Who are some artists with a bunch of hits that you don't hear on really any radio formats where you are?

I noticed that I don't seem to hear much 80's dance-pop such as Taylor Dayne, Sheena Easton, and even Madonna (Though she dominated the charts) George Michael as well. The biggest Wham! hits seem to get more for me. What about 60's/70's artists? I can't think of any now since they tend to have oldies/classic soul/classic rock formats.

Disclaimer: I wasn't around in the 80's or 90's listening to radio but I'm assuming by chart placement they were big radio hits

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sean6636 said:

Who are some artists with a bunch of hits that you don't hear on really any radio formats where you are?

I noticed that I don't seem to hear much 80's dance-pop such as Taylor Dayne, Sheena Easton, and even Madonna (Though she dominated the charts) George Michael as well. The biggest Wham! hits seem to get more for me. What about 60's/70's artists? I can't think of any now since they tend to have oldies/classic soul/classic rock formats.

Disclaimer: I wasn't around in the 80's or 90's listening to radio but I'm assuming by chart placement they were big radio hits

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Where do you live? Madonna and Wham/George Michael are always on the radio here almost everyday, mainly their 80's and early 90's hits. The most I hear from Taylor Dayne if ever is Tell It To My Heart, mainly when mixtapes are being played. Not just on "oldies" stations but on stations that play songs from late 70's to present with a good balance.

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alphastreet said:

sean6636 said:

Who are some artists with a bunch of hits that you don't hear on really any radio formats where you are?

I noticed that I don't seem to hear much 80's dance-pop such as Taylor Dayne, Sheena Easton, and even Madonna (Though she dominated the charts) George Michael as well. The biggest Wham! hits seem to get more for me. What about 60's/70's artists? I can't think of any now since they tend to have oldies/classic soul/classic rock formats.

Disclaimer: I wasn't around in the 80's or 90's listening to radio but I'm assuming by chart placement they were big radio hits

[Edited 10/30/14 7:19am]

Where do you live? Madonna and Wham/George Michael are always on the radio here almost everyday, mainly their 80's and early 90's hits. The most I hear from Taylor Dayne if ever is Tell It To My Heart, mainly when mixtapes are being played. Not just on "oldies" stations but on stations that play songs from late 70's to present with a good balance.

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I'm in Western New York. Actually Madonna has some I've heard,on a station like you said (70's to present), just not all that often. I've only heard "Faith" so far for Michael.

I hear music I used to hear in the 70s and 80s all the time on radio--you just have to find the right stations.

Bobby Bland

Joe Simon

Margie Joseph

Andrews Sisters

Sammy Davis Jr.

Dean Martin

Michael Bolton

Lawrence Welk (his show does still come on PBS though)

Louis Armstrong

Richard "Dimples" Fields

Barbara Mandrell

Loverboy

Men At Work

Bobby Jimmy

alphastreet said:

Where do you live? Madonna and Wham/George Michael are always on the radio here almost everyday, mainly their 80's and early 90's hits. The most I hear from Taylor Dayne if ever is Tell It To My Heart, mainly when mixtapes are being played. Not just on "oldies" stations but on stations that play songs from late 70's to present with a good balance.

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As for Taylor Dayne, the radios over here in Holland also play her Barry White cover! ^^

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MickyDolenz said:

Bobby Bland

Joe Simon

Margie Joseph

Andrews Sisters

Sammy Davis Jr.

Dean Martin

Michael Bolton

Lawrence Welk (his show does still come on PBS though)

Louis Armstrong

Richard "Dimples" Fields

Barbara Mandrell

Loverboy

Men At Work

Bobby Jimmy

I just saw Loverboy perform this summer, quite enjoyed the show.

sean6636 said:

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Over here, it was Hard Candy. The singles off it had a fair bit of airplay (especially 'Give It 2 Me') in 2008/2009; but now the radio stations won't even touch it. Now, the most recent Madge singles that get played regularly are a couple from Confessions. And even those significantly less than stuff off Ray Of Light and American Life.

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Curtis Mayfield

lol EVERYONE

mainstream "oldies" radio are just about 77-90 dance and pop/rock music, and SOME early '60s songs

ginusher said:

I don't hear Johnny Mathis & Nat King Cole except around Christmas. They didn't just make Christmas records. Don't really hear Donny Hathaway either other than This Christmas.

Wait, you mean people still listen to the radio? I thought that radio had gone by the way of the dinosaur.

alphastreet said:

Oh yeah I do hear sorry sometimes though not like before when it had heavy airplay. I might have heard hung up too. You Canadian by any chance? She was always bigger here than US it seems, in recent years

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I'm from Holland, actually. She has a huge following throughout Europe as well; her later albums up until Hard Candy did quite well.

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funkycat00 said:

MILLI VANILLI

It's true, though.

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Anita BAker

MusicAddict95 said:

funkycat00 said:

MILLI VANILLI

It's true, though.

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Girl you know it's true. Ooh ah ooh, I love you.

funkycat00 said:

MILLI VANILLI

The local adult contemporary station sometimes play Blame It On The Rain. I heard Girl You Know It's True a couple of months ago on the soul oldies station and on another station during a DJ party mix that they do every weekend.

MickyDolenz said:

Bobby Bland

Joe Simon

Margie Joseph

Andrews Sisters

Sammy Davis Jr.

Dean Martin

Michael Bolton

Lawrence Welk (his show does still come on PBS though)

Louis Armstrong

Richard "Dimples" Fields

Barbara Mandrell

Loverboy

Men At Work

Bobby Jimmy

I hear his influence all over current mainstream R&B radio these days.