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You're hearing a great song for the first time — or maybe rediscovering it — and you think to yourself: "I never heard that on the radio. Why wasn't that a hit?" We have wondered the same; in fact, we're obsessed with it. Here are songs that we think shoulda been hits but weren't. They may have charted in the U.K. or elsewhere but not the United States, or maybe they actually reached Billboard's Hot 100 but didn't get far but shoulda.
You can also follow along with our Spotify playlist.
"I Have a Dream" (1979; reached No. 2 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"One of Us" (1983; reached No. 3 in the U.K.)
"Date Stamp" (1982)
"King Without a Crown" (1987)
"Feel the Raindrops" (1985)
"Two Rivers" (1985)
"You See Me Crying" (1975)
"Crying in the Rain" (1990; this excellent cover of the Everly Brothers hit peaked at No. 13 in the U.K. but did not reach the U.S. Hot 100)
"Dark Is the Night For All" (1983; reached No. 19 in the U.K.)
"Cherry Blossom Girl" (2004)
THE ALBUM LEAF
"There Is a Wind" (2010)
"Straight to Hell" (2009; with guest Mick Jones; a cover of a Clash song)
"Whipping Post" (1969)
"Don't Talk to Me About Love" (1983; Top 10 in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
"And … Somewhere I've Never Travelled" (1976)
"Can't Let a Woman" (1976)
"Drink of Water" (1975)
"Time Waits For No One" (1975)
"Cornflake Girl" (1994; hit No. 4 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
THERESA ANDERSSON
"Birds Fly Away" (2008)
"Here Comes the Grump" (1982)
ANGIE APARO
"Spaceship" (2000)
"Be Free" (1970)
"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" (1973; covered by KISS for the 1991 film
"Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey")
"It's Only Money" (1973)
"Love and Affection" (1976; a Top 10 hit in the U.K.)
"Temptation" (1985)
ARTFUL DODGER
"Indian Summer" (1971; reached only No. 74 on the U.S. chart and didn't even chart in the group's native U.K.)
KYLIE AULDIST
"Make Me Want More" (2009)
"The Crying Scene" (1990)
AZTEC TWO-STEP
"Dancers All" (1972)
"Silver, Blue & Gold" (1976)
"Apple of My Eye" (1974)
"It's Over" (1972)
"Rough Justice" (1984; reached No. 23 in the U.K.)
"Chest Fever" (1968)
"The Shape I'm In" (1971)
PATO BANTON
"Baby Come Back" (1994; with Ali and Robin Campbell of UB40)
"All This Is That" (1972)
"Feel Flows" (1971; used in the film "Almost Famous")
"Here Today" (1966)
"Body Movin'" (1998)
"Sabotage" (1994; reached No. 19 in the U.K. as the B-side of "Get It Together")
"Across the Universe" (1969)
"Back in the U.S.S.R." (1968)
"Blackbird" (1968)
"Carry That Weight" (1969)
"Drive My Car" (1966)
"The Fool on the Hill" (1967)
"In My Life" (1966)
"It's All Too Much" (1969)
"No Reply" (1964)
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown" (1966)
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967)
"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (1969)
"Taxman" (1966)
"This Boy" (1963)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (1968)
"You're Gonna Lose That Girl" (1965)
THE BEATMASTERS FEAT. BETTY BOO
"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (1989; went Top 10 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
"We Are Each Other" (1992)
"Maid in Heaven" (1975)
"Wind of Change" (1975)
"Pretty Pink Rose" (1990; with David Bowie)
"Sweet Harmony" (1993; went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Atlanta's Burning Down" (1978)
"Channel Z" (1989)
"Quiche Lorraine" (1980)
"Song For a Future Generation" (1983)
"Summer of Love" (1986)
"E=MC²" (1985)
"Chance" (1983; Top 10 in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
THE BIG SUPREME
"Don't Walk" (1986)
"Give Me Another Chance" (1972)
"I'm in Love With a Girl" (1974)
"In the Street" (1972; covered by Cheap Trick for the "That '70s Show" theme)
"O My Soul" (1974)
"The Oaf" (1998)
"That Song" (1997)
"Human Behaviour" (1993; made it to No. 36 on the U.K. chart)
BLONDFIRE
"My Someday" (2008)
"T-Birds" (1979)
"Union City Blues" (1979; reached No. 13 in the U.K., never issued as a single in the U.S.)
"God Bless the Child" (1969)
"I Can't Quit Her" (1968)
"My Days Are Numbered" (1968)
THE BLUE NILE
"The Downtown Lights" (1990)
"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" (1976)
KARLA BONOFF
"Wild Heart of the Young" (1982)
"Wild in the Streets" (1986; B-side of "Livin' On a Prayer")
"Alice Everyday" (1991)
THE BOO RADLEYS
"Lazarus" (1993; went Top 50 in the U.K.)
"Hitch a Ride" (1976)
"Ashes to Ashes" (1980; went No. 1 in the U.K.)
"As the World Falls Down" (1986; from the film "Labyrinth")
"Fascination" (1975)
"Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1975)
"TVC15" (1976)
"Who Can I Be Now?" (1975)
"Sexuality" (1991)
TONI BRAXTON & BABYFACE
"Roller Coaster" (2014; Hear here)
"The High Road" (2009)
"Fountain of Sorrow" (1974)
"The Fuse" (1976)
"Jamaica Say You Will" (1972)
"Soul Drifter" (1992)
"Long Distance Winner" (1973)
"Last Goodbye" (1995)
"Sodajerk" (1993)
R.L. BURNSIDE
"It's Bad You Know" (1998)
"The Big Sky" (1985; a Top 40 hit in the U.K.)
"Love and Anger" (1989)
"Chestnut Mare" (1970; reached No. 19 in the U.K.)
"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (1965)
"Wild Mountain Thyme" (1966)
"Strange Overtones" (2008, with Brian Eno)
CACTUS WORLD NEWS
"Years Later" (1986; reached No. 59 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
MERYN CADELL
"The Sweater" (1992)
"It's All Up to You" (1975)
"Erase/Rewind" (1998)
"My Favourite Game" (1998)
"Nothin' No Sweeter Than Love" (1965)
"More More More" (1984; Top 30 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Merry Christmas Darling" (1970; See here)
THE JIM CARROLL BAND
"People Who Died" (1980)
"Heartbeat City" (1984)
"Moving in Stereo" (1978)
VALERIE CARTER
"Ooh Child" (1977)
"The Last Kiss" (1985; Top 10 hit in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
"Black Metallic" (1992)
"Crank" (1993)
"Tangerine Speedo" (2000)
"Let's Go Together" (1985)
CHATHAM COUNTY LINE
"Crop Comes In" (2010)
THE CHARLATANS UK
"The Only One I Know" (1990)
"Block Rockin' Beats" (1997; peaked at No. 1 in the U.K.)
"Street Player" (1979; sampled heavily by The Bucketheads on their 1995 hit
"The Bomb! [These Sounds Fall Into My Mind]")
THE CHILLS
"Heavenly Pop Hit" (1990)
"Tick of the Clock" (2011; used in the film "Drive")
"Metropolis" (1990)
"See What Love Can Do" (1985)
"The Call Up" (1980; Top 40 in the U.K., but nada in the U.S.)
"I'm Not Down" (1979)
"Sitting in Limbo" (1972)
THE CLEAN
"In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul" (2009)
"Carolyn's Fingers" (1988)
"Heaven or Las Vegas" (1990)
"Iceblink Luck" (1990)
"The Scientist" (2002; made the Top 10 in the U.K. but did not chart on Billboard's Hot 100)
"Nothin' on Me" (1997; theme song to "Suddenly Susan")
THE COMATEENS
"Get Off My Case" (1983)
"Tomorrow" (1987; reached No. 23 in U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
"5 O'Clock World" (1989)
"Brimful of Asha" (1997)
"… This Town …" (1989)
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS
"Pump It Up" (1978; Top 25 in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
COWSILLS
"Christmastime (A Song for Marissa)" (2007)
"Some Good Years" (1998)
CRACK THE SKY
"She's a Dancer" (1975)
"Twist and Shout" (1979)
"Whenever You're On My Mind" (1983)
"49 Bye-Byes" (1969)
"It's Only Natural" (1991)
"A Letter to Elise" (1992)
"The Lovecats" (1984; reached No. 7 on the U.K. chart)
"Where the Birds Always Sing" (2000)
"Where I'm Going" (2011)
"Dizz Knee Land" (1993)
"Da Funk" (1997; went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Grimly Fiendish" (1985; Top 25 in the U.K.)
"Is It a Dream" (1985; Top 40 in the U.K.)
"The Shadow of Love" (1985; Top 25 in the U.K.)
"Smash It Up" (1979; Top 35 in the U.K.)
"Bohemian Like You" (2000)
VANESSA DAOU
"The Long Tunnel of Wanting You" (1995)
THE DARLING BUDS
"Crystal Clear" (1990)
"The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove" (1993)
"In Too Deep" (1985; reached No. 14 in the U.K. but didn't chart in the U.S. )
"Highway Star" (1972; See here)
"You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970; written by Jimmy Cliff)
"Anyday" (1970)
DESTINY'S CHILD VS. STEVIE WONDER
"Bootystition" (200?)
"Who's On the Line?" (1986)
"Freedom of Choice" (1980)
"Through Being Cool" (1982)
THE DICTATORS
"The Next Big Thing" (1975)
DIGABLE PLANETS
"Where I'm From" (1993)
"Green Mind" (1995)
"Tunnel of Love" (1980)
DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND
"In a Room" (1996; No. 12 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Airwaves" (1982)
"I Live in a Suitcase" (1992)
"Screen Kiss" (1984)
"Who Were You With in the Moonlight" (1979; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"8th Avenue Shuffle" (1976)
"Pack Up" (2010; went Top 5 in the U.K. but didn't chart in the U.S.)
"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (1967)
"The Man Who Told Everything" (2000)
THE DREAM ACADEMY
"The Edge of Forever" (1985; figured prominently in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")
"Indian Summer" (1987)
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" (1986; a cover of The Smiths; an instrumental version was used in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")
"This World" (1985)
DREAM WARRIORS
"My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" (1991)
"I'm in Love" (2009)
"Perfect Day" (1995; made the Top 30 in the U.K.)
"Journey of the Sorcerer" (1975)
THE EASYBEATS
"Good Times" (1968)
"The Killing Moon" Echo & The Bunnymen (1984; a Top 10 hit in the U.K.; it didn't make it onto the U.S. Hot 100)
"Silver" (1984; reached Top 30 in the U.K., nowhere in the U.S.)
"Don't Look Any Further" (1984; featuring Siedah Garrett; made it to only No. 72 in the U.S.)
"Boy Blue" (1974)
"The Diary of Horace Wimp" (1979; went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Fire On High" (1975)
"Julie Don't Live Here" (1981)
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (1974; Top 25 in the U.K.)
"Nightrider" (1975)
"10538 Overture" (1972; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Rockaria!" (1976; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Wild West Hero" (1977; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Feel Every Beat" (1991; went Top 40 in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
"Get the Message" (1991)
"Gravity" (2004; peaked at No. 7 in the U.K. but nowhere in the U.S.)
"Fanfare for the Common Man" (1977)
"Best Friend" (1980)
"Out From the Deep" (1993)
"Hallowed Ground" (1988)
"Victim of Love" (1987; Top 10 in the U.K. but did not chart in the U.S.)
EUROGLIDERS
"We Will Together" (1985)
"Doubleplusgood" (1984)
"I Saved the World Today" (1999; Top 10 hit in the U.K. but never released as a single in the U.S.)
"She Means Nothing to Me" (1983; this duet with Cliff Richard went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Green Flower Street" (1982)
"New Frontier" (1982)
"MidLife Crisis" (1992)
"Weapon of Choice" (2001)
"Don't Stop the Dance" (1985; reached No. 21 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Slave to Love" (1985; a Top 10 hit in the U.K., but reached only No. 109 in the U.S.)
"The Flame" (1996)
THE FINN BROTHERS
"Anything Can Happen" (2010)
THE FIREMAN
"Sing the Changes" (2008)
FLAMIN' GROOVIES
"Shake Some Action" (1976)
"Yes It's True" (1976)
"Emerald Eyes" (1973)
"Hypnotized" (1973)
"Silver Springs" (1977; B-side of "Go Your Own Way"; eventually released as a
single from the 1997 live album "The Dance")
"Warm Ways" (1975)
FLESH FOR LULU
"I Go Crazy" (1987)
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
"Christine's Tune" (1969)
"There's a Place in the World For a Gambler" (1974)
"Vanz Kant Danz" (1985)
"Song For the Dumped" (1998)
"We Belong to the Night" (1979)
"It's a Night for Beautiful Girls" (1980; reached No. 67 in the U.S. but that's hardly a hit)
"I Wanna Go to the Sun" (1976)
"Rage Hard" (1986; went Top 5 in the U.K.)
"Over the Rainbow" (1961)
"This Girl's in Love With You" (1970; Hear here)
THE FRESH PRINCE
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)
"Every Generation Got Its Own Disease" (1994)
"Just to Get a Rep" (1991)
THE GAP BAND
"Party Train" (1983)
"Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" (1976)
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL
"The Carpet Crawlers" (1974)
"In Limbo" (1969)
"Mad Man Moon" (1976)
"A Trick of the Tail" (1976)
"Was There Anything I Could Do?" (1988)
"You Can't Say No Forever" (1988)
GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY
"King of Rome" (2010)
"On Melancholy Hill" (2010)
JAKI GRAHAM & DAVID GRANT
"Mated" (1986; a Top 20 hit in the U.K. but nowhere in the U.S.; written by
Todd Rundgren)
"Two Weeks" (2009)
"Superstylin' " (2001)
"Bus Rider" (1970; B-side of "Share the Land"; Hear here)
GUSGUS
"Ladyshave" (1999)
"Airport Song" (1998)
"Narnia" (1978)
HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
"Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" (1982)
"When the Morning Comes" (1973; Hear here)
"Crockett's Theme" (1987; reached No. 2 in the U.K. but failed to chart in the U.S.)
"Step On" (1990)
"Boulder to Birmingham" (1975)
"Awaiting On You All" (1970)
"Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" (1970)
"Cheer Down" (1989)
"I Want That Man" (1989)
JULIANA HATFIELD THREE
"My Sister" (1993)
"Someday We'll All Be Free" (1973)
SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS
"I Put a Spell On You" (1956)
"Right Away" (1981)
"No Strings" (2011)
"Say It Ain't So, Joe" (1975)
HEADGIRL (MOTÖRHEAD & GIRLSCHOOL)
"Please Don't Touch" (1981; from the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP," a Top 5 hit in the U.K.)
HEARTSFIELD
"Magic Mood" (1975)
THE HEART THROBS
"Dreamtime" (1990)
"Memphis in the Meantime" (1987)
"Pick Up the Pieces Again" (1974)
"Still Life" (2011)
"Don't Go" (1988)
"Give It Up" (1990)
"I Can See Clearly Now" (1990)
"I'm Sorry" (1988)
"Thing of Beauty" (1993)
THE HUES CORPORATION
"I Caught Your Act" (1977; only reached No. 92)
"Life On Your Own" (1984; reached No. 16 in the U.K.)
"Stay With Me Tonight" (1996; reached the U.K. Top 40, did not chart in U.S.)
"Tell Me When" (1995)
"Hey Little Girl" (1982)
"Man of Colours" (1987)
"Music and Lights" (1982; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Apache" (1973; one of the most sampled songs of all time, often called "hip-hop's national anthem")
"This Is How It Feels" (1991)
"By My Side" (1990)
"Just Keep Walking" (1993)
"Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" (1985)
"Mystify" (1987)
"Down to London" (1989)
"Nineteen Forever" (1989)
"Hum Along and Dance" (1973)
"2-4-6-8" (1970)
"That's Entertainment" (1981; reached No. 21 in the U.K.)
"Take a Look Around" (1969; Hear here)
"Virtual Insanity" (1997; Top 5 in the U.K. but did not reach the U.S. pop chart)
"Jane Says" (1988)
"Gentlemen Take Polaroids" (1980; peaked at No. 60 in the U.K., but that hardly matters)
"She Has Funny Cars" (1967)
"That Is Why" (1990)
"Take a Picture" (2013)
"This Kiss" (2012; peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard chart)
"The Hardest Walk" (1985)
"The Devil You Know" (1993)
"Aqualung" (1971)
"Bouree" (1969)
"Cross-Eyed Mary" (1971)
"A New Day Yesterday" (1969)
"Nothing Is Easy" (1969)
"Teacher" (1970; a Top 5 U.K. hit)
"Thick As a Brick" (1972)
"With You There to Help Me" (1970)
"I've Loved These Days" (1976)
"Come Down in Time" (1970)
"Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973)
"Love Song" (1970)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972)
"Since God Invented Girls" (1988)
"Me and My Foolish Heart" (1986)
JON & VANGELIS
"I Hear You Now" (1980; Top 10 in U.K.)
"Slave to the Rhythm" (1985; Top 15 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Specialty" (1985)
"Ask the Lonely" (1983)
"Happy to Give" (1986)
"Breaking the Law" (1980)
THE JUDYBATS
"Being Simple" (1993)
"The Lion's Mouth" (1984; Top 25 in the U.K.)
"Song for America" (1975)
"Red Wine and Whiskey" (1985)
"Girl You Need a Change of Mind" (1973)
"Somebody Loves You" (1999)
"Just Another Girl" (2013; See here)
"Love Like Blood" (1985; reached No. 16 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Sanity" (1986)
"It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1976)
"Autumn Almanac" (1967)
"Waterloo Sunset" (1967)
"Plastic Man" (1969)
"Celluloid Heroes" (1972)
"Low Budget" (1979)
"Living On a Thin Line" (1985)
KISSING THE PINK
"Watching Their Eyes" (1982)
"Bonfire" (2012; maybe you heard it on "Breaking Bad")
"License to Kill" (1989; a Top 10 hit in the U.K. but didn't see the light of day in the U.S.)
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993)
"Tattva" (1996)
SHONA LAING
"Soviet Snow" (1988)
"Timeless Melody" (1991)
"Dancing Days" (1973)
"Hey Hey What Can I Do" (1970; B-side of "Immigrant Song")
"Misty Mountain Hop" (1971)
"Rain Song" (1973)
"Ramble On" (1969)
"Thank You" (1969)
"That's the Way" (1970)
"Your Time Is Gonna Come" (1969)
"See the Day" (1985)
"It's a Shame About Ray" (1992)
"It's Over" (1987; went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Leaving Me Now" (1986; went Top 15 in the U.K.)
"World Machine" (1985)
"Change" (1995; Top 20 in the U.K., but did not chart in U.S.; appeared in the film "Clueless")
"All For Love and Love For All" (1990)
"The Laundry" (1990)
"Come to Mama" (2005)
LIONROCK
"Rude Boy Rock" (1998; Top 20 in the U.K. but nowhere stateside)
LIQUID LIQUID
"Optimo" (1983)
"Light of Day" (1978)
"After Hours (Extended Euro Mix)" (2008)
"Keep Me in Mind" (1974)
LONGPIGS
"On and On" (1997)
"Slow Down" (1987; See here)
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
"Dance With Me" (1983)
LOUD SUGAR
"Instant Karma Coffee House" (1991)
"She Comes in Colors" (1967)
THE LOVER SPEAKS
"No More I Love You's" (1986; only reached No. 58 in the U.K.)
TAMI LYNN
"I'm Gonna Run Away From You" (1971)
"Walking Down Madison" (1991)
"Michael Caine" (1984; peaked at No. 11 in the U.K. but did not chart in the U.S.)
"My Girl 2" (2012)
"Into the Groove" (1985; went No. 1 in the U.K. but didn't chart in the U.S.)
"History" (1985; Top 10 in the U.K., did not reach the U.S. Hot 100)
"Wide Open Space" (1996; Top 15 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Lavender" (1985; Top 5 in the U.K.)
"Iron Lion Zion" (1992, originally recorded in 1973 or 1974; Top 5 in the U.K. but nowhere stateside)
"Jamming" (1977)
"Positive Vibration" (1976)
ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS
"Tumblin' Down" (1988)
VAUGHAN MASON AND CREW
"Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" (1980; reached only No. 81 on the Billboard pop chart but cracked the Top 5 on the soul chart)
MATERIAL ISSUE
"Valerie Loves Me" (1991)
"Bluebird" (1973)
"Every Night" (1970)
"Too Many People" (1971; B-side of "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey")
"Look At You" (1975)
"Someday I Suppose" (1993)
THE MIGHTY WAH!
"The Story of the Blues Part 1" (1984; Top 20 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Just the Way You Are" (2002; Top 10 in the U.K., reached No. 1 on the U.S. dance chart but did not reach the U.S. pop chart)
"Right Now," (1984)
THE MISSION U.K.
"Hands Across the Ocean" (1990)
"Car On a Hill" (1974)
"Coyote" (1976)
"Electric Feel" (2008)
"The Greatest Show" (1986)
"Roadrunner" (1976)
THE MOJO MEN
"She's My Baby" (1966)
"Dreams I'll Never See" (1978)
"Ever So Lonely" (featuring Sheila Chandra; 1982; reached No. 12 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Spiritual High (State of Independence) Part II," feat. Chrissie Hynde (1992)
"Lovely to See You" (1969)
"Candle of Life" (1970)
"Into the Mystic" (1970)
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (1989)
"Wild Side" (1987)
"Where Hide Sleeps" (1984)
"The Sweetest Drop" (1992)
"Inside of Love" (2003)
"Emotion in Motion" (1983)
"I Used to Be a King" (1971)
"Carry Out Feelings" (1976)
"The Dolphins" (1966)
"Everybody's Talkin'" (1966; a Top 10 hit for Nilsson in 1969, from the movie "Midnight Cowboy")
"Move Closer" (1985; reached No. 1 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" (1985)
"Just a Dream" (1984)
"Rock Star" (2002)
AC NEWMAN
"I'm Not Talking" (2012)
"Sail Away" (1972)
"No Rest" (1985; their first hit in the U.K. went Top 30 but did not chart in the U.S.)
NEW MUSIK
"Straight Lines" (1979)
NEW RADICALS
"Someday We'll Know" (1998; See here)
"Wild Heart" (1983)
"All Apologies" (1993)
"Supersonic" (1995; reached No. 31 in the U.K. in 1994; See here)
"Between Something and Nothing" (1989)
"Wound Up" (2005)
"Now That We Found Love" (1973)
THE ONE AND THE OTHER
"Optimistic" (2008)
"Rip It Up" (1982; a Top 10 hit in the U.K. for Edwyn Collins' band, but did not chart in the U.S.)
"She's a Mystery to Me" (1989)
"Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" (1993; went Top 25 in the U.K.)
"La Femme Accident" (1985; made it to No. 42 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Locomotion" (1984; went Top 5 in the U.K.)
"Souvenir" (1981; reached No. 3 in the U.K.)
"Wonderful Day" (1967)
"Strawberry Letter 23" (1972; a Top 10 hit for The Brothers Johnson in 1977)
"Act Naturally" (1963)
"Johnny and Mary" (1980)
THE PAYOLAS
"Eyes of a Stranger" (1982)
"Ain't It So" (2011)
VAN DYKE PARKS
"Occapella" (1972)
"What Goes Up …" (1978)
PERSEPHONE'S BEES
"Nice Day" (2006)
"Can You Forgive Her?" (1993)
"Dreaming of the Queen" (1993)
"Home and Dry" (2002)
"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" (1999)
"I'm With Stupid" (2006)
"Two Divided By Zero" (1986)
"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" (1976)
"I Won't Let You Down" (1981)
"Holding on to the Earth" (1989)
PIGBAG
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" (1982; a Top 5 hit in the U.K., but did not chart in the U.S.)
"Walking on the Moon" (1979)
"Darkness" (1981)
THE FRANK POPP ENSEMBLE
"Hip Teens (Don't Wear Blue Jeans)" (2001)
"Lust For Life" (1977; charted in the U.K. in 1996)
"Dance With the Devil" (1974; only reached No. 49 in the U.S., went to No. 3 in the U.K. in 1973)
"Blackest Eyes" (2002)
THE POSIES
"Dream All Day" (1993)
"Mrs. Green" (1990)
"Faron Young" (1985)
"When Love Breaks Down" (1985; from the Thomas Dolby-produced
album "Steve McQueen"; went to No. 25 in the U.K.)
"Day After Day" (1981)
"Human" (1999; Top 35 in the U.K.)
"Hymn to Her" (1986)
"I Go to Sleep" (1981; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Kid" (1980; Top 35 in the U.K.)
"Message of Love" (1981; reached No. 11 in the U.K.)
"My City Was Gone" (1984)
"Talk of the Town" (1980; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"2000 Miles" (1984; Top 15 in the U.K.)
"All Light Up" (2007)
"Movin' On Up" (1991)
THE PRIMITIVES
"When You Were Mine" (1980)
"She Sheila" (1982)
"All That Money Wants" (1988)
"President Gas" (1982)
"Disappointed" (1989)
"The Trees" (2001)
"I'm an Adult Now" (1988)
"Devil Gate Drive" (1974; a No. 1 hit in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"God Save the Queen" (1975)
"I'm in Love With My Car" (1975)
"Love of My Life" (1975)
"She Makes Me (Stormtroopers in Stilettos)" (1974)
"The Show Must Go On" (1991)
"Who Wants to Live Forever" (1986; reached Top 30 in the U.K.)
"Don't Cry My Lady Love" (1971)
"Some Girls" (1979; peaked at No. 2 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Every Beat of the Heart" (1990)
"Starstruck" (1976)
RAMATAM
"The Land/Rainy Sunday Evening" (1973)
"Baby, I Love You" (1980)
"Blitzkrieg Bop" (1976)
"Drivin' Around" (1972)
THE RAVE-UPS
"Positively Lost Me" (1985; used in the film "Pretty in Pink")
"Lunatic Fringe" (1981)
"Orange Crush" (1988)
"Merry Go Round" (1990)
"I Wanna Be a Boss" (1991)
RILO KILEY
"Silver Lining" (2007)
"Tired of Being Sorry" (2005)
"Somewhere Down the Crazy River" (1987)
"Bitch" (1971; B-side of "Brown Sugar"; Hear here)
"Memory Motel" (1976)
ROMEO VOID
"Just Too Easy" (1984)
"I'm Still Waiting" (1971; her first No. 1 in the U.K., reached only No. 63 U.S. Hot 100)
"My Old Piano" (1980; Top 5 in the U.K., but did not reach U.S. Hot 100)
"Winter in the Hamptons" (2005)
"Take a Chance With Me" (1982; reached No. 26 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"International Feel" (1973)
"Love of the Common Man" (1976)
"Sons of 1984" (1974)
"Stood Up" (2004)
RUN-D.M.C.
"King of Rock" (1985)
"Rock Box" (1984)
"Boat on the Charles" (1971)
"Anthem" (1975)
"Red Sector A" (1984)
"Territories" (1985)
TOM RUSH
"No Regrets" (1968)
"Go to Hell" (2011)
"Clean Heart" (1988)
"Nothing Can Stop Us" (1991; charted briefly in the U.K., reaching No. 54, but never appeared on the U.S. chart)
"Harbor Lights" (1976)
"We're All Alone" (1976)
"What Do You Want the Girl to Do" (1976; written by Allen Toussaint)
"3 Strange Days" (1991)
FREDDIE SCOTT
"(You) Got What I Need" (1968)
GIL SCOTT-HERON/BRIAN JACKSON
"The Bottle" (1974)
"Family Reunion" (2004)
"Nearly Lost You" (1992)
"Absolute" (1985; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"The Boom Boom Bap" (2006)
"Oh, Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" (1988; reached No. 13 in the U.K.)
"The Word Girl" (1985; made it to No. 6 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Human Beings" (1998)
"The Hungry Years" (1975)
"Beautiful Loser" (1975)
"Goodbye Cruel World" (1992)
"Chasing Rainbows" (1996; Top 20 U.K. hit, did not chart in the U.S.)
SHEILA AND B. DEVOTION
"Spacer" (1979; went Top 20 in the U.K.)
"Hard Road" (2004)
A SILENT FILM
"Danny, Dakota & the Wishing Well" (2012)
"We Have No Secrets" (1973; B-side of "The Right Thing to Do"; Hear here)
"Train in the Distance" (1983)
"The Only Living Boy in New York" (1970; B-side to "Cecilia")
"Ghostdancing" (1985)
"This Is Your Land" (1989)
"Up on the Catwalk" (1984)
"Waterfront" (1984; reached No. 13 in the U.K. did not chart in the U.S.)
"Sunrise" (2003; song is built around a loop of Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For
That"; went Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Face to Face" (1992; reached No. 21 in the U.K.)
"The Ghost in You" (1991)
"Lost in Music" (1979; cracked the U.K. chart twice but did not chart in the
U.S.)
"Mama Never Told Me" (1975; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"More" (1990)
"Everything You've Done Wrong" (1996)
"The Good in Everyone" (1996)
"Underwhelmed" (1993)
"Boops (Here to Go)" (1987; reached No. 12 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
SMASH MOUTH
"Waste" (1999)
"Pretty (Ugly Before)" (2004)
"Top of the Pops" (1991)
"Well I Wonder" (1985)
"Ring of Fire" (1990)
"Bed Sitter" (1981; Top 5 in the U.K.)
SOMETHING HAPPENS
"Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)" (1990)
"Weekend Girl" (1984)
"Round and Round" (1984; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"Through the Barricades" (1986; Top 10 in the U.K., but failed to chart in the U.S.)
"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' " (1998)
JIMMIE SPHEERIS
"For Roach" (1971)
SPLIT ENZ
"Message to My Girl" (1984)
"Nova Heart" (1982)
"If It's Love" (1989)
"Song of July" (2010)
"Four to the Floor" (2004; peaked at No. 24 in the U.K.)
"Good Souls" (2001; reached No. 12 in the U.K.)
"Aja" (1977)
"Any Major Dude Will Tell You" (1974)
"Babylon Sisters" (1980)
"Black Cow" (1977)
"Bodhisattva" (1973)
"Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" (1972)
"The Caves of Altamira" (1976)
"Cousin Dupree" (2000)
"Fire in the Hole" (1972)
"Green Earrings" (1976)
"Haitian Divorce" (1976)
"Rose Darling" (1975)
STELLASTARR*
"Sweet Troubled Soul" (2005)
"Have a Nice Day" (2001; Top 5 in the U.K.; the British group has never reached the Billboard Hot 100)
STETSASONIC
"Talkin' All That Jazz" (1988)
"Apple Cider Re-Constitution" (1975)
"Lord Grenville" (1976; from "Year of the Cat" album)
THE STILLS-YOUNG BAND
"Midnight on the Bay" (1976)
"Bye Bye Bad Man" (1989)
"One Love" (1990)
STYLE COUNCIL, THE
"The Lodgers" (1985)
"Shout to the Top" (1984; Top 5 in Britain; did not chart in U.S.)
"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" (1985; Top 10 in Britain; did not chart in U.S.)
"She's in Fashion" (1999; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"Motorcrash" (1988)
DONNA SUMMER & GIORGIO MORODER
"Carry On" (1992)
THE SUNDAYS
"Here's Where the Story Ends" (1990)
"Summertime" (1997; reached No. 15 in the U.K.)
"Sun Hits the Sky" (1997; Top 10 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
KYM SIMS
"Too Blind to See It" (1991)
"Sax and Violins" (1991)
"I Don't Believe in You" (1986)
"Living in Another World" (1986; reached No. 48 in the U.K.)
"Such a Shame" (1984; only reached No. 89 in the U.S.)
"Mind Mischief" (2012)
THE TAMPERER FEAT. MAYA
"If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (1998; went Top 5 in the U.K.)
"Mad World" (1983; a U.K. Top 5 hit, did not chart in the U.S.)
"Suffer the Children" (1983; reached No. 52 in the U.K., did not chart in U.S.)
"Life Is a Minestrone" (1975)
"Revolution Solution" (2005; featuring Perry Farrell)
"Dancin' in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (1977; Top 15 in the
U.K.)
"My Sarah" (1979; Top 25 in the U.K.)
"Rosalie" (1975; written by Bob Seger)
"Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" (1979)
"Whiskey in the Jar" (1973; Top 10 in the U.K.)
"Time Is On My Side" (1964)
"Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" (1985)
"If You Were Here" (1983; used in the movie "Sixteen Candles")
THE THRILLS
"Big Sur" (2003; a Top 20 hit in the U.K.)
"Twist In My Sobriety" (1989)
'TIL TUESDAY
"You Know the Rest" (1985)
"Reckless Driver" (1988)
"Hands" (2010; Top 30 in the U.K.)
TOTAL COELO
"Milk From the Coconut" (1983)
THE TRASH CAN SINATRAS
"Hayfever" (1993)
"Sing" (2001)
"Can I Kick It?" (1991)
"Da Da Da (I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me, Aha Aha Aha)" (1982; a No. 2 hit in the U.K., but did not chart in the U.S.)
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND
"You Were So Warm" (1976)
"Something Good Can Work" (2010)
"Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It" (1986; a duet with Todd
Rundgren)
"Breakfast in Bed" (with Chrissie Hynde; 1988)
"Food For Thought" (1980; reached No. 4 in the U.K.)
"Many Rivers to Cross" (1983; a Top 20 hit in the U.K.; Hear here)
"One in Ten" (1981; Top 10 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Stand Up" (1989)
THE UPSETTERS
"Zion's Blood" (1976)
"Bad" (1984)
"Discotheque" (1997)
"A Sort of Homecoming" (1984)
"Surrender" (1983)
"Two Hearts Beat As One" (1983)
"Until the End of the World" (1991)
"Zooropa" (1993)
"Unbelievers" (2013)
"A House Is Not a Home" (1981; Hear here)
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (1978)
"Eruption" (1978; B-side of "Runnin' With the Devil")
"Ice Cream Man" (1978)
"I'm the One" (1978)
"Jamie's Cryin' " (1978)
"Unchained" (1981)
"Kingdom Come" (1979)
"We Are" (1999)
"Lucky Man" (1998)
"Circus Ring" (1985)
"Don't Call Me Baby" (1988; did not chart in the U.S., went Top 15 in the U.K.)
"County Fair" (1974)
"Days Gone By" (1973)
"City, Country, City" (1972)
"Wishin' and Hopin'" (1963; Hear here)
"Fisherman's Blues" (1988)
"The Whole of the Moon" (1985; a two-time hit in the U.K., Top 30 in 1985 and No. 3 in 1991)
WAY OF THE WEST
"City For Lovers" (1984)
"Wake Up the Nation" (2010)
"World Class Fad" (1993)
"Safe" (2010)
"Heaven Knows" (1989; follow-up single to "The Promise" only reached No. 95
in the U.S.)
"Fell in Love With a Girl" (2002)
"Another Tricky Day" (1981)
"When You Wake Up Feeling Old" (1999)
"Chequered Love" (1981; Top 5 in the U.K. but did not chart in the U.S.)
"In Blue Hawaii" (2004)
"Rio Grande" (1988)
"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (1965)
"Beware My Love" (1976)
"Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name" (1974)
WIRE TRAIN
"Chamber of Hellos" (1984)
"Bros" (2015)
WOLF PEOPLE
"Tiny Circle" (2010)
"I Can Understand It" (1972)
"Do Yourself a Favor" (1971)
"Golden Lady" (1973)
"Unbearable" (1987)
"Put the Message in the Box" (1990)
"When the Rainbow Comes" (1990)
"Los Angeles" (1979; Hear here)
"Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" (1992)
"Dear God" (1987)
"King For a Day" (1989)
"Life Begins at the Hop" (1979)
"Making Plans for Nigel" (1980; Top 20 in the U.K.)
"Senses Working Overtime" (1982; their only Top 10 hit in the U.K.)
"Evil Hearted You" (1965; peaked at No. 3 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Vicious Games" (1985)
"Wonderous Stories" (1977; a Top 10 hit in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)" (2001)
"Down By the River" (1969)
"Goin' Back" (1978)
"Harvest Moon" (1992)
"Like a Hurricane" (1977)
"The Loner" (1968)
"If Only I Could" (1989; reached No. 3 in the U.K., did not chart in the U.S.)
"Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" (1982)
"Excitable Boy" (1978)
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (1976)
"Lawyers, Guns and Money" (1978)
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (1976)
"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love" (2006; See here)
"Got Me Under Pressure" (1983)
"I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" (1979)
"Pearl Necklace" (1981)
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