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Post by Dielawn on Oct 12, 2021 23:14:16 GMT -5
I was talking in the nostalgia section about this song, hard to believe it actually went to number one on CHR. It fell fast after and I am guessing never got any recurrent airplay? Slightly before my time so I don't remember. Anyway, what are some other songs that went to #1 on Top 40/CHR but either at the time or afterwards do not feel like number ones? If you can please enlighten us on why or how this happened. Sidenote: Can a song go all the way to #1 on CHR from hype or any reason if people don't really like it, a lot? I would think no, (see half of Katy Perry's Prism singles). This song sat at #2 for three weeks before hitting #1. gghunt.utasites.cloud/charts/Songruns/M/AlanisMOrissette/thank_u.htmAnother sidenote: I don't like how this video overshadowed the song, I think it's a great song.
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Post by ry4n on Oct 12, 2021 23:22:35 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson - With You
When I first listened to every CHR #1 of the 2000s decade, this is the one I had zero recollection of from my childhood
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 12, 2021 23:25:09 GMT -5
Having lived through this song, it definitely felt like a number one at the time. The hype for Alanisβ second album was massive at the time. Probably not as big as Born This Way or 25 but at the time, it was pretty big. In hindsight, itβs probably more strange that it took as long as it did to reach number one in the first place (it did it still in only its 8th week, but only after 3 weeks at number 2). But then it had a fast fall as well, contributing to its overall short run. Thatβs probably not unlike today when anticipated singles peak fast and then drop quickly too, though it probably wasnβt as common in the 90s. Other examples might be Beautiful Life by Ace of Base and Frozen by Madonna.
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Post by Dielawn on Oct 12, 2021 23:39:17 GMT -5
Having lived through this song, it definitely felt like a number one at the time. The hype for Alanisβ second album was massive at the time. Probably not as big as Born This Way or 25 but at the time, it was pretty big. In hindsight, itβs probably more strange that it took as long as it did to reach number one in the first place (it did it still in only its 8th week, but only after 3 weeks at number 2). But then it had a fast fall as well, contributing to its overall short run. Thatβs probably not unlike today when anticipated singles peak fast and then drop quickly too, though it probably wasnβt as common in the 90s. Other examples might be Beautiful Life by Ace of Base and Frozen by Madonna. Oh interesting, but did it feel like an astroturfed #1 that radio just wanted to support or was it actually popular among people? I began really listening to radio in 1999 and never heard it once. You never hear it now either. Another obvious one - I think this is the lowest-ever peaking CHR #1 on the Hot 100 - #18. (Excluding those songs that didn't chart because of weird policies in the 90's)
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Post by Dielawn on Oct 12, 2021 23:43:45 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson - With You When I first listened to every CHR #1 of the 2000s decade, this is the one I had zero recollection of from my childhood Kind of miraculous that song made it to #1 in 2004 during the peak of Urban pop and pop-punk. It was because of her reality show and her 'chicken of the sea' thing. This and the #1 that came right after it, "Toxic".. both pure-pop anomalies in the most anti-pop era you could get
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Oct 13, 2021 0:08:43 GMT -5
Sidenote: Can a song go all the way to #1 on CHR from hype or any reason if people don't really like it, a lot? I would think no, Taylor's "Look What You Made Me Do" hit #1 on hype even tho the GP hated it. I believe it has the record for largest negative bullet. I don't care if you're not supposed to say it that way, lol.
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Post by Dielawn on Oct 13, 2021 1:50:27 GMT -5
Sidenote: Can a song go all the way to #1 on CHR from hype or any reason if people don't really like it, a lot? I would think no, Taylor's "Look What You Made Me Do" hit #1 on hype even tho the GP hated it. I believe it has the record for largest negative bullet. I don't care if you're not supposed to say it that way, lol. Why would they do that? Payola?
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 13, 2021 6:11:48 GMT -5
I have legit never heard this song in my life. How did this go to #1?
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Post by imbuemyblue on Oct 13, 2021 7:12:36 GMT -5
I have legit never heard this song in my life. How did this go to #1? This song was pretty inescapable when it was out, actually. Like the other songs in this thread, I totally get why one would be like 'wtf?' now, but having lived them they all feel pretty number one-y to me. :)
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 13, 2021 7:23:39 GMT -5
This song was pretty inescapable when it was out, actually. Like the other songs in this thread, I totally get why one would be like 'wtf?' now, but having lived them they all feel pretty number one-y to me. :) I picked the year 2000 to look at first because it was my freshman year of college. I was listening to radio non-stop and always watching MTV/VH1/BET. Every other #1 that year I can sing by heart right off the top of my head, I seriously do not remember this song at all. Maybe this wasn't big on my local station? I dunno.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 13, 2021 8:03:43 GMT -5
I have legit never heard this song in my life. How did this go to #1? This song was pretty inescapable when it was out, actually. Like the other songs in this thread, I totally get why one would be like 'wtf?' now, but having lived them they all feel pretty number one-y to me. :) I'm going to agree with you on this one. Even years after it came out they still played it as if it was recent. This song was definitely inescapable.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 13, 2021 8:05:00 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson - With You When I first listened to every CHR #1 of the 2000s decade, this is the one I had zero recollection of from my childhood Thays crazy speaking that it was like the 7th most played song of 2004 on pop radio...alledlly she used payola back in those days
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 13, 2021 12:37:00 GMT -5
The only song other than the previously mentioned "With You" that stands out from the 2000-2009 decade is Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'." Four weeks at #1?? Not even sure I legit remember that song even after listening to it...
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 13, 2021 15:44:48 GMT -5
The only song other than the previously mentioned "With You" that stands out from the 2000-2009 decade is Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'." Four weeks at #1?? Not even sure I legit remember that song even after listening to it... I vividly remember hearing that song a lot. They played it in the morning and afternoon tremendously. For a while, couldn't turn on the radio without hearing that song.
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Post by Night Senses on Oct 13, 2021 16:40:31 GMT -5
βSummer Loveβ by Justin Timberlake. Completely unremarkable. It didnβt even have a music video. It only topped based on his celebrity alone.
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Post by walt91 on Oct 13, 2021 18:56:14 GMT -5
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Post by mkarns on Oct 13, 2021 18:59:20 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson - With You When I first listened to every CHR #1 of the 2000s decade, this is the one I had zero recollection of from my childhood Kind of miraculous that song made it to #1 in 2004 during the peak of Urban pop and pop-punk. It was because of her reality show and her 'chicken of the sea' thing. This and the #1 that came right after it, "Toxic".. both pure-pop anomalies in the most anti-pop era you could get And yet "Toxic" endures (still a recurrent favourite) while "With You" apparently hasn't, which supports the idea that Jessica's success of the time was mostly due to "Newlyweds" and other media exposure. Of course it hasn't helped that JS later essentially withdrew from music; she hasn't even released a regular album since 2008 (or any album since a Christmas set in 2010), though she's been a very successful businesswoman and sometimes makes news for other reasons, such as her autobiography.
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 13, 2021 20:22:31 GMT -5
This song was pretty inescapable when it was out, actually. Like the other songs in this thread, I totally get why one would be like 'wtf?' now, but having lived them they all feel pretty number one-y to me. :) I picked the year 2000 to look at first because it was my freshman year of college. I was listening to radio non-stop and always watching MTV/VH1/BET. Every other #1 that year I can sing by heart right off the top of my head, I seriously do not remember this song at all. Maybe this wasn't big on my local station? I dunno. Did you also grow up in Pittsburgh or move there as an adult? Because I absolutely remember this song being the kind of HAC massive where teens and their parents know it to the point that you're not sure what year it's actually from unless you look it up.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 13, 2021 20:24:49 GMT -5
I picked the year 2000 to look at first because it was my freshman year of college. I was listening to radio non-stop and always watching MTV/VH1/BET. Every other #1 that year I can sing by heart right off the top of my head, I seriously do not remember this song at all. Maybe this wasn't big on my local station? I dunno. Did you also grow up in Pittsburgh or move there as an adult? Because I absolutely remember this song being the kind of HAC massive where teens and their parents know it to the point that you're not sure what year it's actually from unless you look it up. I moved to Pittsburgh as an adult. I was in GA back then.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 13, 2021 20:26:59 GMT -5
I have legit never heard this song in my life. How did this go to #1? I wish I could say this. I heard this so much back then and got sick of it. The only song other than the previously mentioned "With You" that stands out from the 2000-2009 decade is Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'." Four weeks at #1?? Not even sure I legit remember that song even after listening to it... The thing I remember most about this is that it ended up blocking I Kissed A Girl on CHR despite that song having had huge Hot 100 success due to downloads, while this barely cracked the top 10 there.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 13, 2021 21:56:39 GMT -5
A few:
Bazzi - Mine Justin Timberlake - Not A Bad Thing Kings of Leon - Use Somebody - not that the song wasn't big but it surprises me every time I'm reminded that it was a #1 pop radio hit. Ne-Yo - So Sick - when this song reached #1, I think it was the first time I wasn't familiar with a pop radio #1. Even still, it's not very often that happens and even still, when I hear this song I don't fully recognize it right away. DHT - Listen To Your Heart - I love this song but like the Kings of Leon example, it's still a bit of a surprise that it made it all the way.
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 13, 2021 23:08:13 GMT -5
I am honestly shocked that someone on a music forum who is in their 30s doesn't remember the domination of Story of a Girl. I literally just heard it on the radio like 3 days ago. To this day anytime I hear the phrase "this is" I can't help but immediately finish it with "the story of a girl." The only song other than the previously mentioned "With You" that stands out from the 2000-2009 decade is Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'." Four weeks at #1?? Not even sure I legit remember that song even after listening to it... The thing I remember most about this is that it ended up blocking I Kissed A Girl on CHR despite that song having had huge Hot 100 success due to downloads, while this barely cracked the top 10 there. And just a year later we saw a similar thing happen where Rihanna's Umbrella was blocked by... Summer Love by Justin Timberlake. Easily the most forgotten #1 hit of his FS/LS era vs one of Rihanna's most iconic of her entire career.
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Post by ry4n on Oct 13, 2021 23:08:58 GMT -5
don't forget Adele's Someone Like You being blocked by.... Stereo Hearts
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 13, 2021 23:15:38 GMT -5
Yeah, Story of a Girl might be random in hindsight, since they're essentially a one-hit-wonder (they did have a second single that might have made the Top 10? Top 20 at least) but the song did come around the time that style of upbeat pop/rock was in, plus it came around the same time/slightly before the bigger hits albeit non-#1s that were Everything You Want and Hanging By A Thread.
Oddly enough, at least to me, before COVID, I sometimes went to 90s night at a local club where they'd play the big dance/pop hits of the 90s, and they almost always played Story of a Girl and people actually went crazy over it! That and Teenage Dirtbag.
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 13, 2021 23:21:02 GMT -5
Here's one for me from the 2000s. Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be."
Not that I don't remember it or anything. On the contrary, I remember it's run quite well. But I never knew it went #1 for the longest time because it just felt like one of those songs that was big on Hot AC, but only managed to maybe scrape the top ten on pop or something. Like I always put it on the same caliber as Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up the Sun" (#15) or Howie Day's "Collide" (#14), but nope, it topped the chart.
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Post by ry4n on Oct 13, 2021 23:31:07 GMT -5
Another one I remembered is Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes, which blocked The Sweet Escape iirc. I don't think I've heard the song played anywhere since 2007.
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Post by mkarns on Oct 14, 2021 0:03:45 GMT -5
Some of mine not already mentioned, post-2000:
Mario - Let Me Love You Sara Barielles - Love Song Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong Flo Rida - Whistle Maroon 5 - Daylight Iggy Azalea - Black Widow R. City/Adam Levine - Locked Away Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself NF - Let You Down My Oh My - Camilla Cabello f/DaBaby
These aren't bad (mostly), but they don't feel like CHR #1's in retrospect, or at least in my experience faded not long after their chart runs were over, or in some cases even before that. These are songs that I look back and think "was that really that big?" They were at least for a while but I haven't heard them much if at all in a long time. Others may have experienced differently.
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Post by Dielawn on Oct 14, 2021 1:01:00 GMT -5
Sara Barielles - Love Song Gasp! π― I thought everyone saw this as one of the biggest hits of all-time
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 1:04:46 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson - With You When I first listened to every CHR #1 of the 2000s decade, this is the one I had zero recollection of from my childhood Kind of miraculous that song made it to #1 in 2004 during the peak of Urban pop and pop-punk. It was because of her reality show and her 'chicken of the sea' thing. This and the #1 that came right after it, "Toxic".. both pure-pop anomalies in the most anti-pop era you could get Then again, I'd say that a lot of the Hip-Hop and R&B in 2004 filled Pop's niche pretty well, unlike in, say, 2018.
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Post by Dielawn on Oct 14, 2021 1:05:30 GMT -5
βSummer Loveβ by Justin Timberlake. Completely unremarkable. It didnβt even have a music video. It only topped based on his celebrity alone. I'd have to counter you on that, it had that very catchy synth riff that hooks you immediately
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