biggest hits which are not in 4/4 time?

hugbot

I'm talking stuff you could play in a bar and people would know it.

mart

Plenty in 3/4, of which "Happy Birthday" (the trad one, not Altered Images or Stevie Wonder) is going to be the highest earner.

Beyond that, I'd have to suggest "Turn it on again" by Genesis. 13/4 mostly.

steamabacus

'Living In The Past' by Jethro Tull is in 5/4.
'Take Five' by Dave Brubek.
The main theme to Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells' (The Exorcist theme) is in 15.

koneguitarist

Mull of Kintyre. 3/4. 

 Saviours day 3/4

Golden Brown. 7/8 ?  

Loads of them

ICBM

Golden Brown - The Stranglers

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Anything by Johann Strauss

BenSirAmos

A whole raft of blues - lots in 12/8

"I need your love so bad", etc

solar

Pink Floyd - Money. Does that count as a hit?

koneguitarist

save the last dance for me, cha cha?

Poker Face cha cha

Lots of foxtrots by Frank Sinatra

Black Dog led Zeppelin, 

Hey Ya outkast 11/4

Hootsmon

money

xSkarloey

Someone said Take Five already.

While not a 'concept' album that whole Dave Brubeck LP 'Time Out' has a twist in that each tune is in a different time signature.

Most are pretty well known tunes as well.

hugbot

mart;565693" said:

Plenty in 3/4, of which "Happy Birthday" (the trad one, not Altered Images or Stevie Wonder) is going to be the highest earner.



Beyond that, I'd have to suggest "Turn it on again" by Genesis. 13/4 mostly.

The stevie wonder one isn't 4/4 too either is it?

StageStruck

Witches Promise - Jethro Tull (3/4 time), debatable whether it's known outside of Tull fans though!
Srawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
All You Need Is Love - Beatles

thisisguitar

Mountains - Biffy Clyro (4/4 + 7/8 verses)

Seven Days - Sting (5/4)

thisisguitar

Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix  3/4

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel  3/4

Cult Of Personality - Living Colour (4/4, but with a 3/4 bar in the main riff)

thisisguitar

Times Like These - Foo Fighters (7/4)

Outshined - Soundgarden (7/4)

PolarityMan

Spooooonman is fairly well known I would say

thisisguitar

Them Bones - Alice In Chains (7/8)

thisisguitar

I am moving slightly away from a normal bar with some of those, but they were all singles, some very big. The Biffy and Foo's tracks were big hits. 

Bellycaster

Genesis - Turn it on Again

stickyfiddle

Another Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days is 6/4. Their 2nd most famous after black hole sun?

EricTheWeary

The original Mission Impossible theme choon ( later covers often change it to 4/4) was in 5/4, easilly recognised in a bar. Googles: quick look doesn't add much except Say a Little a Prayer by Dione Warwick, uses 10/4 11/4 and 4/4 apparently.