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Post by collegedropout on Mar 27, 2020 10:02:51 GMT -5
Back in the late 90s when I really started to pay attention to music, I remember "I Wanna Dance With Soembody" by Whitney was always a classic hit with good recurrent stats. But it seems in the last 5 years or so, it's taken on a life of it's own and has only grown. It's arguably more known than I Will Always Love You.
In the 2000s I remember "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was a classic Xmas tune but in the last 5 years or so it exploded. It's not just a "classic tune" it's the defining Xmas song arguably.
What are songs that have grown to become a bigger classic over time?
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Post by jamatthews83 on Mar 27, 2020 11:12:45 GMT -5
Before He Cheats never seems to die.
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Post by tuna on Mar 27, 2020 12:16:44 GMT -5
a lot of meme songs.
M83- Midnight City
Tame Impala- The Less I Know The Better
Smash Mouth- All Star
Daft Punk- One More Time
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 12:19:02 GMT -5
Haddaway - What Is Love
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Post by mkarns on Mar 27, 2020 12:23:20 GMT -5
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer (has always been popular, but over the last decade has seemingly gone to a whole different level of popularity)
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (peaked at #7 but may get played now more than any of his five #1's from that same album)
Toto - Africa (another big hit that never really disappeared but has now been meme'd into ubiquity)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 15:18:22 GMT -5
At this point, it's already ingrained in our cultural DNA.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 20:07:02 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit only peaked at #6 in January of 1992 and was #32 on that year's Year-End list, but I'd bet it's more well known than any of the 31 songs above it on the Year-End, with the possible exception of November Rain.
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Post by sirskimask on Mar 27, 2020 20:41:56 GMT -5
Bohemian Rhapsody
Any songs that have become memes (Africa, All Star, Ocean Man, Darude - Sandstorm)
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Post by BB🌕 on Mar 27, 2020 20:45:04 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit only peaked at #6 in January of 1992 and was #32 on that year's Year-End list, but I'd bet it's more well known than any of the 31 songs above it on the Year-End, with the possible exception of November Rain. Baby Got Back is iconic though |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 21:14:38 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit only peaked at #6 in January of 1992 and was #32 on that year's Year-End list, but I'd bet it's more well known than any of the 31 songs above it on the Year-End, with the possible exception of November Rain. Baby Got Back is iconic though Not quite as iconic as SLTS, which is one of the most famous (and most overrated) songs of all time. |
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Post by tuna on Mar 27, 2020 22:02:03 GMT -5
SLTS is absolutely not overrated. It's better than all of the songs that have done its style better simply by being the first to do it- none of the 'better' grunge or 90s alt songs would have existed without SLTS
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 9:14:44 GMT -5
I guess we could make the case for many Queen songs and their increasing popularity stateside. I was so shocked to learn that the iconic "Don't Stop Me Now" - one of Queen's signature songs nowadays, only peaked at #86.
Honorable mentions to "Under Pressure" (#29 peak), "I Want To Break Free" (#45 peak), and "The Show Must Go On" (didn't chart in the US and peaked at #16 in the UK).
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Post by leonagwen on Mar 28, 2020 15:05:19 GMT -5
Walking On Sunshine
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 28, 2020 16:47:39 GMT -5
Bon Appetit
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 17:05:59 GMT -5
22 by Taylor Swift
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Mar 29, 2020 22:11:59 GMT -5
SLTS is absolutely not overrated. It's better than all of the songs that have done its style better simply by being the first to do it- none of the 'better' grunge or 90s alt songs would have existed without SLTS I think SLTS is overrated but only in comparison to other Nirvana songs. It's a good song with immense cultural impact and influence that shouldn't be ignored but if I want to listen to Nirvana, I've regularly comeback to Heart-Shaped Box or Come as You Are or Lithium. I think I've only sought out SLTS a handful of times |
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Post by avatar on Apr 4, 2020 0:02:28 GMT -5
I NEVER heard that song on the radio, but somehow I caught myself singing it the other day. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2020 0:35:14 GMT -5
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
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Post by when the pawn... on Apr 4, 2020 10:26:00 GMT -5
Don't Stop Believing
Dancing On My Own
Mr. Brightside
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2020 13:12:41 GMT -5
It's still blasphemy this peaked at #34 on the Hot 100
Shrek 2 made this iconic for another generation
And it has been used in several advertisements and other movies and shows
And most importantly, it is a bop
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Post by annoymous1 on Apr 4, 2020 18:01:01 GMT -5
Boston - More Than A Feeling
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Post by mkarns on Apr 4, 2020 21:41:50 GMT -5
It's still blasphemy this peaked at #34 on the Hot 100 Shrek 2 made this iconic for another generation And it has been used in several advertisements and other movies and shows And most importantly, it is a bop And then there's Bonnie's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a #1 hit but one which wasn't played much for years after its original chart run (1983-84). Now it's an 80s/classic hits staple. |
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Post by NeRD on May 1, 2020 21:15:20 GMT -5
Run the World (Girls)
All I Want For Christmas Is You
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Post by EvanJ on May 5, 2020 9:07:44 GMT -5
At sports games: "Seven Nation Army"
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Post by tanooki on May 6, 2020 14:53:22 GMT -5
Clams Casino - I'm God
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Aug 16, 2020 19:34:34 GMT -5
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 16, 2020 23:15:24 GMT -5
The Outfield- Your Love.
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Post by Au$tin on Aug 18, 2020 3:18:43 GMT -5
Surprised no one has mentioned "Thriller" yet. It was definitely a hit in its own era, but it just continues to grow and at this point I think it's taken on a life of its own outside of Michael Jackson's career. I'd say it's his most well known song despite not even being one of his many #1 hits.
On the topic of holidays, Meghan Trainor's "Mom" is really starting to become a Mother's Day staple and every year it just keeps getting bigger. But it wasn't ever a single!
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Post by M5 on Aug 21, 2020 12:19:17 GMT -5
Day tripper only peaked at #5 but its more known than most of their #1s
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Post by M5 on Aug 23, 2020 13:33:39 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit only peaked at #6 in January of 1992 and was #32 on that year's Year-End list, but I'd bet it's more well known than any of the 31 songs above it on the Year-End, with the possible exception of November Rain. Baby Got Back is iconic though Baby got back only really got more popular though because of nickis atrocious disaster of a song called anaconda. |
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