@Tafty didn’t Avenue go on X Factor (in 2006-07?) and get kicked off for lying about a management deal? :lol: also, I remember Max George in the group but don’t remember a second future boyband star. :o

 

Yes, I think you're right now that you mention it! :lol: The 2nd star is the guy who starts the song off! He went on to lead the band called Lawson!

Funnily enough, there's a band in 2004 that was short-lived and the main male singer from the group POP was actually the member that Andy (Lawson) took over from. :lol: So the guy from POP was in the group for their X Factor stint, but was replaced with Andy for the launch of Avenue's career!

Yes, I think you're right now that you mention it! :lol: The 2nd star is the guy who starts the song off! He went on to lead the band called Lawson!

 

Oh never knew that! I remember seeing Avenue on XF and thinking they would win it. :lol:

 

VS was mentioned in the other thread and I think Marvin from JLS was in that?

Gone for a boy band next and it includes two men who went to join other boy bands to far greater success just a couple of years or so later. Avenue were being primed to be the next big boy band, but unfortunately it just wasn't meant to be as their lead single 'Last Goodbye' only charted at #50!

 

 

omg what a memory unlocked moment.

 

I don't think i've thought about this song for a solid 15 years but instantly recognised the artist and song title combo and sure enough it came flooding back to me with one listen.

It did make the top 40 peaking at 32 but considering Gnarls Barkley had the 9 week megasmash 'Crazy' two year prior. Feels like all that plummeted drastically.

 

 

Also am a fan of both those OneRep tracks!

I'm not sure if this one counts, but this 80s cover randomly got a lot of music channel airplay in late 2008 despite the song being four years old (a #2 hit in Germany in 2004) and sounding completely out of step with pop by the end of the decade:

 

 

One of my earliest Buzzjack posts was about it and wondering why something so "90s sounding" was being pushed! If it did get a release it didn't chart.

LOOOOVE that song! I was certain it’d be a major hit! It was one of the early Tik Tok songs too! :lol:

I'm not sure if this one counts, but this 80s cover randomly got a lot of music channel airplay in late 2008 despite the song being four years old (a #2 hit in Germany in 2004) and sounding completely out of step with pop by the end of the decade:

 

 

One of my earliest Buzzjack posts was about it and wondering why something so "90s sounding" was being pushed! If it did get a release it didn't chart.

 

I was expecting it to be one of the mid 00s Eric Prydz style 80s remixes/covers.

 

File it next to Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle and Clea - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off!

 

 

 

Break My Stride just reminds me of Clubland TV as it was played over and over again on there that year. Also on Fizz (Starz) too, remember that!?

 

T2 followed up Heartbroken with duo Addictive but it missed out on a Top 40 placing landing at #47

 

 

Ultrabeat were still appearing in the chart with Sure Feels Good and Discolights but between those was this which failed to do anything

 

 

One of my favourite Pendulum singles but it couldn't quite live up to the success of its predecessor

 

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Some more flops that didn't crack top 40 or in Sharleen or Lenny's case even top 100!

 

 

 

 

 

The follow up to Hold On and Saving My Face from KT Tunstall, I really liked If Only and the skiing video was cool, but it only got to No.45:

 

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I wasn't as keen on Sharleen's solo material, but I did really like this one which also didn't chart at the end of 2008:

 

Lots of songs already mentioned in this thread, but here’s some from the first quarter of 2008 that nobody has mentioned;

 

Bodyrox & Luciana – What Planet You On [Peaked at #54 in January 2008]

This winning combination were a force to be reckoned with in 2006 on the #2 hit single Yeah, Yeah. It wasn’t to be a repeat with this single though.

 

 

Plain White T’s – Hate (I Don’t Really Like) [Peaked at #53 in January 2008]

These guys were not destined to have another hit after their 2007 hit Hey There Delilah. The peak this one reached was not enough to make it into the Top 40.

 

 

Out Of Office – Break Of Dawn [Peaked at #41 in February 2008]

This dance single was a reissue in 2008, following another flop from 2007, but this was a position short of being a Top 40 hit, but it’s one I enjoyed at the time. This type of dance genre was already on its way out by this point.

 

 

MGMT – Time To Pretend [Peaked at #35 in March 2008]

Deserved to be much higher, these guys were one of the best new artists around in 2008, and the album was great. Such a shame they weren’t able to get into the charts again after this era.

 

 

Envy & Other Sins – Highness [Peaked at #65 in March 2008]

I did enjoy this song at the time, it feels like it could have charted higher but perhaps its peak was about right. No other singles charted inside the Top 100 afterwards.

 

Moving onto the second quarter of 2008, here’s some unmentioned flops I liked;

 

The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [Peaked at #40 in April 2008]

Reissued as a single in 2008 after charting at #67 the previous year, this debut era for The Wombats was mixed with low hits and flops, and sadly, this indie disco single wasn’t able to chart any higher.

 

 

The Ting Tings – Great DJ [Peaked at #33 in May 2008]

Whilst this was a Top 40 hit for an unknown artist at the time, Great DJ remains one of my favourite alternative singles from the decade and deserved a higher chart peak than it got.

 

 

Elbow – One Day Like This [Peaked at #39 in June 2008]

The fact it took four years and promotional content in the London Olympics for this song to be recognised enough to chart inside the Top 10 is criminal. What a song, and one of the best singles ever! The biggest flop of 2008.

 

 

I might have had others to mention from this quarter, but they’ve already been said. ;)

For some reason I thought Time to Pretend did better on its re-release in 2009 but it didn't (#36). It's certainly one that's stood the test of.time though

This one didn't go Top 40, and although I prefer their two songs which did in early 2009, it's still great and reached #52:

This one didn't go Top 40, and although I prefer their two songs which did in early 2009, it's still great and reached #52:

Incredible song and it's used in the movie 'A Girl Walk Home Alone at Night' in one of my favourite need-drop movie moments ever!

 

Just soooo good!

Better late than never, here’s some overlooked flops from the third quarter of 2008;

 

Sam Sparro – 21st Century Life [Peaked at #44 in July 2008]

Considered by many to be a one hit wonder, Sam Sparro, who reached #2 with Black And Gold just a few months earlier, followed it up with a misfire that failed to reach the Top 40. No other charting hits followed.

 

 

Bob Sinclar pts. Fireball – What I Want [Peaked at #52 in August 2008]

Having ridden the success wagon for a couple of years, the relevance of Bob Sinclar inside the Top 40 was all but a distant memory as this flop confirmed.

 

 

Kylie Minogue – The One [Peaked at #36 in August 2008]

Only a single week inside the Top 40 before dropping out of the Top 75 altogether. This was not Kylie’s finest hour, and it spelled the end to the X era for her.

 

 

Blackout Crew – Put A Donk In It [Peaked at #91 in August 2008]

What a bop, and for it to chart so low is criminal. Remember, these guys are responsible for some of the recent Jax Jones remixes that have been released in 2024.

 

 

Sam Beeton – What You Look For [Peaked at #41 in September 2008]

Always quite liked this song for some reason, just a nice pop song that I thought could have peaked a bit higher, but it was not to be for the British singer. No official links exist of the song now, but some live video recordings are available.

 

 

Radiohead – Reckoner [Peaked at #74 in September 2008]

The eerie vocals of Thom Yorke weren’t able to work any magic getting this post-album single into the Top 40. It followed Jigsaw Falling Into Place and Nude which both peaked higher.

 

Kylie's 'The One' may have gone top 10/top 15 if they hadn't cancelled the physical release of it days beforehand. I'll never understand why they did that, especially as in that era she relied on them quite heavily.

Thought this would have been a massive follow-up for Gabriella Climi

 

Deserved to do better than 33 and only two weeks top 75 for sure!