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Is Kiss the best example of a band with no hits but huge success?

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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They sell out stadiums the world over. They have pinball machines and hundreds of other merchandise. They're iconic. So when I thought one day 'oh, what are their hits, I'm sure I'll know some' (as is the case with a lot of people I look up) and I realised, 'They don't have hits.'

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

How about Van Halen?

[–] dmac8 (5050) 6 years ago

1984 had a few hits

[–] actionkamen (23176) 6 years ago

How about U2?

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 6 years ago

Yes. Although I think Owner of a Lonely Heart may have charted somewhere?

[–] dmac8 (5050) 6 years ago

Good for YES; bad for KISS

[–] Stratego (30578) 6 years ago

Owner of a Lonely Heart was a number 1 in the US and number 2 in Holland. Not that big of a hit in England, surprisingly. Another song did reach number 7 over there.

[–] Daddyo (289) 6 years ago

Jimmy Buffet turned one minor hit into a cottage industry. The hippies had the Dean and yuppies Buffet.