CHR/POP # 2 Songs

[DuckHead]

I am attempting to compile a complete list of # 2 songs. Here is what I have so far:

2004

01/09/2004- Suga Suga- Baby Bash- 2 Weeks
02/13/2004- Someday- Nickelback- 1 Week
03/19/2004- My Immortal- Evanescence- 2 Weeks
05/28/2004- Naughty Girl- Beyonce- 2 Weeks
06/11/2004- Burn- Usher- 4 Weeks

2003

None

2002

05/03/2002- All You Wanted- Michelle Branch- 2 Weeks
05/17/2002- Foolish- Ashanti- 5 Weeks
08/02/2002- Hero- Chad Kroeger f/ Josey Scott- 1 Week
08/09/2002- Just Like A Pill- Pink- 2 Weeks
10/04/2002- Gangsta Lovin'- Eve f/ Alicia Keys- 2 Weeks
12/06/2002- Jenny From The Block- Jennifer Lopez- 3 Weeks

2001

03/30/2001- Butterfly- Crazy Town- 3 Weeks
04/27/2001- Survivor- Destiny's Child- 2 Weeks
05/11/2001- Hanging By A Moment- Lifehouse- 8 Weeks
07/27/2001- Irresistible- Jessica Simpson- 1 Week
08/03/2001- What Would You Do?- City High- 2 Weeks
11/23/2001- Hero- Enrique Iglesias- 2 Weeks
12/21/2001- Get The Party Started- Pink- 5 Weeks

2000

03/31/2000- Maria Maria- Santana f/ Product G&B- 4 Weeks
05/12/2000- Everything You Want- Vertical Horizon- 3 Weeks
07/14/2000- There You Go- Pink- 1 Week
09/29/2000- Music- Madonna- 2 Weeks
11/10/2000- Most Girls- Pink- 3 Weeks
12/08/2000- Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)- Mya- 2 Weeks
12/22/2000- It Wasn't Me- Shaggy- 4 Weeks

[DuckHead]

1999

01/29/1999- Have You Ever?- Brandy- 1 Week
03/05/1999- Believe- Cher- 3 Weeks
05/07/1999- No Scrubs- TLC- 5 Weeks
07/30/1999- If You Had My Love- Jennifer Lopez- 3 Weeks
12/03/1999- Waiting For Tonight- Jennifer Lopez- 1 Week

1998

04/24/1998- All My Life- K-Ci & JoJo- 7 Weeks
10/16/1998- Crush- Jennifer Paige- 1 Week
10/23/1998- I'll Never Break Your Heart- Backstreet Boys- 1 Week

1997

01/17/1997- Un-Break My Heart- Toni Braxton- 3 Weeks
05/09/1997- One Headlight- Wallflowers- 1 Week
05/30/1997- Say You'll Be There- Spice Girls- 5 Weeks
07/04/1997- Sunny Came Home- Shawn Colvin- 1 Week
07/18/1997- Do You Know (What It Takes)- Robyn- 1 Week
07/25/1997- How Bizarre- OMC- 4 Weeks
08/22/1997- Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)- Backstreet Boys- 4 Weeks
10/31/1997- Push- Matchbox 20- 1 Week

1996

05/17/1996- Always Be My Baby- Mariah Carey- 3 Weeks
09/13/1996- Change The World- Eric Clapton- 3 Weeks
10/04/1996- It's All Coming Back To Me Now- Celine Dion- 7 Weeks
11/22/1996- Mouth- Merril Bainbridge- 4 Weeks
12/20/1996- Don't Let Go (Love)- En Vogue- 2 Weeks

1995

02/24/1995- Hold My Hand- Hootie & The Blowfish- 1 Week
03/24/1995- Strong Enough- Sheryl Crow- 4 Weeks
06/02/1995- Water Runs Dry- Boyz II Men- 5 Weeks
07/21/1995- Waterfalls- TLC- 5 Weeks
10/20/1995- Runaway- Janet Jackson- 6 Weeks

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1994

01/07/1994- Breathe Again- Toni Braxton- 2 Weeks
02/11/1994- Because Of Love- Janet Jackson- 3 Weeks
03/04/1994- Without You- Mariah Carey- 4 Weeks
04/01/1994- So Much In Love- All-4-One- 1 Week
04/15/1994- Baby, I Love Your Way- Big Mountain- 1 Week
11/11/1994- Secret- Madonna- 2 Weeks
11/25/1994- Always- Bon Jovi- 6 Weeks

1993

02/05/1993- 7- Prince- 2 Weeks
03/26/1993- Two Princes- Spin Doctors- 2 Weeks
04/09/1993- Informer- Snow- 1 Week
06/04/1993- Come Undone- Duran Duran- 3 Weeks
08/06/1993- If I Had No Loot- Tony! Toni! Tone!- 3 Weeks
08/27/1993- If- Janet Jackson- 6 Weeks
10/08/1993- Another Sad Love Song- Toni Braxton- 2 Weeks
10/22/1993- All That She Wants- Ace Of Base- 5 Weeks
12/10/1993- Please Forgive Me- Bryan Adams- 2 Weeks

1992

01/17/1992- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me- George Michael & Elton John- 2 Weeks
02/28/1992- To Be With You- Mr. Big- 2 Weeks
03/20/1992- Masterpiece- Atlantic Starr- 2 Weeks
05/01/1992- One- U2- 2 Weeks
05/15/1992- Live And Learn- Joe Public- 1 Week
06/05/1992- In The Closet- Michael Jackson- 1 Week
06/19/1992- If You Asked Me To- Celine Dion- 2 Weeks
07/03/1992- The Best Things In Life Are Free- Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson- 2 Weeks
07/17/1992- Wishing On A Star- Cover Girls- 1 Week
07/24/1992- Too Funky- George Michael- 1 Week
07/31/1992- Baby-Baby-Baby- TLC- 4 Weeks
08/28/1992- November Rain- Guns N' Roses- 1 Week
09/04/1992- Humpin' Around- Bobby Brown- 4 Weeks
10/23/1992- Free Your Mind- En Vogue- 2 Weeks
11/20/1992- Good Enough- Bobby Brown- 2 Weeks
12/04/1992- In The Still Of The Night (I'll Remember)- Boyz II Men- 5 Weeks

1991

03/01/1991- One More Try- Timmy T.- 3 Weeks
04/05/1991- Hold You Tight- Tara Kemp- 1 Week
04/19/1991- Joyride- Roxette- 2 Weeks
05/24/1991- I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)- Hi-Five- 1 Week
05/31/1991- Love Is A Wonderful Thing- Michael Bolton- 1 Week
06/07/1991- More Than Words- Extreme- 1 Week
06/14/1991- I Wanna Sex You Up- Color Me Badd- 3 Weeks
07/26/1991- P.A.S.S.I.O.N.- Rythm Syndicate- 2 Weeks
08/09/1991- Every Heartbeat- Amy Grant- 2 Weeks
11/22/1991- Blowing Kisses In The Wind- Paula Abdul- 3 Weeks
12/20/1991- All 4 Love- Color Me Badd- 1 Week

1990

02/02/1990- 2 To Make It Right- Seduction- 1 Week
03/02/1990- Roam- B-52's- 2 Weeks
03/23/1990- Black Velvet- Alannah Myles- 1 Week
04/06/1990- I'll Be Your Everything- Tommy Page- 1 Week
04/27/1990- I Wanna Be Rich- Calloway- 1 Week
05/18/1990- Alright- Janet Jackson- 3 Weeks
07/27/1990- Rub You The Right Way- Johnny Gill- 1 Week

[Hervard]

Speaking of #2 songs, does anyone have a listing of either of Rick Dees' "Number Two Hits" specials (one of them was run the weekend of May 7, 1988, the other sometime in early 1993). Yes, for those of you who just discovered Rick Dees within the past few years, Rick actually used to run interesting special shows, not just these thrown-together "request specials".

[mario]

Great Jobs!
If possible, please let me also know # 2 songs before 1989.

[Libra]

Usher can be added to the list.

[tico]

mario said:

Great Jobs!
If possible, please let me also know # 2 songs before 1989.

Just a few that I know off the top of my head (though not really in chronological order) from Billboard:

Johnny Hates Jazz, "Shattered Dreams" (1988)
Bangles, "Manic Monday" (1986)
Foreigner, "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (1982)
Pebbles, "Mercedes Boy" (1988)
George Michael, "I Want Your Sex" (1987)
Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing In the Dark" (1985)
Tone Loc, "Wild Thing" (1989)
Billy Ocean, "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" (1986)
Richard Marx, "Endless Summer Nights" (1988)
Tears For Fears, "Sowing the Seeds Of Love" (1989)

[DuckHead]

1989

01/13/1989- Don't Rush Me- Taylor Dayne- 1 Week
02/10/1989- Born To Be My Baby- Bon Jovi- 1 Week
02/24/1989- The Living Years- Mike & The Mechanics- 3 Weeks
06/02/1989- Every Little Step- Bobby Brown- 1 Week
08/04/1989- On Our Own- Bobby Brown- 2 Weeks
09/15/1989- Heaven- Warrant- 2 Weeks
11/24/1989- The Way That You Love Me- Paula Abdul- 1 Week
12/01/1989- We Didn't Start The Fire- Billy Joel- 3 Weeks
12/22/1989- Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson- 1 Week

1988

02/05/1988- Seasons Change- Expose- 1 Week
02/12/1988- What Have I Done To Deserve This?- Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield- 1 Week
02/19/1988- She's Like The Wind- Patrick Swayze- 2 Weeks
03/18/1988- Endless Summer Nights- Richard Marx- 1 Week
05/20/1988- Shattered Dreams- Johnny Hates Jazz- 2 Weeks
07/01/1988- Mercedes Boy- Pebbles- 1 Week
07/08/1988- New Sensation- INXS- 1 Week
07/22/1988- Hold On To The Nights- Richard Marx- 2 Weeks
08/19/1988- I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That- Elton John- 1 Week
08/26/1988- Perfect World- Huey Lewis & The News- 3 Weeks
11/11/1988- Bad Medicine- Bon Jovi- 2 Weeks
12/16/1988- My Prerogative- Bobby Brown- 2 Weeks

1987

01/02/1987- Notorious- Duran Duran- 1 Week
02/06/1987- Will You Still Love Me?- Chicago- 2 Weeks
05/15/1987- Looking For A New Love- Jody Watley- 1 Week
10/16/1987- Casuing A Commotion- Madonna- 3 Weeks
12/11/1987- Is This Love?- Whitesnake- 2 Weeks

1986

01/17/1986- Burning Heart- Survivor- 2 Weeks
02/28/1986- Sara- Starship- 2 Weeks
03/28/1986- ROCK In The USA- John Mellencamp- 1 Week
05/02/1986- Why Can't This Be Love?- Van Halen- 2 Weeks
08/22/1986- Take My Breath Away- Berlin- 2 Weeks
10/31/1986- Human- Human League- 3 Weeks
11/21/1986- The Next Time I Fall- Peter Cetera & Amy Grant- 1 Week

1985

01/18/1985- Easy Lover- Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey- 2 Weeks
03/01/1985- California Girls- David Lee Roth- 1 Week
09/13/1985- Don't Lose My Number- Phil Collins- 1 Week
09/20/1985- Dress You Up- Madonna- 1 Week
10/25/1985- 'Miami Vice' Theme- Jan Hammer- 2 Weeks
11/08/1985- You Belong To The City- Glenn Frey- 2 Weeks
12/20/1985- Alive And Kicking- Simple Minds- 2 Weeks

[DuckHead]

1984

01/06/1984- Union Of The Snake- Duran Duran- 1 Week
01/27/1984- That’s All- Genesis- 2 Weeks
03/02/1984- Girls Just Want To Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper- 1 Week
03/09/1984- Somebody’s Watching Me- Rockwell- 1 Week
04/21/1984- Hello- Lionel Richie- 3 Weeks
05/18/1984- Oh Sherrie”- Steve Perry- 3 Weeks
06/22/1984- The Heart Of Rock & Roll- Huey Lewis & The News - 1 Week
08/24/1984- What’s Love Got To Do With It- Tina Turner- 2 Weeks
09/07/1984- She Bop- Cyndi Lauper- 1 Week
09/21/1984- Drive- Cars- 2 Weeks
10/26/1984- Caribbean Queen- Billy Ocean- 1 Week
12/21/1984- We Belong- Pat Benatar- 1 Week

1983

01/07/1983- Africa- Toto- 2 Weeks
03/18/1983- One On One- Hall & Oates- 1 Week
05/13/1983- Let’s Dance- David Bowie- 1 Week
06/03/1983- Time- Culture Club- 3 Weeks
07/01/1983- Electric Avenue- Eddy Grant- 2 Weeks
07/15/1983- Wanna Be Startin’ Something- Michael Jackson- 1 Week
07/22/1983- Stand Back- Stevie Nicks- 2 Weeks
09/02/1983- Human Nature- Michael Jackson- 1 Week
10/28/1983- Islands In The Stream- Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton- 1 Week
11/04/1983- Uptown Girl- Billy Joel- 4 Weeks
12/02/1983- Say It Isn’t So- Hall & Oates- 3 Weeks

[mario]

Big Thanks DuckHead!
It expects from now on.

[Hervard]

1982:

01/15/82: Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
02/05/82: Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
02/19/82: Sweet Dreams - Air Supply
02/26/82: That Girl - Stevie Wonder (5 weeks)
04/16/82: '65 Love Affair - Paul Davis
06/25/82: Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me - Juice Newton
07/16/82: Hold Me/Fleetwood Mac
08/20/82: Wasted On The Way - Crosby Stills & Nash
08/27/82: Take It Away - Paul McCartney
09/17/82: Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project
09/24/82: Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne
10/22/82: The One You Love - Glenn Frey
11/05/82: Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
12/03/82: It's Raining Again - Supertramp

[tico]

I'm assuming you guys are using R&R charts because I know some of the songs listed went to #1 on Billboard.

[Hervard]

golden said:

I'm assuming you guys are using R&R charts because I know some of the songs listed went to #1 on Billboard.

Right, we are using R&R (hence, #1 Billboard songs like "Centerfold", "Africa", "Let's Dance" and "Islands In The Stream" included on the list).
Conversely, some of the songs you listed earlier in the topic, which you said were from Billboard, were #1 R&R songs, such as "Waiting For A Girl Like You", "Dancing In The Dark" and "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going".

[mario]

If possible, please let me also know # 2 songs before 1982.

Thanks.

[freekaleek]

What the heck? No #2's in 2003? There must've been a whole lot of #1's and #3's then.

[Hervard]

freekAleek said:

What the heck? No #2's in 2003? There must've been a whole lot of #1's and #3's then.

Yeah, there was a lot of talk about this back in 2003. It was around mid-summer that someone pointed this out and then many of us numerologists kept tabs on it, hoping that no song would peak at #2 before the end of the year. The strange thing is, a song that never hit #1 was sitting at number two on the last week of 2002, then on the first week of 2004, "Suga Suga" climbed up to number two and that's all the higher it got. So the timing was perfect.
And I thought the six-month period in which no songs peaked at number two in 1985 was really something! I found that out when I was writing down the R&R charts from 1986. "John Leader's Countdown USA" was the source from which I obtained my R&R info back then, so I even wrote down the songs from the "Countdown USA Close-Up". In July, it was a big hodgepodge. I forget exactly how it went, since it's been over 18 years, but I do know that he didn't focus on one artist and it was quite hard to follow, so I just gave up and, instead, made my own Spotlight features. I'd basically write down a song from each year of the 1980s and the songs would have something in common. For one of the weeks, I did "Number Two Songs", but when I looked for number two peakers in the summer of 1985, I had trouble finding any! I looked way back to the start of June, but every song that was at number two during the three-month period that most people consider "summer", either had been or eventually would hit number one. I decided to look ahead to September since, technically, one-third (or so) of that month is summer. Phil Collins' "Don't Lose My Number" was the sole number two peak that summer, so I wrote that down, since it had at least been on the chart in August.