May 7, 20178 yr Olivia Newton-John really impacted by the 1980 start date. Would be interesting to know where she would place if her pre-1980 singles were included. Very high I suspect....but rules is rules..... -_-
May 7, 20178 yr Author 65. CHAKA KHAN (1,700,000) http://popblerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Chaka.jpg 16 HITS 1984-2000 BIGGEST HIT: I FEEL FOR YOU Former Rufus frontwoman who struck out on her own in the late 70s, her two biggest spells of sales came firstly in 1984 when her Prince Cover “I Feel For You” went to No 1, and secondly in 1989 when remixes of her previous hits were top 10 singles all over again. Her connection to Prince was strengthened in 1998 when she signed to NPG records for 2 years though it produced no hits. Discography L4ABN_nR3zw Personal highlight: Qs9V0q7wMfg
May 7, 20178 yr Author 64. MYA (1,731,000) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HOcuoQy5PJU/UJTvsLR3x1I/AAAAAAAABfw/k_iZ4w6QQng/s1600/mya.jpg 7 HITS 1998- 2003 BIGGEST HIT: GHETTO SUPERSTAR Her UK chart career started with three top 10 hits including her personal best seller “Ghetto Superstar” which spent a fortnight at No 2 behind Billie and Another Level. She came good in 2001 when her collaboration “Lady Marmalade” finally gifted her a No 1, subsequent releases failed to impress and she hasn’t been seen chartside for over 10 years now. Discography 8oMed2Tvj0g Personal highlight 0sq14JocSAs
May 7, 20178 yr Author 63. KIM APPLEBY (1,743,000) 11 HITS 1987-1994 BEST SELLER: RESPECTABLE Benefitting from the quirk of this thread Kim Appleby gets the benefit of her solo sales and those of Mel & Kim as she’s named individually. She launched her solo career after the death of her sister in 1990 and saw her debut “Don’t Worry” make No 2 narrowly failing to match the peak of “Respectable” back in 1987. Her then boyfriend and ex Bros bassist Craig Logan helped write “Don’t Worry” and also managed her at the time. Discography 4vXknU_znzw personal highlight _4BMxpj7pww
May 8, 20178 yr Author 62. NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (1,751,000) http://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2010/10/000003ba6-Natalie_Imbruglia4.jpg 10 HITS 1997-2007 BIGGEST SELLER: TORN Not the first star to make the transition from Ramsey Street to the charts, Imbruglia’s cover of Ednaswaps “Torn” eventually became a million seller with its promo featuring a pre-fame Jeremy Sheffield. She trod a path of respectable if MOR pop for a decade with only occasional gems in her discography though “Shiver” remains a highlight. Discography PE3M_SSaLhI Personal highlight zcDGyLnALA8
May 8, 20178 yr Author 61. CHRISTINA PERRI (1,752,000) 2 HITS 2011 BIGGEST HIT: JAR OF HEARTS Perri’s two hits make up the vast amount of sales here with “Jar Of Hearts” a million seller. Perri’s break came when her song was used on “So You Think You Can Dance” in the US even though she was unsigned and went from strength to strength with follow up “A Thousand Years” which had some help from the “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” film. BHFZTZBsrPk
May 8, 20178 yr Author 60. CARLY RAE JEPSEN (1,772,000) 4 HITS 2012-2013 BIGGEST HIT: CALL ME MAYBE From “Canadian Idol” to having her song promoted by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez via twitter and youtube, yes Jepsen’s career got off to pretty much the ideal start. Whilst her first album saw little international success “Call Me Maybe” being picked up and promoted by Bieber et al saw the song become an internet sensation, helped no doubt by the high earworm factor, it topped the charts in 18 countries including the UK where it sold a million. A duet with Owl City helped her avoid the one hit wonder tag before 2012 ended. Discography TKHVAEMv6hw Personal highlight fWNaR-rxAic
May 8, 20178 yr Run Away With Me is one of, if not the, best pop track of the decade. The only ones I can think that really rival it are Robyn's 'Dancing On My Own' or Katy B's 'Crying For No Reason'.
May 9, 20178 yr Amazing result for Christina to be this high with just two hits! Same with Carly really, since only two of her four were that big. So much love for both of them.
May 9, 20178 yr Author 59. KIRSTY MACCOLL (1,801,000) http://www.kirstymaccoll.com/freeworld/media/interviews/record-mirror-1985.jpg 10 HITS 1981-1995 BIGGEST HIT: FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK She’s only on this list thanks to the above named hit let’s be honest, but she should be here anyway in all fairness. First single “They Don’t Know” failed to be hit only because of a distribution strike (and was picked up by Tracey Ullman years later) but the hits started once she moved to a major label. Before her death in 2000 only “Fairytale” and “A New England” made the top 10 but the former hit returns every year to the charts and secured its millionth sale 25 years after release. 1ploIlurVZ8
May 9, 20178 yr Author 58. WHIGFIELD (1,808,000) http://www.kboing.com.br/fotos/imagens/4be9aadd6cda6.jpg 6 HITS 1994-1998 BIGGEST HIT: SATURDAY NIGHT Along with “Macarena” surely only “Saturday Night” can rival it in the canon of 90s dance crazes. A summer hit over Europe it came back in holiday makers bags and became a million seller here as it finally toppled the Wet wet wet juggernaut of 1994, carbon copy hits followed with diminishing returns as the formula ran dry, can’t help but like “Close To You” though, at least it was different! QFeR33I0HPs
May 9, 20178 yr Author 57. RITA ORA (1,831,000) 7 HITS 2012-2013 BIGGEST HIT: HOT RIGHT NOW “Louder” was, allegedly, the UK’s first dubstep chart topper and for the follow up DJ Fresh picked up and coming singer Rita Ora who had featured on “Eurovision Your Country Needs You” in 2009 but withdrew her application before the final stages. Apparently it would hinder her career her manager thought, probably wise as she started out with the far more hip DJ Fresh before seeing her first three releases top the charts. Discography a-m9Vzp4GOM Personal highlight: Km3agvlyRmM
May 9, 20178 yr They really pushed Rita Ora hard for a while - although it always felt like the public weren't quite sold on her. You'd think she'd be able to fund a second bite at the cherry just off the back of her existing success though.
May 9, 20178 yr Rita is literally just about to drop new music. She has had label issues which has tied her up, she tried to sue them and they tried to sue her back, she is with a new label now and apparently releasing a new single very soon.
May 9, 20178 yr Rita has left it too long. It may not be her fault but I doubt people even see her as a singer now, what with being a judge on The X Factor and generally appearing on TV for non-musical career reasons if that makes sense. Even I see her as a TV personality now. She needs a huge pop smash to get the public back on board, but even then I think she'll struggle.
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