# That was their biggest hit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683 "2006-11-16T15:25:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/41 "2006-11-17T09:14:33Z")
[QUOTE=Foldup Rabbit] Apparently _Blue Monday_ was **New Order** ’s biggest hit. This drives me nuts, because I hate that song. [/QUOTE] I was looking through the Billboard Charts on [allmusic.com](http://allmusic.com), and it seems New Order have had better charting singles in the US. I’m going by the Billboard Hot 100 or Mainstream Top 40 charts…these have charted higher: True Faith Round & Round Regret Regret did the best, climbing up to #7 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. True Faith got to #32 on the Hot 100. Blue Monday only hit #68 on the same chart. Funny. I would have thought Bizarre Love Triangle would be the big New Order, because that was pretty much played at every high school dance I’ve been to. Anyhow, I like Blue Monday. I can’t believe that “Last Kiss” is Pearl Jam’s biggest hit, but it seems it is. Wow. I’ll mention the Kinks’ “Come Dancing.” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/42 "2006-11-17T09:17:18Z")
I actually like “Invisible Touch.” ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/43 "2006-11-17T09:34:27Z")
I just can’t get enough - Depeche Mode…Off course they more hits (Personal Jesus comes to mind) but this one seems to be the one that must people know. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/44 "2006-11-17T10:05:56Z")
I’m pretty sure that Ani DiFranco did that song “Wishing and Hoping” for the My Best Friend’s Wedding soundtrack, and that seems to be the only song of hers that some people I know know. Sugary schmaltz is definitely not her common output! ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/45 "2006-11-17T10:12:54Z")
[QUOTE=The Octagon] Ben Folds Five - Brick Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [/QUOTE] I disagree that Brick is unusual. But Good Riddance hits the spot. Depeche Mode is also a good example, though the style of the song was not out of place on their first album. I nominate Jeff Buckley - Halleluja ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/46 "2006-11-17T12:10:53Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] I’d go with “Town By Malice” by The Jam or “Our House” by Madness, which were their biggest hits in America (both groups were more well-known in the UK) but weren’t really indicative of their sounds. [/QUOTE] I don’t think that these two are entirely atypical of either band! ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/47 "2006-11-17T12:30:10Z")
I think that **“Walking on Sunshine”** by **Katrina and the Waves** was very unlike anything else they did. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/48 "2006-11-17T13:01:37Z")
[QUOTE=Windwalker] I’m pretty sure that Ani DiFranco did that song “Wishing and Hoping” for the My Best Friend’s Wedding soundtrack, and that seems to be the only song of hers that some people I know know. Sugary schmaltz is definitely not her common output! [/QUOTE] Yes, that was Ani. I die a little knowing that people only know her for that one song but then again, she’s not exactly mainstream so it makes some sense. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/49 "2006-11-17T13:17:35Z")
Not necessarily atypical, but when you think of all the songs in The Who’s catalog, you wouldn’t think their biggest chart success would be “I Can See For Miles”, but it is, and only peaked at #9. If you’re going by chart position, The Zombies “She’s Not There” peaked one spot ahead of “Time of the Season”, although “Time of the Season” sold more copies. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/50 "2006-11-17T14:04:56Z")
I’ll bet a lot of country fans would be surprised by Kenny Rogers’ first hit: “What Condition My Condition Was In” a druggie 70s pop ballad. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/51 "2006-11-17T14:45:02Z")
Liz Phair “Why Can’t I?” ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683/52 "2006-11-17T14:50:20Z")
**Warren Zevon** - _Werewolves of London_ It’s not that the song is a total departure from his style, but it’s a very lightweight song for Zevon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-their-biggest-hit/380683.md?page=2)