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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 26, 2020 8:47:20 GMT 10
This was the second best-selling single of 1995 here in Australia and it happened to chart within the Top-5 in several countries around the world, however it only peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It really surprises me that this song performed so poorly in the States. It doesn't sound distinctively 'foreign', despite the members of N-Trance themselves being British, and it's also notable for it's frequent sampling of the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive".
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Post by Telso on May 23, 2020 7:09:19 GMT 10
This great trance song not only didn't do better than a meager 91st position in the US, but it didn't even do that well in its home country (in this case Belgium). Instead it was a huge hit in the UK as well as some parts of Europe and Canada. Btw this sounds right up your alley #Infinity if you haven't heard it yet since I've read you'r a big sucker for trance music too  !
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Post by #Infinity on May 23, 2020 7:22:13 GMT 10
This was the second best-selling single of 1995 here in Australia and it happened to chart within the Top-5 in several countries around the world, however it only peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It really surprises me that this song performed so poorly in the States. It doesn't sound distinctively 'foreign', despite the members of N-Trance themselves being British, and it's also notable for it's frequent sampling of the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive". It doesn't surprise me that it did badly because it's such a poppy song. By the mid-'90s, the American hip hop scene was dominated by gangsta rap, with the only real alternatives being conscious rap acts such as the Fugees or A Tribe Called Quest. Coolio was your ideal of a pop rapper in that era, and even he looked like a man of the streets compared to acts like N-Trance or Bus Stop, who were very similar. This type of goofy fluff did not fly in the US. It might have had a bit more of a chance if it came out in 1997, but even then, it probably would've been crowded out by homegrown acts such as Puff Daddy and Will Smith.
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Post by #Infinity on May 23, 2020 7:24:15 GMT 10
Btw this sounds right up your alley #Infinity if you haven't heard it yet since I've read you'r a big sucker for trance music too ! Yep, this is a great song. I don't like all electronica - some of it can be extremely repetitive - but this type of trance music really wins me over because it has a sweeping mood that elevates its synths and beats to a whole new level.
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Post by Telso on May 26, 2020 2:24:07 GMT 10
This opera song was a huge hit throughout Europe in 1997, topping the charts in several countries but didn't reach the US one whatsoever. Kinda makes sense, but still notable nonetheless.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 5, 2020 14:29:57 GMT 10
Telso might also be familiar with this one. This tropical house song from 2015 was a huge hit across mainland Europe and especially in Australia, where it peaked at #2 and stayed within the Top-50 for up to 13 weeks. However, "Headlights" did not chart at all in the United States, and its chart performance in the UK was far from impressive as well, only making it to #96. It also was not a hit in New Zealand. Tbh, it really surprises me that this didn't at least make it to the lower-end of the charts in the US, especially considering how Robin Schulz had achieved two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 just the year prior with "Waves" and "Prayer in C". I also would have thought this would have been the type of song that the UK would have embraced as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 20:31:17 GMT 10
It absolutely astounds me that this wasn't even a hit in the US. It didn't even chart on the Billlboard Hot 100! "Teenage Dirtbag" was quite successful in a lot of countries around the world, however it arguably achieved it's biggest success in Australia. It stayed at #1 for four consecutive weeks and it was certified 3x Platinum. The song was the second best-selling single of 2000, despite the fact that the single was only released in July. It wasn't? Because it was played pretty constantly in the U.S. a few years ago.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 5, 2020 20:44:13 GMT 10
It absolutely astounds me that this wasn't even a hit in the US. It didn't even chart on the Billlboard Hot 100! "Teenage Dirtbag" was quite successful in a lot of countries around the world, however it arguably achieved it's biggest success in Australia. It stayed at #1 for four consecutive weeks and it was certified 3x Platinum. The song was the second best-selling single of 2000, despite the fact that the single was only released in July. It wasn't? Because it was played pretty constantly in the U.S. a few years ago. How long is "a few years ago"?  I can only go by what was on the charts, but I've got to be honest though, I very rarely see "Teenage Dirtbag" mentioned by American users online. I just assumed that it was never a hit over there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 2:06:26 GMT 10
It wasn't? Because it was played pretty constantly in the U.S. a few years ago. How long is "a few years ago"? I can only go by what was on the charts, but I've got to be honest though, I very rarely see "Teenage Dirtbag" mentioned by American users online. I just assumed that it was never a hit over there. Yeah I dunno, I would ballpark it and say 2016-ish - really while I was in law school - I heard it a good number of times. I was never under the impression that this was a little-known song in the States.
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Post by #Infinity on Jul 9, 2020 16:16:38 GMT 10
In all fairness, there were a whole bunch of rock songs in the '90s and 2000s that were much more popular in the public consciousness than their chart positions would lead you to believe. "Seven Nation Army", for example, only made it to #76 here but was an undeniable cultural phenomenon.
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Post by mc98 on Jul 18, 2020 15:26:08 GMT 10
This song hit top ten in many countries but only reached #27 in the US. This surprises me because I'm sure it was massive at the time when Britney shed her teen image in a more mature style with this. Although, it did reach #15 in the US Pop charts.
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Post by Telso on Jul 19, 2020 9:10:14 GMT 10
This song hit top ten in many countries but only reached #27 in the US. This surprises me because I'm sure it was massive at the time when Britney shed her teen image in a more mature style with this. Although, it did reach #15 in the US Pop charts. If I remember correctly, she received a mild backlash due to her new sexualized image (though nowhere near as bad as Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" which btw I find to be a much more interesting and competently composed song), which resulted in radios boycotting her new music and in turn hurt the charts performances of this song as well as her future hits. "Toxic" for instance barely reached the top 10 in the US despite the fact that it was a MASSIVE international success. It wasn't until digital sales exploded in the late 2000s and had an overwhelming presence that she regained the top positions on the Billboard.
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Post by mc98 on Jul 19, 2020 10:29:42 GMT 10
This song hit top ten in many countries but only reached #27 in the US. This surprises me because I'm sure it was massive at the time when Britney shed her teen image in a more mature style with this. Although, it did reach #15 in the US Pop charts. If I remember correctly, she received a mild backlash due to her new sexualized image ( though nowhere near as bad as Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" which btw I find to be a much more interesting and competently composed song), which resulted in radios boycotting her new music and in turn hurt the charts performances of this song as well as her future hits. "Toxic" for instance barely reached the top 10 in the US despite the fact that it was a MASSIVE international success. It wasn't until digital sales exploded in the late 2000s and had an overwhelming presence that she regained the top positions on the Billboard. Wasn't she a feature in Lady Marmalade in 2001? That song is very sexual and still reached #1.
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Post by Telso on Jul 19, 2020 19:50:17 GMT 10
Wasn't she a feature in Lady Marmalade in 2001? That song is very sexual and still reached #1. The context is very different tho. It was the soundtrack to a fairly popular movie, a cover of a 1970s song that also reached #1, she's accompanied by three other artists, one of which was Lil 'Kim, already known for her very sexual brand of 90s hip hop, so she seemed more like the "innocent" of the group in comparison. "Dirrty" was a much bigger and in-your-face statement for her in comparison. Didn't also help that the music video was deemed "try-hard" and too explicit for back then.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 2, 2024 15:05:58 GMT 10
Here's some recent examples:
This song by South Korean DJ, Peggy Gou, was a huge hit across the world last year. It performed particularly well in Europe, where it managed to top the charts in Belgium and also reached the top-10 in many others (such as the UK).
However, in the United States, "(It Goes Like) Nanana" did not even make onto the Billboard Hot 100.
Peaked at #3 in the UK, #4 here in Australia, and reached the top-10 in most countries around the world. It only made it to #84 in the United States.
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I can only go by what was on the charts, but I've got to be honest though, I very rarely see "Teenage Dirtbag" mentioned by American users online. I just assumed that it was never a hit over there. 
