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Pink Floyd - 'Comfortably Numb'
- One of the band's most iconic songs failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Van Morrison - 'Moondance'
- Despite going triple platinum in the United States (certified by RIAA), the song never charted at the time of its release.
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2 / 31 Fotos
Jeff Buckley - 'Grace'
- The song and the rest of his catalog never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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The Beatles - 'Here Comes the Sun'
- The song actually never entered most charts when it was released in 1969, presumably because it wasn't released as a single.
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4 / 31 Fotos
Elton John - 'Tiny Dancer'
- The song peaked at no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972, despite going triple platinum in sales.
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Led Zeppelin - 'Stairway To Heaven' - This song also didn't chart at the time of its release in 1971. It never had the chance to be entered into the charts because it too wasn't released as a single.
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6 / 31 Fotos
David Bowie - 'Ashes to Ashes'
- The song never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though it did reach number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
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The Rolling Stones - 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'
- The single didn't even make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969, and only reached no. 42 when re-released as a single in 1973.
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8 / 31 Fotos
Louis Armstrong - 'What a Wonderful World'
- The song peaked at no. 116 in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1967, and later only reached no. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.
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9 / 31 Fotos
The Clash - 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'
- Though the song reached number one in the UK, it only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982. It performed even worse on the charts when it was re-issued in 1991.
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10 / 31 Fotos
James Taylor - 'Carolina in My Mind'
- One of James Taylor's most played songs peaked at no. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, one year after it was released.
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Bruce Springsteen - 'Badlands'
- Although Rolling Stone considers this song to be the second-best song of all time, the 1986 release only ever reached no. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Jimi Hendrix - 'Purple Haze'
- The song peaked and stalled at no. 64 on the chart before going on to become one of the most iconic songs of the 1960s.
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13 / 31 Fotos
David Bowie - 'Changes'
- This David Bowie song only made it to no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.
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14 / 31 Fotos
Fleetwood Mac - 'Landslide'
- The song peaked at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.
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15 / 31 Fotos
The Beatles - 'All My Loving'
- The song peaked at no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.
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Cher - 'Strong Enough'
- The song spent 12 weeks on the charts, but only peaked at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999.
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Queen - 'Don't Stop Me Now'
- This song spent a few weeks on the charts in 1979, peaking at no. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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AC/DC - 'Highway to Hell'
- The song peaked at no. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979.
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ABBA - 'Super Trouper'
- The song featured in 'Mamma Mia' only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.
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Dolly Parton - 'Jolene'
- Dolly Parton's multi-award-winning song peaked at no. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.
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The Weather Girls - 'It's Raining Men'
- The Grammy-nominated song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Billy Idol - 'Rebel Yell'
- The song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.
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R.E.M. - 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'
- The song peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.
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The Eagles - 'Tequila Sunrise'
- The single peaked at no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
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25 / 31 Fotos
The B-52's - 'Rock Lobster'
- The song only reached no. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.
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26 / 31 Fotos
Talking Heads - 'Psycho Killer'
- The song peaked at no. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.
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27 / 31 Fotos
Bob Marley - 'Roots Rock Reggae'
- Bob Marley reached his highest-charting position with this song, peaking at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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28 / 31 Fotos
The Strokes - 'Juicebox'
- The song was the highest-charting single that the band ever had on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it peaked at no. 98.
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Bon Iver - 'Skinny Love'
- The song charted at no. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2014. Sources: (BestLife)
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Pink Floyd - 'Comfortably Numb'
- One of the band's most iconic songs failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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1 / 31 Fotos
Van Morrison - 'Moondance'
- Despite going triple platinum in the United States (certified by RIAA), the song never charted at the time of its release.
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Jeff Buckley - 'Grace'
- The song and the rest of his catalog never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
The Beatles - 'Here Comes the Sun'
- The song actually never entered most charts when it was released in 1969, presumably because it wasn't released as a single.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Elton John - 'Tiny Dancer'
- The song peaked at no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972, despite going triple platinum in sales.
© Getty Images
5 / 31 Fotos
Led Zeppelin - 'Stairway To Heaven' - This song also didn't chart at the time of its release in 1971. It never had the chance to be entered into the charts because it too wasn't released as a single.
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6 / 31 Fotos
David Bowie - 'Ashes to Ashes'
- The song never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though it did reach number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
7 / 31 Fotos
The Rolling Stones - 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'
- The single didn't even make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969, and only reached no. 42 when re-released as a single in 1973.
© Getty Images
8 / 31 Fotos
Louis Armstrong - 'What a Wonderful World'
- The song peaked at no. 116 in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1967, and later only reached no. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
The Clash - 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'
- Though the song reached number one in the UK, it only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982. It performed even worse on the charts when it was re-issued in 1991.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
James Taylor - 'Carolina in My Mind'
- One of James Taylor's most played songs peaked at no. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, one year after it was released.
© Getty Images
11 / 31 Fotos
Bruce Springsteen - 'Badlands'
- Although Rolling Stone considers this song to be the second-best song of all time, the 1986 release only ever reached no. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
12 / 31 Fotos
Jimi Hendrix - 'Purple Haze'
- The song peaked and stalled at no. 64 on the chart before going on to become one of the most iconic songs of the 1960s.
© Getty Images
13 / 31 Fotos
David Bowie - 'Changes'
- This David Bowie song only made it to no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
Fleetwood Mac - 'Landslide'
- The song peaked at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
The Beatles - 'All My Loving'
- The song peaked at no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Cher - 'Strong Enough'
- The song spent 12 weeks on the charts, but only peaked at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999.
© Getty Images
17 / 31 Fotos
Queen - 'Don't Stop Me Now'
- This song spent a few weeks on the charts in 1979, peaking at no. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
18 / 31 Fotos
AC/DC - 'Highway to Hell'
- The song peaked at no. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979.
© Getty Images
19 / 31 Fotos
ABBA - 'Super Trouper'
- The song featured in 'Mamma Mia' only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.
© Getty Images
20 / 31 Fotos
Dolly Parton - 'Jolene'
- Dolly Parton's multi-award-winning song peaked at no. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.
© Getty Images
21 / 31 Fotos
The Weather Girls - 'It's Raining Men'
- The Grammy-nominated song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Billy Idol - 'Rebel Yell'
- The song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
R.E.M. - 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'
- The song peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
The Eagles - 'Tequila Sunrise'
- The single peaked at no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
The B-52's - 'Rock Lobster'
- The song only reached no. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Talking Heads - 'Psycho Killer'
- The song peaked at no. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
Bob Marley - 'Roots Rock Reggae'
- Bob Marley reached his highest-charting position with this song, peaking at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
© Getty Images
28 / 31 Fotos
The Strokes - 'Juicebox'
- The song was the highest-charting single that the band ever had on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it peaked at no. 98.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
Bon Iver - 'Skinny Love'
- The song charted at no. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2014. Sources: (BestLife)
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Iconic songs that performed surprisingly poorly in the charts
These tunes are not the hits you think they are!
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It can be tough to pinpoint how popular many songs are. We can judge a song's popularity by many different parameters, from its cultural significance to the awards it won or how it fended in the charts. Indeed, the United States is the largest music market, so it's always a good signifier of how songs have performed on the charts.
It will shock you, however, to discover just how poorly some iconic songs performed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Click through this gallery to learn more!
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