[Music] Which artist had the best ever single album career?

[stewart12]

I woke up thinking I'd absolutely nailed an unmentioned entry

MACALMONT & BUTLER

but alas they did an album in 2002 which missed me

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Road to Freedom - Young Disciples

 

[chickens]

The Postal Service - Give Up

 

[Gabbafella]

Bros - Push.

They were absolutely huge in the brief time they were famous, and they only made one album before the drummer left and they were never big again after that.

 

[Stato]

Just remembered this as another possible contender:



I can't believe it's been over eight years since Gavin Clark died. He was an incredible talent.

 

[boik]

Is it too sneaky to include Athletico Spizz 80? Don't think any of Spizz's bands had more than one album.

 

[Trufflehound]

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...is a very good shout, but...

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...this is what immediately sprang to my mind.
Third best thing to come out of South Wales after Mrs Trufflehound and the M4.

 

[gazingdown]

Re: The Stone Roses.
Am I missing something as there were 3 albums? (Stone Roses, Turns Into Stone, Second Coming).

Same goes for The Sundays (RWA, Blind - the best & Static and Silence).

 

[Bodian]

Re: The Stone Roses.
Am I missing something as there were 3 albums? (Stone Roses, Turns Into Stone, Second Coming).

Same goes for The Sundays (RWA, Blind - the best & Static and Silence).

Yes. People are just trying to delude themselves that Second Coming 'doesn't exist'. Don't think Turns into Stone counts though - that was just a compilation.

 

[Stato]

Re: The Stone Roses.
Am I missing something as there were 3 albums? (Stone Roses, Turns Into Stone, Second Coming).

Same goes for The Sundays (RWA, Blind - the best & Static and Silence).

"Turns into Stone" was a compilation of singles and b sides, like The Smiths 'Hatful of Hollow' and the Wedding Present's 'Tommy'. A few bands have these when their record companies repackage old material. Perhaps there's another question there.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes. People are just trying to delude themselves that Second Coming 'doesn't exist'. Don't think Turns into Stone counts though - that was just a compilation.

I can't get on board with the Second Coming deniers.

No Second Coming would mean no Ten Storey Love Song, and that would be a very great shame.

 

[Mancgull]

I can't get on board with the Second Coming deniers.

No Second Coming would mean no Ten Storey Love Song, and that would be a very great shame.

Agreed, but the first album was such a seminal work and to only have one follow up years later, is quite unusual.