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who has the most songs without a number one I think it could be The Who
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Most Successful Acts Not To Have A Number 1 Single

Depeche Mode have had most Top 40 hits without making No. 1 (42 of them up to Nov 2006). In fact, they've never risen above No. 4.

Billy Fury has spent 231 weeks on the Top 40. No other artist has spent longer on the chart without making No. 1. His best chart placing was Number 2 for "Jealousy" in 1961.

Special mention must also go to Sash! who has made Number 2 on five occasions. No other artist has been 'runner up' with so many singles without ever making it to Number 1.

(Jon) Bon Jovi has featured on twenty Top 10 singles but never made the number 1 position. Three hits behind, Janet Jackson has appeared on seventeen Top 10 singles without reaching the top spot.

 

 

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It is quite shocking that a band like Depeche Mode has never had a top 3 hit. Classics like Enjoy The Silence, Personal Jesus, It's No Good, Just Can't Get Enough and People are people are some of the most influential music to come out of the 90s and 80s. They deserved not only a top 3 placing but #1. Oh well, they were #1 in my list with Depeche Mode being my second most favourite band :)

 

Thanks Brutarn for the information. I never knew they were holding that record :)

Im shocked Janet Jackson hasnt had one too. and also surprised that Bon Jovi hasnt had one!
Nat King Cole has had 33 singles without going to #1... 31 of them were top 40, including 15 top ten hits.
Im shocked Janet Jackson hasnt had one too. and also surprised that Bon Jovi hasnt had one!

 

She almost did at Easter 2001, she lead in the midweeks with 'All For You' all week before being overhauled at the weekend by Emma Bunton and Shaggy to end up at No3.

A few of hand for me is

 

Dannii Minogue 21 releases 9 top 10 hits no number 1

Def Leppard 27 singles 3 top 10 hits no number 1

Bruce Springsteen 28 singles(i think) 4 top 10 hits no number 1

Charlatons 28 singles 28 singles 4 top 10 hits no number 1

Foo Fighters 20 singles 4 top 10 hits no number 1

Metallica 19 singles 4 top 10 hits and no number 1

Red Hot Chilli Peppers 26 singles 5 top 10 hits no number 1

Sting 37 singles 3 top 10 hits never a number 1

R.e.m 36 singles 11 top 10 hits never a number 1

Mary J bLige 38 singles 8 top hits no number 1

Tina Turner 37 singles 9 top 10 hits never a number 1

Texas 27 singles 13 top 10 hits no number 1

Gloria Estefan 34 singles 7 top 10 hits no number 1

Marillion 28 singles 4 top hits never a number 1

Morrissey 35 singles 10 top 10 singles never a top spot

Green Day 18 singles 5 to p10 hits no number 1

Paul Weller 33 singles 5 top hits no number1

Bananarama 34 singles 10 top 10 hits no number 1

Chris Rea 31 singles 1 top 10 hit no number 1

 

They are just a few of hand what i have but bon jovi are the one for me who i feel shud have had a number 1 i thinlk always was their best chance as i dont think they will get a number 1 now

She almost did at Easter 2001, she lead in the midweeks with 'All For You' all week before being overhauled at the weekend by Emma Bunton and Shaggy to end up at No3.

 

I was really rooting for her to get #1 that week, I was so gutted it only got #3. :(

I d have loved janet to have had a number 1 i was sure when she and mihcael were releasing scream i was sur ethat wud be a number 1 and it eneded up number 3
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Pete Doherty 15 Singles 7 top 10 hits (6 with Babyshambles, 3 solo/duets, 6 with Libertines)

 

Blink 182 10 Singles 2 top 10 hits

 

Faithless 22 Singles 6 top 10 hits

 

David Gray 12 Singles 2 top 10 hits

 

50 Cent 13 Singles 11 top 10 hits

 

Amy Winehouse 11 singles 2 top 10 hits

 

Avril Lavigne 11 singles 7 top 10 hits

 

Linkin Park 12 singles 6 top 10 hits

 

Super Fury ANimals 21 singles no top 10 hits

 

Nickelback/Chad Koreger 10 singles 5 top 10 hits

 

 

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Garbage :heart: 18 Top 75 Singles 6 top 10 Hits (none of them top 3 :( )

Muse 20 Top 75 Singles and just 3 top 10 Hits :unsure:

Bjork 29 Top 75 Singles (7 of which with the Sugarcubes) 3 top 10 Hits

Placebo 17 Top 75 Singles 3 top 10 Hits

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Neil Diamond 13 singles 3 top 10 hits

 

Feeder 24 singles 3 top 10 hits

 

Weezer 10 singles 1 top 10 hit

 

Radiohead 18 singles 7 top 10 hits

 

Lostprophets 11 singles 2 top 10 hits

 

Carl Barat 10 singles 3 top 10 hits (6 with Libertines, 1 with Dirty Pretty Things)

 

M People 19 singles 10 top 10 hits

 

Bobby Gillespe 41 singles 5 top 10 hits (19 with Primal Scream, 20 with Jesus and Mary Chain, 1 duet)

 

Dave Grohl 27 singles 7 top 10 hits (20 with Foo Fighters, 7 with Nirvana)

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Morrissey has had more than Depeche Mode he also had 19 singles with The Smiths
Although Sting hasn't had a solo No1, he did top the charts 5 times with The Police.
Bon Jovi have had hits peaking in every number in the top 10 except for number 1.
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Beck 11 songs no top 10 hits

 

Smashing Pumpkins 14 songs 2 top 10 hits

 

Ash 20 songs 4 top 10 hits

 

The Killers 11 songs 3 top 10 hits

 

Jamelia 11 songs 7 top 10 hits

 

Pouges 17 songs 2 top 10 hits

 

Daniel O'Donnell 19 songs 1 top 10 hit

 

N Sync 11 Songs 6 top 10 hits

 

Snoop Dogg 26 songs 5 top 10 hits

 

Ice Cube 11 songs 1 top 10 hit

 

Ant and Dec/PJ and Duncan 15 songs 4 top 10 hits

 

 

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