide a few more examples.

 

This, for example, fits in perfectly with a lot of this year's big hits, and would you believe only got to #59 in the Guetta-heavy year of 2011:

 

Taylor Swift's 'You Belong With Me' would have been massive in the UK if it was released in 2012 when she was massively popular. It peaked at #30 in 2009 but was one of the biggest songs of the year in America.

 

If Nelly Furtado planned her comeback this year rather than last I think Big Hoops could've done better in the chart. I'm not saying it has the potential to be a massive hit, but #14 is quite low for someone who used to be massive. With Timberlake bringing back the Timbaland sound Big Hoops could've potentially been a #6 hit for her with decent longevity.

If Nelly Furtado planned her comeback this year rather than last I think Big Hoops could've done better in the chart. I'm not saying it has the potential to be a massive hit, but #14 is quite low for someone who used to be massive. With Timberlake bringing back the Timbaland sound Big Hoops could've potentially been a #6 hit for her with decent longevity.

She'd have been better off releasing it earlier than 2012, back when people still cared about her. To be honest, it wasn't that great a single anyway.

Stemming from the discussion in the chart show thread, I think had Goin' Crazy been released in 2009/2010 when Dizzee could still shoot to number 1 on name alone, it would've probably had a higher peak position than it did. Not that I'm fussed either way, its incredibly poor.

 

I think if this was released in 2008/09 it would of been a much bigger hit!

 

 

I replied above, oops.

Edited July 14, 201311 yr by AnthonyT

 

I think if this was released in 2008/09 it would of been a much bigger hit!

 

I agree, great song.

If Pumped Up Kicks was released in 2012/2013, it would have been T10. Songs like We Are Young, STIUTK and to a lesser extent Pompeii showed that non-mainstram songs could chart high.

I totally agree with Holly Valance - State of Mind. I loved it at the time and I still love it now.

 

But why would far more people be interested in 2008/2009? Some will say because electro pop was much bigger then. This tells me that some people are so sheeplike when it comes to music. Why does a song have to be from one of the the prevailing genres of the time to have a better chance of being big? Is it because radio/tv wont promote songs ahead of their time? Or are the casual buyers not interested.

 

I can see why people are disinterested if a song is behind the times - but not ahead.

The fact is: most people unfortunately ARE sheeplike and the radios too. Commercial music catches current trends and make a MOMENT from them. That's why when something freshy is liked it could be VERY trendy and lead to the genre overload. One of the most recent examples: Katy B - Katy on a Mission and the raise of dubstep.

 

However: there are always "tasters" before the storm of a particular genre comes in. Some songs / albums / artists aren't successful as themselves but they make a *small* window for the artists of the same vein. See Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts.

 

And on the topic: IF Siobhan's Ghosts album release was a year later and wasn't SO messed up she could probably have had a very big album seller.

 

Solange's 'True' EP is another example of not-so-good album commercially but it made the way to Dev Hynes and the songs of the same vein. BUT if 'True' hadn't happened there probably wouldn't have been the raise of this type of music as a whole.

 

My conclusion is: some songs kind of need to be "unpopular" to make the way to the genre and other artists / songs.

Edited July 14, 201311 yr by Salt Without GMO

And this one annoys me to this day as it's utterly amazing but came out too late:

 

 

Storming trance remix of a song from 'Gladiator' - a film released in 2000 and the sound of the remix perfectly fitting in with the trance hits of that year too. So when was it released? 2000?

 

No, Summer 2004. <_< A minor #19 peak was all this got, by which time trance had long stopped being the commercial force it once was. It's the equivalent today of someone this year releasing a bassline garage remix of a song from 'The Dark Knight'...too late!!

 

Totally agree with this one, would've been a top3 in 2000, but alas they left it too late. #19 isn't bad, but 2004 was really the last year you had any type of trance in the top20.

The fact is: most people unfortunately ARE sheeplike and the radios too. Commercial music catches current trends and make a MOMENT from them. That's why when something freshy is liked it could be VERY trendy and lead to the genre overload. One of the most recent examples: Katy B - Katy on a Mission and the raise of dubstep.

 

However: there are always "tasters" before the storm of a particular genre comes in. Some songs / albums / artists aren't successful as themselves but they make a *small* window for the artists of the same vein. See Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts.

 

And on the topic: IF Siobhan's Ghosts album release was a year later and wasn't SO messed up she could probably have had a very big album seller.

 

Solange's 'True' EP is another example of not-so-good album commercially but it made the way to Dev Hynes and the songs of the same vein. BUT if 'True' hadn't happened there probably wouldn't have been the raise of this type of music as a whole.

 

My conclusion is: some songs kind of need to be "unpopular" to make the way to the genre and other artists / songs.

 

Well, for the 2008/2009 thing, it's because that year it was incredible easy for a dance-pop song to be a hit. Dance-pop was still doing well in 2012, but by then there were already lots starting to under-perform hugely, and by the end of the year some artists had already said they were going to stop doing it (which, however they try to mask it, it's probably due to the decline in commercial success more than anything). Practically every dance-pop song 2012-onwards and pre-2007 would've been bigger in 2008.

 

In a similar way you could also say most of the indie-ish songs from the past few years would've been bigger around 2006 time.

 

Sorry to bump up a (slightly) old thread, but given how different chart music seems to sound this year it might provide a few more examples.

 

This, for example, fits in perfectly with a lot of this year's big hits, and would you believe only got to #59 in the Guetta-heavy year of 2011:

 

 

Wow, I remember that song! I haven't heard it in ages though. Toddla T had a new song out recently which was amazing too (I forgot what it was called though).

Edited July 14, 201311 yr by Eric_Blob

My view:

 

1992-1997: eurodance, britpop, trip hop, house, ballads, chillout

1997-2002: pure pop, trance, garage, house, ballads, darkchild R&B, nu metal

2002-2004: R&B, urban-pop, hip hop, soca/reggae, pop-rock

2004-2008: rock, indie, rock-pop, retro R&B, guitar pop,

2008-2013: dance-pop, electro-house, urban-dance, dubstep

2013-

 

I think the years 1997,2002,2004 and 2008 had a bit of both lists, they were transitional years. 2013 is definitely a transitional year also imo

All of Kylie's singles from X could be released as singles and be critically respected (2 Hearts) or commercially huge (The One). She was REALLY on the ball with that album...

Dunno why this took 2 years to reach the UK, unbelievable. Could've been huge

 

That's an awesome track! :dance: Never heard it before, bizarre that it only got to #56 in 2002 when it fits in perfectly with that year to be honest, Ian Van Dahl/Dee Dee/Lasgo etc all did well so why not that? Lack of promotion probably.

 

Here's Blue Lagoon's 'Break My Stride' that would have easily gone top 10 here around 1997-98 in the Coco Jamboo/Sex on the Beach era. Sadly it didn't get made until 2004 and I don't even know if it ever got released here, it was on the release schedule around late 2008(!) and got some airplay but don't ever remember it coming out?

 

Edited July 14, 201311 yr by BillyH

It charted in 2002? I thought it was 2003, the year dance music plummeted in popularity.

 

Well that Blue Lagoon track is a cover of this, from 1996, the year Coco Jamboo came out in Europe. They were big hits.

 

ATC's Around The World would have been bigger in 2000 than 2002 too, why was that left for 2 years? :( Then again the two year wait didn't do DJ Aligator Project any harm the second time around. Summer Jam was another that was released way too late to be as big a hit as it could have been.

But the version of Summer Jam that charted is actually from 2003. The original one from 2000 sounds very different, more 2step garage.

 

The 2003 version is a mashup of Summer Jam by Underdog Project which was a garage track, with Sunclub's "Fiesta" from 1997, also a big hit in some countries at the time.

 

Here's "Fiesta" for you:

 

 

 

I agree with you on ATC, easy top10/5 in 2000.

And both versions of 'Break My Stride' are just covers of the original from 1984, although Blue Lagoon did manage to add that cod-reggae toasting in the middle. 2004-5 was probably the best time to release something like that.

Michael Woods - Solex (Close To The Edge) if released earlier would of went in the top 10 imo

 

Edited July 14, 201311 yr by d4rud3

This, for example, fits in perfectly with a lot of this year's big hits, and would you believe only got to #59 in the Guetta-heavy year of 2011:

 

 

Such an amazing tune. I agree, it goes well with hits today, a bit of both the 90's and drum and bass influences, should have been a massive hit.