From Spanish to Japanese, and everything in between
One of the band's most iconic songs failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Despite going triple platinum in the United States (certified by RIAA), the song never charted at the time of its release.
The song and the rest of his catalog never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song actually never entered most charts when it was released in 1969, presumably because it wasn't released as a single.
The song peaked at no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972, despite going triple platinum in sales.
The song never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though it did reach number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This David Bowie song only made it to no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.
The song peaked at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.
The song peaked at no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.
The song spent 12 weeks on the charts, but only peaked at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999.
This song spent a few weeks on the charts in 1979, peaking at no. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song peaked at no. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979.
The song featured in 'Mamma Mia' only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.
Dolly Parton's multi-award-winning song peaked at no. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.
The Grammy-nominated song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.
The song peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.
The single peaked at no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
The song only reached no. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.
The song peaked at no. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.
Bob Marley reached his highest-charting position with this song, peaking at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song was the highest-charting single that the band ever had on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it peaked at no. 98.
The song charted at no. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2014.
Sources: (BestLife)
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!
Iconic songs that performed surprisingly poorly in the charts
These tunes are not the hits you think they are!
MUSIC Billboard
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!