Iconic songs that performed surprisingly poorly in the charts

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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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So what is the conclusion why the disparity?

 

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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.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

This hit song also didn’t make it into the charts

 

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The B-52's - 'Rock Lobster' -

The song only reached no. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.

 

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Talking Heads - 'Psycho Killer' -

The song peaked at no. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.

 

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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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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.