Posted March 5, 20196 yr 65 years, 0 months - Bobby Helms'My Special Angel' (#22, December 1957)'Jingle Bell Rock' (#5, December 2022)35 years, 6 months - AC/DC'Rock And Roll Damnation' (#24; June 1978)'Highway To Hell' (re-issue) (#4; December 2012)29 years, 0 months - Andy Stewart'Donald Where's Your Troosers?' (#37, December 1960)'Donald Where's Your Troosers?' (re-issue) (#4, December 1989)27 years, 10 months - Journey'Don't Stop Believing' (#62, February 1982)'Don't Stop Believing' (re-issue) (#6, December 2009)27 years, 4 months - Joni MitchellBig Yellow Taxi (#11, June 1970)Got 'Til It's Gone (#6, October 1997)26 years, 0 months - Ben E. King'First Tate of Love' (#27, February 1961)'Stand By Me' (re-issue) (#1, February 1987)25 years, 6 months - SantanaSamba Pa Ti (#27, September 1974) Smooth (#3, March 2000)25 years, 2 months - Public Enemy'You're Gonna Get Yours' (#88, July 1987)'Harder Than You Think' (#4, September 2012)24 years, 10 months - John Otway'Really Free' (#27, December 1977)'Bunsen Burner' (#9, October 2002)23 years, 10 months - The DoorsLight My Fire (#49, August 1967)Light My Fire (re-issue) (#7, June 1991)23 years, 3 months - Ozzy Osbourne †'Crazy Train' (#49, September 1980)'Changes' (#1, December 2003)21 years, 10 months - MK ††'Always' (#69, February 1995)'17' (#7, December 2017)20 years, 5 months - James Brown'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' (#25, September 1965)'Living In America' (#5, February 1986)19 years, 9 months - The Doobie Brothers'Listen to the Music' (#29, March 1974)'Long Train Running' (#7, November 1993)19 years, 9 months - Oliver Cheatham'Get Down Saturday Night' (#38, July 1983)'Make Luv' (#1, April 2003)17 years, 2 months - Paul Woolford'Out of My Life' (#84, July 2003)'Looking for Me' (#4, September 2020)17 years, 1 month - MattafixBig City Life (#15, August 2005)Big City Life (remix) (#8, September 2022)16 years, 7 months - Boris Gardiner'Elizabethan Reggae' (#14, January 1970)'I Want To Wake Up With You' (#1, August 1986)15 years, 11 months - Brian KennedyCaptured (#77, February 1990)George Best - A Tribute (#4, January 2006)15 years, 11 months - Gigi D'Agostino'Black Bla Bla' (#87; November 2002)'In My Mind' (#5; October 2018)15 years, 4 months - Cherish'Do It To It' (#30, September 2006)'Do It To It' (remix) (#9, January 2022)15 years, 3 months - Armin van Buuren'Blue Fear' (#45, February 1998)'This Is What It Feels Like' (#6, May 2013)14 years, 11 months - James BlakeLimit To Your Love (#39, December 2010)History (#9, November 2025)14 years, 8 months - Tiësto'Theme from Norejfell' (#97, July 1999)'Red Lights' (#6, March 2014)14 years, 4 months - Ice Cube'Amerikkka's Most' (#76, August 1990)'You Can Do It' (#2, December 2004)14 years, 3 months - Inner Circle'Everything Is Great' (#37, February 1979)'Sweat' (#3, May 1993)13 years, 11 months - The Clash'White Riot' (#38, April 1977)'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' (re-issue) (#1, March 1991)13 years, 7 months - Nine Inch NailsHead Like A Hole (#45, September 1991)The Hand That Feeds (#7, April 2005)13 years, 5 months - Sting †'Spread A Little Happiness' (#16; August 1982)'All For Love' (#2; January 1994) 13 years, 2 months - Goo Goo Dolls (13 years): 'Iris' (#50, August 1998)'Iris' (re-issue) (#3, October 2011)13 years, 1 month - Delirious?'White Ribbon Day' (#1, March 1997)'History Makers' (#4, April 2010)12 years, 4 months - ScorpionIs There Anybody There / Another Piece Of Meat (#39, May 1979)Wind Of Change (#2, September 1991)11 years, 7 years - B-52's'Rock Lobster' (#37, August 1979)'Love Shack' (#2, March 1990)11 years, 7 months - Bon Iver'Blood Bank' (#37, January 2009)'Exile' (#8, August 2020)11 years, 4 months - Martin Solveig'Rocking Music' (#35, April 2004)'Intoxicated' (#5, August 2015)11 years, 3 months - ElbowRed (#36, May 2001)One Day Like This (#4, August 2012)11 years, 0 months - Chris Rea'Fool (If You Think It's Over) (#30, October 1978)'The Road To Hell (Part 2)' (#10, October 1989)10 years, 10 months - ClubhouseDo It Again - Billie Jean (Medley) (#11, July 1983)Light My Fire (#7, May 1994)10 years, 9 months - Jonas Brothers'SOS' (#13; June 2008)'Sucker' (#4, March 2019)10 years, 3 months - WeezerUndone - The Sweater Song (#35, February 1995)Beverly Hills (#9, May 2005)†as a solo artist††excluding uncredited hits as a remixerJonas Brothers had their chart debut in June 2008 with #13 hit 'S.O.S' , over ten years later they're set to get their first top ten hit (ignoring the top 10s from solo projects). What other acts took this long to get a first top ten smash? The longest I can think of is AC/DC (35 years, 6 months) - they had their chart debut in June 1978 but only made the top 10 in December 2013 when fans tried to push 'Highway To Hell' to Christmas #1 (it made #4).
March 5, 20196 yr Author 'Bla Bla Bla' didn't impact until 2002 actually so that's 'only' a(n almost) 16 year gap between (and impressively he had no other hits in-between those two).
March 5, 20196 yr Boris Gardiner got to no.14 in 1970 with Elizabethan Reggae. He had no other hits until he reached no.1 in 1986 with I Want To Wake Up With You.
March 5, 20196 yr John Otway's only top 10 hit 'Bunsen Burner' was in 2002, nearly 25 years after his first chart hit. That one sticks in my mind for some reason. Just checked Lou Monte but sadly 'Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)' was his first chart appearance, and the same with The Trashmen's 'Surfin' Bird' :P I'd actually forgotten that AC/DC never had a top 10 single until the 'Highway To Hell' campaign!
March 5, 20196 yr Ozzy Osborne (solo) first charted in 1980 then didn't get a top 10 until 'Changes' in 2003. That's cheating a bit I know.
March 5, 20196 yr Andy Stewart made his chart debut in 1960 but didn't have a top 10 hit until 1989 with 'Donald Where's Your Troosers'. Still not as long as AC/DC. It's going to be tough thinking of anyone who can beat them.
March 5, 20196 yr Just opening my book of hit singles at random pages,I've found 21 years for James Brown and 19 years for the Doobie Brothers.
March 5, 20196 yr John Otway's only top 10 hit 'Bunsen Burner' was in 2002, nearly 25 years after his first chart hit. That one sticks in my mind for some reason. Just checked Lou Monte but sadly 'Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)' was his first chart appearance, and the same with The Trashmen's 'Surfin' Bird' :P I'd actually forgotten that AC/DC never had a top 10 single until the 'Highway To Hell' campaign! Surely John Otway's greatest triumph was to get to a BJSC final (even if it was as an auto-qualifier and he came last).
March 5, 20196 yr Bobby Vinton made his chart debut in July 1962 with “Roses Are Red (My Love)” but didn't have a Top 10 hit until October 1990, 28 years later, when “Blue Velvet” went to #2.
March 5, 20196 yr Surely John Otway's greatest triumph was to get to a BJSC final (even if it was as an auto-qualifier and he came last). 2nd from last even! (that may be the reason I still remember that he even exists)
March 5, 20196 yr Delirious? (the question mark is in the band's name for those that don't know): White Ribbon Day (#41, 1997) History Makers (#4, 2010 [1997 track, then called 'History Maker', that charted following a campaign on Facebook]) Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most (#76, 1990) You Can Do It (#2, 2004) Edited March 5, 20196 yr by DalekTurret32
March 5, 20196 yr Ben E King first charted in 1961 with First Taste Of Love. Stand By Me was his first top ten hit 26 years later. It only got to no.27 when it was originally released.
March 6, 20196 yr Author Thanks to Bray pointing out on plug.dj Armin van Buuren (15 years, 3 months) February 1998: Blue Fear (#45) May 2013: This Is What It Feels Like (#6)
March 6, 20196 yr Along those lines, Tiesto (14 years, 8 months): July 1999: Theme From Norejfell (#97) March 2014: Red Lights (#6)
March 6, 20196 yr Along those lines, Tiesto (14 years, 8 months): July 1999: Theme From Norejfell (#97) March 2014: Red Lights (#6) He lost his soul long before Red Lights though!
March 7, 20196 yr A few that spring to mind: B-52's - 1979-1990 (11 years) Chris Rea - 1978-1989 (11 years)* Inner Circle - 1979-1993 (14 years) Journey - 1982-2009 (27 years) with the same song! MK - 1995-2017 (22 years) under that name, he may have had a hand in a few top 10s before '17' Oliver Cheatham - 1983-2003 (20 years) the latter as featured artist on a reworking of his former hit * if The Road To Hell (#10, 1989) had peaked a place lower and Driving Home For Christmas (#11, 2018) a place higher, it would have been 40 years.
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