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Topic: Hot 100 Re-Entries (Reasons)
Posted By: jebsib
Subject: Hot 100 Re-Entries (Reasons)
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 9:48am
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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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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 10:09am
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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. |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 12:50pm
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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. |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:03pm
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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. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:32pm
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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-youngbloods-summer-of-love-american-anthem - 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. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:44pm
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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. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:51pm
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. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Paul Haney wrote:Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 1:56pm
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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! |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 2:00pm
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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. |
Posted By: C J Brown
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 4:11pm
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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. |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 5:46pm
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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. |
Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 11:44pm
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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). ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 4:29am
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?
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.
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. |
Posted By: RoknRobnLoxley
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 5:32am
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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... |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 8:52am
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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 |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 8:58am
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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 |
Posted By: vanmeter
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:28am
| 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. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:33am
The 1980 "Lola" was a live version. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:35am
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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. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 10:05am
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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. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 10:14am
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I've Never Been To Me, Charlene
1977 - 3 weeks -peaked at #97 1982 - 20 weeks peaked at #3 The 1977 release was considered too feminist. While Scott had something to do with it getting pushed again, the re-release was sent to the radio stations this time intact without the instrumental in the bridge. I don't have any articles to confirm this but a Florida radio staion started playing it to public acclaim and it caught on. Don’t Stand So Close to Me, The Police 1981 - 18 weeks peaked at #10 1986 - 9 weeks peaked at #46 There's a simple explanation for this. The Police reformed for the Amnesty Concerts but Stewart Copeland broke his collarbone playing Polo before they were to enter the studio. Without Stewart able to play the remake included a Synclavier and a Fairlight — two sampling keyboards — Sting and Copeland had a big fight over which was better. The remake paled in comparison because of it. Not really a re-release but an entirely different version. Red Red Wine, UB40 1984 - 15 weeks peaked at #34 1988 - 25 weeks peaked at #1 The big difference between the versions is that in 1984 if I recall there was no rap and it was 3 minutes. The 1988 version included a rap. In 1988, UB40 performed the song at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert. Soon after in June 1988, Guy Zapoleon, program director of KZZP in the Phoenix, Arizona market, believed that the song should be given a second chance and put the full version, including Astro's "rap", on the station's playlist and it soon became the station's most popular song. With UB40 ready to release Labour of Love II, Virgin Records promotion man Charlie Minor asked UB40 to hold off on releasing the album so that the label could reissue and promote "Red Red Wine". Into The Night, Benny Mardones 1980 - 20 weeks peaked at #11 1989 - 17 weeks peaked at #20 Bennie released a new album on a new label in 1989. Some stations played this re-recording. Others played the original hit. In 1989, a "Where Are They Now?" Arizona radio segment spurred L.A. DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts. Send Me an Angel, Real Life 1984 - 18 weeks peaked at #29 1989 - 16 weeks peaked at #26 The 1989 version is remixed and has more umph to it. I dont know the source but MTV gave this song more airplay if I recall in its new version. (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 because of several #1's obtained by Paula Abdul in the first months of 1989 now that she had become a hot radio play. Having exhausted the main singles (Forever Your Girl, Cold Hearted, Straight Up and Knocked Out etc) they needed a bridge to Opposites Attract, which led to this re-release. It was subsequently included as the demonstration song on several Casio keyboards (e.g. CT-670 ToneBank Keyboard). December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), The 4 Seasons 1976 - 27 weeks with 3 weeks at #1 1994 - 27 weeks peaked at #14 This particular remix took off and was played extensively in 1994 (and is also known as the "dance mix") making it different than the 1976 single, which was slower. If I Die Young, The Band Perry 2010 - 28 weeks peaked at #19 2011 - 25 weeks peaked at #14 The versions are slightly different. One is more pop and the other more country. They also run slightly different times. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 4:52pm
If anything, I'd call this song anti-feminist. The Florida station you're referring to was WRBQ in Tampa, where Scott Shannon was PD at the time. A childhood friend lives in the area, and he said Q105 was playing this several months before anyone else. I wouldn't say the 1982 version was "intact without the instrumental in the bridge", it's just that she spoke over the bridge on the 1982 single. This was the original album version, the 1977 single had the bridge in the clear. |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 24 April 2021 at 2:12pm
| After 7's "Heat of the moment" was a remix. |
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 24 April 2021 at 3:01pm
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One Tin Soldier is more complicated.
It actually entered the charts three times (four, perhaps). 1. In 1971, the Warner Bros. version, which was from the soundtrack of Billy Jack and recorded only by Jinx Dawson with studio musicians, entered the charts. 1a. Shortly thereafter, Coven, which had made one album for Mercury but had been dropped, was picked up by MGM. The entire band re-recorded the song, even using the same producer as the soundtrack version. This version was released in 1971; indeed, for five weeks (October 16 through November 13, 1971), the Billboard Hot 100 listing for "One Tin Soldier" had the label and number for both the Warner Bros. and MGM singles, perhaps under the mistaken belief that they were the same recording, a la the Atco and Fontana releases of "Wild Thing" by the Troggs (1966). Pre-2. In 1973, Tom Laughlin director of Billy Jack, won a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Pictures, the result of which gave him complete control of the film, including its soundtrack. He independently re-released the film in 1973 and it made three times as much the second time around as it had the first. When the movie gained renewed attention, so did "One Tin Soldier." A cover of the song by John Kurtz, who was the first to record "Drift Away" (even before Dobie Gray), was the first to gain notice; it was co-produced by Steve Barri and the song's composers, Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and was issued on ABC 11375. It was reviewed in the June 16, 1973 issue of Cash Box. 2. Rather than let a cover get the glory, MGM re-released its master of Coven's version of the song using the same catalog number as the original (K14308). This was reviewed in the June 23 Cash Box. Contrary to an erroneous article in the June 23, 1973 Billboard, this was not a re-cut; it was the same version as had been on MGM in 1971. This version debuted on (returned to?) the Hot 100 in the July 21, 1973 issue, peaking at #79 and spending six weeks on the chart. It's not hard to tell the difference between 1971 and 1973 MGM copies of "One Tin Soldier." On the 1973 copies, the B-side's title was changed to "I Guess It's a Beautiful Day (Least I Think It Is)." Also, the 1971 copies have Michael Lloyd listed as executive producer; this credit is missing from 1973 copies. 3. Meanwhile, Tom Laughlin started his own record label, Billy Jack Records, to re-release the soundtrack. He also re-released the original Coven version of "One Tin Soldier" as a 45 on the Billy Jack label. This 45 has "Johnnie," sung by Teresa Kelly, on the B-side, and has a catalog number of BJS-101. It turned out that Laughlin knew how to get his movie into theaters, but had no clue about the record business; the Billy Jack Records versions of both the album and single are rarities today. Laughlin decided to license the soundtrack and 45 back to Warner Bros. toward the end of 1973. The Warners 45 was a straight reissue of the Billy Jack 45; it even has the same catalog number except for a leading zero (BJS 0101). Now you know why the 1973 issue of the Warner Bros. single has such a strange number. (Some stock copies of the Warner Bros. 45 have the number as BJ 0101.) This version re-charted on the December 29, 1973 Hot 100; it eventually peaked at #76 and spent six weeks on the chart. |
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 24 April 2021 at 3:20pm
In 1966, former Kingsmen lead singer Jack Ely did a new version of "Louie Louie" for Bang under the title "Louie Louie '66," with his named spelled as "Eely" to make it easier to pronounce for radio. In rebuttal, Wand re-released the original under the title "Louie Louie - 64-65-66..." and gave a prominent credit to Jack Ely as lead vocalist. The Wand version re-entered; the Bang version vanished.
The 45 was first issued many months before the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar; in fact, the first 45s said it was "(From JESUS CHRIST)". Once the album was finished, released, and became a phenomenon, the original single re-charted.
Epic re-serviced this to radio after a 1970 cover by Ike and Tina Turner. They competed with each other on the chart in 1970.
Studio vs. live version. The latter was from the album Miles of Aisles.
The 45 was originally released before the soundtrack album of Saturday Night Fever, around the same time as the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love." It returned to the charts once the album came out. Its re-entry was a direct cause of the Bee Gees not releasing their own recording of "More Than a Woman" as a single in the U.S. |
Posted By: C J Brown
Date Posted: 24 April 2021 at 3:40pm
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Big thanks to Tim Neely for the One Tin Soldier updates. I
see I had incomplete or poor information in a many cases. Not to even mention the ones I did not even know existed. Charlie |
Posted By: eric_a
Date Posted: 24 April 2021 at 8:17pm
Somewhat OT: there was just a Final Jeopardy question about this! (Only two of the three contestants got it right.) First released as a single in 1982, this song was re- released & charted again 17 years later & 17 years after that https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6921 - Jeopardy 1-26-2021 |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 25 April 2021 at 5:12am
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Just a little side note on More Than A Woman...
While it's true that the Bee Gees graciously decided not to release a commercial single in the U.S. (thus not directly competing with the Tavares version), the Bee Gees version still got quite a bit of airplay on U.S. radio stations. It peaked at #21 in Radio & Records, while the Tavares version didn't even crack the R&R Top 30. |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 25 April 2021 at 5:30am
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To Paul Haney:
I don't even believe RSO solicited airplay on the Bee Gees version of "More Than A Woman", therefore the #21 peak in R&R is just from the stations that decided to report it anyway because the cut was undeniable. If the label had decided to really work it as an LP cut it would have easily been a top-3 record on CHR. Do any of the late-1970s radio pros out there remember any facts about this topic as I am only going by conjecture & lore here... Andy |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 25 April 2021 at 6:05am
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Andy, the story I heard was that RSO was all set to release a commercial 45 and start promoting the Bee Gees
version to radio. I seem to even recall seeing an ad in one of the trades. Barry Gibb got wind of it and quickly called Robert Stigwood to put a stop to it as he truly wanted Tavares to have the hit. Of course, that didn't stop many stations from playing it as an album cut (it hit the Top 10 in many markets). Had the Bee Gees version been released as a single and properly promoted, it would have been huge for sure. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 25 April 2021 at 6:09am
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I did a little digging into the Wipe Out situation.
The 1966 release was on Dot's reissue series (record #144). It was just one of those reissue 45s that took off at both radio and retail, eventually peaking at #16 on the Hot 100. Interestingly, it came back a third time in the summer of 1970, where it Bubbled Under at #110 in Billboard. It even got a little more airplay in the summer of 1973 (though it didn't chart). Guess it's just one of those timeless classics. |
Posted By: VWestlife
Date Posted: 28 April 2021 at 5:22am
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Although it was never a Top 40 pop hit (or even close!), it's often considered a one-hit wonder and an '80s classic that still gets lots of airplay today:
Modern English - "I Melt With You" 1983 - #78 1990 re-recording - #76 And another '80s classic that missed the Top 40, Squeeze's "Tempted" (#49 in 1982), was remixed and re-released in 1994 as a "double A-side" single along with the re-release of The Knack's "My Sharona", both from the soundtrack of "Reality Bites". It got some radio airplay but didn't reach the Hot 100 again. |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 28 April 2021 at 5:37am
Memory may be a little hazy after 40+ years, but I don't recall us playing the Tavares version, though we did play the Bee Gees. |
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 28 April 2021 at 5:52am
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Going back to the original post:
"Never on Sunday" by Don Costa re-entered for two reasons. First, there was a vocal version by the Chordettes released around the same time the Costa version returned to the charts. Second, in April 1961, "Never on Sunday" was awarded the Oscar for Best Original Song, which renewed interest in it. As a side note, three different Academy Award winners for Best Song entered the Hot 100 in the 1970s as a direct result of winning. All of them had been released as singles months before but did little or nothing until they won the Oscar. They were "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern in 1973 (from The Poseidon Adventure); "I'm Easy" by Keith Carradine in 1976 (from Nashville); and "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti in 1977 (from Rocky). |
Posted By: VWestlife
Date Posted: 30 April 2021 at 11:26pm
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So not only "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss and "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles charted twice, but also two versions of "Shout":
The Isley Brothers - "Shout - Part 1" 1959 - #47 1962 - #94 - after it was covered by Joey Dee & The Starliters Lulu & The Luvers - "Shout": 1964 - #94 1967 - #96 - after her #1 hit "To Sir With Love" |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 1:44pm
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This has been a fascinating topic to read, and interesting posts in response to the original. I wonder if anyone can explain the 2 charts runs of these non-top 40 singles:
Bowie "Changes" #66 1972 #41 1975 Beach Boys "Sail on Sailor" #79 1973 #49 1975 (and maybe it was just New England stations but "Sail On Sailor" seemed like a big hit on radio to me). |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 10:01pm
I think the Bowie re-charting was because of Young Americans doing so well on the charts and Fame hitting #1 where in 1972 he was not a household name yet (The Man Who Sold The World was a commercial failure) because Hunky Dory got great reviews but it did not sell as well and the success of Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, the next album, brought him the recognition and superstar status. I have absolutely no idea about the Beach Boys track. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: eric_a
Date Posted: 16 May 2021 at 2:32am
If I recall correctly, this was the same remix issued in 1988, remixed by Ben Liebrand, and runs at the same tempo (104 BPMish) but adds a lot of extra percussion. I’m not sure what catalyzed the rise in ‘94 but I do recall hearing the remix on Open House Party, the syndicated radio show that commonly played (plays?) remixes and mix segments. I heard the remix on OHP before I’d heard it on the radio anywhere else, possibly as early as late ‘93, so some credit may go to OHP. Does this jibe with others’ memories? |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 16 May 2021 at 3:27am
The "Changes" single re-charted in December 1974, a few months before the release of the Young Americans album. I think it was more a case of RCA re-promoting it to radio and it finally catching on. As for "Sail On Sailor" it got another chance thanks to the success of the Endless Summer album. In 1974-75 the Beach Boys were suddenly "hot" again with both Capitol and Brother/Reprise re-releasing old singles. |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 16 May 2021 at 10:31am
Yes, it spend a couple weeks in the top 10 on WRKO in Feb/March of '73 and since many New England stations were influenced by 'RKO it got a lot of play there too. 1975, not so much. Don't think I heard it then at all, though I moved to the west coast for a couple years in late '75 and heard it a lot (presumably as a recurrent) then. |
Posted By: Ringmaster_D
Date Posted: 18 May 2021 at 5:47am
Plus "Sail on Sailor" was the lead track on a 1975 single disc compilation called "Good Vibrations: Best Of The Beach Boys." They were really milking the success of "Endless Summer" in 1974 & 1975. I would argue that this marketing forever branded them as a nostalgia act. |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 18 May 2021 at 8:31am
Living in Boston, I can confirm that the Four Seasons remix was played on OHP, and extensively at local dance clubs as early as Spring 1992! It may have even been played by Kiss108 once in a while. This is why when it was released nationally in mid 1994, it felt 'old' to me, and I never knew the real reason for the mainstream re-release. |