My Top 20 Songs: Minor Hits

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Top 20 Minor Hits from Major Artists

Everybody remembers 2 hits Michael Jackson recorded with Paul McCartney: "Ebony & Ivory" and "Say Say Say". Right? Well, did you know there was a third song? "The Man" enjoyed a very modest success resulting in very limited airplay and no video. Still, it was a good song. A song that most people don't know about or have forgotten. This is the spirit of this list. These are forgotten "great" minor hits and you will probably not find in a Greatest Hits album. These are my Top 20 Minor hits from Major Artists.

1. Elton John - In Neon

2. Billy Joel - Angry Young Man

3. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City

4. Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday

5. Madonna - The Gambler

6. Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - The Man

7. Men at Work - Dr Heckyl & Mr Jive

8. Prince – Mountains

9. ABBA – Departure (I Wonder)

10. Aerosmith - The Lightning Strikes

11. Dire Straits – Skateway

12. Bee Gees - He's a Liar

13. Heart - City's Burning

14. Queen - Calling All Girls

15. Rod Stewart - The Motown Song

16. Styx – Haven’t We Been Here Before

17. Rolling Stones - Little TA

18. Beach Boys - Spirit of America

19. Paul McCartney - Mrs Vanderbilt

20. The Who - Don't Let Go the Coat

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Top 20 Great but Forgotten One Hit Wonders

Everybody remembers Come On Eileen, Take on Me or Pop Muzik as examples of great one-hit wonders. But, what about those forgotten ones?… the ones you hardly find in compilations and anthologies… there were some great one hit wonders that somehow have gotten lost in the annals of time… Never fret as here they are… this is a funky trip down memory lane… these are my Top 20 Great but Forgotten One Hit Wonders.

01. Planet P - Why Me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svl1t4b1RD4

02. Loudness - Rock'n'Roll Crazy Nights

03. Cock Robin - The Promise

04. Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune

05. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money on My Hand

06. Edwin Collins - A Girl Like You

07. The Waterboys – The Whole of the Moon

08. Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky

09. Giuffria - Call to the Heart

10. The Vapors - Turning Japanese

11. Milla Jovovich - The Gentleman Who Fell

12. Ini Kamozee - Here Comes the Hotstepper

13. Buckner & Garcia - Pac Man Fever

14. Aldo Nova – Fantasy

15. The Producers – What’s He Got

16. Nolans - Attention to me

17. Phil ‘n’ The Blanks - How's Done

18. Monotones – Mono

19. John Stewart – Gold

20. Roberta Kelly – Zodiac

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Top 20 Forgotten Songs from the 80's

I graduated from High School in 1984. Therefore, the soundtrack to my high school and college years is full of 80’s music. And there was a lot of great music in the 80’s, but unfortunately some of it have gotten lost or forgotten in the sands of time. Most 80’s compilation albums would include songs from like “Come on Eileen” or “Take on Me”, but forget great songs both from well known bands and one-hit wonders. These are my Top 20 Forgotten Songs from the 80’s.

01. Elton John – In Neon