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And on a slightly different note, what about those current/very recent tracks that in years to come people will think got to no. 1 when they didn't.

 

I think:

 

Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (need I say more?)

Nicki Minaj - Starships

Jay Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris (obviously people on here will disagree but for the general public, this has been all over the clubs and referenced a lot on FB, Twitter etc so I think many would assume this went to #1).

Emeli Sande - Read All About It, Part III (due to the overexposure of the song, many wouldn't even know it wasn't an actual single)

Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven

Ed Sheeran - The A Team

One Direction - Live While We're Young

Lady GaGa - Born This Way

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One Direction - Live While We're Young

 

Unless you mean people will assume this was a short-lived fanbase #1, I don't see why this would be anywhere near a 'song people think got to #1'?

Unless you mean people will assume this was a short-lived fanbase #1, I don't see why this would be anywhere near a 'song people think got to #1'?

 

I think it's more of an example of "a song that people who don't follow the charts thought was #1" rather than an example of a song that was so big it could be mistaken for a #1. To clarify, it was 1D's "big" anticipated lead single and was played non stop on radio and music channels plus it IS 1D so people would assume it made #1.

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A few months back, I was surprised to learn Dusty Springfield's I Only Want to Be With You was only a #4 hit.

 

I guess the general public would think songs like Summer of '69, 9 to 5 and Goldfinger had reached number one.

Another one:

 

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

 

Always on the music channels when I was younger and it seems like a modern-day classic with indie/pop clubs still playing it.

YES. That's a very good example. I know a lot of people who still like Stacy's Mom as well. :D

 

What about In Da Club? :o A lot of people would have expected that song to go to #1.

Samantha Mumba - "Gotta Tell You" - was shocked this was #2

Dido - "White Flag" - Considering it's her most known song, it's a shock this was not #1

Tina Turner - "The Best", "Private Dancer" and "What's Love Got To Do With It" - I thought these were all huge #1s - shocked "Private Dancer" did not make top 20 :(

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Ke$ha's Tik Tok seemed like an obvious #1 to me. Appearently it stalled at #4 in it's 9th week

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YES. That's a very good example. I know a lot of people who still like Stacy's Mom as well. :D

 

Well she *was* pretty fit.. :P

Well she *was* pretty fit.. :P

 

I was so confused when watching that video at the time. I always thought the daughter was more attractive. :lol:

The big one for me was Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind Part II". It was EVERYWHERE at the time of release, but surprisingly only peaked at #4.
Son of a Preacher Man - only got to 9?

'I Only Want to Be With You' is another Dusty Springfield release which I'm surprised didn't top the charts, but it is definitely more so for 'Son of a Preacher Man' which I think was revealed to have sold almost 200k on downloads alone earlier this year! :o

Ke$ha's Tik Tok seemed like an obvious #1 to me. Appearently it stalled at #4 in it's 9th week

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I always though Tik Tok was a Number One until We R Who We R got there and it was stated that it was her first.

LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It

 

PJ & Duncan - Let's Get Ready to Rhumble :unsure: It seemed to be everywhere in the summer of 1994, although I guess just because they were that ubiguitous on kids telly. It only got to #9!

Isn't hindsight a funny thing? :lol:

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And then they go and perform it just weeks later - that is terrifying yet awesome :D

 

Now I just need to wait until 'Set You Free' and/or 'Common People' finally get the #1s they deserve and my life is complete!

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