Rank countries in terms of the success of an artist/band

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Rank countries in terms of the success of an artist/band Aug 26, 2018 14:55:30 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 26, 2018 14:55:30 GMT 10

I have been tossing up whether to create a thread based on this topic for several months now. The only reason why I didn't create the thread anytime sooner, is because I just wasn't sure if it would receive any responses. How would you rank different countries in terms of how successful an artist/band was in each country?

The rankings are in the order of most successful (#1) to least successful (#5). In determining the rankings for each country, not only do I look at the highest peak of the songs/albums, but I also take into account the amount of weeks that the song/album remained on the charts. Also, in the case of the United States, I take into the account the Airplay and Modern Rock charts as well.

Please feel free to pick any artist or band you like. If you disagree with any of my rankings or if there's anything that you would like to add, please feel free to say so.

The Beatles:

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. United States
4. United Kingdom
5. New Zealand

This is a controversial one, because The Beatles were arguably far more influential in the UK and US than they were anywhere else. However, despite this, The Beatles were overwhelmingly more successful on the Australian charts. In Australia and Canada, The Beatles achieved a combined total of 27 number one hits between 1963-1970, more than any other country. The only thing preventing Canada from reaching the top spot is that the compilation albums (e.g "Red" and "Blue" albums) and Anthology singles generally didn't perform as well on the charts as they did in Australia. Still, it is quite close between the two countries.

Pearl Jam:

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. United States
5. United Kingdom

Pearl Jam were massively successful in New Zealand, especially during the Early-Mid '90s. Ten has spent a total of 133 weeks within the NZ Top-50 Album Chart and with the exception of "Jeremy" and "Immortality", every single which charted in New Zealand during the 1990s peaked within the Top-20.

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Rank countries in terms of the success of an artist/band Aug 27, 2018 7:59:31 GMT 10

Post by #Infinity on Aug 27, 2018 7:59:31 GMT 10

S Club 7:

1. United Kingdom
2. New Zealand
3. Ireland
4. Australia
5. Canada

Far and large, S Club 7 were most successful in their native UK, where every single one of their singles made it into the top 5 and only one fell short of the top 3. The UK was also the only place where their records went Multi-Platinum, as well as the only place where they were still truly relevant in the 2002-2003 school year, well past the heyday of Y2K era teen pop. They also did quite well, however, in New Zealand, which absolutely lapped up their debut album (all three of its singles went to #1 and the album went Triple Platinum), while Sunshine was also reasonably successful. The group's Irish success is more consistent than in New Zealand, but it was generally a step below their UK popularity. They had three pretty big hits in Australia, but were fairly below the radar after their 1999 debut aside from "Don't Stop Movin'". I debated whether the #5 slot should belong to Sweden, the mainland European country where their songs performed the best, and Canada, where their albums sold well despite their lack of hit singles. I ultimately opted with Canada because bands like Pink Floyd prove you don't always need lots of hit singles to be considered successes; S Club were presumably popular for their television series instead. There isn't as much indication that the group sold a ton of albums in Sweden.

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Rank countries in terms of the success of an artist/band Aug 27, 2018 10:43:21 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 27, 2018 10:43:21 GMT 10

East 17:

1. United Kingdom
2. Ireland
3. Sweden
4. Australia
5. Germany

Unsurprisingly, East 17 achieved the most success in their native UK, where they had twelve Top-10 hits and a number-one single in the form of "Stay Another Day". The group's success in Ireland was almost on par with their UK success, but some of their singles (e.g "House of Love" and "Hey Child") generally didn't perform as well. Sweden would rank third among the countries. Although East 17's cover of "West End Girls" failed to chart in the country, two of their singles topped the Swedish Top-40 Chart and their success remained relatively consistent throughout the Mid-Late '90s.

To be honest, I was tossing up whether to place Australia in 3rd position or 4th, but I ultimately decided to go with the latter. While East 17 were massively successful ("House of Love" and "It's Alright" performed better here than they did in the UK) here during the Mid '90s, their Late '90s releases failed to replicate their earlier success and the group become an after-thought after the release of Steam.

Blink-182:

1. Australia
2. United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. United States
5. New Zealand

Blink-182 were the most successful in Australia, without a doubt. Their January 1994 demo (which was released through an independent label) managed to chart on the ARIA Album Chart. The country was very receptive to Blink-182 even prior to when they had broke into the mainstream. While their studio albums performed somewhat underwhelmingly in the UK (at least when compared to other western countries), their singles were generally very successful on the charts, with "All The Small Things" reaching a peak of #2. I decided to rank Canada in third place, even though it was only their albums that performed moderately well. Canada has the distinction of being the only country where a Blink-182 single topped the charts and it was achieved by "I Won't Be Home for Christmas", a non-album single.

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