36 songs that peaked at 12 on the Hot 100

oh god Patsy Cline vs Def Leppard *head implodes*

Sam Cooke, Dusty, BOC mentioned in dispatches, Elton John and Prince a shade below them

Patsy Cline vs Cheryl Lynn

I WANNA TOUCH YEWWWWWWWWWW

I like Cruel To Be Kind too though.

Hope I won't be the only vote for Michelle Branch. Regardless, this is a pretty impressive group of songs.

1979 beat out Solid

This is the US Hot 100? I didn't realise Gina G and Cher Lloyd had sold records across the pond, or even tried to.

I remember a copy of that Gina G album collecting dust in the Sam Goody where I worked. Never heard the song before though.

http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2008-04/thumbs/1208198605_gina.jpg

Smashing Pumpkins vs Sam Cooke in the weirdest showdown ever.

This is the US Hot 100? I didn't realise Gina G and Cher Lloyd had sold records across the pond, or even tried to.

― Jeff W, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:40 AM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah Cher Lloyd just broke through here a few months ago, so far that's her only hit

top 10: The Boys Are Back In Town > 1999 > Got To Be Real > Don't Fear The Reaper > Photograph > Take It Easy > Life's Been Good > Knockin' On Heaven's Door > Want U Back > 1979

'1979'

2nd place would be either BÖC, Sam Cooke, The Beatles or Nick Lowe.

Smashing Pumpkins vs Sam Cooke in the weirdest showdown ever.

― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:57 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also: I'm mildly astonished to learn that "Take It Easy" only made it as high as 12!

12/12/12, party over, oops, out of time

"Take It Easy" was the Eagles' first single, they didn't start racking up the #1s for a couple more years

self-xpost: not that I like the song or anything; I had just always thought of it as one of those era-defining inescapable megahits. I guess it still might have been, via the different radio formats at that time, long half-life on album-oriented stations, etc

oh some dude that makes sense

"1999" is one my least favorite Classic Prince singles.

Descending order:

Knockin on Heaven's Door
The Boys are Back in Town
I Only Want To Be With You
Solid
Wonderful World
Photograph
I'm Still Standing

meanwhile, the list of awful songs that it would be criminal to waste even a single vote on looks something like: "Baby I Love Your Way", "She Bangs", "Parents Just Don't Understand" (as much as I enjoy the latter)

please do this with 11, thank you

"Bittersweet Symphony" has aged in the worst possible way, but I could see voting for it out of nostalgia as a forgivable offense against taste

eh Billboard picked out all these songs, i wish i had the access to their database that their writers have (xp)

The list of #1's and #41's is heartbreaking = the two worst positions.

I found a #11 list. I'll post it soon.

it is a crime not to vote for cheryl lynn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1uESVxH3Qk

by the by, this was probably my favouritest old thing i discovered in 2012

"The Boys Are Back in Town," Thin Lizzy, 1976
"Got to Be Real," Cheryl Lynn, 1979
"Photograph," Def Leppard, 1983

one of these three. i can't decide yet.

Sam Cooke.

strongo otm. vote for thin lizzy!

I didn't investigate Thin Lizzy for years because I thought "The Boys Are Back In TOwn" was a crap song. I love Thin Lizzy to death these days but wouldn't put that tune in the top 40 of their catalog.

My introduction to Thin Lizzy: Bon Jovi's late eighties cover.

I'm so sorry Alfred.

I voted Lizzy because I didn't see Patsy Cline soon enough; anyway it's close enough.

Patsy Cline covering The Boys Are Back would be awesome.

My introduction to Thin Lizzy: Bon Jovi's late eighties cover.

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:38 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Stairway_to_Heaven-Highway_to_Hell_album_cover.jpg/220px-Stairway_to_Heaven-Highway_to_Hell_album_cover.jpg

Yes! This was my introduction to any of the bands that were covered: the Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Thin Lizzy...

CRUCIAL TYPOS

"Dazzy Duks," Duice, 1983

1993!

also it's "Dazzey"

the lengths that I will go to

Well, that's ye in the corner..

haha for shame, Billboard

(lol at first i typed "Billyboad")

I'm amazed that both Cher Lloyd AND Tinie Tempah have managed to have such (relatively) big hits over there.

Also amazed how many of these are straight-up classics known by everyone, pretty much everything up to and including Prince. Which is kind of weird because nowadays, in the UK at least "peaked at #12" kind of means "flop, will be forgotten within a year".

Dusty Springfield vs. BOC vs. Def Leppard vs. Nick Lowe vs. Prince vs. The Beatles??????

http://v010o.popscreen.com/eHNiaGYwMTI=_o_sophies-choice-meryl-streep---jennifer-lawn.jpg

damn – forgot Nick Lowe.

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"--BOC close, Patsy Cline and Mama Cass and Kiss after that.

UK acts of had kind of a US chart comeback recently, bunch of acts had their first top 10 hit here this year (One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Alex Clare, The Wanted, Jessie J).

Between Sam Cooke, Patsy Cline and Dusty for me (yeah lolold, but as I started off the list I was thinking 'man, are they ALL this classic?') No, they're not, but Cheryl Lynn is.

Patsy, BOC, Lynn, Lowe, Leppard, "Solid", "1979"

I would have thrown in Elton's "Blue Eyes" just for kicks.

Don't Fear the 12th Place...

Also, I agree w/ above sentiments... The Boys Are Back In Town was my introduction to Thin Lizzy, upon learning they were also the dudes who did Jailbreak... but since I've become familiar with their whole catalog its one of their weakest songs, IMO. I still like it, but the fact its almost the only TL song that every plays on the radio is a tragedy.

Wouldn't a POX+2 be more appropriate for this thread than a poll? Make it easier to choose anyways.

Dusty > BOC > Prince > Cheryl Lynn

UK acts of had kind of a US chart comeback recently, bunch of acts had their first top 10 hit here this year (One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Alex Clare, The Wanted, Jessie J).

― some dude, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:51 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and also Cher Lloyd

I'd always assumed "1999" was a chart-topper given how ubiquitous it is on radio and elsewhere

cher lloyd didn't reach the top 10

yeah, the whole reason we're talking about UK acts is because Cher Lloyd is someone whose biggest hit recently peaked at #12 and is an option in this poll

Cher Lloyd currently getting a big push from the Simon Cowell machine in the US currently, thus giving her her first American hit. Still not a well-known name here though as far as i can tell.

About 75% of these are great. But voting for KISS only because it was the superior live version that was the hit.

holy shit there are some good songs in here. IMO:

Sam Cooke > Dusty Springfield > Blue Oyster Cult > Cheryl Lynn > Beatles > Patsy Cline > Joe Walsh > Thin Lizzy > Nick Lowe > Tom Petty > Prince > Smashing Pumpkins > Def Leppard

I feel a little guilty for ranking Tom Petty above Prince, but "I Won't Back Down" is one of my fave Petty songs and I wouldn't say that "1999" is one of my favorite Prince songs (though it is great obv).

Dusty over BÖC for me.

"Everywhere" is my favorite, over an underrated Beatles song, "I Only Want to Be With You", and "Cruel to be Kind"

Also amazed how many of these are straight-up classics known by everyone, pretty much everything up to and including Prince. Which is kind of weird because nowadays, in the UK at least "peaked at #12" kind of means "flop, will be forgotten within a year".

― Matt DC, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:23 AM Bookmark

This is kind of self-selecting tho, yeah? Obviously Billboard when making a list like this is going to pick the ones people do remember.

yeah i'm sure you could cherrypick thirty UK #12s people know well and love

'i only want to be with you' then 'dont fear the reaper' then 'the boys are back in town' but actually just voting for 'parents dont understand' because they dont, they never have

lol

truth bombdiggity

why would you do that?

Lamp otm

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/grafistart/grafistart1109/grafistart110900003/10561923-grim-reaper-cartoon-character-isolated.jpg

"I only want to be with you."

Damn, did he cut himself there?

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Oh fuck, I just realized that that Michelle Branch song, as much as I like it, is not the one I treasure above all others. That would be "All You Wanted", which peaked at 6.