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His solo career lagged behind his success with Dire Straits. Michael Jackson almost HAS to be the answer. He DID leave the Jackson 5 and was the king of pop. I love Paul McCartney too, but he didn’t leave the Beatles so much as they died a natural death and he continued creating and performing. Phil Collins, and the rest of Genesis, were doing solo stuff while still doing Genesis, at least for awhile. Stevie Nicks was never as successful for the time period as Fleetwood Mac. And while Ritchie was very successful solo, not moreso than most of the others.

Posted: 08/18/2023 at 10:23 PM ET

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Lounge poll: who’s the *best* solo artist who left their band/group? I want -- BackInTheBurg Aug 18, 2023 at 09:07 PM ET

BackInTheBurg • 08/18/23 09:07 PM ET

I believe McCartney and Collins are the only two artist that have ... -- vthhhi Aug 20, 2023 at 11:10 PM ET

vthhhi • 08/20/23 11:10 PM ET

John Fogerty -- tallahasseehokie Aug 19, 2023 at 06:33 PM ET

tallahasseehokie • 08/19/23 06:33 PM ET

I'll add some i dont think were mentioned -- Vippie1 Aug 19, 2023 at 12:37 PM ET

Vippie1 • 08/19/23 12:37 PM ET

I would say Frye and Henley both had a ton of success outside of the Eagles -- BackInTheBurg Aug 19, 2023 at 02:40 PM ET

BackInTheBurg • 08/19/23 02:40 PM ET

I'll go with David Cassidy. Shirley Jones and Danny B really held him back** -- Coach McGuirk Aug 19, 2023 at 10:17 AM ET

Coach McGuirk • 08/19/23 10:17 AM ET

Phil Collins** -- scoop76cs Aug 19, 2023 at 09:49 AM ET

scoop76cs • 08/19/23 09:49 AM ET

Chris Stapleton** -- VT BronzeBacker Aug 19, 2023 at 09:11 AM ET

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David Lee Roth ** -- bigbadbird Aug 19, 2023 at 08:41 AM ET

bigbadbird • 08/19/23 08:41 AM ET

Technically, Michael Jackson left the Jackson 5, which makes him the… -- Spud Aug 19, 2023 at 08:04 AM ET

Spud • 08/19/23 08:04 AM ET

Ozzy...he gets the best out of his bands** -- capitals1 Aug 19, 2023 at 07:57 AM ET

capitals1 • 08/19/23 07:57 AM ET

Clapton gets my vote... -- Hokie CPA Aug 19, 2023 at 05:45 AM ET

Hokie CPA • 08/19/23 05:45 AM ET

Agree. He's the GOAT of this category.** -- EDGEMAN Aug 19, 2023 at 08:35 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 08/19/23 08:35 AM ET

Yeah, McCartney has been pretty good since he left Wings behind** -- SteveInBaltimore Aug 19, 2023 at 01:00 AM ET

SteveInBaltimore • 08/19/23 01:00 AM ET

Sting** -- OrlandoHokie Aug 18, 2023 at 11:38 PM ET

OrlandoHokie • 08/18/23 11:38 PM ET

Rod Stewart** -- UpperQuadVet Aug 18, 2023 at 11:05 PM ET

UpperQuadVet • 08/18/23 11:05 PM ET

Greg 'Fingers' Taylor** -- Hokerer Aug 18, 2023 at 10:19 PM ET

Hokerer • 08/18/23 10:19 PM ET

Beyoncé and Dr Dre** -- vthokieq Aug 18, 2023 at 10:11 PM ET

vthokieq • 08/18/23 10:11 PM ET

Knopfler... Every Eagle...** -- hokieshade Aug 18, 2023 at 10:03 PM ET

hokieshade • 08/18/23 10:03 PM ET

I love Mark Knopfler, and have a number of solo works by him, but ◄ -- Late 80s Hokie Aug 18, 2023 at 10:23 PM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 08/18/23 10:23 PM ET

Kenny Rogers was pretty good too** -- StautonHokie Aug 18, 2023 at 09:26 PM ET

StautonHokie • 08/18/23 09:26 PM ET

…the man makes a strong bird** -- chumley Aug 18, 2023 at 10:27 PM ET

chumley • 08/18/23 10:27 PM ET

Ozzy, Clapton, Stevie, Phil** -- Vienna_Hokie Aug 18, 2023 at 09:25 PM ET

Vienna_Hokie • 08/18/23 09:25 PM ET

Teddy Pendergrass -- Spudnut Aug 18, 2023 at 09:22 PM ET

Spudnut • 08/18/23 09:22 PM ET

Paul Simon** -- Major Kong Aug 18, 2023 at 09:20 PM ET

Major Kong • 08/18/23 09:20 PM ET

The other 3 Beatles had pretty good solo careers. They all had #1 hits** -- StautonHokie Aug 18, 2023 at 09:20 PM ET

StautonHokie • 08/18/23 09:20 PM ET

I'd throw Peter Cetera in that list.** -- MikeVT85 Aug 18, 2023 at 09:11 PM ET

MikeVT85 • 08/18/23 09:11 PM ET