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Not convinced that highest charting works for determining what a band is best know for. Example: RUSH

 

It may not be 100% accurate but can you think of a better way to gauge the best known tune?

 

Of course best known tune is kinda vague.

I imagine there may be regional differences in terms of best known tune.

 

What song do they close with live?

 

I'm not saying chart position is completely divorced from "best known," but there are a lot of bands that have a signature song (or two) that aren't necessarily the highest charting one(s). Take albums for a moment. Ballbreaker charted higher than Back in Black. Which would you say AC/DC is better known for?

 

Yeah. Thats a good idea. The closing song does mean something.

 

The idea of a best known song is a hell of a lot easier with artists with few known tunes. Preferably one hit wonders.

 

Bands like vh rush, etc etc who have tons of great tunes over many years, its near impossible imo to say definitively what the best known tune is

 

Yeah, I think bands that have a deep discography can be tough to pinpoint. Staying with AC/DC, is it Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, For Those About to Rock, Thunderstruck, Dirty Deeds, Highway to Hell . . .? Almost impossible to say for sure.

 

I found this to be quite interesting.

 

https://fivethirtyei...-it-used-to-be/

Good find.

 

Thanks checking it out.

 

The article is dated but I can't imagine much has changed since then. Probably a good list for what is considered to best the best known song.

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I suppose it depends on who you ask here. Rock or mainstream fans? Certainly. Rap fans? Probably not.

 

Its seems that since it reached the mainstream its the best known song by them.

 

Thats them at their peak imo. They ran out of ideas after that disc.. I doubt if any of these are better known.

 

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I suppose it depends on who you ask here. Rock or mainstream fans? Certainly. Rap fans? Probably not.

 

Its seems that since it reached the mainstream its the best known song by them.

 

Thats them at their peak imo. They ran out of ideas after that disc.. I doubt if any of these are better known.

 

Hard times

Sucker mcs

Rock box

King of Rock

My Adidas

You be illin

 

By whom though? By people who like Zeppelin but also got into Run-DMC in the mid-80s?

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I suppose it depends on who you ask here. Rock or mainstream fans? Certainly. Rap fans? Probably not.

 

Its seems that since it reached the mainstream its the best known song by them.

 

Thats them at their peak imo. They ran out of ideas after that disc.. I doubt if any of these are better known.

 

Hard times

Sucker mcs

Rock box

King of Rock

My Adidas

You be illin

 

By whom though? By people who like Zeppelin but also got into Run-DMC in the mid-80s?

 

Maybe but I am looking at the big picture. Best known song is best known song.

 

I could be wrong and it seems you disagree. So tell me what is their best known song?

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I suppose it depends on who you ask here. Rock or mainstream fans? Certainly. Rap fans? Probably not.

 

Its seems that since it reached the mainstream its the best known song by them.

 

Thats them at their peak imo. They ran out of ideas after that disc.. I doubt if any of these are better known.

 

Hard times

Sucker mcs

Rock box

King of Rock

My Adidas

You be illin

 

By whom though? By people who like Zeppelin but also got into Run-DMC in the mid-80s?

 

Maybe but I am looking at the big picture. Best known song is best known song.

 

I could be wrong and it seems you disagree. So tell me what is their best known song?

 

It's Tricky, You Talk Too Much, King of Rock, It's Like That, Rock Box, My Adidas. It's hard to say. Walk This Way is definitely their biggest crossover hit.

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I suppose it depends on who you ask here. Rock or mainstream fans? Certainly. Rap fans? Probably not.

 

Its seems that since it reached the mainstream its the best known song by them.

 

Thats them at their peak imo. They ran out of ideas after that disc.. I doubt if any of these are better known.

 

Hard times

Sucker mcs

Rock box

King of Rock

My Adidas

You be illin

 

By whom though? By people who like Zeppelin but also got into Run-DMC in the mid-80s?

 

Maybe but I am looking at the big picture. Best known song is best known song.

 

I could be wrong and it seems you disagree. So tell me what is their best known song?

 

It's Tricky, You Talk Too Much, King of Rock, It's Like That, Rock Box, My Adidas. It's hard to say. Walk This Way is definitely their biggest crossover hit.

Tricky is probably better known these days than their cover. Mary, Mary as well.

 

Ask some youngstas.

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I didn't know until recently that 'Lotta Love' which was recorded by Nicolette Larson is written by Neil Young.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHLr5dT4XHc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5mLgLI4814

And I do believe (without looking it up) she sings background vocals on his version.

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I wasn't aware that John Fogerty's single 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)' from the early 70's is a Hank Williams song.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HZiN0OsUAg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B5BR0xrXaU

Suzi Q isn't his (Creedence's) song either though neither it nor this one would qualify as his/their 'best known song'. I'm sure you'd agree.

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His biggest hit would be 2 years later when Close To You went to number one.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8

 

I did not know about it until this video a month ago and it's listed as number 2. Tom Sawyer is even mentioned in the honorable mentions section of the list.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4OWrGZooNs&t=1243s

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