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Post by redrooster on Feb 20, 2024 17:47:50 GMT -5
Who are music groups who failed to achieve a #1 single but an individual group member did manage to have at least one #1 single as a solo artist (or as a duet with another artist who was NOT part of the group)? The ones that come to mind for me are...
The Fugees (Lauryn Hill made it to #1 with "Doo Wop (That Thing)")
Dru Hill (Sisqo made it to #1 with "Incomplete," honorable mention to "Thong Song" which peaked at #3 but is probably better remembered than everything else Sisqo and Dru Hill ever put out combined)
One Direction (Zayn Maiik made it to #1 with "Pillowtalk" and Harry Styles made it to #1 with "Watermelon Sugar" and "As It Was")
Fifth Harmony (Camila Cabello made it to #1 with "Havana" and "Señorita")
The Black Eyed Peas would eventually tally a #1 single (they actually locked down the #1 spot on the Hot 100 with 2 different singles for an unheard of 26 consecutive weeks, or half of the year 2009) but Fergie had three #1 singles with "London Bridge," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Glamorous" before BEP managed to secure their first #1 single, honorable mention to "Fergalicous" which I am downright shocked never went to #1. That song was EVERYWHERE in seventh grade.
Might be some I'm forgetting. And I predict that One Direction will eventually reunite and debut at #1 with their comeback single.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 20, 2024 17:59:51 GMT -5
New Edition (Bobby Brown had a #1 song "My Prerogative")
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Post by jdanton2 on Feb 20, 2024 18:15:54 GMT -5
New Edition (Bobby Brown had a #1 song "My Prerogative") he also had a #1 in a collab with Glenn Medeiros on She Ain't Worth It. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 20, 2024 21:23:30 GMT -5
Menudo (Ricky Martin had a #1 hit)
Steve Winwood was part of several groups who didn't have a #1 (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) but he hit #1 solo
Wild Orchid (Fergie went on to have several #1s)
No Doubt (Gwen Stefani had a #1 hit)
Genesis doesn't fit the topic question, but I want to bring them up because they're sort of wild. Before the group finally got a #1 ("Invisible Touch" in 1986) member Phil Collins had #1s as a solo artist. Then literally the week after "Invisible Touch" went to #1, former member Peter Gabriel replaced them at #1 with his solo hit "Sledgehammer." Then a few years later member Mike Rutherford hit #1 with his other group Mike + The Mechanics.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Feb 20, 2024 22:15:29 GMT -5
The Stone Poneys (Linda Ronstadt hit #1 with "You're No Good")
The First Edition (Kenny Rogers hit #1 with "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream")
Do duos count?
Ike & Tina Turner (Tina hit #1 as a solo act with "What's Love Got to Do with It")
Loggins & Messina (Kenny Loggins hit #1 with "Footloose")
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Post by colson on Feb 20, 2024 23:04:01 GMT -5
Eric Clapton (the Yardbirds, Cream, several others) had a solo #1 (I Shot the Sheriff)
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Post by redrooster on Feb 20, 2024 23:10:42 GMT -5
Menudo (Ricky Martin had a #1 hit) Steve Winwood was part of several groups who didn't have a #1 (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) but he hit #1 solo Wild Orchid (Fergie went on to have several #1s) No Doubt (Gwen Stefani had a #1 hit) Genesis doesn't fit the topic question, but I want to bring them up because they're sort of wild. Before the group finally got a #1 ("Invisible Touch" in 1986) member Phil Collins had #1s as a solo artist. Then literally the week after "Invisible Touch" went to #1, former member Peter Gabriel replaced them at #1 with his solo hit "Sledgehammer." Then a few years later member Mike Rutherford hit #1 with his other group Mike + The Mechanics. Kinda embarrassed that I didn't mention Gwen Stefani + No Doubt in the OP. |
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Post by leonagwen on Feb 20, 2024 23:21:32 GMT -5
Menudo (Ricky Martin had a #1 hit) Steve Winwood was part of several groups who didn't have a #1 (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) but he hit #1 solo Wild Orchid (Fergie went on to have several #1s) No Doubt (Gwen Stefani had a #1 hit) Genesis doesn't fit the topic question, but I want to bring them up because they're sort of wild. Before the group finally got a #1 ("Invisible Touch" in 1986) member Phil Collins had #1s as a solo artist. Then literally the week after "Invisible Touch" went to #1, former member Peter Gabriel replaced them at #1 with his solo hit "Sledgehammer." Then a few years later member Mike Rutherford hit #1 with his other group Mike + The Mechanics. No Doubt- Don't Speak was #1 on Pop for about 16 weeks. |
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Post by divasummer on Feb 21, 2024 7:34:15 GMT -5
Menudo (Ricky Martin had a #1 hit) Steve Winwood was part of several groups who didn't have a #1 (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) but he hit #1 solo Wild Orchid (Fergie went on to have several #1s) No Doubt (Gwen Stefani had a #1 hit) Genesis doesn't fit the topic question, but I want to bring them up because they're sort of wild. Before the group finally got a #1 ("Invisible Touch" in 1986) member Phil Collins had #1s as a solo artist. Then literally the week after "Invisible Touch" went to #1, former member Peter Gabriel replaced them at #1 with his solo hit "Sledgehammer." Then a few years later member Mike Rutherford hit #1 with his other group Mike + The Mechanics. No Doubt- Don't Speak was #1 on Pop for about 16 weeks. I believe their speaking about having a Hot 100 number one hit and not the pop radio chart. |
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 4, 2024 15:33:23 GMT -5
here are some more.
Dion hit #1 with "Runaround Sue" in 1961 . he had previously charted with his group Dion and the Belmonts.
Ray Parker Jr hit #1 with Ghostbusters in 1984 after charting with his group Raydio.
Belinda Carlisle hit #1 with Heaven Is a Place on Earth in 1987. she previously charted with The Go-Go's.
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Post by johnm1120 on Mar 4, 2024 16:45:05 GMT -5
Menudo (Ricky Martin had a #1 hit) Steve Winwood was part of several groups who didn't have a #1 (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) but he hit #1 solo Wild Orchid (Fergie went on to have several #1s) No Doubt (Gwen Stefani had a #1 hit) Genesis doesn't fit the topic question, but I want to bring them up because they're sort of wild. Before the group finally got a #1 ("Invisible Touch" in 1986) member Phil Collins had #1s as a solo artist. Then literally the week after "Invisible Touch" went to #1, former member Peter Gabriel replaced them at #1 with his solo hit "Sledgehammer." Then a few years later member Mike Rutherford hit #1 with his other group Mike + The Mechanics. No Doubt- Don't Speak was #1 on Pop for about 16 weeks. If we include Pop Airplay, we can also add Dionne Farris who hit #1 with "I Know" and was with Arrested Development. |
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Post by colson on Mar 4, 2024 22:49:34 GMT -5
Who are music groups who failed to achieve a #1 single but an individual group member did manage to have at least one #1 single as a solo artist (or as a duet with another artist who was NOT part of the group)? The ones that come to mind for me are... The Fugees (Lauryn Hill made it to #1 with "Doo Wop (That Thing)") Dru Hill (Sisqo made it to #1 with "Incomplete," honorable mention to "Thong Song" which peaked at #3 but is probably better remembered than everything else Sisqo and Dru Hill ever put out combined) One Direction (Zayn Maiik made it to #1 with "Pillowtalk" and Harry Styles made it to #1 with "Watermelon Sugar" and "As It Was") Fifth Harmony (Camila Cabello made it to #1 with "Havana" and "Señorita") The Black Eyed Peas would eventually tally a #1 single (they actually locked down the #1 spot on the Hot 100 with 2 different singles for an unheard of 26 consecutive weeks, or half of the year 2009) but Fergie had three #1 singles with "London Bridge," "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Glamorous" before BEP managed to secure their first #1 single, honorable mention to "Fergalicous" which I am downright shocked never went to #1. That song was EVERYWHERE in seventh grade. Might be some I'm forgetting. And I predict that One Direction will eventually reunite and debut at #1 with their comeback single. Also, you can add the group Wild Orchid which charted several singles with Fergie (she was a member of that group before BEP). |
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 5, 2024 0:51:10 GMT -5
there is also the duo K-Ci & JoJo who hit #1 as a feature with 2 Pac in 1996 and themselves in 1998 with All My Life . they previously charted with the group Jodeci.
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Post by leonagwen on Mar 5, 2024 5:49:39 GMT -5
Fifth Harmony had no #1 hits but Camila Cabello had 2 #1 hits with Havana and Senorita.
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Post by Caviar on Mar 15, 2024 22:19:20 GMT -5
Fifth Harmony had no #1 hits but Camila Cabello had 2 #1 hits with Havana and Senorita. This was already mentioned in the OP. |
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 21, 2024 19:47:03 GMT -5
there is NWA who had one chart single later became the title of the movie about them . one member Dr Dre had three number #1 songs as a featured artist.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Mar 21, 2024 21:53:35 GMT -5
The Babys (John Waite hit #1 with "Missing You")
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Post by erosthegreekgod on Mar 21, 2024 22:42:18 GMT -5
The Babys (John Waite hit #1 with "Missing You") The funny thing about this is that a few years after releasing "Missing You", he joined the band Bad English and had a #1 in 1989 with them ("When I See You Smile"). |
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Post by mkarns on Mar 22, 2024 1:44:22 GMT -5
No Doubt- Don't Speak was #1 on Pop for about 16 weeks. If we include Pop Airplay, we can also add Dionne Farris who hit #1 with "I Know" and was with Arrested Development. If we're talking Pop Airplay, then in addition to One Direction's Zayn and Harry, Niall Horan and Liam Payne have hit #1 as well (Come on, Louis!), but the group never did. |
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 22, 2024 5:21:49 GMT -5
there is also the UK band Generation X who had several chart singles in the UK but did not chart in the US . in 1987 lead singer Billy Idol reached #1 with Mony Mony.
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 23, 2024 10:12:43 GMT -5
a couple more that might qualify for this . when R Kelly debuted in 1992 he was backed by a group called Public Announcement and they had a few chart hits . 1n 1994 R Kelly was a solo singer having the first of two #1 songs Bump and Grind and in 1998 had a #1 song with Celine Dion. Public Announcement actually had a hit as a group without R Kelly in 1998 that peaked at #5.
also Selena Gomez started out with a band called The Scene which had a few chart singles starting in 2009. Selena became a solo singer officially in 2013 and had her first and only #1 song in 2019 Lose You to Love Me.
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i could add this as well as a non credited feature . Chaka Khan got her start in the band Rufus who had several chart singles starting in 1974 and had a few chart singles of her own as well. in 1986 she had an non credited feature on the Steve Winwood song Higher Love which reached #1 . she appeared in the video.
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