The most forgotten musicians of the 60s, 70s, and 80s

Index

Posted by Norville (@norville) on June 16, 2025, 9:08 a.m.

Based on Spotify popularity now vs chart rankings at the time

https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/which-stars-are-being-forgotten-the

Tldr:

60s - Ronnie Dove
70s - The Osmonds
80s - Sheena Easton

I can remember a lot of these artists - John S June 16 9:07 PM
- Re: I can remember a lot of these artists - Tabernacles E. Townsfolk Yesterday 4:10 PM
- I grew up listening to these artists...so yeah....I remember them well... mostly know them for their singles - Mick June 17 12:54 PM
  - I mean no disrespect by this at all, brother - John S June 17 7:18 PM
    - Re: I mean no disrespect by this at all, brother - Mick June 18 7:49 AM
    - 51 - Mod Lang June 17 7:41 PM
      - Hey I'm only 37 - Norville June 19 6:24 AM
        LOL - John S June 19 10:03 PM
        Re: LOL - Tabernacles E. Townsfolk Yesterday 8:42 AM
        Re: Re: LOL - benjamin Yesterday 10:12 PM
- Three Dog Night - Mod Lang June 16 9:37 PM
- Boise, Idaho actually - Mod Lang June 16 9:21 PM
  - Hmm. I am not surprised. - John S June 16 9:40 PM
Re: The most forgotten musicians of the 60s, 70s, and 80s - Billdude June 16 3:01 PM
- "Cannonball" - Norville June 17 10:16 AM
  - Fair enough - Billdude June 17 7:16 PM
    - Sadly - Mod Lang June 17 7:38 PM
      - Did you read "Trouble Boys"? - Billdude June 18 6:19 PM
      - Re: Sadly - Mick June 18 3:41 PM
  - For a minute I thought you were talking about "Convoy" - Mod Lang June 17 6:40 PM
    - Re: For a minute I thought you were talking about "Convoy" - Joe H. June 18 7:49 PM
    - Re: For a minute I thought you were talking about "Convoy" - Billdude June 17 7:31 PM
- Digable Planets still have some cachet - Oliver June 16 7:16 PM
- Re: Re: The most forgotten musicians of the 60s, 70s, and 80s - Joe June 16 4:08 PM
  - Re: Re: Re: The most forgotten musicians of the 60s, 70s, and 80s - Billdude June 17 7:13 PM
    - My dad had America's Least Wanted on CD - Ken June 17 8:35 PM
MacArthur Park - Mod Lang June 16 2:37 PM
- It was in that recent Beetlejuice sequel - Joe H. June 16 11:21 PM
- I like it - John S June 16 8:45 PM
- Re: MacArthur Park - Ken June 16 6:20 PM
- I got into a fight with Derrick Stuart about it - Billdude June 16 2:51 PM
  - It's Apu's niece, btw. (nt) - Joe June 17 6:05 PM
    - Good call. - John S June 17 6:38 PM
  - I remember that episode of the Simpsons - John S June 16 8:41 PM
  - I remember that. - Joe June 16 4:10 PM
    - Re: I remember that. - Billdude June 17 7:11 PM
      - You must not own a physical copy - Ken June 17 8:47 PM
        Definitely not - Billdude June 18 6:22 PM
- I've heard it on the radio. - Joe June 16 2:50 PM
  - It's played on XM radio occasionally - Joe H. June 16 11:23 PM
The best way to find truly forgotten acts - Paul C June 16 10:15 AM
- One act I've seen a ton of in old vinyl - Ken June 17 8:51 PM
  - Re: One act I've seen a ton of in old vinyl - Mick June 18 3:38 PM
- I semi-agree with digging through used LPs in thrift stores. - John S June 16 8:32 PM