Top 30 Songs That Made It To Number 2

Neil’s Top 30 Number 2s

So many great songs have almost made it to the top of the charts but missed out by one spot. In this countdown, we are going to celebrate the Top 30 songs that, according to our reference book, The Book: Top 40 Research, made it to number 2 and no further.

How many of these would you include in your list?

  1. God Only Knows / Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Beach Boys
  2. Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
  3. Are You Old Enough – Dragon
  4. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – The Righteous Brothers
  5. San Francisco – Scott McKenzie
  6. Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
  7. Hey St Peter – Flash & The Pan
  8. I Love You, I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John
  9. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Dusty Springfield
  10. Solid Rock – Goanna
  11. Ring Ring – ABBA
  12. Girls On The Avenue – Richard Clapton
  13. I’d Love You To Want Me – Lobo
  14. Help Is On Its Way – Little River Band
  15. Young Girl – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
  16. Georgy Girl – The Seekers
  17. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee
  18. Bonnie, Please Don’t Go – Kevin Johnson
  19. Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs
  20. She (Didn’t Remember My Name) – Osmosis
  21. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry & The Pacemakers
  22. A Lover’s Concerto – The Toys
  23. Hold Me Now – The Thompson Twins
  24. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
  25. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
  26. To Sir With Love – Lulu
  27. Ebony Eyes – Bob Welch
  28. Devil Gate Drive – Suzi Quatro
  29. That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
  30. Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack

The next 10 cabs off the rank if we had taken it to number 40 – in chronological order:

  • Lola – The Kinks – 1970
  • Jump In My Car – Ted Mulry Gang – 1976
  • Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart – 1976
  • You And Me – Alice Cooper – 1977
  • Baby It’s You – Promises – 1979
  • Bright Eyes – Art Garfunkel – 1979
  • Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) – Pink Floyd – 1980
  • True Colours – Cyndi Lauper – 1986
  • Run To Paradise – Choirboys – 1987
  • The Flame – Cheap Trick – 1988