No. 2’s
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Topic: No. 2’s
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Subject: No. 2’s
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:59am
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Artists that you recall had more than a couple number two's on the Hot 100? Madonna had some classics next to the top spot: Material Girl Causing A Commotion Express Yourself Cherish I'll Remember Frozen Mariah Carey also had a few as I can recall (am I forgetting another one?) Can't Let Go Loverboy Shake It Off Other two's? |
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 11:36am
| Welcome back, Johann - we missed you. A couple of "golden oldies" for you - The 1st 3 Blood Sweat & Tears hits got to #2; "You've Made Me So Very Happy, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die"; Creedence Clearwater Revival had FIVE #2's: "Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Travelin' Band, Lookin' Out My Back Door"; neither group EVER had a #1 Billboard hit single; I think "Back Door" might've might hit #1 Cashbox or Record World... |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 12:31pm
| Elvis Presley had 6 #2's, The Carpenters had 5, Elton John and Janet Jackson each had 4. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 5:14pm
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you're missing the biggest number two'er of all time without a numbner one..........ccr had 5 number 2's WITHOUT a number one!!!!!!!! ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 5:50pm
| It's amazing how many massive songs Madonna has had stuck behind some rather forgettable #1's. |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 5:50pm
OUCH! |
edtop40 wrote:Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 5:54am
Jim already mentioned CCR in a previous post! |
Posted By: torcan
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 6:10am
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Switching over to albums for a minute...what surprises me is that Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is one of the most popular songs of all time, yet it was never released as a commercial single and its parent album could not hit No. 1. IIRC, it sat at No. 2 for 4 weeks.
Go figure! |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:28am
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paul......yes.........my fault.....the ccr note was buried in his comment and i didn't see it until AFTER i posted that comment...... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 12:31pm
True. I don't know about "Cherish", but I would have liked to see "Express Yourself" honor its "don't go for second best baby" line. |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 12:47pm
| En Vogue had three singles peak at #2: "Hold On", "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", and "Don't Let Go (Love)". That ties Blood, Sweat & Tears in second place all-time for most #2 songs without a #1. |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 12:50pm
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Another artist where I would have thought all three of their #2's were #1's.
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Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:02pm
| Thanks for that one, Todd! |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:06pm
Of course, keep in mind we're all going by Billboard Hot 100 peak positions. It's possible other national music charts may have had some of these songs ranked at #1. |