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Post by burcjm on Jan 15, 2017 19:56:52 GMT -5
I recently realized that Klymaxx's "I Miss You" appeared at a higher position on the 1986 Year End chart (#3) than its peak position on the weekly chart (#5). What other songs did this happen with? I imagine this had to be a rare occurrence.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jan 15, 2017 20:21:07 GMT -5
The #1 songs of 2000 and 2001 had that happen with songs that didn't hit #1 on the weekly chart. They were, respectively: "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon, and "Hanging By A Moment" by Lifehouse. While I don't know exactly the methodology used, it appears it was geared toward longevity, versus peak position - which both songs were around for several months. Another good example is in 2002, "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling peaked at #6, but was ranked #4 for the year.
It was much more difficult to do with when you employ something like AT40's formula, especially giving bonus points to #1's. It was really difficult for a song to be ranked higher on a year-end chart than its peak position on the weekly chart. (Though "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis came close in 1978 with its long chart run!)
Great topic and question, and one that's fascinated me over the years.
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Post by freakyflybry on Jan 15, 2017 21:18:21 GMT -5
Kris Kristofferson didn't even make the top 10 on the weekly chart, yet was #2 on the 1973 year-end!
Redbone's "Come And Get Your Love" peaked at #5 but was #4 on the 1974 year-end.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jan 15, 2017 21:21:16 GMT -5
Actually, here's the oddest example (and how could I initially forget this one?!): In 1973, "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson peaked at #16, yet ranked at #2 in that year-end. I don't think we'll ever see anything like that again!
In Billboard's year-end chart, it was #6.
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 15, 2017 21:32:43 GMT -5
Did AT40 once slate Grand Funk's "She's Some Kind of Wonderful" at #6 in its 1975 year end countdown?
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Jan 15, 2017 21:42:34 GMT -5
Indeed it was, and it was later determined (well later, I might add) it was in error. See Vince's year-end threads.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 15, 2017 22:30:07 GMT -5
Kris Kristofferson didn't even make the top 10 on the weekly chart, yet was #2 on the 1973 year-end! Yep, that's the 'shining example' of this phenomenon! At least that one (and "I Miss You") were close.
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Post by burcjm on Jan 15, 2017 23:55:25 GMT -5
The #1 songs of 2000 and 2001 had that happen with songs that didn't hit #1 on the weekly chart. They were, respectively: "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon, and "Hanging By A Moment" by Lifehouse. While I don't know exactly the methodology used, it appears it was geared toward longevity, versus peak position - which both songs were around for several months. Another good example is in 2002, "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling peaked at #6, but was ranked #4 for the year. It was much more difficult to do with when you employ something like AT40's formula, especially giving bonus points to #1's. It was really difficult for a song to be ranked higher on a year-end chart than its peak position on the weekly chart. (Though "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis came close in 1978 with its long chart run!) Great topic and question, and one that's fascinated me over the years. "Everything You Want" was #1 the week of 7/15/2000.
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Post by chrislc on Jan 16, 2017 1:10:01 GMT -5
Kris Kristofferson didn't even make the top 10 on the weekly chart, yet was #2 on the 1973 year-end! Yep, that's the 'shining example' of this phenomenon! It was also quite annoying, when staying up all hours over Christmas vacation trying to fill in all of the Top 40 songs as they played randomly with positions announced on WTRY (trying to win a TV or stereo or whatever it was if you were the first to fill in all 40 on your list and mail it in- maybe dukelightning remembers the prize) - and of course if they played Why Me that week (or that year for that matter) it couldn't have been more than once, and probably at about 430 AM at that. It also meant that Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand almost had the #1 Songs Of The Year in back to back years.
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Post by Mike on Jan 16, 2017 2:42:40 GMT -5
"Everything You Want" was #1 the week of 7/15/2000. Not on 2000's incarnation of AT40 (using R&R by that point) it wasn't. Though, the Hot 100 in 2000 also qualifies for this separately, as the #1 song in Billboard was Faith Hill's "Breathe", which peaked at #2 (over multiple non-consecutive weeks, I believe).
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 16, 2017 8:35:22 GMT -5
Yep, that's the 'shining example' of this phenomenon! It was also quite annoying, when staying up all hours over Christmas vacation trying to fill in all of the Top 40 songs as they played randomly with positions announced on WTRY (trying to win a TV or stereo or whatever it was if you were the first to fill in all 40 on your list and mail it in- maybe dukelightning remembers the prize) - and of course if they played Why Me that week (or that year for that matter) it couldn't have been more than once, and probably at about 430 AM at that. It also meant that Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand almost had the #1 Songs Of The Year in back to back years. No I don't remember the prize. Also don't remember if that was the first year I attempted that contest. Probably was because I had started listening to AT40 on WTRY by that time. Never got all the songs in the 3 or 4 years I tried. Wow, this quote feature has changed. It happened with my post as with yours where what we posted is inside what is being quoted too. Oh well!
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jan 16, 2017 9:32:39 GMT -5
Billboard's #1 of 1965 was a single that peaked at #2 that year--Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs. It spent 18 weeks on the Hot 100; which was a lot for that year.
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 16, 2017 10:43:31 GMT -5
How about in 1993 when Shadoe Stevens AT40 which was in its first year of the Top 40/Mainstream format put "Two Princes" by The Spin Doctors as the #1 song of 1993 rather than Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You"?
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 16, 2017 14:35:06 GMT -5
^That's the one I can't stand. "Two Princes" does not sound like a #1 song of the year to me for one thing. I know that is subjective but it has a lot to do with the fact that it stopped well short of the #1 spot on the Hot 100. Yes I know the Hot 100 meant nothing then. But look at the other year end #1 songs from the Shadoe post Hot 100 years, "End of the Road" and "The Sign" both were many week #1 hits on the Hot 100.
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Post by chrislc on Jan 16, 2017 20:24:14 GMT -5
No I don't remember the prize. Also don't remember if that was the first year I attempted that contest. Probably was because I had started listening to AT40 on WTRY by that time. Never got all the songs in the 3 or 4 years I tried. Wow, this quote feature has changed. It happened with my post as with yours where what we posted is inside what is being quoted too. Oh well! Actually I think it was my fault as I only quoted part of his post.
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