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Post by Harx on Feb 13, 2017 10:08:01 GMT -5
...on the charts, of course. The title was too long.
So can you think of albums from which the last single turned out to be the biggest hit?
"Hybrid Theory" by Linkin Park is one that comes to my mind.
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Post by feoba on Feb 13, 2017 10:56:37 GMT -5
Rihanna:
Good Girl Gone Bad: While "Umbrella" was the biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music" was the second to last single and did better than "Shut Up and Drive", "Hate That I Love You" and "Rehab"
Rated R: "Rude Boy" was the 3rd out of 5 singles and did better than them all.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 13, 2017 12:39:21 GMT -5
This is on the country charts, but Dan + Shay's Where It All Began comes to mind. "Nothin' Like You" was the third and final single from the album and peaked at #1 whereas the previous singles "19 You + Me" (#11) and "Show You Off" (#21) didn't.
I think Lady Antebellum's self-titled debut qualifies as well. I think the final single "I Run to You" was the most successful out of the three singles from the album, the rest being "Love Don't Live Here" and "Lookin' for a Good Time".
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Also, if we consider Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience Part 1 and Part 2 as separate, "Not a Bad Thing" was the biggest out of the three singles from part 2, but I guess if you put it together "Mirrors" blows it out of the water in terms of chart performance.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 13, 2017 13:02:59 GMT -5
Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad: While "Umbrella" was the biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music" was the second to last single and did better than "Shut Up and Drive", "Hate That I Love You" and "Rehab" Rated R: "Rude Boy" was the 3rd out of 5 singles and did better than them all. Neither of those were the last singles. The only one that comes to mind is "Moves Like Jagger" from Maroon 5's Hands All Over album. It was a re-issue though and the only track added to it as well. |
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Post by rainie on Feb 13, 2017 14:43:44 GMT -5
Idk how many examples people can find for this since labels usually want to follow up a smash single with another song, making it not the last song in the era.
On alt though there's First by Cold War Kids and Savior by Rise Against.
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Post by Harx on Feb 13, 2017 14:49:26 GMT -5
Idk how many examples people can find for this since labels usually want to follow up a smash single with another song, making it not the last song in the era. That's what makes these interesting to find. They are exceptions from the rule. |
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Post by Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast on Feb 13, 2017 17:45:44 GMT -5
Keith Urban's Somebody Like You with You'll Think Of Me.
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Post by truemusicreviews on Feb 13, 2017 18:48:48 GMT -5
For Kelly Clarkson's Piece by Piece, the title track charted the highest. "Heartbeat Song" had more longevity though.
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Post by irice22 on Feb 13, 2017 19:53:34 GMT -5
OneRepublic "Good Life" and "Counting Stars" yeah? Not including deluxe songs added to re-releases.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Feb 13, 2017 20:25:44 GMT -5
Bee Gees' Idea - second and last single "I Started A Joke" was the most successful and hit #6
Diane Ross's Diane Ross - second and last single "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was the most successful and hit #1
Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - fourth and last single "Bennie and the Jets" was the most successful and hit #1
Barry Manilow's This One's For You - third and last single "Looks Like We Made It" was the most successful and hit #1
Whitney Houston's Whitney Houston - fourth and last single "Greatest Love of All" spent the most (three) weeks at #1
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2017 20:39:12 GMT -5
Borderline - Madonna (from the self-titled debut album Madonna)
Though Lucky Star peaked 6 places higher at #4, Borderline with it's #10 peak proved to have the best overall chart performance compared to the 4 singles preceding it
And sadly
Bitch I'm Madonna - Madonna ft Nicki Minaj, the only charting single from Rebel Heart so it wins by default, though the 2 singles preceding it are a million times better, the song was a cute bop for a couple days...or less
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Post by mkarns on Feb 13, 2017 21:45:45 GMT -5
Keith Urban's Somebody Like You with You'll Think Of Me. Golden Road, you meant? |
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Post by wjr15 on Feb 14, 2017 1:48:09 GMT -5
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Post by Glove Slap on Feb 14, 2017 2:45:10 GMT -5
That was the only single in the US though I think. Lady A's first album is what first came to my mind, I Run To You was actually the biggest song on Country radio that year I think, or if not then up around there. For some reason I thought Marchin' On was released after Good Life, but I was mistaken, so Waking Up counts. Duran Duran's 1983 album Seven and The Ragged Tiger is another example: Union Of The Snake - #3 New Moon On Monday - #10 The Reflex - #1 Special mention should go to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, which put its 6th and 7th singles at #1, although they weren't as big as the other two #1 hits. |
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Post by EvanJ on Feb 14, 2017 19:04:17 GMT -5
Nelly: "Country Grammar" (his first popular album):
On both R&R CHR-Pop and the Billboard Hot 100, "Ride Wit Me" featuring City Spud did better than "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" and "E.I."
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Post by NeRD on Feb 16, 2017 12:05:32 GMT -5
4 with Love on Top?
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Post by Harx on Feb 16, 2017 12:23:25 GMT -5
LOT was actually neither the last single from 4 or the most succesful (BTINH peaked higher in the US) |
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 16, 2017 12:43:48 GMT -5
Nelly: "Country Grammar" (his first popular album): On both R&R CHR-Pop and the Billboard Hot 100, "Ride Wit Me" featuring City Spud did better than "Country Grammar (Hot s**t)" and "E.I." But didn't he release "Batter Up" as the final single? It received a video and everything but flopped. |
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Post by NeRD on Feb 16, 2017 14:19:12 GMT -5
LOT was actually neither the last single from 4 or the most succesful (BTINH peaked higher in the US) LOT spent 14 weeks at #1 on UAC though and sold more than BTINH. Just because BTINY peaked higher doesn't mean it was more successful. And what was the last single then? |
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Post by Harx on Feb 16, 2017 14:21:58 GMT -5
LOT was actually neither the last single from 4 or the most succesful (BTINH peaked higher in the US) LOT spent 14 weeks at #1 on UAC though and sold more than BTINH. Just because BTINY peaked higher doesn't mean it was more successful. And what was the last single then? But BTINY made the Billboard year end list, LOT didn't Apparently End Of Time was the last single. |
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Post by NeRD on Feb 16, 2017 14:50:37 GMT -5
LOT spent 14 weeks at #1 on UAC though and sold more than BTINH. Just because BTINY peaked higher doesn't mean it was more successful. And what was the last single then? But BTINY made the Billboard year end list, LOT didn't Apparently End Of Time was the last single. EOT was never officially released. BTINH made the year end list because it got more points from being played on Pop radio. Either way, LOT is far more remembered by the Hive and the general public, has sold more, and get more recurrent play. |
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Post by Glove Slap on Feb 16, 2017 14:53:57 GMT -5
I'm not sure if it was actually sent to radio by the label, but Dance For You was a top 10 R&B hit after LOT.
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Post by EvanJ on Feb 18, 2017 22:31:11 GMT -5
Nelly: "Country Grammar" (his first popular album): On both R&R CHR-Pop and the Billboard Hot 100, "Ride Wit Me" featuring City Spud did better than "Country Grammar (Hot s**t)" and "E.I." But didn't he release "Batter Up" as the final single? It received a video and everything but flopped. You're right. Was "Batter Up" sent to CHR-Pop? It didn't make the CHR-Pop chart, so I didn't think about it earlier. |
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Post by bigbertha on Mar 8, 2017 23:02:12 GMT -5
Keyshia Cole-The Way It Us
Hot 100 Peaks
Never-n/a
I Changed My Mind-#71
I Just Want It To Be Over-n/a
I Should've Cheated-#30
Love-#19
US R&B Peaks
Never-#71
I Changed My Mind-#23
I Just Want It To Be Over-#30
I Should've Cheated-#4
Love-#3
Love is also the best single IMO
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Post by truemusicreviews on Mar 9, 2017 1:51:33 GMT -5
"All of the Lights" off of MBDTF.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 5:29:24 GMT -5
Fifth Harmony's Worth It was the final single from Reflection. Peaked at #12; only song from that album to reach the top 20.
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Post by Harx on Jun 20, 2017 15:26:12 GMT -5
"Moves Like Jagger" was the only Hot 100 #1 (or even a top 10 hit) from "Hands All Over" and it was released last. Outperformed "Misery", "Give A Little More" and "Never Gonna Leave This Bed".
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Post by Harx on Jul 15, 2017 10:46:13 GMT -5
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was the last and most succesful single from the album of the same name
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Post by Gary on Jul 15, 2017 13:55:23 GMT -5
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Post by Glove Slap on Jul 15, 2017 14:50:05 GMT -5
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was the last and most succesful single from the album of the same name This one has an asterisk to it because the previous single, Love Is A Stranger, was re-released after this. In the US, LIAS was the clear second single as Sweet Dreams was released first. |
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