We’ll be looking at quite a few instrumental tracks on this list given how they seemed to be plentiful during the first half of the decade, by far the biggest came from Hot butter who were an American instrumental band who took the world by storm with this gem. If the melody sounds familiar to you, that’s because Crazy frog “covered” this track on its 2005 album and found massive success with it.
This was the first solo hit to come from MJ, suffice to say that this is very different from his later material given how he was still a child when he recorded this track for the film of the same name. Incidentally, this is a horror film which just so happens to have the occasional sentimental scene, making this ballad highly inappropriate to be its theme song regardless of the context of the lyrics.
Although the Osmonds never found much success here in Australia, that didn’t prevent their key member from finding a ton of success as a solo artist as this is one of many entries from Donny Osmond on this list. At least MJ appeared earlier on this list with his solo breakthrough, otherwise I’m sure this will spark an unwanted debate on how this kid copied the work of a much more talented kid of colour and found more success to boot.
It’s crazy to think that there’s an earlier version of this ballad from Badfinger of all people given how many will either think of this version or the Mariah Carey cover from the 90’s when the title is brought up. Even though this was Nilsson’s only hit here in Australia, it was instrumental for making his album a huge success back in the day, suggesting that his subsequent failures were due to disappointment from us Aussies.
Let it be known that age has never been anything but a number when it comes to the music scene, how else do you explain this ragtime tracks success given that it was created by musicians who were each pushing seventy when it was released as a single? Naturally this is a song that was a success when it was due to nostalgia of a simpler time from the first half of the twentieth century.
While this wasn’t the debut single from Olivia Newton John (we’ll look at that entry way down this list) it was the song that made her a household name given how it was easily one of the biggest hits of the decade here in Australia for the British born (at the time) country singer. It was due to this song’s success that she decided to permanently migrate to Australia, at least until she decided to migrate to America a decade later.
We have another ballad to feature from Rod Stewart on this site, this one being the first major hit he had both solo and as part of a group as it was due to this ballad’s success that the band he was in at the time found massive success with one of their albums (that band being the Faces.)
Finally, we have another song that’s survived the test of time on this list given how it’s still fondly remembered even outside of oldies stations to this day. This was one of only three hits that Don Mclean had here in Australia, the other two being ballads as opposed to this lengthy track that serves as a history lesson about the day the music died (03/02/1959.)
This is the best proof I have that psychedelia lasted into the 70’s way longer than you would otherwise think given how it was one of the biggest hits of 1972 here in Australia from the psychedelia band Blackfeather. This wasn’t even their first hit here as we’ll be looking at their debut single much later on this list, proving that we Aussies still had plenty of summer love this far into the decade.
This was Donna Fargo’s only other hit here in Australia, although given how it appears so close to her earlier entry on this list, it’s safe to say that both of these songs were equally as popular back in the day with us Aussies as each other. That is until you realise, they were from the same album, and this came out first, meaning that her earlier entry was even more popular if we factored in album sales eating its success.
We have another British born south African artist to appear on this list, this time it’s from Dave Mills who scored a massive hit here in Australia with this ballad to the point where he was convinced to move here following its success. This proved to be fruitless as he remains a one hit wonder here despite doing quite well in Africa with his earlier material that all failed to chart here.
This remains the most successful song in John Lennon’s catalogue outside of his work with the Beatles, although curiously this protest track didn’t hit number one on Billboard despite it being a massive chart topper throughout the rest of the world. I guess American listeners didn’t quite feel the positive message of world peace this song was going for, that or they felt this was communist propaganda from an out of touch millionaire.
This is the only hit from pop crooner Wayne Newton here in Australia, it’s easy to see how it connected with audiences given the subject matter of a son losing his father after said father’s failing marriage to his mother. In most parts of the world, this was passed up in favour of a cover from Daniel Boone to the point where there’s contention of which versions is considered to be the original (it’s this version.)
Given how the Partridge family was one of the biggest names both in music and on TV, it only makes sense that its key member David Cassidy would find massive success on his own with his solo debut single worldwide. There’ll be a few more entries from the actor/musician on this list, proving that he was well liked by audiences back in the day and far more for his smouldering good looks to boot.
This was originally released in 1969 to deafening silence for Roberta Flack, I guess because it was considered a bit ahead of its time given how it’s more in line with the RNB the 70’s is known for rather than the 60’s which was less subtle by comparison. I’m not sure how this was rediscovered three years after its initial release, however it was which resulted in the first of three Billboard chart toppers for her.
Although this wasn’t the first solo single that Cher released (that honour goes to “Bang bang”) this was the first solo hit of hers to be a massive worldwide success thanks to it being an autobiographical track about how she rose to fame with her (then) husband Sonny Bono. She still has one more entry to come on this list, however her fortunes changed for the worse as the decade went on due to her marriage with Sonny failing.)
I think I’ve done fairly well in keeping my commentary neutral on this list so far, however it’s difficult for me to remain as such with this entry due to how obviously high on drugs Melanie is on this track. This obviously wasn’t a deterrent for audiences back in the day as it remains her biggest hit in her catalogue, which is further proof that the 60’s bled well into this decade given how this feels right at home at Woodstock.
Oh joy, we now have the youngest member of the Osmond family scoring a massive hit with his track at the tender age of ten years old. Even though this was widely rejected in his native America, it was a massive hit here in Australia which prompted it to be an even bigger hit in the UK where it actually went to number one.
This was the first song that the Aztecs released following their reformation in 1971, it became their biggest hit throughout their career despite it not being their highest charting single as they did score a number one hit in the 60’s with “I told the brook.” That said, this is by far their most fondly remembered song if its overplay on oldies stations is anything to go by, likely due to it being a rare pub rock track from the band.
We looked at her second biggest hit from the start of the 80’s, time to look at the biggest hit that Colleen Hewett had in her career which proved to be among the bigger hits from an Australian artist during the first half of this decade. I’m not sure why she failed to score a hit throughout the rest of the 70’s here given that she did resurface in 1980, however at least she eventually escaped our one hit wonder bin.
This is one of those hopeless romantic ballads that along with Nilsson’s earlier entry on this list, tends to drive more cynical listeners (such as myself) insane with how pessimistic the lyrics are. This clearly wasn’t the case for audiences back in the day as it became the breakthrough single for Irish crooner Gilbert O’Sullivan, although strangely it wasn’t his biggest hit in his homeland like it was internationally.
We’ll be looking at a bunch of other entries from the Partridge family later down this list but suffice to say that this track becoming a huge success here off their greatest hits package goes to show just how popular the fictional family band was with us Aussies during their heyday even compared to their fellow Americans given how this wasn’t a bit hit on Billboard.
The first of two entries from Cat Stevens, this was the lead single from his album Teaser and the fire cat, or rather it was a two for one deal given how both songs were released as singles internationally but were bundled together here in Australia. The first track remains as one of Cat’s signature tunes due to the multiple covers it received over the years whilst the latter likely would’ve bombed here had it not been released with the former.
We looked at his 1980 hit “It’s hard to be humble” twice already, time to look at the big hit that Mac Davis had internationally as this ballad managed to be a Billboard chart topper for the country legend upon its initial release. This is another song that’s often cited as one of the worst the decade has to offer due to its admittedly cheesy lyrics (the title says it all) which is where its legacy remains to this day.
This is the last entry to come from the Hollies and well as the song that’s most well-known outside of their fanbase due to how big it was throughout the rest of the world, heck it remains their biggest hit on Billboard likely due to people confusing it for a CCR track given that it’s a swamp rock track from a band otherwise known for their garage rock sound.
The legends are true, there is in fact a version of the Christian hymn “Amazing grace” that’s performed on bagpipes by a real army battalion known as the Military band of the Royal Scots Dragon Guards. I’m not sure when the backlash towards this song became an internet meme or if it even had a backlash prior to the internet, however it’s one of those tracks that internet trolls love to use in reference to a joke towards a meme.
Remember “Top of the world” from earlier on this list? Well, I mentioned that wasn’t originally meant to be released as a single and was only done due to the success of a cover it received from Lynn Anderson. This was the song that was meant to sell that album which it failed to do here in Australia, although it at least was a big hit in its own right likely due to how popular the duo was here.
This is the only hit that comedian Benny Hill ever had in his career, although admittedly he wasn’t much of a musician as this was clearly meant to be a throwaway comedy track that became a surprise hit here in Australia and his native UK due to the success of his show at the time.
This was the lead single to Paul and Linda’s collaboration album Ram, a song that for whatever reason, never saw the light of day in the former’s native UK despite it being a massive success throughout the rest of the world. It’s also often mistaken for a Wings track, likely because it appears on many greatest hits packages for the band as well as fans considering it as such for Linda’s involvement.
While this wasn’t Elvis’s final hit anywhere in the world, it is the last song he released from his catalogue that has largely survived the test of time likely due to it feeling like a track from the 60’s rather than the early 70’s. It was a massive hit for the king of rock and roll regardless of where in the world you’re from, although outside of Australia, it was a bit of a comeback for him.
Well, this is a bit of a surprise, mainly because we have Sammy Davis Jr who’s one of the very few men of colour to find success in the 50’s in the music industry covering a song that was originally written for Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. I guess it makes sense that a version of the song would be popular given how much of a success the film was at the time, however this version being the big hit just confuses me.
This is one of those songs that is fondly remembered by 70’s afficionados but is rather silly the more you think about its lyrics, I mean can anyone explain the poetic genius of lines like “there were plants and birds and rocks and things there was sand and hills and rings” and “in the desert, you can remember your name cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain?” I think because of these dodgy lyrics, this remains the band’s only hit here in Australia.
This was the only hit from English pianist Peter Skellern, it was a massive hit for him here in Australia and his native UK likely due to this coming out right before Elton John took over the world with his top entry on this list. It’s interesting to theorise how big this guy would’ve been had Elton not become one of the biggest names in music worldwide.
For the longest time, I was more familiar with the Jimmy Cliff version of this song given how that became a huge worldwide hit in the 90’s due to being the theme song for Disney’s Cool Runnings. It turns out this was originally a hit for reggae singer Johnny Nash who scored a huge number one hit on Billboard with this track as well as it being a massive hit worldwide for the American soul singer.
This was the debut single for Dr Hook and the medicine show, it was a decent hit in their native America and a massive international hit for the band likely due to the comedic lyrics in the song. That said, this isn’t too far off from their material from the second half of the decade musically, I bring that up because a lot of their earlier work is straight up comedy tracks written by children’s novelist Shel Silverstein.
This is a reading from radio host Les Crane of a 1927 poem about world peace, naturally it was a massive success for the American disco jokey given how this was at a time where there was a higher drive for world peace than ever when it was delivered over his program and then released as a single worldwide. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if this sort of thing was done in this day and age due to how divided the world is currently.
We’ve look at the Jason Donovan version of this ballad, time to look at Bobby Vinton’s take on the Brian Hyland track from a decade prior which proved to be quite popular for the aging (former) teen pop crooner from the 50’s. Bobby did have a massive hit a decade prior with “Roses are red” which many consider to be one of the worst songs of the 60’s due to its cheesy lyrics.
This was the first big hit that Gary Glitter had in his career, mainly because it’s another two for one deal on this list given how we have two tracks that were billed as two parts of a song he released to appeal to the rising trend of glam rock. Now if the melody sounds familiar to you and you’ve somehow never heard of this track on oldies stations, that’s because it was interpolated for “Doctoring the tardis” in 1988 by the KLF.
This is the other two for one deal that Cat Stevens released here in Australia back in the day, naturally this also managed to become a success for the English folk singer mainly through the strength of side-A which was the intended second single from Teaser and the firecat. This would be his only other major hit here in Australia, although he was always more of an album artist back in the day.
Well, I hope you’re prepared to see the Bee gees in their Beatles knockoff phase otherwise you’ll be shocked at how radically different their music is compared to their more iconic disco phase. This was the biggest hit the trio had during the first half of the decade given how they lost a lot of their good will coming into the decade due to behind-the-scenes drama with the other members of their band.
Now if you felt that the previous entries comprising of Australian artists stealing the success of an international song with their inferior covers was infuriating, allow me to present to you a band whose entire gimmick revolved around this practice known as Jigsaw. This was their biggest hit as the band took the Mouth and McNeal track and made it their own in lieu of that track becoming a success.
We have another entry from the brothers Gibb on this list, this time it was the song they released just prior to their earlier entry on this list which also managed to be a success due to the momentum the trio had this far into the decade from their heyday from the 60’s.
This is one of the very few E.P’s that managed to become a hit during the pre-Countdown era in Australia, this also serves as the only hit that country singer Slim Newton had given how the title track managed to amuse his fellow Aussies upon its initial release which resulted in the E.P’s success.
Neil Diamond was on a roll when he released this single from his album Moods, it was his second Billboard chart topper proving how popular he was in his homeland as well as it being a huge hit internationally thanks to how in vogue his brand of soft rock was with the times.
We have another instrumental track that’s loosely based on classical music for this list, this time it’s the one and only hit from British band Apollo 100 (I’m assuming a reference to the Apollo 11 landing) where they make a musical arrangement of a Sebastian Bach track which impressed us Aussies and the Americans but not their fellow Brits.
You’d think that these guys would’ve kept the hits coming following the success of their two earlier entries on this list, alas this was the only other hit they had which was likely due to the success of those two chart toppers. Still the fact they managed one more hit does prove that there was at least some interest in their original material which is more than I can say for the other bands who scored a hit with a topical cover of an international chart topper on this list.
This was Dave Edmunds second hit here in Australia, although from what I can gather it’s an Australian exclusive single given how it didn’t appear to chart anywhere else int he world. I would’ve thought that it would at least touch the Billboard charts given how America seems to be the promised land in question going by the lyrics, however it was only us Aussies that appreciated this folk ballad.
This was a big hit for American soft rock band the Gallery here in Australia as well as their native America and interestingly enough, Canada where it was a huge chart topper for them. Despite its international success, it remains their only hit worldwide given how the band only lasted a few years together before calling it quits in 1974.
We haven’t had many musicians of colour on this list so far, let’s change that by featuring the final hit from 5th dimension which was a huge success for them here in Australia as it was in their native America. I will say that these guys did quite well for themselves with us Aussies throughout their career given how they scored a few hits in the 60’s in addition to this late entry from their catalogue down under.
This was a surprise hit for Rick Nelson (formerly Ricky Nelson) given how this is actually about how he had faded into irrelevancy since his heyday as a teen idol from the 50’s and early 60’s. I guess we Aussies and his fellow Americans felt pity for his career trajectory (particular him getting booed while on stage) which is how this managed to become a huge hit for the former teen idol.
This was the only hit that Robin Jolley managed to score in his music career, although like many Australian pop crooners, he found more success as a TV presenter which seems to be how the music industry worked here in Australia back in the day.
We have another two for one entry on this list, although this time we’re looking at a song that’s already appeared on my site given how “Castles in the air” became a hit on its own a decade after this was released. “Vincent” was the main reason for this entries success due to it feeling like a John Denver track, particularly with the opening lyrics being “starry starry night.”
This was the first of many hits that Slade would have in their career, it was their biggest hit here in Australia likely due to it not being included on any of their albums like some of their other entries on this list we’ll get to in a bit. I’m not sure why they titled their earliest songs the way they did other than to offend the Grammar Nazis of the world, at least they stand out among other generic titles.
We looked at the big hit these guys had as Drummond earlier on this list, time now to look at their other big hit they had once they rebranded themselves as Mississippi a year after that big hit. From what I can gather, this is an original track from the band which meant that there was appeal for their original music as opposed to many of their contemporaries from this list alone.
Even though there’s tons of songs with this title from over the years, from what I can gather this is an original pop rock track from John Farnham (known back then as Johnny Farnham) which goes to show that he only occasionally dabbled with covers throughout his career. He would have a couple more hits around this time (which we’ll get to) before fading into obscurity for the remainder of the decade.
The best way to describe Lynsey de Paul is if Olivia Newton John began her career as a country artist whilst also having her sexual appeal she acquired from the Grease soundtrack, at least that’s how I’d describe her one and only hit she had here and in her native UK with this entry.
This was originally released in 1967 as the third single from Procol harum’s debut album albeit only here in Australia, I guess we Aussies weren’t that thrilled at having an exclusive track from these guys despite giving them two hits in the form of “A whiter shade of pale” and “Homburg” that year. It was given a second chance as a live track where it became a massive success worldwide.
This is one of two entries from Jamie Redfern to make the list, Jamie of course being best known for being the first breakout star on the TV series Young talent time which was similar to that of the Mickey mouse club for Australia when it came to breeding child stars in the entertainment industry. This is another two for one deal as this comes with “Rainbow on the river” (which I couldn’t find album art for.)
From what I can gather, Johnny O’Keefe is the earliest Australian artist to find international success given how his cover of “Shout” from 1959 managed to become a big hit throughout the rest of the world. Just before he released that track, he released the original version of this track which bombed back in the day but was given a second chance in 1972 where it became his final hit.
It took him a while to release a new album following the demise of his band Simon and Garfunkel, however Paul Simon found instant success once he did release new music on his own given how much of an instant success said album and its lead single was throughout the world. True to the title, this is a song about a mother reuniting with her son after a long time apart which naturally connected with audiences.
I get the feeling this song was originally meant for Elvis Presley due to the vocals heavily reminding me of the king of rock and roll on this track, it’s instead the one and only hit from country legend Faron Young outside of his native America as this was a surprise hit both here and in the UK for him. Interestingly, this bombed on the Billboard charts, meaning I have no idea how we Aussies and Brits came across it.
Bread was another band who managed to achieve quite a bit of success in their native America throughout the decade, this was their biggest hit here in Australia despite it not being their biggest hit on the Billboard charts (we’ll get to what was in a bit.) Bread are one of those bands who are often described as “white people music” mainly due to their lack of appeal in other demographics.
This is one of two hits that Badfinger managed to achieve here in Australia, we’ll get to the other one in a bit but suffice to say, the Welsh band who gave us the original rendition of “Without you” was decently successful back in the day even if that success down under was pitiful compared to what they achieved throughout the rest of the world.
We have our final Oscar winning track on this list, I’ve saved the best for last as it’s the title track from the Shaft series courtesy of Isaac Hayes who scored his only American hit with this jam. For the rest of the world, he scored another hit in the late 90’s as his character in South Park Chef with “Chocolate salty balls” from the Chef aid soundtrack (it only barely failed to appear on this site.)
We’ve looked at the Boy George cover from 1987 on the NZ side of my site, time now to look at the original non reggae version from Bread which was a hit here in Australia fifteen years prior to when George’s version briefly scrapped our top ten before quickly leaving our charts (making it a fan single in my opinion.) This failed to crack our top ten but stuck around for quite some time regardless.
These guys were one of the first NZ bands to make it big in their homeland (if the Listener charts are anything to go by) so it was only a matter of time before they saw crossover success here in Australia even if it came several years past their prime. What’s stranger is that this didn’t even chart on the Listener charts, suggesting their fellow kiwis were done with the band by this point.
This was another huge hit that Slade had throughout the world during their heyday, it was coincidentally their second UK chart topper given how it was their second biggest hit here in Australia for the glam rock band.
Named after the famous American settler, Daniel Boone (real name Peter Green) scored a huge international success with this track that seems to replicate the relaxed vibes of “In the summertime” from earlier on this list. Although this was his only hit in most parts of the world (including his native UK) he was quite popular in NZ with several of his other tracks around this time.
We have another two for one deal on this list, this time it’s from Elton John who decided to bundle “Rocket man” from Honky chateau with “Tiny dancer” from Madman across the water in order to cross promote both albums even though the latter had been out for about a year when this was released. Naturally this became a success for him here in Australia months prior to his top entry on this list.
You’d think that “Stairway to heaven” would be the big hit from Led Zeppelin’s fourth self-titled album, alas it wasn’t as that honour goes to this track instead which is more of a conventional rock track as opposed to the prog classic that continues to invade our airwaves even to this day.
(this is Led zeppelin “Black dog)
Here’s the big hit that my UK readers will be familiar with from Tony Christie, although that wouldn’t be the case until 2005 where it was turned into a duet with British comedian Peter Kay for comedy relief that year. As that version never dented a chart outside of the UK, I’ll be focusing my attention on the original which is a story about travelling to the titular Amarillo in America to meet up with a girlfriend.
This was the biggest hit that the New seekers had in their native UK as well as in America, this is due to the song being sampled for a Coca-Cola add shortly after its release which boosted its popularity throughout the world. Naturally this add had no affect on the song’s popularity here in Australia given how it was far from the most popular song of its day here.
Even though this track from Alison Mccallum wasn’t among the most popular here in Australia back in the day, it nonetheless sparked international interest for the rock singer which is why I was able to find cover art for it that wasn’t just a Jpeg of its vinyl for this list. Naturally this interest didn’t do her career any favours as she would retire from music by the end of the decade.
Well, I didn’t think I’d be featuring a song from the man who produced the earlier albums from the fab four on this site, however he evidently gave a music career as a frontman a shot which led to him scoring a massive worldwide hit with this pop rock track as his debut single. It was his only hit worldwide as he quickly reverted back to being behind the scenes despite its success.
We have another solo entry from Donny Osmond on this list, he was just racking up the hits here in Australia back in the day which is odd because the rest of his family didn’t see this level of success (except Jimmy and maybe Marie with an entry we’ll get to.)
It’s puzzling to think that this was the big hit from blues legend JJ Cale and not “Cocaine” here in Australia, although I guess the fact that he had a hit here in Australia is proof that we Aussies did at least love him for one single as opposed to his fellow Americans who completely ignored his catalogue.
This was a bit of a minor success here in Australia, mainly because it was the lead single to a highly successful album which ate up its potential success early on but not enough for us Aussies to completely overlook this ballad from Rod Stewart.
Given the success of the Mike Curb congregation from earlier on this list, these guys had to be referred to as the English congregation here in Australia as well as anywhere else in the world that “Burning bridges” had charted in order to avoid confusion with them. In any case, this was a decent hit here in Australia, although it was much bigger internationally likely due to the lack of confusion.
There are two songs with this title that appear on this list, although this was by far the bigger of the two entries due to how well it did in America for Looking glass. I guess we Aussies weren’t that keen on having a love ballad dedicated to a girl named Brandy be that successful given how low it appears on this list.
While these guys only had one inescapable hit here in Australia with “Hot love,” their fortunes were much better in their homeland as this became yet another chart topper in the UK for the glam rock band as well as another staple on oldies stations to this day.
This is the final hit from Russell Morris, he had a good run throughout the decade but alas, his popularity didn’t continue on after this moderate hit he had.
This is the original version to Barry Manilow’s breakthrough hit “Mandy,” I’m not sure why Barry felt the need to change the name of the girl who stole his affections in his rendition given how this was a proven hit for Scott English here in Australia. I guess it was for that lucrative American audience as this did bomb in Scott’s native America.
Country radio was an Australian band who scored their one and only hit with this track, there’s not much to say about it or the band in question as it was only a success due to it being released at the right time for it to become as such.
This was the final hit that Sonny and Cher had before their divorce, even so, it was only a success here in Australia likely due to the success of “Gypsys tramps and thieves” from much earlier on this list.
Even though he scored a big hit with “World’s greatest mum” from earlier on the list, Johnny Chester managed to score a minor hit two years prior with his collaboration with Jigsaw during the height of the band’s popularity here.
I did mention that Richard Harris AKA Albus Dumbledore had a singing career when we looked at Donna Summer’s hit “Macarthur Park” a while back, here he is with one of his hits which did decently well here in Australia likely due to how popular the Irish actor was in the film industry. Admittedly he’s been reduced to a one hit wonder with his rendition of the Donna Summer classic due to how bizarre the lyrics are on that track.
We have one final entry from Gilbert O’Sullivan on this list, this time it’s with arguably his silliest track which admittedly is a refreshing change of pace from his more famous downbeat songs we looked at earlier on this list. I guess this is proof that even the more morose of artists can have a sense of humour to them.
Given how many entries he’s had on here with his band the Hollies as well as having massive success with his albums with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young, it makes sense that Graham Nash would find solo success with us Aussies even if this is the only solo hit he had worldwide. For what it’s worth, he didn’t find much more success with his other projects after this hit down under.
We have one final entry from Daddy cool on this list, this time it’s with their final hit they had given how their time in the spotlight began and ended with their breakthrough album Daddy who which this served as its final single. Even though the band had no further success, lead singer Ross Wilson would return with Mondo Rock by the end of the decade.
Two years prior to score a massive worldwide hit with their earlier entry on this list, the Stylistics had a minor hit here in Australia with this RNB jam likely off the back of the success 5th dimension had here. This was actually one of their weaker hits internationally as their big hit in their homeland at the time was “Betcha by golly wow.”
This is the only other hit that Brian Cadd had during his career, although he was more of an album artist given how his three solo albums were among the most successful of the decade. That said, I get the feeling he would’ve been so much bigger had there been a Countdown equivalent to further promote the singles from his three albums.
