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Post by jlthorpe on Jun 8, 2014 7:01:13 GMT -5
Not sure if you count this, but didn't CK or SS say that Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully," which peaked at #2, rank as the number one song of 1965? You're right. It was. longboredsurfer.com/charts/1965
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Post by jmack19 on Jun 8, 2014 13:57:59 GMT -5
1977
#5 Angel In Your Arms - Hot (#8 AT40)
peaked @ #6
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Post by mstgator on Jun 8, 2014 15:33:57 GMT -5
Did this phenomenon ever occur before the chart action changed drastically around 91-92? Seems like all the examples above are from the post-classic AT40 era (other than "Why Me"). There may have been a Paul Davis song in the late 70's or early 80's that also ended up the year higher than on any weekly chart, but I'm not sure. Paul Davis came close, but I think "I Go Crazy" peaked at 7 and was the number 12 song of the year. Someone mentioned Klymaxx doing it in 1986, other than that, the ones mentioned came after 1994. Redbone and Mac Davis (both in 1974) were also mentioned above.
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Post by woolebull on Jun 8, 2014 16:06:43 GMT -5
Paul Davis came close, but I think "I Go Crazy" peaked at 7 and was the number 12 song of the year. Someone mentioned Klymaxx doing it in 1986, other than that, the ones mentioned came after 1994. Redbone and Mac Davis (both in 1974) were also mentioned above. And also add, "Angel In Your Arms". You know, for all the times we have mentioned this subject, for whatever reason, "Angel In Your Arms" never resonated with me being one of those songs as well.
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Post by vince on Jun 8, 2014 18:47:22 GMT -5
Going by BB’s originally published year end top 100 pop singles for 1963 and 1966, the phenomenon happened three times in the 60’s in addition to “Wooly Bully”. “Surfin’ USA” – Beach Boys ranked at #1 for 1963 and peaked at #3 on the weekly surveys. It ranked at #2 on the revised listing for 1963, still higher than its weekly peak. “California Dreamin’” – Mamas & Papas ranked at #1 for 1966 and it peaked at #4 on the weekly charts. “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted” – Jimmy Ruffin peaked at #7 and ranked at #3 for 1966.
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Post by mstgator on Jun 8, 2014 19:29:39 GMT -5
Redbone and Mac Davis (both in 1974) were also mentioned above. And also add, "Angel In Your Arms". You know, for all the times we have mentioned this subject, for whatever reason, "Angel In Your Arms" never resonated with me being one of those songs as well. Possibly because our brains are programmed with the AT40 yearend rankings, where "Angel In Your Arms" ended up a little bit lower than its weekly peak. It did fit the bill on Billboard's yearend tally though.
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Post by briguy52748 on Jun 9, 2014 14:49:34 GMT -5
Without looking, I think the best that's happened on the Hot Country Singles chart was a year-end rank of a song that matched its peak position during the original run. That was in 1975, it was by Narvel Felts – with his soaring tenor falsetto – and the song was " Reconsider Me." Two weeks at No. 2 – stalled behind Glen Campbell's " Rhinestone Cowboy" – equalled a No. 2 year-end peak. Until more recently, when Lee Brice's " Love Like Crazy" was the No. 1 song of 2010 despite only peaking at No. 3 (thanks to a nearly year-long run within the top 40), I don't think there's ever been another situation where a song ranked lower during its original chart run than on the year-end chart. Looks like Narvel Felts and Lee Brice are in very exclusive company. That's because on the country chart, I've noticed that very few songs that fail to reach the top 3 (or even top 5) are ranked any higher than the upper teens to low 20s; there may be a No. 2 or 3 song mixed in, but most of the songs in the top 15 or so were former No. 1 hits. As far as the Hot 100, by far the biggest example was another country song, Kris Kristofferson's " Why Me" from 1973. On the Hot 100, it peaked at No. 16 … but somehow ended up as the second-ranked song of the year. On that year's Hot Country Singles year-end chart, I think it was No. 6 or 7, so it was a huge hit, just not everywhere at once on the pop end and comparably not quite as big as a number of other heavy-hitters on country radio. I think 1961's year-end Hot 100 is another example, when " I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline was the No. 2 song of the year, despite only having a modest chart run and a No. 19 peak. Going by BB’s originally published year end top 100 pop singles for 1963 and 1966, the phenomenon happened three times in the 60’s in addition to “Wooly Bully”. “Surfin’ USA” – Beach Boys ranked at #1 for 1963 and peaked at #3 on the weekly surveys. It ranked at #2 on the revised listing for 1963, still higher than its weekly peak. “California Dreamin’” – Mamas & Papas ranked at #1 for 1966 and it peaked at #4 on the weekly charts. “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted” – Jimmy Ruffin peaked at #7 and ranked at #3 for 1966. Yeah – I was going to mention that yes, these charts were eventually revised and new No. 1 songs of the year were assigned to 1963 ("Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs) and 1966 (" Ballad of the Green Berets" by Ssgt. Barry Saddler). Curious to know what the Mamas and the Papas' revised year-end ranking for "California Dreamin'" was? Brian
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 26, 2023 23:33:46 GMT -5
Not higher than but still impressive: Wilson Phillips peaked at #3 with “Hold On” on Casey’s Top 40, which came out to be the #3 single of 1990.
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