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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:45 PM
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Records that didn't deserve to sell millions, but did
Shameless copycat thread. But I'll put in my 2 cents: "Significant Other" by Limp Bizkit. Good golly, I could make a list a mile long.
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larryepke Donating Member (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:50 PM
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1. The absolutely #1 example is...
"Frampton Comes Alive!"

I have no idea why anyone would buy that, yet it sold zillions!
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:50 PM
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2. "Livin La Vida Loca" anyone?
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Mistress Quickly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:53 PM
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3. Any Backstreet Boys
or their ilk, Britney, Christina and their ilk.

Most of the crap on Top 40 today.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:54 PM
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4. "Una paloma blanca"
Or anything by Slim Whitman.

Oh, wait, that was a million commercials!
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:54 PM
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5. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, "Endless Love."
I recently came into a CD copy of an AMERICAN TOP 40 show from September 1981. At the time, that turgid ballad was on its way to spending nine weeks at #1! Why, America, why??? :hurts::puke:
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LDS Jock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 12:57 PM
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6. Macarena
I so hate that song!
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 01:06 PM
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7. Xanadu..
Xanadu-uuu ouuuu..

Actually I have no idea if it sold millions, but I see it at the thrift shops all the time. Lots of people must have bought it.
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candy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 01:10 PM
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8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry
I still don't get it and it has sold multi millions!

Guess I'm just a grinch!
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Red State Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 01:12 PM
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9. Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys aaacckkk!
I was cocktail waitressinga as a 2nd job at the time that was popular and every band that year played it. I was ready to scream!!
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Arbustosux Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-04 03:08 PM
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10. anything by Vanilla Ice
Ice, Ice baby....
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