Songs Radio Screwed Over in 2004.

[ClassicCase]

The Rhythm of U & Me Will Downing
Why I Love You Shells
R&B Junkie Janet Jackson
Still Tamia
Diamond In Da Back Ludacris
Never Keyshia Cole
What If Ruben Studdard

Other songs that I cannot think of right away but since the corporate cheaters rely on payola, and popular hitmakers on a first name basis, these songs deserved better.

[Night Senses]

I forgot all about Still by Tamia. But I'm not surprised, as Tamia ALWAYS gets overlooked. At one point in time, I felt like I was her only fan on the globe. lol.

[kellydicted]

Nelly Furtado - "Try"/"Powerless" (unbelievable!!) >:(
Lenny Kravitz - "Where Are We Running"
Shania Twain - "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
Alanis Morrisette - "Eight Easy Steps"
Kylie Minogue - "Red Blooded Woman"
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - "Maps"

wow...that was depressing :(

[thedualityofman]

Here's my list:

Presidents Of the U.S.A. - Some Postman Is Grooving
The Living End - Who's Gonna Save Us?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
Death Cab For Cutie - The Sound Of Settling
Metric - Combat Baby
H.I.M. - Join Me In Death
Local H - California Songs
Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning
Year Of the Rabbit - Last Defense
Ryan Adams - So Alive
The Mars Volta - Televators
Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
R.E.M. - Leaving New York
The Walkmen - The Rat
Gomez - Nothing Is Wrong
Jem - They
Sparta - Breaking the Broken
The Cure - Alt.End
Fire Theft - Chain
G Love - Astronaut
Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama Out
The Thrills - One Horse Town

[GoWVUGo]

ClassicCase said:

Diamond In Da Back Ludacris

Listen, Luda's my favorite (which many of you know) but this song just SUCKED.

[britrocks16]

Britney Spears- My Prerogative
Britney Spears- Outrageous
Nelly- Flap Your Wings
Lindsay Lohan- Rumors

[bluenote]

Edf85 said:

TLC f/ Lil' Jon - Come Get Some
Britney Spears - Outrageous
Janet - All Nite (Don't Stop)

All HOT dance "shake your ass (with lots of class, thats right!) JAMS!

[crash46]

a quick list from me:

A Perfect Circle - Blue
Yellowcard - Only One
Auf der Maur - Followed The Waves
Snow Patrol - Spitting Games
Sugarcult - Memory
The Stills - Still In Love Song
The Von Bondies - C'mon, C'mon
Finger Eleven - Stay In Shadow

I have another boatload of tracks that I didn't expect radio to play much to begin with, and I'll save all those for my underrated list at the end of the year. All of the above will be found on there too.

[allow that]

Britrocks16 said:

Britney Spears- My Prerogative
Nelly- Flap Your Wings
Lindsay Lohan- Rumors

This is a list for songs radio screwed over. All of those songs got far more airplay than they deserved.

[allow that]

crash46 said:

Sugarcult - Memory

True, I forgot that one on my list.

[Bob]

Probably the worst example, and this is because she really really needed radio's support, is Keyshia Cole and "I Changed My Mind".

Kelis "Trick Me" for sure-- radio pigeon-holed her as having a fluke hit, not fair, that album shoulda had a string of hits. She gets the last laugh though since it was HUGE in Europe.

Monica's "U Should've Known Better" but only at Pop, where they coulda helped push it top 10 instead of top 20 at Billboard hot 100.

Brandy, period, hands down, across the board. What's up with that.

[Bob]

Jersey said:

This is a list for songs radio screwed over. All of those songs got far more airplay than they deserved.

that's subjective

[song4u]

I like Shania, but It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing deserved to flop on all formats.

My own choices:

Kylie Minogue: Red Blooded Woman
Rasmus: In the Shadows
Franz Ferdinand: Take Me Out
Duran Duran: Reach Out For the Sunrise
Sheryl Crow: Light In Your Eyes

[jimmy74747]

The Calling - "Our Lives"
Hanson - "Penny & Me"
Fefe Dobson - "Everything"
Avril Lavigne - "Don't Tell Me" (should have charted higher than #11)
Sheryl Crow - "The Light In Your Eyes"

[Libra]

The said:

Rest In Pieces by Saliva

Didn't this underperform at Alternative? That might explain its lack of Pop success.

Actually, IMO "Always" should've been sent over instead of RIP.

[Libra]

LoveAngelMusicLady said:

Janet's All Nite was one of the hottest dance songs of the year and it couldn't even CRACK the damn Hot 100? Now that's a shame. I can understand the first two doing lukewarm, because they didn't really connect, but I remember a majority of people loving All Nite.

It may not have been strong enough to be a lead single, but at the very least, this should've followed up "Just a Little While" and NOT "I Want You". "I Want You" - in all its radio un-friendliness - flopping sucked whatever life was in the Damita Jo[/b] album right out.

[Libra]

Jersey said:

blink 182 - "Down"

I'm not so sure it was radio that screwed that one over.

[Libra]

someguy said:

Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For"

I agree. I'd be hard-pressed to believe it could be any better suited for radio.

[Libra]

Imaginary said:

Jay-Z-99 Problems-Should have been bigger at pop.

Agreed - but noooo...stations (and not just pop stations) just HAD to cling to "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"...

That is why I will now always hate DOYS. >:(

[Libra]

The said:

Jem - They

Agreed, but where would it go besides maybe Triple A?

It's far too good for Pop, its lyrics would keep it off AC...I can't think of anywhere else it could go.

[tortuga]

Sugababes - "Hole in the Head"
Dannii Minogue - "I Begin to Wonder"
Skye Sweetnam - "Tangled Up In Me"

[Miguelín]

Incubus - Talk Shows on Mute (The biggest song of the year by far, it deseved #1 at Alternative and Triple AAA (Where this song never was pushed)
Trapt - Echo
The Calling - Our Lives
The Darknes - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling
R.E.M. - Leaving New York
Alter Bridge - Open Your Eyes
Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
Five For Fighting - The Devil in the Wishing Wheel
...

[reception]

Trapt "Echo"
Sheryl Crow "Light In Your Eyes"
3 Doors Down "Away From The Sun"

[shark cousteau]

i know this was the end of the year before, but i would have loved to see coldplay's 'the scientist'. way way better than 'clocks'

[bat1990]

EN VOGUE "OOH BOY" could've been a minor Urban hit with ANY promotion at all, but the most it got was 32 spins and was under 10 every other week

Runners Up
1. DEBORAH COX "SOMETHING HAPPENED..." I know this topped the DRA chart for 12 weeks but at the time only about 6 stations contributed to that chart
2. AMBER "YOU MOVE ME"
3. Celine Dion "You & I"
4. Nelly Furtado All Folklore singles
5. Kylie Minogue Body Language singles
6. Tamyra Gray "Raindrops will Fall"
7. Janet "All Nite" & "R&B Junkie"
8. Despina Vandi "Opa Opa"
9. Vanessa Carlton "White Houses"
10. Floetry "Wanna B Where U R (thisizzaluvsong)"

[macaroninsexy]

Anything by Prince ("Musicology","Call My Name","Cinnamon Girl")

The Darkness, I may be wrong, have released 3 singles after "I Belive In A Thing Called Love" but none of them have gotten play ("Growing On Me","Love Is Only A Feeling",& "Get Your Hands Off My Woman")

Scissor Sisters-"Take Your Mama" had pop radio written all over it but nothing happened.

Well at least the Simpson sisters had a good year, thank goodness

[thedualityofman]

MacaroniNSexy said:

Anything by Prince ("Musicology","Call My Name","Cinnamon Girl")

The Darkness, I may be wrong, have released 3 singles after "I Belive In A Thing Called Love" but none of them have gotten play ("Growing On Me","Love Is Only A Feeling",& "Get Your Hands Off My Woman")

Scissor Sisters-"Take Your Mama" had pop radio written all over it but nothing happened.

Well at least the Simpson sisters had a good year, thank goodness

Growing On Me peaked somewhere around #30 on alternative. I have the exact peak but I'm not going to look it up right now.

[bluenote]

Lindsay Lohan - Rumors

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Janet All Nite & R&B Junkie

[Deleted]

I don't think The Darkness's "Love Is Only A Feeling" was released in the US.