mainstream success

collocation in English

meaningsofmainstreamandsuccess

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mainstream
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
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success
noun
uk
/səkˈses/us
/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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A major-label contract andmainstreamsuccesswere not far behind.
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Put simply, we wantedmainstreamsuccess.
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Emo, which had gained heavymainstreamsuccessbetween 2004 and 2008, has heavily declined in popularity by the early 2010s.
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The band existed for almost a decade beforemainstreamsuccess.
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The band reachedmainstreamsuccessthrough the album, if only for a short time before their break-up in 2001.
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Several of these acts have gainedmainstreamsuccessand frequently appear on the popular music charts.
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X achieved limitedmainstreamsuccessbut influenced various genres of music, including punk rock and folk rock.
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Within a short time, the band achievedmainstreamsuccessand garnered critical acclaim for their electrifying live performances.
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The album initially achieved littlemainstreamsuccess, though it appealed to the band's fanbase.
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A flourishing scene of clubs and groups emerged in the later 1950s and 1960s and bands began to break through intomainstreamsuccess.
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It is usually independent, although some artists have achievedmainstreamsuccess.
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It was their second album that sawmainstreamsuccess.
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It was their first album to receivemainstreamsuccess.
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None gained anymainstreamsuccessor media coverage, as they appealed neither to newer generations of hip hop fans nor to pop audience.
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Nevertheless, they have participated inmainstreamsuccessand many of the films appear on state television channels.
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Although it sold to the band's sizeable core following, it lacked the relativemainstreamsuccessof previous efforts.
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The band supported their releases with extensive touring but fell short of themainstreamsuccessanticipated by their labels.
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Its success contributed to the displacement of the old school with the new school form and to the genre'smainstreamsuccessduring the period.
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This doesn't need to be amainstreamsuccessfor this to be a success for the company.
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