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== No Hits Anywhere ==
* [[Ryan Adams]] has had only two charting singles stateside (yes, one of them is his near-hit "New York, New York"), but both peaked so low they might as well have not charted. Internationally, he's had more luck, with six hits in the UK.▼
* Famed Canadian roots rock group [[The Band]] was one of the most influential groups of the late 60s and early 70s, but never had a song reach the Top 20 in the USA. (They did have two albums go gold and reach the top ten).▼
* Comedian [[Tim Wilson]] has been recording since 1993, mixing live stand-up comedy with comedic songs, done either live or in studio. Despite his lack of chart success, Wilson is a regular fixture on ''[[The Bob and Tom Show]]'' and has album sales in the millions.
* [[Rodney Carrington]], even after getting an ABC sitcom that lasted two full seasons. He finally managed to crack the Top 40 in late 2009 with [[Black Sheep Hit|a dead-serious Christmas song]] that got to #31.▼
* Michigan-based comedic act [[Da Yoopers]] has been around since ''1975'', self-releasing comedy albums since 1986. Though known mainly in Michigan for their regionally topical songs such as "Second Week of Deer Camp" and "Rusty Chevrolet," the band has received regular airplay on Dr. Demento shows. None of their songs have ever charted.
* [[Led Zeppelin]]'s sole entries on the UK singles chart are a couple of rereleases. They never released singles in their home country until they broke up. They were more successful overseas; "Whole Lotta Love" hit the top five in nine countries.
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* [[Phish]]. They came close to a mainstream pop hit a couple of times (with "Free" in 1996 and "Heavy Things" in 2000) but fell quite short both times.
* [[Jeff Buckley]]. He never hit the Billboard Hot 100, and his only album (''Grace'') didn't even hit the top 100 of the albums chart (it peaked at #149).
* Whereas the other big third wave ska groups in [[The Nineties]] ([[No Doubt]], [[Sublime]], [[Reel Big Fish]], the Mighty Mighty Bosstones) managed at least one hit single at the peak of the ska revival, [[Less Than Jake]] continues to be the only one that hasn't charted very highly but remains popular as a live act.▼
* [[The Pixies]]. Except in the UK and the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.▼
▲* Whereas the other big third wave ska groups in [[The Nineties]] ([[No Doubt]], [[Sublime]], [[Reel Big Fish]], the Mighty Mighty Bosstones) managed at least one hit single at the peak of the ska revival, Less Than Jake continues to be the only one that hasn't charted very highly but remains popular as a live act.
* Country-rapper Colt Ford has had impressive grassroots levels of album sales despite having singles that got no higher than #53.
* [[The Ramones]]. One of the most influential bands of all time. Highest charting single? "Rockaway Beach", which only made #66 on the US Pop chart in 1978.
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* Folk-rock and children's music duo [[Trout Fishing in America]] has been recording regularly since 1992, but despite a couple Grammy nominations, they've never had a single hit.
* Rodeo star and singer Chris LeDoux never had a big hit on the country charts, but his name is well-known in the genre, especially through his longtime association with [[Garth Brooks]] — Garth name-drops him in "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" and paid tribute to him in "Good Ride Cowboy".
* [[Tom Waits]] has been steadily releasing music for almost four decades and has yet to have a hit single, even though his highest-charting album, ''Bad As Me'' peaked at #6 on the billboard charts. He seems to be a popular cover choice though, as Rod Stewart took a cover of Waits' "Downtown Train" to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and yet, in a stunning aversion of [[Covered Up]], Waits' version still remains the more famous version).▼
* [[Yo La Tengo]] has never had a hit single, yet they're darlings of the indie world and have [[Long Runner|had a long, successful career.]]
* [[Dropkick Murphys]] have never charted on any singles chart (nope, not even the Billboard Modern Rock Chart) despite steady album sales and massive regional popularity in the [[Hollywood New England|New England]] area of the United States. In fact, their song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is one of a few songs to ever sell over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States without ever charting on the Billboard Hot 100.
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* [[Primus]] (and their many, many splinter acts) only managed to land a #62 single (#12 in the UK) with "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", and Top 10 albums with ''Pork Soda'' and ''Tales From The Punchbowl'' in 1993 and 1995 respectively, but have kept a loyal following since their formation in 1984.
* [[King Crimson]] has been around since the sixties, has had multiple band members, many of whom, have worked with some of the biggest names in rock music, and has inspired most prog-rock bands of the last few decades, yet they are mostly unknown by the mainstream.
== No Hits Somewhere, Some Hits Somewhere Else ==
▲* [[Ryan Adams]] has had only two charting singles stateside (yes, one of them is his near-hit "New York, New York"), but both peaked so low they might as well have not charted. Internationally, he's had more luck, with six hits in the UK.
▲* Famed Canadian roots rock group [[The Band]] was one of the most influential groups of the late 60s and early 70s, but never had a song reach the Top 20 in the USA. (They did have two albums go gold and reach the top ten).
▲* [[Rodney Carrington]], even after getting an ABC sitcom that lasted two full seasons. He finally managed to crack the Top 40 in late 2009 with [[Black Sheep Hit|a dead-serious Christmas song]] that got to #31.
▲* [[The Pixies]]. Except in the UK and the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.
▲* [[Tom Waits]] has been steadily releasing music for almost four decades and has yet to have a hit single, even though his highest-charting album, ''Bad As Me'' peaked at #6 on the billboard charts. He seems to be a popular cover choice though, as Rod Stewart took a cover of Waits' "Downtown Train" to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and yet, in a stunning aversion of [[Covered Up]], Waits' version still remains the more famous version).
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