The Bottom Of The Charts

[jmorgan]

1/20/79 and 1/18/86 - page 20
1/16/71 - page 29
1/26/80 - page 2

[dth1971]

Here are some BUBBLING UNDER BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS done by me:

1/16/1971:

At #122 not making Billboard's Hot 100 are the comic book/Saturday morning cartoon group The Archies (featuring Ron Dante's vocals) with "Together We Two":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsolYSwICQ

1/20/1979:

At #110 not making Billboard's Hot 100 is a little known R&B group called Grey and Hanks with "You Fooled Me":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWJIb-FZWVM

1/26/1980:

At #100 not making Billboard's Hot 190 is former half of Loggins and Messina - Jimmy Messina - with "Do You Want To Dance" (It is not a remake of the Bobby Freeman/Beach Boys/Bette Midler song):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7cKTUoTilU

[jmorgan]

1/24/76 - page 14
1/30/88 - page 6

[jmorgan]

2/2/74 - page 20
2/4/78 - page 38
2/4/84 - page 14

[jmorgan]

2/12/77 and 2/6/82 - page 6
2/7/87 - page 20

[jmorgan]

2/13/71 - page 21
2/17/79 - page 29
2/19/83 - page 14

[jmorgan]

2/26/72 has a debut and peak at #100. It's The Hillside Singers and "We're Together."



2/21/76 and 2/23/85 - page 6

[dth1971]

Feb 25, 2024 19:25:40 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

2/16/72 has a debut and peak at #100. It's The Hillside Singers and "We're Together."



2/21/76 and 2/23/85 - page 6

It's 2/26/1972.

The Hillside Singers' 1 week on the Hot 100 wonder "We're Together" was sung to the tune of the famous McDonald's 1971-1975 and 1981-1982 jingle of "You Deserve a Break Today" (Much like the Hillside Singers covered the Coca-Cola jingle of "I Like to Teach the World to Sing" with different lyrics and turned it into a top 40 hit along with the New Seekers version of the same song). Barry Manilow would later cover the real "You Deserve a Break Today" McDonald's jingle for his V.S.M. (Very Strange Medley) of commercial jingles in concerts and on his 1977 "Barry Manilow Live" album.

[jmorgan]

3/5/77 - page 38
3/1/86 - page 29

For 3/1/75, we have Nigel Olsson debuting at the bottom with "Only One Woman." It would peak at #91.

[jmorgan]

3/4/78 begins with the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach", which can be found on page 6. Now, here's a disco duo named El Coco with "Cocomotion," which fell from #83 to #99 after a #44 peak.



3/8/80 - page 15
3/17/84 - page 21

[jmorgan]

3/11/72 - page 6
3/10/79 and 3/19/88 - page 21
3/14/81 - page 29

[dth1971]

Mar 17, 2024 18:53:10 GMT -5 jmorgan said:

3/11/72 - page 6
3/10/79 and 3/19/88 - page 21
3/14/81 - page 29

Let's do a bonus BOTC for the week before 3/19/1988 - 3/12/1988 above the previous covered #100 song of "You Will Know" by Stevie Wonder. At #99 dropping to that position from #84 after peaking at #60 is female singer Elisa Fiorillo with "How Can I Forget You": 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yT-N9033EY

[jmorgan]

3/20/76 and 3/19/83 can both be found on page 15.

[jmorgan]

3/31/73 has a song debuting at #100. It's Nolan Porter and "If I Could Only Be Sure." It peaked at #89.



3/26/77 - page 33
3/31/84 - page 6

[dth1971]

It may be April Fools Day, but here's a SPECIAL BOTTOM OF THE CHARTS from 60 years ago on the Billboard Hot 100 when the Beatles occupied the top 5 spots - April 4, 1964!:

At #100 is Barbra Striesand's top 10 song "People", and on to #99 and debuting at that position is sax player Boots Randolph with "Hey Mr. Sax Man". This would peak at #77:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZnkyhdI29E