1984 for Tuesday

[mshray]

Actually part of my hint will be to clean up a slight innacuracy. Let me rephrase:
What band of this era, which had two of their four Top 10 entries (and another two of their total 13 Top 40 hits) in 1984, also managed to have a song peak at #41 not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES?

I have an additional hint if that doesn't do it.

p.s. the La's peaked at #49 according to Allmusic.  Correct on the Scandal, though.

duran duran or hall and oates? i would think "notorious" for duran duran. but i don't have a clue what the h&o song could be.

nope.  this group never hit #1 (unlike both of your guesses), and (HINT) their biggest hit was a song not sung by their lead singer but rather one of the other members of the group.

[princessofcairo]

nope.  this group never hit #1 (unlike both of your guesses), and (HINT) their biggest hit was a song not sung by their lead singer but rather one of the other members of the group.

oh. then it's squeeze.

[mshray]

oh. then it's squeeze.

uh, no.

[urth]

nope.  this group never hit #1 (unlike both of your guesses), and (HINT) their biggest hit was a song not sung by their lead singer but rather  one of the other members of the group.

.38 Special? I don't know that they hit the top 40 thirteen times tho. I just know that most of their hits were sung by their bass player, not the Van Zant bro that fronted the band.

[mshray]

nope.  this group never hit #1 (unlike both of your guesses), and (HINT) their biggest hit was a song not sung by their lead singer but rather  one of the other members of the group.

.38 Special? I don't know that they hit the top 40 thirteen times tho. I just know that most of their hits were sung by their bass player, not the Van Zant bro that fronted the band.

no, no, no.  This was a quintessential band of the late 70's & 80's, a 10@10 regular,  and their lead vocalist had a rather distinctive voice.  When I first heard the ballad that eventually reached #3, I was quite surprised to learn which group it was.  And I guarantee that you were, too.

[princessofcairo]

allan parsons?

[Gazoo]

nope.  this group never hit #1 (unlike both of your guesses), and (HINT) their biggest hit was a song not sung by their lead singer but rather one of the other members of the group.

Gotta be the Cars:

Biggest hits (1984) = "Drive" and "You Might Think"

And I know they had a few songs just miss the Top 40, but didn't know any of them hit #41 three times!  "Dangerous Type"?

[Gazoo]

OH.

WAIT.

You mean, three #41 hits, not one song hitting #41 three times, right?  D'oh!

"Dangerous Type" is definitely one of the three for the Cars.  I keep wanting to say "Touch and Go" is another one but I think that one did better.

[princessofcairo]

OH.

WAIT.

You mean, three #41 hits, not one song hitting #41 three times, right?  D'oh!

oh. i get it now. i was trying to think of one song that hit #41 three times, too. oh well...

f**kin' cars.

[mshray]

OH.

WAIT.

You mean, three #41 hits, not one song hitting #41 three times, right?  D'oh!

"Dangerous Type" is definitely one of the three for the Cars.  I keep wanting to say "Touch and Go" is another one but I think that one did better.

the #41 songs of the Cars were:
Since You're Gone - 1982   
Good Times Roll - 1979   
It's All I Can Do - 1979

the complete Hot 100 list:
 1978  Just What I Needed, #27
 1978  My Best Friend's Girl, #35
 1979  It's All I Can Do, #41
 1979  Let's Go, #14
 1979  Good Times Roll, #41
 1980  Touch And Go, #37
 1982  Shake It Up, #4
 1982  Since You're Gone, #41
 1984  Drive, #3
 1984  Hello Again, #20
 1984  Magic, #12
 1984  You Might Think, #7
 1985  Tonight She Comes, #100 7
 1985  Why Can't I Have You, #33
 1986  Door to Door, #32
 1987  Strap Me In, #85
 1987  You Are the Girl, #17
 1988  Coming Up You, #74

[Gazoo]

1986 Door to Door, #32
1987 Strap Me In, #85
1987 You Are the Girl, #17
1988 Coming Up You, #74

I've never heard any of these.

And to be pedantic, "Why Can't I Have You" (the final single from Heartbeat City) preceded "Tonight She Comes" (the single from the greatest-hits comp, which I actually thought was 1986.