shining star
The first release was the EP Spiral Scratch, which contained the songs Breakdown, Boredom, Times Up & Friends of mine. The first single was Orgasm Addict, which did not chart for obvious reasons, but the second single What do I get, did chart.
Their first single "Beat Again" reached number 1 in the UK chart.
Their only number one hit was on the R&B charts in 1975: "Shining Star".
"Hallelujah"
'I've Been Loving You' was Elton John's first single. It was released in 1968 but failed to chart.
Texas
1998
Girls ain't nothing but trouble! It didn't chart well
Jason Aldean's song "Hicktown" was his first single and made it to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Probably; there wasn't a single chart when it was released - it was number one in most of the charts, but in the chart that became the "official" chart, it only reached number 2.
"Best of my Love"-December, 1974
Earth, Wind and Fire was formed in LA in 1969 by Maurice White. They had great chart success in the 1970's, but only reached the charts twice in the 1980's. Their only number one hit on the r&b charts was 'Shining Star' in 1975.