Posted October 3, 20177 yr How many songs can you recall that haven't charted at all yet have still been certified hits? These are all the ones that got certified in 2017, feel free to add others to the list that were certified in earlier years. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song 1980 S Bryson Tiller - Exchange 2016 S Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon 2014 S Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 1969 S Daughter - Youth 2013 S Drake - Best I Ever Had 2009 S Fort Miner - Remember The Name 2005 S Future feat. The Weeknd - Low Life 2016 S Gavin Greenway - Now We Are Free 2004 S Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself 2015 S J. Cole - No Role Modelz 2014 S J. Cole - Wet Dreamz 2014 S Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 1956 S Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe 2012 S Kendrick Lamar & MC Eiht - Maad City 2012 S Matoma feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Ja Rule - Old Thing Back 2015 S Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter 2014 S Oasis - Champagne Supernova 1995 G Post Malone - White Iverson 2015 S Redbone - Come and Get Your Love 1974 S Serani - No Games 2009 S The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home 2007 S The Pixies - Where Is My Mind 1988 S Young Thug feat. Travis Scott & Quavo - Pick Up The Phone 2016 S
October 3, 20177 yr Depends on how one defines "non-charted" - I believe some of these have managed lower (perhaps sub-Top 100) entries, possibly not at the time of contemporary release but subsequently (in the case of those titles never released as a single per se, they might have scraped some later chart action as an album track etc in the post-physical era). 'Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe' by Kendrick Lamar for example - an actual digital single - made No 119 on 20 July 2013, though I appreciate many wouldn't consider this high enough to be a canonical chart 'hit', and that you won't necessarily be aware of such placings if you're not a 'UKChartsPlus' subscriber! Moreover, since 15 July this year the OCC have curtailed the full Top 200 to a 'compressed' 100 only, even to UKCP, ceasing the possibility for lesser-selling tracks to register a known peak below No 100.
October 3, 20177 yr I didn't know that Truffle Butter was certified Silver before compiling the UK Chart Runs thread in the Nicki AF last month. Not bad considering it was before streaming was really massive. Exchange, Cocoon and the J. Cole tracks in the OP are all fab too, didn't know any of those were certified :o
October 3, 20177 yr Author I didn't know that Fort Minor song was never a hit! :o I've never heard of Fort Minor ever actually, turns out he is Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park though.
October 3, 20177 yr Author All four WallsThat did chart, albeit at only #85. I'm using Top 100 for definition of 'charted'.
October 3, 20177 yr I've never heard of Fort Minor ever actually, turns out he is Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park though. I've heard Radio 1 playing 'Remember The Name' quite a few times, always thought it was like a top 10 or so. I see it also only got to #66 in the USA somehow :o Clearly it's still fondly remembered by some Spotify users anyway if it's made it to 200k 'sales'.
October 3, 20177 yr I've never heard of Fort Minor ever actually, turns out he is Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park though. do you recognise the song, though? surprisingly I knew it off by heart when I listened to it... strange! also, anyone else feel like All Four Walls felt like a pretty big hit, despite it not doing much chartwise?
October 4, 20177 yr Never heard of Fort Minor's "Remember the Name" but I do remember "Where'd You Go" which featured Skylar Grey under an alias as well which was quite a song :wub: All For Walls is an amazing song. Deserved so much more than an #85 peak.
October 4, 20177 yr Traditionally, a song was a "hit" if it qualified for the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles, that's the officially listed published charts and there are plenty of tracks that are hugely famous and have never charted: Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (ignoring the live version) - peaked at 76 (I think) when the chart was invaded by one act in recent years, and was likely a 51-75 charter during 1975 when the published chart was a top 50?
October 4, 20177 yr Author Mrs robinson was a top ten hit! Edited that out now. Confusingly the OCC site didn't show it up when I looked for 'Mrs. Robinson' but it must have been missing the dot after 'Mrs'.
October 4, 20177 yr So many great songs on this list though isn't there?! Exchange, Best I Ever Had, Remember The Name, Low Life, No Role Modelz, Wet Dreamz, Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe, Truffle Butter, White Iverson, No Games and Pick Up The Phone. :wub: No Games, I mentioned a few weeks ago, gets played every single time I go out... it's baffling that wasn't a chart hit! Exchange is one of those songs that gives me deep feels too.
October 4, 20177 yr Traditionally, a song was a "hit" if it qualified for the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles, that's the officially listed published charts and there are plenty of tracks that are hugely famous and have never charted: Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (ignoring the live version) - peaked at 76 (I think) when the chart was invaded by one act in recent years, and was likely a 51-75 charter during 1975 when the published chart was a top 50?Yup, 'Born To Run' made the Breakers Chart back in 1975, which was the next 10 records below 50 which hadn't made the top 50. The run on that chart was: (entry date 25 October 1975) 8-6-x-8-10 It would be good if the OCC could also publish the old Breakers Charts from 1965 to 1978 and then from 1981 to 1982 on its website. They probably don't have them though... though they only need to ask and I'll gladly provide them!
October 6, 20177 yr Love on the brain also joins this list now I think? <3 So love myslef isn't the only non top 100 certified hit that I stan anymore :lol:
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