Best Number 2 Hits That Never Hit Number 1 on Hot 100 (Staff Picks)

Some of the greatest hits of the Hot 100 era never made it all the way to No. 1. Here's our 100 favorites that fell one spot short.

1983 hit 'Don't Stop Believin'' named 'Best Rock Song of the 1980s' by music fans

Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' remains one of the most popular rock songs of all time.

59 Years Ago Today: Classic Country Hit, Which Frank Sinatra Called the ‘Greatest Torch Song Ever,’ Was Recorded

The song was written by Jimmy Webb and originally recorded by Johnny Rivers before Campbell transformed it into a country ...

63 Years Ago, The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby' Debuted and Was Later Named the 'Greatest Song of All Time'

The song's reputation grew far beyond the charts, with later generations recognizing the 1963 hit as a landmark in music.

1970 Rock Hit, Ranked Among Best Grateful Dead Songs, Was Last-Ever Song the Band Played Live

The jam band kings known as the Grateful Dead churned out roughly 151 original songs across 13 studio albums (of course, they ...