Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Popular Songs That Never Made It Past #2 on Billboard-- Part 1: "Tears In Heaven"

From the July 16, 2012, Rob O'Connor List of the Day "We're #2!  Popular Songs That Never Made It to #1."

Some of these did make it to #1 on other Billboard charts, but not the pop one.

25.  THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO (BELIEVE IT OR NOT)"--  Joey Scarbury
24.  TEARS IN HEAVEN--  Eric Clapton
23.  FERGALICIOUS--  Fergie

22.  YOU BELONG TO THE CITY--  Glenn Frey  Also #2 with "The Heat Is On"
21.  IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS--  Puff daddy
20.  THE SWEET ESCAPE--  Gwen Stefani

19.  OPEN ARMS--  Journey  Never had a #1.
18.  ELECTRIC AVENUE-- (5 weeks at #2 in 1983)
17.  WITH YOU--  Chris Brown

16.  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN--  Moody Blues  (reached only #103 the first time out)
15.  COMPLICATED--  Avril Lavigne
14.  RAMBLIN' MAN--  Allman Brothers

Name That Tune:  "Now In the Streets There Is Violence."  --RoadDog

YOU KNOW IT'S JULY IN FLORIDA WHEN:  You step outside at 7:30 a.m. and break into a sweat.

"Electric Avenue"

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