playwithme Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Which pop songs seemed much bigger before you started following charts? For instance, I thought that Piece of Me was Britney's biggest hit when I was like 10-12. I remember that I was pretty shocked by its low peak in the US despite the fact that it performed decently in Europe (#2 in the UK). Back then, I was only familiar with Circusney and Blackoutney, so I had no idea about BOMT. I heard BOMT for the first time during some countdown show on MTV UK with Britney's biggest hits, and I was shocked how big BOMT was in the UK based on its sales. This was before I actually discovered weekly charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Moon Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 All those Disney/Nick songs .. they were HUGE on youtube and among teens, but had terrible peaks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twopac Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Who Own's My Heart by Miley was a top 20 radio hit and was played a lot in my country so I thought it was a hit everywhere... only to discover it charted in like 5 countries. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playwithme Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Just now, Twopac said: Who Own's My Heart by Miley was a top 20 radio hit and was played a lot in my country so I thought it was a hit everywhere... only to discover it charted in like 5 countries. It was a hit in my country as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanicSurvivor Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) PS: I know single ladies was huge in the US but i thought it was as big in Europe as well, but turned out it wasn't banging almost nowhere besides the UK, and when i say banging i mean BANGING. it wasn't Edited May 3 by TitanicSurvivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danes Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 These two felt way bigger than what the chart placements suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatiRod Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I thought "Whine Up" by Kat DeLuna was a huge global #1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Gimme More. I was sure it have No. 1 peaks almost in every country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegaMyth Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Backstreet Boys I Want It That Way. It felt like that song had spent 12 weeks at #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Bubble Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) boss *****, it peaked at a #100 position in Billboard Edited May 3 by Strawberry Bubble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rose Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 54 minutes ago, Sailor Moon said: All those Disney/Nick songs .. they were HUGE on youtube and among teens, but had terrible peaks. Was this due to YouTube not being counted for the charts back then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itshyolee Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 50 minutes ago, Sailor Moon said: All those Disney/Nick songs .. they were HUGE on youtube and among teens, but had terrible peaks. THIS! I thought all these Disney songs were top 10 hits… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Moon Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 16 minutes ago, Blue Rose said: Was this due to YouTube not being counted for the charts back then This and I don't think radio was playing those bops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Moon Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 15 minutes ago, itshyolee said: THIS! I thought all these Disney songs were top 10 hits… I remember Selena Gomez early days so vividly, she was so big. Naturally, A Year Without Rain, Who Says, Love You Like a Love Song all felt like #1 hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itshyolee Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 3 minutes ago, Sailor Moon said: I remember Selena Gomez early days so vividly, she was so big. Naturally, A Year Without Rain, Who Says, Love You Like a Love Song all felt like #1 hits. She had some heavy hitters for sure. It's so crazy how most of her songs with the Scene were only top 40 hits but the impact those songs had made them feel like top 10s… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Moon Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Just now, itshyolee said: She had some heavy hitters for sure. It's so crazy how most of her songs with the Scene were only top 40 hits but the impact those songs had made them feel like top 10s… It's funny because Miley and Demi had a really strong start and were scoring top 10 songs, while she was "struggling" a bit, but she kinda won in the end with having longevity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Run The World (Girls). It feels a bit forgotten now but it was inescapable in the early 2010s as a catchphrase and a slogan, so to discover it didn't even make the top 20 on the Hot 100 was shocking, and its international performance was fairly moderate too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsay Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 A lot of Britney's early hits. Toxic peaking at #9 is wild, I remember as a kid that song felt like a huge hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Serenade Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Lot of Hilary Duff's singles. I was shocked finding out that she doesn't have a Top 20. Some of them were truly classics Edited May 3 by Sad Serenade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DevilsRollTheDice Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The way there is a whole generation of young stans who will be GAGGED to learn songs like Don't Blame Me, august, and Enchanted don't have incredible chart runs despite billions of streams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beyoncei Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Basically a bunch of Beyoncé's discography Dejavu - I mean, I don't know what happened to music taste back then but this should of been her Rolling In The Deep Single Ladies - I think the UK were a bit confused as she had If I Were A Boy released at the same time because Single Ladies should have been number 1. If she released it as the first single and performed this on Xfactor and I guarantee it would have been number 1 Love On Top - Oh the classic that you are. This should literally sit right at the top (maybe behind Crazy In Love) as the ultimate Beyoncé classic and one of her best selling hits (video could have been better) Drunk In Love - This should and could of hit number one but we won't go there Formation - This still haunts me Cuff It - By this point I was use to Beyoncé's Obsession with acting like a hermit once she drops an album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrasour Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Lowkey feels bigger than some of her #1s in the early 90s ngl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAg Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 thought this was MASSIVE because it was always played on the radio, but it turns out it only peaked at #62 in the US lol could've SWORN this was a top 10 hit?? and this song... I mean I feel like it went viral before stuff really went viral. only peaked at #45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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