One Band, One Year

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Bands that were on top of the world for exactly one year, and never really bothered the public much again, thus remaining inextricably tied to that year for all time.

Example that inspired the thread idea:

Jesus Jones - 1991

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:01 (twenty years ago)

2005--Arcade Fire. wishful thinking counts, right?

― buick mastodon, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:15 (twenty years ago)

EMF - 1991

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

Save Ferris - 1997

...thankfully.

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:21 (twenty years ago)

Ricky Martin-1999

― Cunga (Cunga), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

remember how I said in the "hero to most" thread that people were taking the term "most" loosely? I think this thread is taking the term "top of the world" loosely.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

...maybe, but not me!

The Knack, 1979
Hootie, 1995

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

Hootie is the best example possible (except that Alanis owned that year... and no others!)

― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

"Macarena" was '95 too, right? Los Del Rio kinda ran thangs that year too. Man, 1995 was without a doubt one of the worst years of popular music ever, huh?

― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:57 (twenty years ago)

...1995 was without a doubt one of the worst years of popular music ever, huh?

seconded

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:58 (twenty years ago)

Technotronic, '90-'91

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 04:02 (twenty years ago)

MC Hammer - 1990 (I think this should qualify as top of the world.)

― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 04:07 (twenty years ago)

Ride - 1990

― glen mcgrath (gjm), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 05:10 (twenty years ago)

ace of base. 1992?

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

Ace of Base was late '93 - early '94

― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)

Chesney Hawkes - not even a year, about one month in Spring 1991.

― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Macy Gray - 1999.
Gomez - 1998.
Erykah Badu - 1997.
The Fugees, Maxwell, Mark Morrison - 1996.
Black Grape, Elastica - 1995.
Portishead - 1994.
US3, Belly - 1993.
Stereo MC's, Arrested Development - 1992.
P.M. Dawn, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - 1991.
Deee-Lite, Julee Cruise - 1990.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

the justified ancients of mu mu - 1987

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)

Peter Frampton - 1976

― Deluxe (Damian), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

Engelbert Humperdinck - 1967

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

The Fugees and Frampton are great answers, yeah. Arrested Development would be the definitive answer but I think "Mr. Wendell" was a '93 hit.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Ice Ice Baby - 92 or 93 or 94?

― Jabberwocky (Jabberwocky), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

....'90?

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

"Ride - 1990"
I believe "Going Blank Again" (1992) was their most commercially successful album & their tours in 91 & 92 were certainly more momentous in scope and scale than in 1990.

Anyway, I'll go with Kula Shaker - 1997

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Babylon Zoo. January 1996

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Also, in commercial terms, Aqua mid 1997 to mid 1998.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Fiona Apple - '97

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

The Beatles - 1964 - present

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

The Buckinghams, 1967 (not quite "top of the world," but they did score 5 top 20 hits in 13 months, and then disappeared entirely)

Ja Rule, 2001 (see "wishful thinking" note above)

Bush, 1994

NKOTB, 1990 (give or take a few months)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

Basically, ABC 1982.

Some great stuff after that, but never remotely close to being as huge as they were in 1982.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Debby Boone, 1977

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

to summarise (no beatles, sorry nickaliious):

The Buckinghams, 1967
Engelbert Humperdinck - 1967
Peter Frampton - 1976
Debby Boone, 1977
The Knack, 1979
ABC 1982
the justified ancients of mu mu - 1987
Deee-Lite, Julee Cruise - 1990
Ice Ice Baby - 1990
MC Hammer - 1990
NKOTB, 1990
Ride - 1990
Technotronic, 1990-'91
EMF - 1991
Chesney Hawkes - 1991
Jesus Jones - 1991
P.M. Dawn, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - 1991
Stereo MC's, Arrested Development - 1992
ace of base. 1993
US3, Belly - 1993
Bush, 1994
Portishead - 1994 (NO!)
Black Grape, Elastica - 1995
Hootie - 1995
Macarena - 1995
Los Del Rio - 1995
Babylon Zoo. January 1996
The Fugees, Maxwell, Mark Morrison - 1996
Fiona Apple - '97
Aqua mid 1997 to mid 1998.
Erykah Badu - 1997
Save Ferris - 1997
Kula Shaker - 1997
Gomez - 1998
Macy Gray - 1999
Ricky Martin - 1999
Ja Rule, 2001
Arcade Fire - 2005

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

to summarise (no beatles, sorry nickalicious):

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

Tiffany 1988
Debbie Gibson mid 1988 to mid 1989

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

"Debbie Gibson mid 1988 to mid 1989" - to add to this period: The Escape Club, Fine Young Cannibals, Was (not Was), and Tone Loc

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

..and how about Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

I think all the Hammer stuff is rather off. It seems more like each year, he got passed to a different crowd (which almost describes Stereolab, for that matter...)

1988: Underground Hip-Hop (Feel My Power - Pump it Up)

1989: Yo! MTV Mainstay (Let's Get it Started - Turn this Mutha Out)

1990: Crossover, but sorta Hip-Hop (Can't Touch This)

1991: Total Mainstream (2 Legit - Taco Bell Commercials - Addams Family SDTK)

1992: Misguided (Pumps and a Rump - Funky Headhunter)

― PappaWheelie, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 22:14 (twenty years ago)

Candlebox - 1993 or 94..I can't remember which.

― buck van morrison (Buck Van Smack), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 01:40 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, upon mature consideration I should retract Portishead. They were mid-94 (hipsters) to end-of-95 (dinner parties).

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

King - 1985

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

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