Great songs by artists past their commercial peak

[disneyteletubby]

Moya's solo career of course (Clannad were bigger before) and her late 90s tracks

 

[disneyteletubby]

 

[Ellie]

Not a solo song but Cyndi is a guest vocalist. Always liked this one.

 

[Sardonicus]

Moya's solo career of course (Clannad were bigger before) and her late 90s tracks

I'd call Saltwater her commercial peak! Top 10, only Theme From Harry's Game got there for Clannad

 

[disneyteletubby]

I was kind of thinking that haha

 

[disneyteletubby]

I think this was later than Tanita Tikaram's commercial peak (the first two albums)?


Also LIAR is really good, and I think this would be commercially popular even thought it's way later than her first album:

(The rhythm reminds me of some 2000s song, forgot the name)

 

[Shoat]

 

[Pipo]

I loved this one so much

 

[Shoat]

We actually lasted longer than I'd have thought before someone made a factually incorrect choice (Saltwater the platinum top 10 hit?! Enya who remains permanently atop the New Age sharts?)

 

[Agneeta]

I was hoping it would be a rare opportunity to mention Enya.

 

[Pipo]

OK, no Sexy Confident mention but, Moopsie can't deny this was a pop gem after a string of failed attempts (which she hasn't recovered from btw)

 

[Sardonicus]

 

[Agneeta]

 

[Shoat]

I feel like Never Really Over is basically a cover so shouldn't count but at least its not DAISIES DAISIES DAISIES or Dr Luke

 

[lolly]

 

[VoR]

This was a lovely little one-off.

 

[GNL]

 

[VoR]

Coincidentally also Sun-themed.

 

[Suedehead]

 

[Suedehead]

 

[Suedehead]

 

[BoysForSeles]

 

[Agneeta]

Of course!

 

[BoysForSeles]

 

[Shoat]

 

[funky]

KT has had some great late career peaks. Usually her folky ones for me. Obsessed with these

 

[funky]

As mentioned elsewhere, this is probably in my Top 50 songs of all time.

Out of the many thousands of attempts to recreate the magic of 70s Fleetwood Mac, nobody has nailed it as beautifully as this.

 

[Sardonicus]

This was a lovely little one-off.

Way earlier, but I'll raise you this - her last UK top 40 hit.

 

[Suedehead]

 

[Suedehead]

 

[Agneeta]

Sooooo good

 

[Shoat]

Now at the risk of Moopy sacrilege

When did Annie have a commercial peak?

 

[Agneeta]

Now at the risk of Moopy sacrilege

When did Annie have a commercial peak?

It's a fair point. I guess you could swap commercial for "any"

 

[Rita]

 

[SystemAddict]

That time Debbie outLlorennaed all the big clubland girls.

 

[Rita]

 

[Pipo]

 

[Pipo]

Debatable. It was an underperforming single from a UK #1 album, and Lotus actually did okay considering the circumstances. Was she really past her commercial peak at that point?
She was obviously never going to do Christina Aguilera, Stripped, or Back to Basics numbers again, but I don't think she'd fully entered her post peak era yet. If we were talking about something from 2015 onward, then I'd definitely agree Calling @Loufoque to back me up

 

[Finn]

 

[Finn]

I'd add this to the Blondie shout outs: