Hard to imagine the Boss, CCR, the Godfather of soul James Brown, AC/DC and Zeppelin all without #1 songs...we used to jam out to all of them at Central High in Bessemer.
A rundown of 40 (somewhat surprising) OLDER acts without a #1 hit. They are:
One Direction, Bruce Springsteen, Backstreet Boys, Missy Elliott, David Guetta, James Brown, Don Henley, Chaka Khan, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, En Vogue, Bob Dylan, Babyface . . .
Sheryl Crow, MC Hammer, Pat Benatar, New Edition, The Pointer Sisters, AC/DC, The Clash, Green Day, Jimi Hendrix, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sting, Tom Petty . . .
The Who, Bob Marley, KISS, the Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Johnny Cash, the Kinks, Dolly Parton,