Top 10 Songs by Big Artists That Flopped in the US But Blew Up Internationally
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Күн бұрынThey flopped in the U.S., but international audiences made these songs hits. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most popular songs that rocked the charts in other countries but failed to resonate with listeners in the U.S. Our countdown includes “Ashes to Ashes,” “Super Trouper,” “Black Magic,” and more! What other international hits do YOU think deserved the same level of success in the U.S.? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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@MsMojo 17 күн бұрын
What other international hits do YOU think deserved the same level of success in the U.S.? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Songs That Should Have Charted Higher - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e754h71i3NzUaGg.html
@benandjerry-dalmatians1910 17 күн бұрын
Human by Rag N Bone Man. #1 in 15 countries and almost 2b KZfaq views, didn’t even crack the top 50.
@kevinevans2223 15 күн бұрын
Afrodisiac song by Brandy is a great honorable mention!
@deedd4401 14 күн бұрын
Prodigy , Aphex Twin, SquarePusher, Jon Hopkins
@nataliazambrano7605 13 күн бұрын
New Rules - Dua Lipa. Overall she entered late to the US charts. She succeeded first internationally and then came into the US
@tellmeto 12 күн бұрын
Celine dion think twice. Number 1 fir 7 weeks in the UK as well as number 1 in Ireland Netherlands Norway Sweden Belgium and top 10 in tons of other places. Only number 95 in the US
@josephwest124 18 күн бұрын
As to Kylie Minogue, you could pretty much use ANY of Kylie's hits as an example of a US flop. Her entire discography is woefully underappreciated in the US.
@kaylapounds1359 17 күн бұрын
The only song I think got popular in the U.S of Kylie's was Can't Get You Out Of My Head.
@ownyourcrazy8734 17 күн бұрын
I know right. The songs Kylie has won Grammy's for weren't huge chart hits. Also.. Anastasia's entire recorded output failed in America and she's American!
@donalds980 17 күн бұрын
Her cover version of the Loco-Motion peak number 3 on the hot 100 chart
@lisbonirish 17 күн бұрын
The same can be said for ABBA!
@stingrey1571 17 күн бұрын
i didnt realize how big she was until i was in UAE. it was like every other song was a kylie song.
@paulojrneto 17 күн бұрын
It's astonishing how Kylie Minogue has been a major superstar all over the world since the 1980s but in the US she just made ocassional success splashes.
@lynnevetter 15 күн бұрын
I've been a fan since I was a little kiddo. Love her. US is crazy. Lol
@rayray88161 9 күн бұрын
She kinda sucks. So i see why.
@susanjeffries5108 18 күн бұрын
I didn't realize ABBA wasn't a huge hit in the US. My mom used to play their music when I was younger and I have always been an enormous fan of theirs! Absolutely love ABBA! Super Trouper is so good! 😍
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
They were. That song wasn't as popular but as a group they were.
@phillipbruno4443 15 күн бұрын
They had some charting hits in America bit not everything they released as singles were hits. Another example is Blondie. Hit and miss with singles charting. Was actually expecting Maria to be on this list.
@samanthavonteese333 14 күн бұрын
Super Trouper is one of my favourites! 😍
@pratyushpavansaikia8161 14 күн бұрын
ABBA was treated like BTS is treated nowadays or Justin Bieber was treated in his early days
@crissoa 8 күн бұрын
I love ABBA
@Henry.26 18 күн бұрын
you could put kylie’s entire discography on this list. so many international hits, just not in the us
@Emily-cw7tj 17 күн бұрын
True
@gerardosalazar1442 17 күн бұрын
their loss
@caslusfilho 15 күн бұрын
Shame on the USA
@redvelbeyexox 15 күн бұрын
Except for Can’t Get You Out of My Head
@thomasedmond8138 13 күн бұрын
True cause there is nothing that is that great about her compared to the many of the songs that come out even many one hit wonders had songs that out shined hers there are only 3 KM songs since the 80's i like Slow, Cant get you out of my head and Pharm Pharm and nothing else, even her sister's dance remake of This is it , was a banger for a while here
@bendowson3124 17 күн бұрын
For me as an Aussie, When Love Takes Over was the biggest surprise as I remember it being everywhere in 2009. It was basically the Shake it Off of the late 2000s.
@TwilightSagaCullen 17 күн бұрын
OMG! I'm Australian and thought the exact same thing!
@emmah3 Күн бұрын
Same. It was HUGE in New Zealand too. I dont love the song but remember it being everywhere.
@amwfan88 18 күн бұрын
The fact that "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" wasn't a hit in the U.S. honestly shocks me. That song debuted when I was 13 years old and I distinctly remember it getting a ton of airplay - heck, in eighth grade I slow-danced to it with a girl at a school dance! They must have been trying to make it a hit, but audiences felt differently.
@danyellejones5871 18 күн бұрын
It got a play on my CD player
@emilypeterson1133 18 күн бұрын
The entire album didn't perform well except for I'm a Slave for You. So this didn't surprise me.
@kaylapounds1359 17 күн бұрын
Me too, I was the same age you were then, 13, and I remember hearing it.
@user-hg9rp1yr5i 17 күн бұрын
@@kaylapounds1359 Me too. Poor Britney what her Dad did. I was surprised they mentioned Austria. Thats where my Dad was from. I never hear anything about Austria.
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
It was popular but not as popular as her previous singles
@ddjr6673 17 күн бұрын
Never understood why Anastasia isn’t a HUGE star in the USA and can’t believe The Best wasn’t a MASSIVE in the USA - this is still played on the radio on AOR stations in the UK!
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
Simply the best was a huge hit in the States.
@BarbaOlof 17 күн бұрын
Weren’t Anastacia a victim of some unfortunate record label politics or something?
@marcus813 13 күн бұрын
Tina Turner's cover of "The Best" peaked at No. 15 on the American Hot 100, so I'm not sure why it's even on this list. That's far from a flop.
@trinaq 18 күн бұрын
I remember "Black Magic" being a huge hit in Ireland, where I'm from, and all of the girls in my year singing to it on repeat. It was so inescapably catchy.
@floss3729 17 күн бұрын
Same in Australia!
@gerardosalazar1442 17 күн бұрын
"when love takes over" was huge in Mexico, you could hear it in every club, I cant believe it flopped in the US
@abc33155 16 күн бұрын
It was number 1 club hit in the U.S. for the year, according to Billboard.
@RVS-fq4wh 14 күн бұрын
It was huge worldwide even here in the Philippines.
@jorgealejandro672 18 күн бұрын
What does it tell you that all these songs flopped here EXCEPT for in the gay clubs. You can find all these songs in gay clubs. The gays know good music.
@lwilcher100 17 күн бұрын
THIS!
@mattalan6618 17 күн бұрын
what's your problem with gay people?
@glenncheatham1320 17 күн бұрын
Exactly! 💃🏻
@samanthagibbs7852 15 күн бұрын
@@mattalan6618how is that a problem? I took it as a compliment?
@RevanLockheart- 14 күн бұрын
@@mattalan6618don't be so sensitive, they were giving a compliment.
@aaronweeks3585 18 күн бұрын
I never understood how Little Mix wasn’t huge in the US
@strangetoucan 17 күн бұрын
They also weren't huge in Germany or other European countries
@shell150675 17 күн бұрын
Because they're not that great? They had a couple of decent songs, but nothing more.
@michelledawn7446 17 күн бұрын
@@shell150675That’s your opinion but a lot of people must enjoy their songs. And an artist/group not being hugely successful in one country doesn’t make them bad. The world is more than just the United States.
@ipacarrollread 17 күн бұрын
I think that American group from the America’s Got Talent with Camila Cabella (sp?) whose name I don’t remember came out of Simon Cowell’s record company at the same time so Little Mix didn’t get support and pr push. It’s a pity because Little Mix is a much better group, at least until the other three piled on Jesy Nelson when she left the group. I won’t listen to the stuff from the group without her.
@jetfan925 17 күн бұрын
@@ipacarrollread X Factor USA Season 2 and it's called Fifth Harmony BTW.
@andytran1603 16 күн бұрын
After the massive success of Believe, Cher released Strong Enough and it flopped in the US, only reached #57 but went top 10 almost everywhere else.
@trinaq 18 күн бұрын
Rest in Peace, David Bowie, your legacy forever burns brightly. "Ashes to Ashes" is one of my favourite tracks of his.
@blackislands 17 күн бұрын
Kylie and Anastacia are both tremendously popular in Europe, which sometimes makes me question the taste in music in the U.S.
@stratfordbaby 17 күн бұрын
You seem to be surprised that European music doesn't make it to North America. This is VERY VERY COMMON.
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
But it's more surprising when hits by American artists get overlooked in their own country of origin.
@nco1970 17 күн бұрын
@@nicholasharvey1232 Yes, I initially thought it was going the topic, USA artists more successful abroad than in the USA. Because, foreign artists successful in the USA are more the exception than the rule.
@oliveherklozoff9398 5 күн бұрын
I dont know about these days, but Canada's releases for albums/singles were usually in line with the UK's so we got some bops that really didnt take off in the States
@goingplaces2274 16 күн бұрын
During one of Tina's inteviews, she admitted that she is not as big in the US as she was in Europe. She gave up her American Citizenship (and of course she was married to a Swiss citizen) and settled there before she passed.
@posh1814 12 күн бұрын
She was a Swiss citizen, her husband a German citizen, a former manager of her German record label.
@TheCatsofVanRaptor 18 күн бұрын
I hope everyone reading this has an amazing day today and an even better day tomorrow!
@natashajohnson8638 18 күн бұрын
😊i hope you have a wonderful week 🎉
@carrieorsel1340 18 күн бұрын
And to you!❤
@DARKMADNESS666 17 күн бұрын
I hope you take that back. I don't need your positivity. And don't tell me what to do.
@matthewp1177 15 күн бұрын
😊
@Swordtee40 18 күн бұрын
I had no idea the Tina Turner version of The Best was a flop in the US
@sheilaholmes8455 18 күн бұрын
In her interviews she said she was bigger in Europe than here in the US.
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
Maybe this is why she ended up living there?
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
It wasn't. Tina was well loved here
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
@@sheilaholmes8455 for certain albums, but she was still well loved here
@sheilaholmes8455 17 күн бұрын
@@momo7989 I’m just repeating what she said.
@Rebekah1678 18 күн бұрын
I would not call it a flop if it reached as high as 15.
@sureshmukhi2316 16 күн бұрын
I was about to say that.
@abc33155 15 күн бұрын
Success is always relative to the expectations. If a sports team is expected to win a tournament and loses the final match, that’s often considered a failure, even though they finished second! 15 is not great for big name artists who aim at number 1.
@victorhunter8900 15 күн бұрын
@@abc33155 Exactly. Tina was big in the 1980's.
@PhantomCat-lj9fy 13 күн бұрын
@@abc33155 Agree. The winner takes it all. The first gets the best. The second gets what's left.
@JairoAlexanderOlave 15 күн бұрын
Kylie Minigue, ABBA and Shakira are the good example to be global even without USA
@alexioverdo5225 14 күн бұрын
So very well said!
@danyellejones5871 18 күн бұрын
Janet deserved better.
@user-hg9rp1yr5i 17 күн бұрын
I agree and its still a Mans World.
@user-hg9rp1yr5i 17 күн бұрын
Also Brandy is a great singer and you never hear of her. She was on the show called Queens for Queens from NY and I think she has a great voice.They CXL'ed the show after 1 season.
@momo7989 17 күн бұрын
@@user-hg9rp1yr5iBrandy is very well known in the r&b community... And had multiple hits and top selling albums. She literally has been around for most ppl since her tv show in the 90s and as the first Black Cinderella
@user-hg9rp1yr5i 17 күн бұрын
@@momo7989 Oh really? I had no idea. That is so awesome. I love Brandys voice. I can play the guitar but can't sing at all.They pull the plug on me at Kareoke LOL.
@miztre83 15 күн бұрын
@@user-hg9rp1yr5i I'm in Australia and I had Brandy's first album on cassette. She was pretty big here. I literally went and bought her second album the day it came out lol. I also loved Moesha.
@Betterthingswecanachieve 17 күн бұрын
Anyone who thinks Cancel culture is modern, take a look at Janet Jackson’s career. It’s not a new thing, just that those in high positions of power who got to ruin people’s careers over stupid things were the only ones where as now these days it’s more available for everyone to do so.
@marcus813 13 күн бұрын
As a longtime fan of Jackson's music, I hated that happening to her.
@TwilightSagaCullen 17 күн бұрын
ANASTACIA'S SO UNDERRATED!!! When love takes over was huge here in Australia! I didn't expect that one to come up! And spinning around is still always played on the radio aswell The fact that Janet got backlash for the superbowl but not Justin????
@popmans9999 17 күн бұрын
In USA Anastacia doesn't exist.
@TwilightSagaCullen 17 күн бұрын
@@popmans9999 😭
@posh1814 12 күн бұрын
Maybe you should ask Britney, I'm sure she could tell you all about Justin...fairplay is not his first name.
@lucascarter5595 17 күн бұрын
Dirrty by Christina. It's such a signature song for her and went top 5 in several countries but flopped in the US and almost tanked her second album
@_helmi 15 күн бұрын
They truly did her dirty with this one. In my country, it was an instant classic banger. I love the song.
@raidersfanallday 15 күн бұрын
But somehow it’s so iconic now
@emmanuel7489 13 күн бұрын
That's because prude MTV didn't want to play her video at first. She got slutshamed to death, and by today's standards the video wouldn't even be that shocking
@marcus813 13 күн бұрын
I hated the backlash Aguilera took for that song and especially its music video, which featured a rap from Redman. The song eventually got her a platinum certification, but she sure took a lot of heat to get there. Thank goodness that didn't derail "Stripped."
@rsmcd5672 6 күн бұрын
What really? I loved the song and "Stripped".
@ryanappleton3653 17 күн бұрын
The reason why Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman didn't chart in the U.S is due to Britney's third album's singles being blacklisted by the radio because Spears and Jive Records chose Concerts West as opposed to Clear Channel Communications to promote her tour.
@teal_panda_8434 14 күн бұрын
I had the cd and never really listened to the radio so I didn’t know this. I thought I’m a slave 4 u was a big hit for her?
@ryanappleton3653 3 күн бұрын
@@teal_panda_8434 Slave 4 U peaked at 4 in the UK Bender: Now *THAT* is I R O N Y! 🤖
@nancyjay790 17 күн бұрын
Those gold hot pants Kylie wears in the video for "Spinning Around" reputedly were found last minute by her manager who was in a charity shop and thought they were right for the video. Here in the UK, lots of fans melted over those gold hot pants, and one store carried a simulation version to sell as well.
@kaylapounds1359 17 күн бұрын
I've always found it interesting when there's songs that don't get popular in the U.S but get super popular abroad and even vice versa.
@mattalan6618 17 күн бұрын
as do i. then you hear said songs and you're like ''uh that could have found a market in the US''
@nco1970 17 күн бұрын
Cultural differences.
@ownyourcrazy8734 17 күн бұрын
You dug deep for this video. Kudos to you. . In Australia, Tina Turner's The Best became the NRL (National Rugby League) anthem thanks to its use in a promotional campaign for the sport, becoming its most successful ever campaign. Tina herself appeared in the ads. The song proved so popular that it received a re-release in 1992 when The Best was recorded as a duet between Tina and Australian singer Jimmy Barnes, cracking the top 20. The song is still remembered fondly among Australians in general as a result. . . Another example of a song experiencing greater success outside America is Now You're In Heaven, a 1989 single by Julian Lennon.
@floss3729 17 күн бұрын
One of my early memories was that Anthem!
@melisaprietoaboitiz7184 15 күн бұрын
So true
@alexspielberg341 17 күн бұрын
Cher's Strong Enough and Dov'e l'amore were huge in Europe
@diogoflopes1882 15 күн бұрын
Yeah
@TheMolabola 15 күн бұрын
"When loves takes over" was everywhere, dance music was at its peak during those years!
@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 18 күн бұрын
Honorable Mention: I Want to Know what Love Is (version by Mariah Carey). It only reached #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. However, in Brazil the song hit #1 and stayed there for a record 27 weeks!!
@rockintelligence 17 күн бұрын
27 weeks!? That's a looong time. The song was literally a HUGE hit in Brazil. I've never heard it so, I'll check it out. Thank you❤
@victorhunter8900 15 күн бұрын
I didn't even know she had recorded a cover of that song. LOL
@skurinski 9 күн бұрын
it was only a hit in Brazil so no, doesnt apply here
@YTLNC 17 күн бұрын
"Think Twice" by Celine Dion should have made it to the list. Only peaked at #95 on Billboard Hot 100, and failed to repeat the success of "The Power Of Love". However, it was super successful internationally. #1 in UK selling more than 1.3m copies, also Top 10 throughout Europe and Australia. Mega hit, her second biggest in Europe after "My HEart Will Go On".
@gianfeliciano9816 17 күн бұрын
93.7 WSTW promoted the heck out of "When Love Takes Over" and I heard it all the time on the radio. You can imagine how surprised I was when I found out the song only charted at number 73.
@tomcat630 17 күн бұрын
It was big at dance clubs. I think Top 40 radio is overrated.
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
I knew a German couple who used WLTO as their wedding song. They posted a video of themselves dancing to the song at their wedding.
@Barbieof2000s 16 күн бұрын
In 2001-2002 Britney Spears was blacklisted by clear channel for not choosing them as the tour promoter. So they contacted with the radio stations that they owned which was most of them and they refused to play her music on the radio. Also, some of her singles were not released as material singles.
@grayshigami6797 18 күн бұрын
Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park used to play on the radio in my country, in the US it seems to be underrated
@TributesAndUnique 17 күн бұрын
Janet Jackson didn’t deserve that, especially when Justin Timberlake caused the incident to happen
@lynnevetter 15 күн бұрын
She didn't deserve it, but it was just an accident.
@raidersfanallday 15 күн бұрын
Her music just is boring in my opinion. I’ve never heard someone say ‘hey play that Janet Jackson song’
@lynnevetter 14 күн бұрын
@@raidersfanallday where have you been!? 😲
@teal_panda_8434 14 күн бұрын
@@raidersfanalldayyeah okay lol
@minervaloves 10 күн бұрын
This ☝️
@OLDS98 18 күн бұрын
There should be another video like this. I tell people and share music and show them songs they were not hits or charted in the United States, but did well elsewhere. Thank you for this video. There are many more hits like this.
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
Yes! We really could use a Part 2.
@teal_panda_8434 14 күн бұрын
There is a KZfaq channel that has European hits for each year of the 80s and 90s. Songs I have never heard or ones I haven’t heard in a hot minute.
@OLDS98 14 күн бұрын
@@teal_panda_8434 Hello and thank you. I subscribe to a bunch of chart channels on You Tube. Yes, there are a bunch of songs never released in the United States and were in Europe or internationally. There are a bunch of artists who stopped charting in the United States and still chart globally. There are artists who were underground in the United States but big outside the United States. I can name a song right now that charted in Europe, but did not chart here. It was called Ghost Of Love by Fiction Factory. It is here on You Tube.
@JoystickVersusMachine 18 күн бұрын
I'm not sure including "Spinning Around" is really fair. As fair as I'm aware, it wasn't released as a single in the United States nor was the album "Light Years" . The album "Light Years" still isn't technically available here physically, though import copies aren't terribly expensive.
@chelseacanales8763 18 күн бұрын
Tina Turners The Best song is so good RIP Queen of Rock and Roll
@josephwest124 18 күн бұрын
And with regard to Tina, her career's been a case of "Big US hit, UK flop" or "US flop, big UK hit." "Better Be Good to Me" and "Private Dancer" were both Top 10 hits in the US but only reached #45 and #26, respectively, in the UK. "Typical Male" was Top 5 in the US but only #33 in the UK. "Let's Stay Together" was Top 10 in the UK, but only #26 in the US. Her James Bond song, "Goldeneye," was Top 10 in the UK but didn't make the Hot 100 in the US (its best US performance was #22 on the dance chart). And "When the Heartache Is Over" made the Top 10 in the UK but failed to chart on the Hot 100.
@beatmania3rdmix 17 күн бұрын
Tina’s always had trouble in the US. River Deep, Mountain High didn’t even chart in the US when it was initially released (it later charted at #88 in the US briefly) which is famously the reason Phil Spector quit making music the first time. The song is one of her biggest internationally.
@imsoboredhahaha 17 күн бұрын
Sugababes- “Push The Button” or “About You Now”. Huge hits in the U.K. and Europe.
@emmah3 Күн бұрын
Push the Button was overplayed in New Zealand. I got so sick of that song but it was definitely massive.
@Speedy4B52 17 күн бұрын
I can’t believe so many of these songs didn’t chart in the US. I grew up overseas and maybe that’s why I know them? But I’m shook. And disappointed. lol
@DisneycraftYT 16 күн бұрын
Black Magic was my favorite song growing up! Never knew it was under appreciated!
@Mickeysings 17 күн бұрын
Souper trouper! Omg! One of my faves!!
@C-Bee 17 күн бұрын
After reading the title, When Love Takes Over was the first song on my mind but I didn’t even expect it to be mentioned cause people like to pretend Beyoncé was the only member of Destiny’s Child.
@nel9074 13 күн бұрын
Me too i swear i was thinking of this song lol kelly and david did their thang
@benandjerry-dalmatians1910 17 күн бұрын
How can you leave out Human by Rag N Bone Man? It was #1 all around the world but barely made dent in the US. Has well over a billion KZfaq plays as well.
@michaelrochester48 18 күн бұрын
Abba did not really struggle in the USA. They had several top 10, top 20 and top 40 hits including a number one hit and several top 10 hits. They just didn’t all go to number one like other countries.
@tudorjason 18 күн бұрын
Ace of Base - Life Is A Flower Not one of my favorites, but it was the most-played song on the radio in Europe for 1998
@natygallardo9106 17 күн бұрын
Other cases: Justin Bieber & BloodPop - Friends (Peak #20 in USA but was Top 10 in other countries, without a music video) The Police - Message in a Bottle (Peak #74 in USA but popular in other countries like Australia, Belgium, Ireland and UK) U2 - The Fly (Peak #61 in USA but popular in Ireland, UK, Australia and other countries) / Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kil Me (Peak #16 in USA but popular in these countries and more) / Beautiful Day (Peak #21 in USA but popular in these countries and more) MIKA - Grace Kelly (Peak #57 in USA but popular in UK, Australia, France and other countries)
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
Kylie Minogue had a LOT of songs that were big hits internationally but are barely known here in America. Beginning with 1987's "I Should Be So Lucky" and followed up with a long string of late 80s and early 90s hits written and produced by Stock, Aitken, and Waterman. Her only sizable hits in the US were her cover of "The Loco-Motion" in 1988 and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2002. The latter was followed up with the now-forgotten "Live At First Sight" but today the average American can probably only name those two Kylie songs. Funny that the Bee Gees actually contributed not one but two songs to this video: their own "You Win Again" in the Honorable Mentions, and "Chain Reaction" which they wrote for Diana Ross. In the 1980s alone, a number of artists and songs were huge worldwide but are virtually unknown to Americans: F.R. David with "Words", Sandra with "Maria Magdalena", Modern Talking with "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", 1982 Eurovision winner Nicole, with "Ein Bisschen Frieden/A Little Peace", and Australian legend John Farnham with "You're the Voice". Plenty of others could go in this list as well but these to me stand out the most.
@bottomofastairwell 5 күн бұрын
kylie minogue in general barely makes a splash in the US, but she's HUGE everywhere else. which is pretty lame if you ask me, cuz all her music is so damn catchy
@jspihlman 17 күн бұрын
I'd argue even though Super Trouper and The Best weren't super successful at the time when they were released, you hear them in the US a lot these days on the radio.
@carrieorsel1340 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video. I'm glad to know what music is doing well outside the us....
@davidannderson9796 18 күн бұрын
Believe me, the mainstream in America may not know 'Not a girl, not yet a woman', but her fans in America know each and every track on those legendary first 3 albums! And that one in particular is a personal favorite of mine- and many others here as well, I'm sure! The first few songs on this video*- and the entire career of Little Mix- proves that since about 2008 or so at least, the international mainstream radio stations have had far better songs than the ones over here! *(All I've watched so far- I just had to comment! I am looking forward to the rest of the video!)
@majfinan 16 күн бұрын
It seems crazy that some of the biggest hits in the UK that I have heard so often throughout my life growing up could be unknown to so many in America.
@LouisianaCityboi 18 күн бұрын
In what world was “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” not a hit. It was tied to Britney’s Crossroads movie and as an American, I remember it on the radio constantly during its run. 🤷🏻♂️
@kerrysater157 17 күн бұрын
Crossroads was also a huge flop. They also tell you where it charted at. It may have played where you are, that doesn't mean it got great national radio play.
@LouisianaCityboi 17 күн бұрын
@@kerrysater157 You must be amazing at parties. 🎉
@xWhereswaldo 17 күн бұрын
@@LouisianaCityboi They were trying to help clarify your point, you're being a jerk.
@LouisianaCityboi 17 күн бұрын
@@xWhereswaldo Because the almighty WatchMojo can’t be wrong. My original comment was to state a disagreement with the video. Sis decided to come for me and I responded.
@bottomofastairwell 5 күн бұрын
depends on which radio station you listened to. at that time, she chose to go with another company to promote her tour, NOT clear channel, so they blacklisted her songs from all the radio stations they owned, which were MANY. so if your local station WASN'T a clear channel station, you'd hear that song, but if it was? nothing
@eazytobeat 13 күн бұрын
Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dancefloor... The song hit #1 in the UK, Spain, Denmark and New Zealand and peaked in the Top 5 and Top 10 across Europe and Australia. Here in the US though, it never cracked the top 40 on Billboard... Still a banger!
@cleitonschaefer6357 15 күн бұрын
"Mariah Carey - I Want to Know What Love Is " was 1# in Brazil for 27 consecutive weeks. Huge hit outside US.
@botagz 14 күн бұрын
Light Years is my favorite Kylie Minogue album. My fave song from her of all time is On A Night Like This.
@anastaciamedia 7 күн бұрын
I never understood why Anastacia was not successful in her own home country! Such a powerful voice and so many huge hits!!
@jasoncollum3063 2 күн бұрын
I'm stumped with the fact I know very well many of the songs on this list - they played in clubs on heavy rotation, I heard them on the radio frequently, and the store I worked at sold them frequently.
@jenniferromero5155 17 күн бұрын
I’m from the U.S, I will say Little Mix is truly the greatest girl group in this century. I remember listening their songs during my elementary school days ❤️
@itativillegas8791 12 күн бұрын
#10 - 0:25 black magic - little mix #9 - 1:33 i'm not a girl, not yet a woman - britney spears #8 - 2:40 when love takes over - david guetta ft. kelly rowland #7 - 3:46 playing with fire - blackpink #6 - 4:45 chain reaction - diana ross #5 - 5:54 spinning around - kylie minogue #4 - 6:54 super trouper - ABBA #3 - 8:07 just a little while - janet jackson #2 - 9:19 ashes to ashes - david bowie honorable mentions - 10:33 sound of rhe underground - girls aloud 10:46 you win again - bee gees 10:59 nothing breaks like a heart - mark ronson ft. miley cyrus 11:15 flames - david guetta & sia 11:33 i'm outta love - anastacia #1 - 12:02 the best - tina turner
@jadepixie2719 17 күн бұрын
Love Girls aloud signature song “Sound of the underground.” It’s my favourite 🤩 Girls aloud song.
@sourpatchkid394 17 күн бұрын
ABBA is the best. Super trooper is one of my favorite songs. So 🤷♀️I didn’t like “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman” but that Kelly Rowland song was always playing at all the club. I wasn’t fond of it but it was a lot
@samuelcollantes1175 18 күн бұрын
Happy sunday night, Phoebe. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.
@triciar6903 17 күн бұрын
The fact that all I see in KZfaq is Americans reacting to Aussie / outside music that is years old says a lot. They really need to adjust what they are doing and stop closing themselves off to the world. Others out there are awesome.
@user-nh2ms5xw7r 17 күн бұрын
Chain Reaction was an immense hit in UK, GREAT SONG
@andrewrl 16 күн бұрын
The Janet Jackson incident with Justin Timerlake was unfair to Janet Jackson why didn't Justin Timberlake have the same punishment as he exposed her
@andremoore8872 9 күн бұрын
he’s a white man and she’s a black woman
@speaknowethansversion 18 күн бұрын
oh madonna the queen that you are 😭
@andres1624 15 күн бұрын
Feel - Robbie Williams Words - F.R. David
@BlueJeanBaby 17 күн бұрын
Damita Jo was a good album. Janet was used as a scapegoat.
@josephwest124 18 күн бұрын
About "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross, it should be noted that, sure it wasn't a flop in the US (though the remix did make the Top 10 on the Dance chart and the Top 30 on the Adult Contemporary chart), it's not like Diana wasn't used to "UK smash, US flop." "Chain Reaction" was only Diana's SECOND #1 hit in the UK as a solo artist, the first being "I'm Still Waiting"--another US "flop," peaking at #63 on the Hot 100 (incidentally, the Supremes only had 1 UK #1 hit during their career),.
@Alexardelean89 14 күн бұрын
Confessions on the dance floor was an immaculate album. I feel sorry for those who didn’t appreciate its perfection.
@ABCEggplant 17 күн бұрын
When Love Takes Over just showed how much radio controlled listening habits at the time. Beyonce was doing great, so Kelly got shunted to the closet.
@mormand5003 15 күн бұрын
I love Black Magic! Souper Trouper is also my favorite Abba Song
@lilysowner 17 күн бұрын
If Spinning Around were promoted in the US im sure it wouldvr been a hit..the song is amazing
@ThatsJustGinaRose 15 күн бұрын
This list should be renamed "Proving The US Has No Taste." 😂
@williamgalvez1002 15 күн бұрын
Christina Aguilera with the hate and sabotage campaign by gaga and perez hilton should be #1. Also, her single DIRTY from STRIPPED was a hit worldwide, except in US billboard charts...
@adden2242 17 күн бұрын
eyy Black Magic was very catchy!! .. Britney Spears was very popular here in the Philippines! BlackPink is VERY Popular here,too in the Philippines!! 🤩😍
@DannyBkyn 16 күн бұрын
How about "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel?
@mateobanda6808 17 күн бұрын
All the songs by Anastasia charted well outside the USA
@bethdibartolomeo2042 14 күн бұрын
I"m surprised "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" didn't do well, I remember that song well.
@laviniacarolina8367 14 күн бұрын
I’m from Europe and never heard of this band «Sweet Melody»
@jaimebarrera9272 16 күн бұрын
DIRRTY - CHRISTINA AGUILERA
@kararenee9345 16 күн бұрын
Literally anything by the script🤷🏼♀️ They’re my favorite band & living in the USA, I hardly heard them on the radio often
@teal_panda_8434 14 күн бұрын
Seriously? Hall of fame is my jam
@Rey3518 14 күн бұрын
Rihanna's Man down was huge GLOBALLY is one of her best songs but barely top40 in the usa
@Tallyellayaz 17 күн бұрын
I love all of these 😂😂 especially 1, 9, and 10!
@dw89music73 17 күн бұрын
To be fair, though, when it comes to Girls Aloud, after the Spice Girls broke up and before One Direction came around, no British pop group could crack America.
@donalds980 17 күн бұрын
Take That! was a one hit wonder here
@dw89music73 17 күн бұрын
@@donalds980 Take That was around before the Spice Girls broke big, not to mention that they broke up when the Spice Girls were breaking big.
@donalds980 17 күн бұрын
@@dw89music73 yes but what I’m saying is that Take That only song to hit the charts in the US was Back for Good at number 7 in 1995
@nicholasharvey1232 17 күн бұрын
And then it was quickly forgotten stateside...
@dw89music73 17 күн бұрын
@@donalds980 Which was a year before the Spice Girls took off.
@waittillfamewtf2385 18 күн бұрын
"Monster" (2011) - Paramore
@trenlyngstad 10 күн бұрын
6:53 im glad you include ABBA because they deserve a recognition, they are literally underrated in US
@MichaelFlores-bl9sd 16 күн бұрын
Britney Spears is legendary 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💕💕💕💕💖💖💞💞💞💛💛💛❤💞❤❤❤💛❤❤❤❤💖❤💕❤❤❤❤❤❤🧡🧡❤🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡💖🧡💞❤💓💞❤
@mmsiphonevinyls1027 15 күн бұрын
The one that baffles me is You Win Again. It was literally the biggest hit of that year everywhere bar the US. Youd think the backlash wouldve eased by 1987.
@donalds980 18 күн бұрын
Why is the hot 100 chart most of time unkind to international songs
@beatmania3rdmix 17 күн бұрын
The US market has a lot of different formats competing with each other on the pop charts, whereas international markets typically have one or two major formats.
@bottomofastairwell 5 күн бұрын
i'd also add that the US has a lot of xenophobic people who just won't listen to anything foreign. Sadly
@donalds980 5 күн бұрын
@@bottomofastairwell I sometimes listen to foreign music
@bottomofastairwell 5 күн бұрын
@@donalds980 oh yeah, there are plenty of us Americans that do. but also plenty that don't. that's all i mean. whereas, everyone in other countries it seems listens to american music, you know?
@noahman1234 4 күн бұрын
Spinning around is my jam!!
@johnkieraquino 16 күн бұрын
Through the Rain by Mariah Carey is so underrated in the US
@trevorjames426 14 күн бұрын
Kylie had issues with record companies in the USA but proved with her longevity across Europe and Australia that America isn’t the be all and end all.
@FranzLeonard-sq1gv 12 күн бұрын
I am from Indonesia, and these songs hit the TOP here 😮
@LadyArachnea 13 күн бұрын
guess what ... the world outside the US has often a better taste in Music ... and we enjoy more genres / styles ... Kylie is soooooooo popular in Europe & I'm proud of this 💖💖🥰🥰
@01kdel 16 күн бұрын
“When Loves Takes Over” made me rush out to buy that David Guetta album!
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