Bands with hit singles that were not hit singles

[MGibster]

I was introduced to Great Big Sea by my Canadian (Newfoundland) roommates back in the 90s.

 

[Ryujin]

I was introduced to Great Big Sea by my Canadian (Newfoundland) roommates back in the 90s.

Here's a lesser known Canadian group doing a sea shanty.

 

[CleverNickName]

Josh Joplin's album, "Useful Music," was vastly underrated.

Their biggest song was "Camera One," and I don't think it ever hit the Billboard 100.

 

[Jasperak]

I think "Fire" falls into the exceptionally fuzzy and ill-defined genre of "proto-metal"... Though I can't think of a particular example at the moment, a number of songs and bands from that time period sort of straddle the line between multiple categories of music as people were getting much more experimental... I've heard a fair number of songs that were classified as prog rock, surf rock, acid rock, and a dozen other things where you can clearly hear the roots of heavy metal forming.

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I was definitely feeling like Alice Cooper naughty worded everyone in the Grass Roots and Iggy Pop just sat back and watched.

 

[Jasperak]

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Sugar Man by Sixto Rodriguez.

 

[Ryujin]

How about something from a Toronto group, that's a little newer than the '80s? "Bounce", by Danko Jones, released in 2001.