In early 2007, Nickelback's "Rockstar" just barely made it onto the Adult Top 40 charts before exiting. That summer, the song re-entered and achieved (I believe) a #1 spot. Also, James Bay entered the Adult Top 40 charts last year peaking around #19 before exiting with "Hold Back the River". Now, he is back on with that song. Any other examples?
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Songs that re-entered the charts?
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Several. The most recent that comes immediately to mind is Benny Mardones' "Into the Night," an AC and Top 40 hit in 1980 and 1989. Chubby Checker charted twice with "The Twist," as did Bobby Pickett with "Monster Mash" and the Righteous Brothers with "Unchained Melody." There are quite a few more.
Several in country. The most famous was Randy Travis "On The Other Hand."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Other_Hand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Other_Hand
Since this was before I got into radio, I ran a part 15 and listened to everything. I recall, living in Dallas at the time, 570 WFAA (now KLIF) was doing either Hot AC or Top 40, trying to compete against KLIF, KNUS and others. About 4 or 5 months prior to other stations, they added Yellow River by Christie and Snowbird by Anne Murray. 4 or 5 months later all the top 40s were playing the two songs.
I worked in a record store from 1975 to 1978 and noticed several songs were released, pushed a little, then dropped but later, within a year a concentrated effort took place making the song a hit. Since I was an assistant manager, the record reps included me in the information they shared since I was the guy that kept a handle on 8 tracks, cassettes and 45s for the store. It seems 'timing' was off on some releases and the record companies might take something promising and push it at a time they had fewer big acts releasing singles.
I worked in a record store from 1975 to 1978 and noticed several songs were released, pushed a little, then dropped but later, within a year a concentrated effort took place making the song a hit. Since I was an assistant manager, the record reps included me in the information they shared since I was the guy that kept a handle on 8 tracks, cassettes and 45s for the store. It seems 'timing' was off on some releases and the record companies might take something promising and push it at a time they had fewer big acts releasing singles.
Last May, I heard Sia's (would becone her 1st #1 song ever) Cheap Thrills (Sean Paul version and without him on some stations, like KUDD-FM in Salt Lake on the radio in some parts of the country before almost exiting in June, only to comeback and become the #1 Top 40 song in the country and probably the summer song of 2016.
Another: Aerosmith's "Dream On," peaked in the 50s in 1973, rereleased three years later and went top 10.
There were many. A few that come to mind are "At This moment" Billy Vera,after a "Family Ties" episode, "Wipeout", top 10 in 1963 and Top 20 in 1966. "Rock around The Clock" reentered the Top 40 in 1974,thanks to "Happy days" 19 years after it hit #1 and the most intriguing "Monster Mash" a #1 Halloween of 1962. The song came back three times, none around Halloween. It made the top ten in the summer pf 73.
Yeah, I had a whole thread about just the ones that reappeared in the late '80s:
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?553207-the-late-80s-re-release-craze
The Righteous Brothers had Little Latin Lupe Lu, which was later covered by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels and a host of others including a girl group garage band that went by the wayside and I think Springsteen too. The Righteous Brothers were the original, and obviously the best since everyone else copied them.
On the Alternative Chart:
Alien Ant Farm peaked at #16 with "Movies."
After "Smooth Criminal" made it to #1, they re-released "Movies" where it peaked at #19 it's second go around.
Alien Ant Farm peaked at #16 with "Movies."
After "Smooth Criminal" made it to #1, they re-released "Movies" where it peaked at #19 it's second go around.
"Tempted" by Squeeze was from 1981. I'm certain it re-charted in 1987.
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel was from 1986 then re-charted in 1989, thanks to the movie "Say Anything".
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King was from 1961. It re-charted in 1986 thanks to the movie of the same name.
"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles was from the 1960s. It re-charted in 1986 thanks to the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
The big technicality was "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. The original was from the 1960s. Of course it was back for the 1990 movie "Ghost". Not sure why, but a new version of it had to be recorded at that time.
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel was from 1986 then re-charted in 1989, thanks to the movie "Say Anything".
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King was from 1961. It re-charted in 1986 thanks to the movie of the same name.
"Twist And Shout" by The Beatles was from the 1960s. It re-charted in 1986 thanks to the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
The big technicality was "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. The original was from the 1960s. Of course it was back for the 1990 movie "Ghost". Not sure why, but a new version of it had to be recorded at that time.
Another from the top of my head:
UB40- "Red Red Wine"
Didn't "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life chart twice?
And TECHNICALLY, with the "Running Man" challenge:
"My Boo" by Ghost Town DJ's- Peaked at #31 in 1996. Re-peaked at #27 this year... 20 years later.
UB40- "Red Red Wine"
Didn't "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life chart twice?
And TECHNICALLY, with the "Running Man" challenge:
"My Boo" by Ghost Town DJ's- Peaked at #31 in 1996. Re-peaked at #27 this year... 20 years later.
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Send Me An Angel charted in 1984 and 1988.
Interestingly enough, I was about the same age the second time those two came out, as my mother had been the first time that they were released. Ditto for "Do You Love Me?" by the Contours (1962 and 1988).
As I understood it, the "brothers" did not own the rights to the original version, so they had to re-record it in an attempt to cash in. Of course, that split the airplay and the sales between both versions. My guess is that Phil Spector owned the original version.
The second go-round for "Send Me An Angel" was actually 1989. The "89" was even incorporated into the title ("Send Me An Angel '89").
Twist and Shout might have been a 1962 Isley Brothers hit covered by The Beatles
The original Unchained Melody was from the 50s - Todd Duncan, Al Hibbler, maybe more.
Not old - just went to The Flying Dutchman's Golden Oldies School
I seem to remember the Four Seasons "Oh, What a Night(December 1963)" was re-released around the year 2000(not full re-recording, but some 'tweaking'/enhancement to the instrumentation).
Maybe in the U.S. but it was re-released in the fall of 88 in Canada and simply titled Send Me An Angel.
Not only did Chubby Checker chart twice with "The Twist," both times, he hit Number One--the only time that feat has ever been pulled off. (Numerous remakes of Number One hits have themselves gone on to hit Number One--"The Locomotion" by Little Eva in 1963 and Grand Funk in 1974, "Venus" by the Shocking Blue in 1970 and Bananarama in 1986 are just a couple of examples. But Chubby Checker did it not only with the same song, but the same record.)
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