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Posted: 22 April 2021 at 9:48am | IP Logged Quote jebsib

Am working on a chart project over at Pulse Music where we are trying to piece
together WHY Hot 100 entries re-charted.

Since most Re-entries are well-documented post-1980 (or obvious... such as
later appearing in hit films, etc) I am focusing today on the first 22 years of the
Hot 100. It seems the reasons behind many of these are lost to time...

If anyone remembers or has any insight into the reason these songs were re-
released and re-charted, It would be very helpful! Was it a movie, TV
commercial, re-mix?


In order of Re-entry:

Never On Sunday, Don Costa
October 1960 (15 wks peaked at 19)
June 1961 (11 wks peaked at 37)

All I Have To Do Is Dream, The Everly Brothers
1958 - 5 wks at #1 (17 weeks total)
1961 - 2wks peaked at 96

The Twist, Chubby Checker
1960 - 18 wks (1 wk at #1)
1962 - 21 wks (2 wks at #1)
GIVEN REASON: First marketed to teens, later adults

Dreamy Eyes, Johnny Tillotson
January 1959 - 9 weeks peaked at 63
February 1962 14 weeks peaked at 35

Summertime, Summertime, The Jamies
1958 - 11 weeks peaked at 26
1962 - 8 weeks peaked at 38

Tall Cool One, The Wailers
1959 - 14 weeks peaked at 36
1964 - 9 weeks peaked at 38

The Wonder Of You, Ray Peterson
1959 - 16 weeks peaked at 29
1964 - 3 weeks peaked at 77

Harlem Nocturne, The Viscounts
1960 - 16 weeks - peaked at 52
1965 - 13 weeks peaked at 39

Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
1964 - 16 weeks peaked at #2
1966 - 2 weeks peaked at 97

Wipe Out, The Surfaris
1963 - 16 weeks peaked at #2
1966 - 14 weeks peaked at #16

Release Me, Esther Phillips
1962-3 - 14 weeks peaked at #8
1967 - 2 weeks peaked at #93

Light My Fire, The Doors
1967 - 17 weeks peaked at #1
1968 - 6 weeks peaked at #87

I Do Love You, Billy Stewart
1965 10 weeks peaked at 26
1969 - 3 weeks peaked at 94

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly
1968 - 12 weeks peaked at #30
1969 - 5 weeks peaked at #68

But It's Alright, J.J. Jackson
1966 - 13 weeks peaked at #22
1969 - 10 weeks peaked at #45

Gentle On My Mind, Glen Campbell
1967 - 7 weeks peaked at #62
1968 - 9 weeks peaked at #39

Get Together, The Youngbloods
1967 - 8 weeks - peaked at 62
1969 - 17 weeks peaked at #5

Solitary Man, Neil Diamond
1966 - 10 weeks peaked at #55
1970 - 14 weeks peaked at #21

Monster Mash, Bobby "Boris" Pickett
1962 - 14 weeks - peaked at #1 for 2 weeks
1970 - 3 weeks - peaked at #91
1973 - 20 weeks - peaked at #10

Superstar, Murray Head
1970 - 7 weeks peaked at #74
1971 - 24 weeks peaked at #14

Think, James Brown
1960 - 8 weeks peaked at #33
1967 - 1 week at #100
1973 - 5 weeks peaked at 77
1973 -2 weeks at #80
  (different version)

I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Tom Jones
1967 - 7 weeks - peaked at #49
1969 - 16 weeks - peaked at #6

I Want To Take You Higher, Sly & The Family Stone
1969 - 7 weeks - peaked at #60
1970 - 9 weeks - peaked at #38

Feeling Alright, Joe Cocker
1969 - 6 weeks - peaked at #69
1972 - 9 weeks - peaked at #33

Layla, Derek And The Dominos
1971 - 10 weeks - peaked at #51
1972 - 15 weeks - peaked at #10
live version from Eric Clapton
20 weeks - peaked at #12 November 1992

One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack), Coven
1971 - 12 weeks - peaked at #26
1973 - 12 weeks - peaked at #73

They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!, Napoleon XIV
1966 - 6 weeks - peaked at #3
1973 - 4 weeks - peaked at #87

Last Kiss, J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
1964 - 15 weeks - peaked at #2
1974 - 5 weeks - peaked at #92

Once You Understand, Think
1972 - 11 weeks peaked at #23
1974 - 7 weeks peaked at #53

(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets
1955 #1
1974 - 14 weeks peaked at #39

Surfin' U.S.A., The Beach Boys
1963 - 17 weeks - peaked at #3
1974 - 8 weeks - peaked at #36

Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell
1970 - 6 weeks peaked at #67
1975 - 10 weeks peaked at 24

Rock And Roll All Nite (live & studio), Kiss
1975 - 6 weeks peaked at #68 (studio)
1976 - 14 weeks peaked at #12 (live)

Dream On, Aerosmith
1973 - 9 weeks -peaked at #59
1976 - 20 weeks - peaked at #6

Venus, Frankie Avalon
1959 - 17 weeks with 5 weeks at #1
1976 - 11 weeks peaked at #46 (disco version)

Ode To Billie Joe, Bobbie Gentry
1967 - 14 weeks with 4 weeks at #1
1976 - 6 weeks peaked at #54

She's Gone, Daryl Hall & John Oates
1974 - 8 weeks peaked at #60
1976 - 20 weeks peaked at #7

Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
1975 - 12 weeks peaked at #19
1976 - 8 weeks peaked at #38

Do Ya, Electric Light Orchestra
1972 - 5 weeks - peaked at #93
1977 - 12 weeks - peaked at #24

I Just Want To Make Love To You, Foghat
1972 - 6 weeks - peaked at #83
1977 - 11 weeks - peaked at #33

Send In The Clowns, Judy Collins
1975 - 11 weeks peaked at #36
1977 - 16 weeks peaked at #19

I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John
1974 - 15 weeks with 2 weeks at #1
1977 - 9 weeks peaked at #48
1998 - 12 weeks peaked at #67 (new version)

Crazy On You, Heart
1976 - 13 weeks peaked at #35
1978 - 6 weeks peaked at #62


Shout It Out Loud(live and studio), Kiss
1976 - 10 weeks peaked at #31(studio)
1978 - 5 weeks peaked at #54(live)

Disco Inferno, The Trammps
1977 - 9 weeks peaked at #53
1978 - 20 weeks peaked at #11

More Than A Woman, Tavares
1977 - 7 weeks peaked at 87
1978 - 14 weeks peaked at #32
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Here's a few off the top of my head...

Monster Mash - The 1970 release was on a new label (Parrot), but it didn't take off at Top 40 radio. The 1973 release started
getting airplay on a couple of Top 40 stations and just took off. They tried the same tactic with Napoleon XIV song, but it didn't
take off like Monster Mash did.

Last Kiss - The popularity of the new version by Wednesday prompted a reissue of the original by J. Frank Wilson.

Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley (1974 - Re-popularized due to being used as the theme to TV's Happy Days).

Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys - Due to popularity of Endless Summer album.

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell - Studio vs Live version.

Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss - Just two different versions. The live version was much more popular.

Venus - Frankie Avalon - Just an updated disco version for obvious reasons.

Ode To Billie Joe - Title song from the movie that came out in 1976. Both the original and a new version charted!

She's Gone - Hall & Oates - Atlantic re-released as duo was hot with "Sara Smile".

Free Bird - Studio vs Live version.

Do Ya - ELO - 1977 version was a new version of The Move's original.

I Just Want To Make Love To You - Fogaht - Studio vs Live version.

Crazy On You - Heart - They were in a legal battle with their previous label (Mushroom). Mushroom wanted to squeeze out as
many sales as they could, so re-released "Crazy On You" followed by the Magazine album.

Shout It Out Loud - Studio vs Live version.

Disco Inferno & More Than A Woman - Included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.





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"I Honestly Love You" was re-released with a new B-
side in 1977 to promote Olivia's first "Greatest Hits"
album. Same recording, different "physical" (pun
intended!) record. Olivia re-recorded the song in
1998 for her "Back With A Heart" album fearful that
another artist would remake the song that she felt was
her signature tune. It was "rumour"ed (another pun
intended!) that the demand for the 1998 version was so
strong that MCA pulled "Precious Love" as the album's
first single in favor of this. Don't know if that was
the wisest idea. Although it returned Olivia to the
Hot 100 (# 67) and AC (# 18) charts for the first time
in six years, it also made her career too nostalgic
coming just two months after the 20th anniversary re-
release of "Grease." Surprisingly, MCA never released
another single from the album except for a vinyl 45 of
the title track. Ironically, this album was Olivia's
return to the country market, but country radio
ignored this altogether. I spoke to a country DJ when
Olivia was promoting this and he commented that none
of his listeners were interested in hearing the
remake.
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Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:03pm | IP Logged Quote jebsib

Thanks so much, Paul & Scanner - Invaluable stuff.

As I suspected the 50s an 60s is a bit of a black hole, but will keep on
researching.

I'll post 1980+ with all the explanations soon.
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Derek and the Dominos - Layla

The album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs opened to poor sales most likely due to Clapton's name being found only on the back cover. In addition, the song's length proved prohibitive for radio airplay at 7:10. As a result, a shortened version of the song, consisting of the first 2:43 of Part I, was released as a single in March 1971 by Atco Records in the United States. That version peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The reason for the re-release in 1972 was because of its appearance on the compilations The History of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman's An Anthology. The exposure propelled it to #10 on Billboard.

The 1992 Layla comes from the unplugged session and strictly originates from Clapton's solo career. If I recall it was because of this Tears in Heaven success that they needed another single to put out that was strong enough to propel sales of the album. The unplugged Layla almost sounded like a completely different song, which explains why it was released.

Light My Fire - The Doors

The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 again in 1968, carried by the success of Jose Feliciano’s latin-style cover of the song which won two 1968 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Male Pop Performance.

Neil Diamond - Solitary Man

After Diamond had renewed commercial success with Uni Records at the end of the decade with several top hits, BANG Records re-released "Solitary Man" as a single and it reached No. 21 on the U.S. pop charts in the summer of 1970 as Diamond was extremely popular releasing new hit songs, compared to 1966 when Bang signed him and he was an unknown singer and was first and foremost a song writer.

Youngbloods - Get Together

In 1969, renewed interest in the Youngbloods' cover version of the song came when it was used in a radio public service announcement as a call for brotherhood by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. People started calling their radio stations requesting the song.

"Augie Blum, the head of promotion at RCA, went to his boss and said, 'I want this song again. Now's the time for it.' And they told him, 'Now Augie, we don't do that. You know we released it once. That's it.' And he said, 'You release a song again or I'm out of here.' He was too valuable for them to lose," Young explains. "So they put it out again, and he was right, of course. The country was ready." https://www.npr.org/2019/04/10/711545679/get-together-youngb loods-summer-of-love-american-anthem

Aerosmith - Dream On

The version released in 1973 was a 45 edit, removing most of the intro and the first chorus. If you've heard the song this pretty much explains why outside of Boston the song did not catch on in popularity. Columbia Records chose to service top 40 radio stations with both long (4:25 album) and short versions (1973 edit) of the song, explaining why it had more success the second time around.

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Looking at some of the earlier ones...

Never On Sunday - Wasn't really off the charts all that long. Don't think there was any "reason" for it coming back in
such a short time.

The Twist - That given reason (first teens, then adults) is true. That record was a total phenom at the time.

Get Together - Re-released due to inclusion in a public service commercial for the National Conference of Christians &
Jews. People started requesting it and radio stations complied.

Solitary Man - After Neil's success on the Uni label, Bang decided to periodically put out "new" 45s. Shilo and Solitary
Man were the biggest.

Dream On - Aerosmith - The 1973 release was pretty much a regional hit in the New England area. After the success of the
Sweet Emotion single in the summer of 1975, Columbia gave Dream On a second chance and it took off.


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Paul Haney wrote:
Looking at some of the earlier ones...

The Twist - That given reason (first teens, then adults) is true. That record was a total phenom at the time.



Also the dance craze of 1961 to early 1962 caught fire quickly which in turn created demand at the radio stations. The Twist was being done by celebrities from what I read.

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Once You Understand - The first release was on the Laurie label. Thanks to renewed airplay on WRKO in Boston, the Big Tree
label picked up the "song" and it once again charted. How that thing was a hit once, let alone twice is a total mystery to
me!
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Send In The Clowns - The re-release was due to inclusion on Judy's compilation album, So Early In The Spring, The First
15 Years. Elektra decided to give the single another shot to help promote the album and it took off.
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One Tin Soldier 1971 was in conjunction with the very
popular movie at the time Billy Jack.

The 1973 release is a different recording.

Both releases say Coven as he artist. In 1971 only the
Coven lead singer and movie studio orchestra did the
record.

The 1973 recording is the entire Coven band. No orchestra
or movie this time.
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Tavares had an R&B hit with "She's gone" around '74-'75
and that could explain why Atlantic re-released the Hall
and Oates original.
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The 1970 reissue of Solitary Man that made the top 40 was
a remix featuring some additional instrumentation not
present on the original mono single release. This
particular remix hasn't been issued on CD (though the 80s
remix included on the Classics: The Early Years CD is
marginally similar to it).


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C J Brown wrote:
One Tin Soldier 1971 was in
conjunction with the very
popular movie at the time Billy Jack.

The 1973 release is a different recording.

Both releases say Coven as he artist. In 1971 only the
Coven lead singer and movie studio orchestra did the
record.

The 1973 recording is the entire Coven band. No
orchestra
or movie this time.


Actually, there were 2 versions released in 1971, only
the Warner Bros. one charted. I recall seeing the MGM
version on a yellow-label promo back in '71...by 1973
MGM's promos were white label.

Wasn't the movie re-released in 1973?

AutumnAarilyn wrote:
Tavares had an R&B hit with
"She's gone" around '74-'75
and that could explain why Atlantic re-released the
Hall
and Oates original.


A more likely reason would be to ride the coat-tails
of "Sara Smile". By then H&O were signed to RCA and
I'm sure Atlantic wanted a piece of the action.

Paul Haney wrote:
Once You Understand - The first
release was on the Laurie label. Thanks to renewed
airplay on WRKO in Boston, the Big Tree
label picked up the "song" and it once again charted.
How that thing was a hit once, let alone twice is a
total mystery to
me!


The song was kind of relevant in 1971, being at the
peak of the so-called "generation gap", but it sounded
very dated by '74...don't understand that one myself.
Baffles me why a successful station like WRKO would
have taken a chance reviving a song like that.
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Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell

Glen did a fill in TV show for The Smothers Brothers in the summer of 1968, then got his own show starting January 1969. He used Gentle On My Mind as the opening theme song...

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Great assistance, guys - Thanks so much.

Here is another one I am unclear on:

Lola, The Kinks
1970 - 14 weeks - peaked at #9
1980 - 6 weeks - peaked at #81

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Here are 1980 - Present (with snapshot explanations)
(Not including Holiday or Airplay re-entries)
All titles listed were eventually top 40 Hot 100 hits.
Feel free to add any info / correction:

Guitar Man, Elvis Presley
1968 - 6 weeks - peaked at #43
1981 - 14 weeks - peaked at #28
1st entry studio version, re-entry is a country remix version

I've Never Been To Me, Charlene
1977 - 3 weeks -peaked at #97
1982 - 20 weeks peaked at #3
Picked up again by DJ Scott Shannon & re-released on his request

1999, Prince
1983 - 12 wks peaked at #44
1983 - 15 weeks peaked at #12
Re-released after mainstream success of previous single
1999 - 1 week at #40
2nd Re-entry in celebration of the actual year, 1999
2016 - 2 weeks peaked at #27
3rd Re-Entry! (due to Prince’s death)

On The Dark Side, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
1983 - 9 weeks peaked at #64
1984 - 18 weeks peaked at 7
Re-released after the film became a sleeper hit via VHS rentals

Old Time Rock & Roll, Bob Seger
1979 - 11 weeks peaked at #28
1983 - 11 weeks peaked at #48
Appeared in hot movie (Risky Business)

I'm So Excited, Pointer Sisters
1982 - 16 weeks peaked at #30
1984 - 24 weeks peaked at #9
Re-released after mainstream success of previous singles

Tender Years, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
February 1984 - 5 weeks pealed at #78
1985 - 14 weeks peaked at #31
Re-released after the film & previous re-release became a hit

Relax, Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1984 - 7 weeks peaked at #67
1985 - 16 weeks peaked at #10
Re-released after British hype & year-end success on L.A.’s #1 rock station

Twist And Shout, The Beatles
1964 - 11 weeks peaked at #2
1986 - 15 weeks peaked at #23
Appeared in hot movie (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)

25 Or 6 To 4, Chicago
1970 - 12 weeks peaked at #4
1986 - 8 weeks peaked at #48  (1986 new version)
Modernized remake of former hit

Don’t Stand So Close to Me, The Police
1981 - 18 weeks peaked at #10
1986 - 9 weeks peaked at #46
Re-recorded and modernized to promote greatest hits LP

Stand By Me, Ben E. King
1961 - 14 weeks peaked at #4
1986 - 21 weeks peaked at #9
Appeared in hot movie (Stand by Me)

Daydream Believer, The Monkees
1967 - 12 weeks with 4 weeks at #1
1986 - 4 weeks peaked at #79
Re-released after mainstream success of previous single

At This Moment, Billy Vera & The Beaters
1981 - 3 weeks peaked at #79
1987 - 21 weeks with 2 weeks at #1
Re-released after featured inclusion in key Family Ties love scene

You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon
1986 - 14 weeks peaked at #44
1987 - 15 weeks peaked at #23
Re-released to radio after Grammy Award sweep

Every Little Kiss, Bruce Hornsby & The Range
1986 - 9 weeks peaked at #72
1987 - 15 weeks peaked at #14
Re-released after mainstream success of previous singles

Valerie, Steve Winwood
1982 - 4 weeks peaked at #79
1987 - 20 weeks peaked at #9
Remixed and re-released to promote Greatest Hits LP


Hot In The City, Billy Idol
1982 - 17 weeks peaked at #23
1988 - 10 weeks peaked at #48
Re-released after greatest hits success of previous single

Do You Love Me, The Contours
1962 - 18 weeks peaked at #3
1988 - 16 weeks peaked at #11
Appeared in hot movie (Dirty Dancing)

Red Red Wine, UB40
1984 - 15 weeks peaked at #34
1988 - 25 weeks peaked at #1
The first in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous flops

When I'm With You, Sheriff
1983 - 7 weeks peaked at #61
1989 - 21 weeks peaked at #1
Another in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous flops

Where Are You Now?, Jimmy Harnen With Synch
1986 - 12 weeks peaked at #77
1989 - 23 weeks peaked at #10
Another in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous flops

Into The Night, Benny Mardones
1980 - 20 weeks peaked at #11
1989 - 17 weeks peaked at #20
Another in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous semi-hits

Send Me an Angel, Real Life
1984 - 18 weeks peaked at #29
1989 - 16 weeks peaked at #26
Another in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous semi-hits

Hooked On You, Sweet Sensation
1987 - 12 weeks peaked at #64
1989 - 16 weeks peaked at #23
Re-released after mainstream success of previous single

In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel
1986 - 14 weeks peaked at #26
1989 - 14 weeks peaked at #41
Appeared in hot movie (Say Anything)


What About Me, Moving Pictures
1983 - 26 weeks peaked at #29
1989 - 17 weeks peaked at #46
Another in a year long campaign of re-releasing previous flops

(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me, Paula Abdul
1988 - 5 weeks peaked at #88
1989 - 20 weeks peaked at #3
Re-released after mainstream success of previous singles

Fool For Your Loving, Whitesnake
1980 - 8 weeks peaked at #53
1989 - 14 weeks peaked at #37 (re-recorded version)
Re-recorded after mainstream success of previous singles

Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers
1965- 13 weeks peaked at #4
1990 - 19 weeks peaked at #13
Appeared in hot movie (Ghost)
also in 1990
New version 25 weeks peaked at #19
Actual re-make competed simultaneously with original

Heat Of The Moment, After 7
1989-90 18 weeks peaked at #62
1991 12 weeks peaked at #19
Re-released after mainstream success of previous singles

Hard To Handle, The Black Crowes
1990-91 16 weeks peaked at #45
1991 13 weeks peaked at #26
Re-released after mainstream success of previous single

Home Sweet Home, Motley Crue
1985 - 6 weeks peaked at #89
1991-2 17 weeks peaked at #37  (1991 remix)
Remix / remake released from a later greatest hits

Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
1976 - 24 weeks peaked at #9
1992 - 17 weeks peaked at #2
Appeared in hot movie (Wayne’s World)
2018 - 3 weeks peaked at #33
Appeared in hot movie (Bohemian Rhapsody)

Tarzan Boy, Baltimora
1986 - 26 weeks peaked at #13
1993 - 12 weeks peaked at #51
Appeared in popular Listerine commercial & hot movie (TMNT 2)

My Sharona, The Knack
1979 - 22 weeks peaked at #1
1994 - 4 weeks peaked at #91
Appeared in hot movie (Reality Bites)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Tokens
1961 - 15 weeks peaked at #1
1994 - 23 weeks peaked at #51
Sung in hot movie (The Lion King)

December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), The 4 Seasons
1976 - 27 weeks with 3 weeks at #1
1994 - 27 weeks peaked at #14
Released due to demand based on regional success of remix

Get Ready For This, 2 Unlimited
1992 - 7 weeks peaked at #76
1995 - 27 weeks peaked at #38
Unknown why re-released

Secret Garden, Bruce Springsteen
1995 7 weeks peaked at #63
1997 16 weeks peaked at #19
Appeared in hot movie (Jerry McGuire)

To The Moon And Back, Savage Garden
1997 - 20 weeks peaked at #37
1998 - 13 weeks peaked at #24
Re-released after mainstream success of previous single

I Will Remember You (Live and studio), Sarah McLachlan
1996 - 20 weeks peaked at #65 (studio)
1999 - 20 weeks peaked at #14  (live)
Re-released as a live performance after mainstream success

The Star Spangled Banner, Whitney Houston
11 weeks peaked at #20
16 weeks peaked at #6
Re-released in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw
2004 20 weeks peaked at #30
2005 3 weeks peaked at #29
Released to iTunes 12 months after radio release

Not Ready To Make Nice, Dixie Chicks
2006 20 weeks peaked at #23
2007 4 weeks peaked at #4
Renewed sales after a Grammy win

Teardrops On My Guitar, Taylor Swift
2007 - 25 weeks peaked at #33
2008 - 23 weeks peaked at 13
Re-released to Pop Radio after Country success

Smile, Uncle Kracker
2009 - 24 weeks peaked at #43
2010-9 weeks peaked at #31
Re-released to Country Radio after Pop success

If I Die Young, The Band Perry
2010 - 28 weeks peaked at #19
2011 - 25 weeks peaked at #14
Re-released to Pop Radio after Country success

2012 - (More Common)

Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me
Greatest Love Of All
How Will I Know
All reappeared in wake of Whitney Houston’s death


2013

Get Me Bodied, Beyonce
Viral challenge or sensation

Livin' On A Prayer, Bon Jovi
Viral challenge or sensation

Only Time, Enya
Used in a Volvo commercial

2014

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Viral challenge or sensation

2015

Work It, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Get Ur Freak On, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Renewed interest due to Super Bowl performance


2016

Space Oddity, David Bowie
Under Pressure, Queen & David Bowie
Reappeared in wake of David Bowie’s death

Purple Rain, Prince And The Revolution
When Doves Cry, Prince
Kiss, Prince And The Revolution
Little Red Corvette, Prince
Let's Go Crazy, Prince And The Revolution
Raspberry Beret, Prince And The Revolution
I Would Die 4 U, Prince And The Revolution
Reappeared in wake of Prince’s death

My Boo, Ghost Town DJ's
1997 31 weeks peaked at #31
2016 5 weeks peaked at 27
Viral challenge or sensation

George Michael
Careless Whisper
Faith
Reappeared in wake of George Michael’s death

Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
Renewed interest due to Super Bowl performance

Numb, Linkin Park
In The End, Linkin Park
Reappeared in wake of Chester Bennington’s death

2018

Wake Me Up!, Avicii
Reappeared in wake of Avicii’s death

Candy Paint, Post Malone
Reappeared on the strength of delayed album finally being released

Butterfly Effect, Travis Scott
Reappeared on the strength of delayed album finally being released

2019

Juice WRLD
Lucid Dreams
Robbery
Reappeared in wake of Juice WRLD’s death

2020

Travis Scott
Goosebumps
Reappeared in wake of Fortnite concert

Fleetwood Mac
Dreams
Viral challenge or sensation

2021

DMX
Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
Party Up
X Gon’ Give It to Ya
Reappeared in wake of DMX’s death
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Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:28am | IP Logged Quote vanmeter

My recollection about "On the Dark Side" was not VHS rentals causing the film's popularity, but it's frequent showings on HBO. At the time there were very limited cable movie channel offerings so if they ran a movie with a lot of repeats chances were good a lot of people saw it.
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jebsib wrote:
Great assistance, guys - Thanks so much.

Here is another one I am unclear on:

Lola, The Kinks
1970 - 14 weeks - peaked at #9
1980 - 6 weeks - peaked at #81



The 1980 "Lola" was a live version.
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The 1986 reissue of Daydream Believer also got a boost from MTV showing The Monkees TV show reruns.

The 1986 reissue of Twist And Shout also got a boost from the Rodney Dangerfield movie Back To School.

Edited by Paul Haney on 23 April 2021 at 9:36am
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As far as the Coven song goes, the movie Billy Jack was released in 1971, but was one of those movies that just kept
playing week after week in different markets across the country until well into 1973.
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