Despite the size and status of the band, it\u2019s rather remarkable to think about the fact that\u00a0Led Zeppelin\u00a0barely had any hits throughout their entire career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Towards the end of the 1960s and into the 1970s, achieving a hit single wasn\u2019t actually the be-all and end-all for a band of the hard rock variety, with album charts still doing a lot of heavy lifting on their behalf. This was not only proven by the success of acts like Led Zeppelin, who reached number one in the UK with six consecutive albums from\u00a0Led Zeppelin II<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Presence<\/em>, but also by other acts like\u00a0Pink Floyd, who seemed adverse to the idea of releasing singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only was Led Zeppelin\u2019s highest-charting UK single a measly entry at number 21 for \u2018Whole Lotta Love\u2019, but they also managed to support themselves by being a formidable live act as well as releasing incredible albums. Both of these factors played a significant role in their ascent to stardom, and therefore, they didn\u2019t need to worry too much about releasing singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides, the fact that many of their most famous songs are well over five minutes long, something that was frowned upon in a singles chart that expressly rewarded brevity and the ability to capture people\u2019s attentions in a matter of three minutes or less, meant that they weren\u2019t ever likely to succeed in this fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, had Led Zeppelin arrived earlier in the 1960s, things might have been a different story, and they would have been unlikely to gain any traction due to how the singles chart was perceived as the more important chart to establish yourself on, and success was unlikely to come as a result of purely being an album-focused or live-focused act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to helping form the band, guitarist\u00a0Jimmy Page\u00a0was known for having been a member of the Yardbirds, and even before this stepping stone towards his big break, he was earning money playing as a session musician in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n