Yep. 'Break Free' had such a horrible release and wasn't allowed to chart for like 2 or 3 weeks!

"Nothing Really Matters" by Mr Probz - #72 (after "Waves" went to #1)

Lorde - Team (29, after Royals)

Daft Punk - Lose Yourself to Dance (49, after Get Lucky)

 

Unsure whether Icona Pop's UK follow-up to I Love It was All Night - which peaked at 31 - or Girlfriend which did not chart. Neither are great outcomes.

If Gotye ever released a follow-up to STIUTK, it never charted.

 

If we're looking at albums (OP never specified :P) Robin Thicke went from one end of the top 200 to the other. :lol: Blurred Lines peaked at #1 with follow-up Paula only managing #200!

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Apparently there were other singles from the Gotye album, although in a 2010s context it's difficult to judge whether they were "released" in the UK.

Still, he probably should have made another album by now.

I think Gotye went back to making music with his old band, the Basics

I think Gotye went back to making music with his old band, the Basics

 

Did he have to think a lot about doing that, or was it just instinct? #90sreference

Yeah Gotye's been quite clear that he's not really bothered about following up STIUTK - he just releases random music when he feels like it.

Gotye had a Hot 100 hit with Eyes Wide Open AFTER his huge hit. It was released before though so I dunno what's the case in the UK.

Corrs -

 

Breathless #1/Irresistible #20

 

Boy George -

 

Everything I Own #1/Keep Me In Mind #29

 

Blondie -

 

Maria #1/Nothing Is Real But The Girl #26

 

Boyz ll Men -

 

End Of The Road #1/Motownphilly #23

 

Jimmy Nail -

 

Ain’t No Doubt #1/Laura #58

 

Simply Red -

 

Fairground #1/Remembering The First Time #22

 

Right Said Fred -

 

Deeply Dippy #1/Those Simple Things #29

 

Maria McKee -

 

Show Me Heaven #1/Breathe #59

 

Emeli Sande -

 

Read All About It #1/Daddy #21

 

Paloma Faith -

 

Changing #1/Ready For The Good Life #68

 

Taio Cruz -

 

Break Your Heart #1/No Other One #42

 

LMFAO -

 

Party Rock Anthem #1/Champagne Showers #32

 

Script -

 

Hall Of Fame #1/Six Degrees Of Separation #32

 

Take That -

 

These Days #1/Hey Boy #56

 

Sam Smith -

 

Promises #1/Fire On Fire #63

 

Brotherhood Of Man -

 

Save All Your Kisses For Me #1/My Sweet Rosalie #30

 

Chicane -

 

Don’t Give Up #1/No Ordinary Morning #28

 

Bob The Builder -

 

Mambo No.5 #1/Big Fish Little Fish #81

 

Eamon -

 

I Don’t Want You Back #1/Love Them #27

 

That Chicane follow up really deserved a lot more than 28, brilliant song but too different to his number one to have been a big hit really.

All Night was indeed the UK follow up for Icona Pop and the better single imo :kink: (although I Love It is still 10/10)

That Chicane follow up really deserved a lot more than 28, brilliant song but too different to his number one to have been a big hit really.

 

Sublime song - still listen to it now and it definitely deserved a much higher peak.

Lost Frequencies

#1 Are You With Me

#29 Reality

 

Shame as Reality is a looooot better for me!

Corrs -

 

Breathless #1/Irresistible #20

 

Boy George -

 

Everything I Own #1/Keep Me In Mind #29

 

Blondie -

 

Maria #1/Nothing Is Real But The Girl #26

 

Boyz ll Men -

 

End Of The Road #1/Motownphilly #23

 

Jimmy Nail -

 

Ain’t No Doubt #1/Laura #58

 

Simply Red -

 

Fairground #1/Remembering The First Time #22

 

Right Said Fred -

 

Deeply Dippy #1/Those Simple Things #29

 

Maria McKee -

 

Show Me Heaven #1/Breathe #59

 

Emeli Sande -

 

Read All About It #1/Daddy #21

 

Paloma Faith -

 

Changing #1/Ready For The Good Life #68

 

Taio Cruz -

 

Break Your Heart #1/No Other One #42

 

LMFAO -

 

Party Rock Anthem #1/Champagne Showers #32

 

Script -

 

Hall Of Fame #1/Six Degrees Of Separation #32

 

Take That -

 

These Days #1/Hey Boy #56

 

Sam Smith -

 

Promises #1/Fire On Fire #63

 

Brotherhood Of Man -

 

Save All Your Kisses For Me #1/My Sweet Rosalie #30

 

Chicane -

 

Don’t Give Up #1/No Ordinary Morning #28

 

Bob The Builder -

 

Mambo No.5 #1/Big Fish Little Fish #81

 

Eamon -

 

I Don’t Want You Back #1/Love Them #27

 

 

Take That, Let In The Sun was the follow up to These Days which charted at number 161.

Katy B's #1 album Little Red was followed by Honey, which debuted at #28 and then left the top 100.

#22 per wiki

WASN'T A SINGLE.

 

How many times, it was on the Radio 1 playlist so it WAS a single!

Interesting to see how much "Reality" by Lost Frequencies and "Nothing Really Matters" by Mr Probz flopped badly in the UK. They were defintiely hammered over here, although they played the remix version of "NRM".

Sandi Thom followed up I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker... with the far superior #22 What If I'm Right back in 2006.

Interesting to see how much "Reality" by Lost Frequencies and "Nothing Really Matters" by Mr Probz flopped badly in the UK. They were defintiely hammered over here, although they played the remix version of "NRM".

It was the remix that got a Spotify push here also (peaked at #53 on Spotify), but I don't think it got any radio push.