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1. This classic ballad by Journey didn't even make the top ten in the U.S., although it is still played over two decades later on the radio and we often listen to this song while shopping--or maybe at a wedding.
2. The Eagles scored five number one singles in the U.S., but this classic we hear everywhere we go wasn't one of them; in fact, it didn't even make the top ten.
3. This Beatles tune was never released while the group was together, although it was released in the U.S. in 1976, not even charting on the top forty. Today, we can often hear it while shopping or on oldies stations. It also seems to be a popular karaoke tune.
4. This popular song from the sixies was remade in the late 1970s by Van Halen. The original only made it to number seven in the U.S. in 1964. We can still hear this song on oldies stations and was played for many years after its initial chart appearance.
5. This song from 1967 was heard for years over rock stations is now kept alive via karaoke bars, jukeboxes, and background music. "Remember when, we used to sing, sha la la la..."
6. This popular Madonna dance tune not only didn't make it to number one in th U.S., it was never released as a single except as a "B" side of another dance single. We can still hear this song while shopping or out at a club.
7. This Led Zeppelin song is a rock classic that also never charted as a single, but was heard constantly over FM rock stations in the 70's and 80's.
8. This first American top 40 hit by Billy Joel is heard often on oldies stations and in background music over 30 years after it only made it to number 25 in 1974; a far cry from number one or even the top 10.
9. This song has received airplay continually since it's release in 1977. It did make the top in 1977, but as popular as it was/is, it is often assumed to be a number one single. It is often heard in karaoke bars, jukeboxes, and background music. Think of a Caribbean island sipping cocktails...
10. This classic charted only to number nine in th U.S. way back in 1961, despite its popularity, especially with the renewed popularity of country music in the 1990's. It is one of the most popular jukebox songs of all time. Tragically, the legendary singer of this song was killed in a plane crash in 1963. What is the song?
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