# Songs that Charted in the Top 40 twice (or more) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763 "2009-01-17T18:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/1 "2009-01-17T18:20:08Z")
I just finished (this morning in fact) compiling a list of every song that ever charted in the Top 40 in the 80’s. I knew that some of the songs would be listed in 2 different years because of December to January carry-over, but there are a few songs that charted twice at completely separate times. Into the Night by Benny Mardones in 1980 and 1989 In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel in 1986 and 1989 Send Me An Angel by Real Life in 1984 and 1989 Don’t Stand So Close To Me by The Police in 1981 and 1986 Red Red Wine by UB40 in 1984 and 1988 I’ve only compiled the 80’s so far, and will be doing the 70’s and 90’s at some point, but I wondered if there were a lot of songs like these that enjoyed fame at two or more different times. Here is a link to the list in case anyone is interested: [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pGFzeVMas\_HfedTb3xR\_aQw](http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pGFzeVMas_HfedTb3xR_aQw) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/2 "2009-01-17T18:29:40Z")
Candle in the Wind reached number 6 in 1986 (the live version). The 1997 version with the modified lyrics went #1. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/3 "2009-01-17T18:42:31Z")
I had to check to be sure, but White Christmas. 1942, 1946 and 1947 (for Crosby’s version) It is noted in Wikipedia as being the only song to chart at three different times. White Christmas again, as done by the Drifters. Billboard R&B chart in 1954 and then again in 1955. Then on the Hot 100 list in 1960 and 1962. By different artists it appears that it has charted at least 7 distinct times. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/4 "2009-01-17T18:43:05Z")
Neil Sedanka charted with [Breaking Up Is Hard To Do](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Up_Is_Hard_to_Do_(song)) in 1962 and 1975. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/5 "2009-01-17T18:47:22Z")
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsodyhit Billboard’s #9 when it was released in 1976, then went to #2 in 1992 (based on its use in the movie _Wayne’s World_). ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/6 "2009-01-17T19:00:38Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Neil Sedanka charted with [Breaking Up Is Hard To Do](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Up_Is_Hard_to_Do_(song)) in 1962 and 1975. The interesting thing about that one is that he charted with 2 different versions of the song. The 1962 version was upbeat, and the 1975 version was a ballad. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/7 "2009-01-17T19:12:32Z")
[Do You Love Me](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Love_Me) by the Contours. 1962 and 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/8 "2009-01-17T19:14:46Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > I had to check to be sure, but White Christmas. 1942, 1946 and 1947 (for Crosby’s version) It is noted in Wikipedia as being the only song to chart at three different times. > > White Christmas again, as done by the Drifters. Billboard R&B chart in 1954 and then again in 1955. Then on the Hot 100 list in 1960 and 1962. > > By different artists it appears that it has charted at least 7 distinct times. Across the water, Slade’s _Merry Xmas Everybody_ has made the top 40 no less than six times - 1973, 1981, 1983, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Additionally, the single has reached the top 100 in at least six other years - 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1998. The song’s Top 100 performance statistics for 1999-2005 are currently unavailable to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-charted-in-the-top-40-twice-or-more/481763/9 "2009-01-17T19:30:38Z")
The Beatles’ version of “Twist and Shout” reached #2 in 1964, #23 in 1986 (after being featured in _Ferris Buehler’s Day Off_) The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” went to #4 in 1965, #19 in 1990 (after appearing in _Ghost_)