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Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall
So on the Rumours forum I'm running a contest to find out the favorite non-hit Fleetwood Mac. Ledgies over there have varying opinion of what can be defined as a "hit". Do you go by the songs that were released as singles and charted well, how well and which charts, what if the song is recently discovered and now is well-liked?
So post the songs you feel shouldn't be eligible in the favorite non-hit song contest. 
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A hit single is generally defined as having cracked the top 40 of the singles chart.
In the UK that would be 'The Official Charts Company' as reported on BBC Radio - it's pretty simple for stuff prior to digital downloads. A Single is defined as a recording released to the public with no more than four tracks and the total running time being under 20 minutes (from memory...it might be very slightly different).
For example obviously Albatross was a hit. But a track that was released as a single and didn't crack the top 40 wasn't.
You might like to tighten the definition as to which country you are in...for the USA it would be the main Billboard chart, for example, but a hit is still usually defined as "top 40"
The Guinness Book of Hit Singles is a good starting point.