Posted February 4, 201312 yr Following the topic about forgotten Top 40 hits initiated by St Andrews 1875, I'd propose an altogether trickier, er, proposition. I'll start (or, in this case, restart) with the four year 2000 #1's I posted in the aforementioned topic. bS-S-YSEpso Yy5cKX4jBkQ PruP58FuYmM Z9LjOQVBFmA Let the games begin!
February 4, 201312 yr Apologies if I buck the trend here but Masses Against the Classes has never been "forgotten" by me.
February 4, 201312 yr ^Nor me. Actually I remember all of the four you've posted. One that I cannot remember how it goes or anything is "Wonderful" by Ja Rule featuring R Kelly & Ashanti. That was a total non-number 1 too, going {1}-6-11-21-33 in the Top 40.
February 4, 201312 yr umbrella bad romance snatch the cat back Are they even songs? I can't remember them. Umbrella sounds like something Lemon Jelly might call a song.
February 4, 201312 yr Author As I've said in the aforementioned thread, a lot of us chart buffs (and/or fans of the artists) might rememeber these four songs. But the average Joe Bloggs or Sharon Tracy? I very much doubt it. In Billie Piper's case, if people remember "Because We Want To", that would already be a victory. And speaking of her, here's another totally forgotten chart topper: YECHW8BxqNg
February 4, 201312 yr Author This one I think merits no discussion. As forgotten and M.I.A. from public conscioussness as they come! 2rW8dg7drXA
February 4, 201312 yr Author I'm not a chart buff. I'm a Manics fan. I was guessing you were. ;) Still, it's the truth: the Man/Woman on the Street doesn't remember "The Masses Against the Classes". But they certainly remember "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next".
February 4, 201312 yr The only Manic Street Preachers song I ever hear on the radio is 'A Design For Life' tbh. Edited February 4, 201312 yr by Juran Juran
February 4, 201312 yr Author Where I come from, it's either "A Design For Life", "Motorcycle Emptiness" or, like I said, "If You Tolerate This...". With "From Despair to Where" and "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" spiked in once in a while. Edited February 4, 201312 yr by jaxxalude
February 4, 201312 yr 6_BGKyAKigs ...too soon? :P Otherwise, I still keep forgetting that not only did this guy get more than one hit, but he got a second number 1: kjERnmcjbAE
February 4, 201312 yr I know it sold 500k in its first week but Wherever You Are by Military Wives is forgotten. Can anyone hum a note of this?
February 4, 201312 yr Author Bar the odd exception ("Do They Know It's Christmas", "We Are the World", "Candle in the Wind 1997"), #1 charity tracks are some of the most readily forgotten. It's only natural, as they are meant to capture certain zeitgeisty moments. Some examples include: AmieR3KvQAc NBaTN-vBVfg J7uP3Bbu_pQ
February 4, 201312 yr I know it sold 500k in its first week but Wherever You Are by Military Wives is forgotten. Can anyone hum a note of this? Of course. Hum and sing (badly) all the way through. It's an excellent song.
February 4, 201312 yr As I've said in the aforementioned thread, a lot of us chart buffs (and/or fans of the artists) might rememeber these four songs. But the average Joe Bloggs or Sharon Tracy? I very much doubt it. In Billie Piper's case, if people remember "Because We Want To", that would already be a victory. And speaking of her, here's another totally forgotten chart topper: YECHW8BxqNgLove this! Although I wasn't much of a fan of her music back in the day, apart from this and 'Day & Night'. :lol: I was guessing you were. ;) Still, it's the truth: the Man/Woman on the Street doesn't remember "The Masses Against the Classes". But they certainly remember "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next".I'd have to agree with you I think. I genuinely cannot remember TMATC, but I do remember IYTTYCWBN.
February 4, 201312 yr ^I think you can add The Justice Collective to that list of charity songs, I barely remember it now in all honesty. 2010 was a gold mine for these, all of these have pretty much been totally forgotten: Iyaz - Replay Helping Haiti - Everybody Hurts Jason Derulo - In My Head Scouting For Girls - This Ain't a Love Song Diana Vickers - Once Both Roll Deep songs B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco (Holiday as well) David Guetta feat. Chris Willis - Gettin' Over You Shout For England et al - Shout JLS - both songs (in fact pretty much everything by them except perhaps Beat Again) Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster Alexandra Burke - Start Without You Cheryl Cole - Promise This XFF 2010 - Heroes A few more from mid-late 00s: David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own Nelly feat. Tim McGraw - Over & Over Pretty much everything McFly have done bar perhaps All About You & Star Girl for the extra Chris Moyles promotion. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu Ne-Yo - So Sick Beyonce - Deja Vu Westlife - The Rose Sugababes vs Girls Aloud - Walk This Way Timbaland - Give It To Me Leon Jackson - When You Believe Mint Royale - Singin' In The Rain Kid Rock - All Summer Long Jenkins/West/Jones/Gibb - Islands In The Stream Tinchy Stryder - Never Leave You Both songs by Pixie Lott Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor Jay Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town Chipmunk - Oopsy Daisy Peter Kay et al - Official BBC CIN Medley Edited February 4, 201312 yr by Chez Wombat
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