February 1, 20169 yr #76, another ungrateful position. "Superhero" was awesome. Yeah I remember hearing about that story. It's not like Best Friend had any big chance of becoming a huge hit, I dont recall it having any big promo or radio support. No I don't think they did any TVs and naturally it would never have got any radio support, but it was massive on The Box and should've really gone top 40. It wasn't well stocked though.
February 1, 20169 yr No I don't think they did any TVs and naturally it would never have got any radio support, but it was massive on The Box and should've really gone top 40. It wasn't well stocked though. Ah right, I've forgotten about The Box's power back then. Its a shame really.
February 2, 20169 yr Author I could do, but a) I prefer a "hook" to base it on, and b) it would have to be a country with a reasonable number of artists to make it interesting but not too many to just be a mass of text. I guess requests could be made? Edited February 2, 20169 yr by fchd
February 4, 20169 yr I was thinking of Canada, which seems to be ruling the charts at the moment with Beiber, Mendes and The Weeknd. However, it may be too big..? Edited February 4, 20169 yr by fiesta
February 5, 20169 yr I'd be interested in seeing any of the other Scandanavian countries and how they compare. Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland have all produced some excellent music over the years.
February 5, 20169 yr yes, Iceland has a few (Bjork, Sigur Ros, Of Monsters and Men)... on the topic of Whigfield, I always thought it was an Italian/Danish combo, the guy making all the music, production was an Italian DJ, the Danish girl was the voice/face
February 6, 20169 yr Author Technically speaking it's not a Scandinavian country, but here is Iceland. I thought there might be a few more to be honest even though it's a small country in terms of population. If I've got any of the spellings right, please do say so. ALDA Icelandic female vocalist (born Alda Ólofsdóttir, 1966) 29 Aug 98 Real Good Time 7 7 wks 26 Dec 98 Girls Night Out 20 7 wks Total Hits : 2 Total Weeks : 14 BELLATRIX Icelandic male/female vocal/instrumental group - Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Sigrún Eiríksdóttir, Eliza Geirsdóttir, Karl Ágúst Guðmundsson & Anna Margrét Hraundal 16 Sep 00 Jedi Wannabe 65 1 wk Total Hits : 1 Total Weeks : 1 BJÖRK Icelandic female singer/musician, born Björk Guðmundsdóttir, 21/11/65, formerly a member of the Sugarcubes 27 Apr 91 Ooops (808 State featuring Björk) 42 3 wks 19 Jun 93 Human Behaviour 36 2 wks 04 Sep 93 Venus As A Boy 29 4 wks 23 Oct 93 Play Dead (Björk with David Arnold) 12 6 wks 04 Dec 93 Big Time Sensuality 17 8 wks 19 Mar 94 Violently Happy 13 4 wks 06 May 95 Army Of Me 10 5 wks 26 Aug 95 Isobel 23 3 wks 25 Nov 95 It's Oh So Quiet 4 15 wks 24 Feb 96 Hyperballad 8 4 wks 09 Nov 96 Possibly Maybe 13 3 wks 01 Mar 97 I Miss You 36 2 wks 20 Dec 97 Bachelorette 21 5 wks 17 Oct 98 Hunter 44 1 wk 12 Dec 98 Alarm Call 33 2 wks 19 Jun 99 All Is Full Of Love 24 2 wks 18 Aug 01 Hidden Place 21 2 wks 17 Nov 01 Pagan Poetry 38 2 wks 23 Mar 02 Cocoon 35 2 wks 07 Dec 02 It's In Our Hands 37 2 wks 30 Oct 04 Who Is It 26 2 wks 12 Mar 05 Triumph Of A Heart 31 2 wks Total Hits : 22 Total Weeks : 81 GAZ Multi-national instrumental group - Icelandic Thor Baldursson, Swede Mats Björklund & German Jürgen S. Korduletsch 24 Feb 79 Sing Sing 60 4 wks Total Hits : 1 Total Weeks : 4 GUSGUS Icelandic male/female vocal/instrumental/multimedia collective, members including Magnús Guðmundsson, Daniel Ágúst Haraldsson, Magnús Jónsson, Sigurður Kjartansson, Baldur Stefánsson, Stephan Stephensen, Birgir Þórarinsson, Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson & Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir 21 Feb 98 Purple EP 55 1 wk (Tracks: Polyesterday (3 mixes)/Purple (Sasha v The Light Mix)) 13 Mar 99 Ladyshave 64 1 wk 24 Apr 99 Starlovers 62 1 wk 08 Feb 03 David 52 1 wk 28 Jun 03 Call Of The Wild 75 1 wk 10 Apr 04 David (Remix) 72 1 wk Total Hits : 6 Total Weeks : 6 LEAVES Icelandic male vocal/instrumental group - Andri Ásgrímsson, Bjarni Grímsson, Arnar Gudjonsson, Hallur Hallsson & Arnar Ólafsson 18 May 02 Race 66 1 wk Total Hits : 1 Total Weeks : 1 MEZZOFORTE Icelandic male instrumental group - Jóhann Ásmundsson, Gunnlaugur Briem-Gulli Briem, Friðrik Karlsson, Eyþór Gunnarsson & Kristinn Svavarsson. 05 Mar 83 Garden Party 17 9 wks 11 Jun 83 Rockall 75 1 wk Total Hits : 2 Total Weeks : 10 NYLON Icelandic female vocal group (Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Alma Guðmundsdóttir, Emilía Óskarsdóttir & Steinunn Þóra Camilla Sigurðardóttir) 22 Jul 06 Losing A Friend 29 2 wks 04 Nov 06 Closer 64 1 wk Total Hits : 2 Total Weeks : 3 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Icelandic male/female vocal/instrumental group (Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson & Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson) 18 Aug 12 Little Talks 12 40 wks (Also charted in 2013) 10 Nov 12 Mountain Sound 66 2 wks Total Hits : 2 Total Weeks : 42 POLLAPÖNK Icelandic male vocal/instrumental group (Guðni Þórarinn Finnsson, brothers Arnar Þór Gíslason and Haraldur Freyr Gíslason & Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson). They finished 15th in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 24 May 14 No Prejudice 70 1 wk Total Hits : 1 Total Weeks : 1 SIGUR RÓS Icelandic male vocal/instrumental group - Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg "Goggi" Hólm & Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson 24 May 03 () 72 1 wk 10 Dec 05 Hoppipolla 24 11 wks (Also charted in 2006) Total Hits : 2 Total Weeks : 12 SUGARCUBES Icelandic male/female vocal/instrumental group - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Fridrik Erlingsson, Þór Eldon, Bragi Ólafsson, Sigtryggur Baldursson & Einar Melax. Melax left in 1989 and was replaced by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir. Björk went on to have a solo career 14 Nov 87 Birthday 65 6 wks (Also charted in 1988) 30 Jan 88 Cold Sweat 56 4 wks 16 Apr 88 Deus 51 3 wks 16 Sep 89 Regina 55 2 wks 11 Jan 92 Hit 17 6 wks 03 Oct 92 Birthday (Remixes) 64 1 wk Total Hits : 6 Total Weeks : 22 EMILIANA TORRINI Icelandic female singer, born 16/5/77 10 Jun 00 Easy 63 1 wk 09 Sep 00 Unemployed In Summertime 63 1 wk 03 Feb 01 To Be Free 44 1 wk Total Hits : 3 Total Weeks : 3 YOHANNA Icelandic female singer, born Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, 16/10/90. She was the runner-up in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest representing Iceland 30 May 09 Is It True 49 1 wk Total Hits : 1 Total Weeks : 1 Top 100 now from w/e 3/1/09, Top 75 before that. If mods want these in separate threads, please let me know and I will oblige.
February 6, 20169 yr Torrini also had a #82 hit in 2005 with “Sunnyroad”, also I thought that “Jungle Drum” was a hit in 2009 (it was #1 in Iceland) for some reason, guess not tho?
February 6, 20169 yr wow thanks actually there are more Icelandic acts that I thought real pity that Emiliana Torrini has never had a top 40 in the UK, she's had that song called Jungle Drum that was a #1 in some EU countries you got a Sigur Ros song called () in the list but that was actually the name of the album... which song did chart in the uk??? Vaka maybe???
February 6, 20169 yr you got a Sigur Ros song called () in the list but that was actually the name of the album... which song did chart in the uk??? Vaka maybe??? ( ) was the name of both the album and the single. “Hljómalind” also made the T100 in 2007 at #91. Edited February 6, 20169 yr by Doctor Blind
February 6, 20169 yr No song in ( ) is called ( ) Actually song titles were not listed but They're called untitled#1, #2 etc although all have unofficial names Anyway it was Untitled#1 aka Vaka that charted
February 6, 20169 yr So many Eurovision songs charted in 2014, completely forgot No Prejudice made it in! As if Alda is 50 this year *.*
February 6, 20169 yr The artwork of the Sigur Ros single doesn't list any title, so I would imagine it was registered with the OCC as '()' too. My copy of the Bellatrix single (and the album) list the title 'Jediwannabe' as one word, though I think it may have been listed as two words even on the chart at the time.
February 6, 20169 yr pretty silly if the occ cannot give the correct title just cos it's not in the single cover http://sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/vaka.php
February 7, 20169 yr Would be interested in seeing one of these for Russia and Romania too if you got a chance. Very interesting!
February 7, 20169 yr Author Would be interested in seeing one of these for Russia and Romania too if you got a chance. Very interesting! I'll add those to the list of requests. There's only single figures of artists from either country.
February 7, 20169 yr could you do Spain too? Could be interesting to see how many have charted in the UK besides the Iglesias family Edited February 7, 20169 yr by Bjork
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