"I dunno how that was such a big hit, but I'm glad it was"

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One of the sentiments from the O Superman C/D thread seems to be a mixture of disbelief and happiness that the song did as well as it did. What other Top 10 hits can you think of that fit that mould? I'd add Ghosts by Japan to the list, for a start.

― Damian (Damian), Sunday, 14 September 2003 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

By now probably everyone knows Joy Division had two #1 singles in New Zealand, now that I remember.

― Damian (Damian), Sunday, 14 September 2003 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The Chills "I Love My Leather Jacket" was also an improbable top five hit in NZ.

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Sunday, 14 September 2003 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

As was the Screaming MeeMees 'See Me Go'debuting at NZ number one. Dead Kennedy's 'Too Drunk to Fuck' hit top 10 here as well.

― Bill E (bill_e), Sunday, 14 September 2003 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I really grown to HATE whenever anybody says "to the thread," but....

Chumbawamba to the thread.

― chuck, Sunday, 14 September 2003 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

wah! there goes my 'chuck e to thread!' post...

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 14 September 2003 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"Pump Up the Volume" -- it was like the radio was invaded by Martians.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Sunday, 14 September 2003 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"your woman" -white town
"mmm bop" -hanson

― reo fordecor, Monday, 15 September 2003 00:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Trio - Da Da Da

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 15 September 2003 00:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Faith No More - "Epic"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 15 September 2003 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

herbie hancock - "rockit"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 15 September 2003 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

princeprinceprinceprinceprinceprinceprinceprince

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 15 September 2003 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

NZ is all about "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul".

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

anthony, didn't the first one of "those hits prince had sort of the delate the shock of the rest a bit?

― gabbo giftington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

aka the "grindin" theory

― gabbo giftington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

it should be remembered too that dirty mind did not do as well as the first two at the time, although it did cross him over

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:53 (twenty-one years ago)

"Here's Johnny" by Hocus Pocus (?) went to no.1 here - the high water mark for hardcore techno.

Wasn't 'Totally Wired' by The Fall a big hit in NZ?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:54 (twenty-one years ago)

possibly. there must be some reason that the Fall were the only non-NZ group put out by Flying Nun until the mid 90s

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 15 September 2003 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha whooooooever you are I wanna thank you you let me change lanes while I was driving in my car

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 15 September 2003 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

"Legs" by Art Of Noise

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 15 September 2003 05:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(ok, not a big hit, but i do remember it being played on top 40 radio briefly, and in retrospect.. wtf? why not the residents next?)

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 15 September 2003 05:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno about Totally Wired, but Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul was a Top 20 single here in NZ.

― Damian (Damian), Monday, 15 September 2003 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah totally wired was too. so what tho, neither of them ever got played on the radio

― duane, Monday, 15 September 2003 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

heaps of indy shit made the top 40 in new zealand back in those days.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 15 September 2003 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't the clean go top 10 like every week?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 15 September 2003 08:42 (twenty-one years ago)

"heaps", nah man it was like 2 joy division songs, 2 fall songs, that screamin meemees one, 1st couple clean records...that's about it far as i recall

― duane, Monday, 15 September 2003 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

leather jacket did alright, so did pink frost, hey and didn't she speeds too?

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 15 September 2003 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Chumbawamba seconded. Someone tried to convince me that it was the best selling single of all time recently (not factoring in inflation, or something).

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 15 September 2003 10:01 (twenty-one years ago)

KLF - It's Grim Up North
How did this even chart? It's just plain noise with Jerusalem at the end. Still great though.

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again Naturally
A number one song that starts with suicidal contemplation and quickly goes through dead parents and marriage breakups. I don't think we'd be seeing this from R Kelly.

― dog latin, Monday, 15 September 2003 11:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Baz Luhrman's atrocious sunscreen shit.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 15 September 2003 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

kyu sakamoto - sukiyaki
His biggest hit, Ue o Muite Aruko (I Look Up When I Walk; Sukiyaki in the West), was released in Japan in 1961. After its release in the U.S. in 1963, the song's earnestness and melodic beauty proved irresistible despite its incomprehensible lyrics. Against all odds, on 15 June 1963, the song ousted Leslie Gore's It's My Party to become the No. 1 popular song in the U.S.A.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 15 September 2003 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

why did it make you happy nick?

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Monday, 15 September 2003 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

How well did "Blue Room" do in the charts?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 15 September 2003 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm still kind of amazed that "Justified and Ancient" was even made.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 15 September 2003 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

.. but once it was, its sucess was inevitable, yes?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 15 September 2003 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Not really.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 15 September 2003 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

'music box dancer'
(actually I'm not glad
but just mystified)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 15 September 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Blue Room did go Top 10, I'm sure. Windowlicker very nearly did...

― Damian (Damian), Tuesday, 16 September 2003 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

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