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    Posted: 07 February 2008 at 7:57am
MTV's probably the reason there's a ton of 80s songs that didn't chart highly but are still well-known, but could we compile a list for 50s/60s/70s music as well?

I'm more familiar with BILLBOARD than with CASHBOX, so if any of these hit the top 40 on CASHBOX I'll humbly withdraw them. But a few that come to mind:

La Grange - Z Z Top
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
More Than A Woman - Bee Gees
Sail On Sailor- Beach Boys
Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors
New York City Rhythm - Barry Manilow
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel

Anyone care to append?

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Hi Doug,

Great topic!

For correction purposes "Fortunate Son" reached 14 as a Billboard side & 6 as a Cashbox side.

It certainly was a hit at the time & a hit for all-time.

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Correction made.

Also thought of:

Lights - Journey
Living In The U.S.A. - Steve Miller Band
Mexico - James Taylor
Roll Over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra
Guitar Man - Elvis Presley (1968 version)
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie


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Interesting observation here. "Living In The U.S.A." was originally on a 1968 release, Sailor. The album was re-released as Living In The U.S.A. in 1973.
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Originally posted by eriejwg eriejwg wrote:

Interesting observation here. "Living In The U.S.A." was originally on a 1968 release, Sailor. The album was re-released as Living In The U.S.A. in 1973.


And "Living In The U.S.A." (the song) charted after "The Joker" took off.

I figured the 80s songs on the list far outdistance the earlier decades combined--to do one for each of the decades would be very short lists.

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My 2 cents:

Too Late - Journey
I'll Supply the Love - Toto
Make You Feel Love Again - Wet Willie
Crying In the Night - Buckingham Nicks
Georgy Porgy - Toto
Walk Right Now - The Jacksons
Blame It On the Boogie - The Jacksons
One Life To Live - Lou Rawls
Alison - Elvis Costello
Midnight Light - LeBlanc & Carr
Clouds - David Gates
Part Time Love - David Gates
Who Was It - Hurricane Smith
Hurt - The Manhattans
In the Bush - Musique
San Francisco - Village People
Drivin' Around - The Raspberries
Carolina In the Pines - James Taylor
Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin
Ma Na Ma Na - Piero Umilllni
Showdown - ELO
Ma Ma Ma Belle - ELO
Flashback - 5th Dimension
Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
Roll With the Changes - REO Speedwagon
Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon (Had this song come out in the 80's, it would had been a number one hit)
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I think "Time For Me To Fly" was rereleased in 1980 (before Hi Infidelity came out).

And I believe the James Taylor track you're referring to is "Carolina In My Mind."

"Tequila Sunrise" is a great choice. A few more:

Danny's Song - Loggins & Messina (before that bitch Anne Murray ruined it [kidding])
Bandstand Boogie - Barry Manilow
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Wheel In The Sky - Journey
Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
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"Tiny Dancer" was top 40 in both Cash Box and Record World, Doug.

I think "More Than a Woman" is considered a BeeGees classic only because they wrote it, just like "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a Prince classic.

"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" never charted because it wasn't released as a single.

But good list... keep 'em coming.


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I'll add:

Pinball Wizard - Elton John (promo single only)
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder wouldn't allow a commercial release or an edit, as covered in other threads)
Song for Guy - Elton John (#1 hit in England but only bubbled under in the U.S.)
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A lot of these never charted because they weren't single releases, or they were B-sides that didn't get listed. "More Than A Woman" is a great example--radio tended to play the Bee Gees' version more than Tavares' version (even though Tavares' version squeaked into the top 40, while the Bee Gees' version wasn't issued as a single then).
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