July 12, 20168 yr depressing theme! The Ramones spring to mind. All but one each of The Four Tops and The Temptations 60's line-ups, Mamas & The Papas too.
July 13, 20168 yr Quick question on a similar theme - who's the most recent deceased person to have a #1 single before they died? I know George Harrison, 2Pac, Eva Cassidy etc have posthumous #1s but what about in terms of those still living at the time of their chart peak? Closest I can think of is Cory Monteith who reached #2 as part of the cast of Glee with Don't Stop Believing in 2010, unless I'm missing an obvious one. Michael Jackson's last #1 was in 1997 but surely there's one since then.
July 13, 20168 yr I'll leave that one to folk with statistics to reference, though Jacko sounds right to me...! In terms of who had a number one the closest to their death, though, a slightly different question, Marc Bolan was 5 years so I'd guess him. Fact checkers jump in here... :lol: Actually just though of another one, a mere 3 years later Mel Appleby, tragically young.
July 19, 20168 yr Author All but one of the Small Faces - drummer Kenny Jones now with The Who All but one of the later Bee Gees of the early Bee Gees both drummer Colin Petersen & guitarist Vince Melouney are still alive - both aged 70 Only 2 of the Dave Clark 5 still survive - Dave Clark & guitarist Len Huxley Edited July 19, 20168 yr by poppet15
July 22, 20168 yr Quick question on a similar theme - who's the most recent deceased person to have a #1 single before they died? In terms of who had a number one the closest to their death, though, a slightly different question, Marc Bolan was 5 years so I'd guess him. Applicable to both might be Paul Bäumer from Bingo Players who died in December 2013 10 months after "Get Up (Rattle)" hit #1. Edited July 22, 20168 yr by Dircadirca
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