One Song a Day Project

  🎵 Today’s Song B.J. Thomas — “No Love at All” 1971 Random draw Selected era bucket: 1970–1979 Verified remaining eligible population: 9,049 recordings Selection method: Equal-probability era draw, then one uniform random draw from previously unselected eligible recordings in that era Chart performance Overall pop peak: #16 Billboard Hot 100: #16 Billboard Easy Listening: #4 Billboard R&B: N/A Billboard Country: N/A Canada RPM Top Singles: #16 Yearly rank: #137 Weeks charted: 11 Weeks Top 20: 2 Weeks Top 10: 0 Weeks at peak: 1 B.J. Thomas at this point Charting record: 15th of 26 Top-20 hit: 5th of 8 Previous Top-20: “I Just Can’t Help Believing” Next Top-20: “Rock and Roll Lullaby” Retrospective standing GOAT overall: #7,013 Among B.J. Thomas songs in the retrospective ranking: #7 of 24 Among his eight Hot 100 Top-20 hits: #8 of 8 GOAT points: 107,552 Record details Entered chart: February 27, 1971 Released: January 1971 Recorded: 1970 — Studio One, Doraville, Georgia Single...

  Sunshine Anderson — “Heard It All Before” 🎵 Today’s Song Sunshine Anderson — “Heard It All Before” 2001 Random draw Selected era bucket: 2000–2009 Verified remaining eligible population: 9,050 recordings Selection method: Equal-probability era draw, then one uniform random draw from previously unselected eligible recordings in that era Chart performance Overall pop peak: #18 Billboard Hot 100: #18 Other relevant Billboard pop charts: Dance Club Songs #11; Dance Singles Sales #25; Rhythmic #23 Billboard R&B: #3 Billboard Country: N/A UK: #9 Yearly rank: #88 Weeks charted: 20 Weeks Top 20: 3 Weeks Top 10: 0 Weeks at peak: 1 Sunshine Anderson at this point Charting record: 1st of 1 Top-20 hit: 1st of 1 Top-10 hit: None #1 pop hit: None Previous Top-20: None Next Top-20: None Retrospective standing GOAT overall: #7,240 Among Sunshine Anderson songs: #1 of 1 Among Sunshine Anderson Top-20 hits: #1 of 1 GOAT points: 102,460 Hot 100 portion of chart run: #18 peak; 20 weeks Record d...

  The Monkees — “Last Train to Clarksville” 🎵 Today’s Song The Monkees — “Last Train to Clarksville” 1966 Random draw Selected era bucket: 1960–1969 Verified remaining eligible population: 9,051 recordings Selection method: Equal-probability era draw, then one uniform random draw from previously unselected eligible recordings in that era Chart performance Overall pop peak: #1 Billboard Hot 100: #1 Other relevant Billboard pop charts: N/A Billboard R&B: N/A Billboard Country: N/A UK: #23 Yearly rank: #20 Weeks charted: 15 Weeks Top 20: 10 Weeks Top 10: 9 Weeks at peak: 1 The Monkees at this point Charting record: 1st of 21 Top-20 hit: 1st of 10 Top-10 hit: 1st of 6 #1 pop hit: 1st of 3 Previous Top-20: None Next Top-20: “I’m a Believer” Retrospective standing GOAT overall: #968 Among Monkees songs: #3 of 20 Among Monkees Top-20 hits: #3 of 10 GOAT points: 627,436 Hot 100 portion of chart run: #1 peak; 15 weeks Record details Entered chart: September 10, 1966 Released: August 16...

  Styx — “Too Much Time on My Hands” The Card Year: 1981 Random draw: Song #23 Selected era bucket: 1980–1989 Verified remaining eligible population: 9,052 songs before today’s selection Selection method: Equal-probability era draw, followed by uniform random selection from the remaining eligible songs in that era Chart performance Billboard Hot 100: #9 Billboard Top Rock Tracks: #2 Billboard R&B: N/A Billboard Country: N/A Canada RPM Top Singles: #4 UK Singles Chart: Did not chart Yearly rank: #67 Weeks charted: 19 Weeks in Top 20: 13 Weeks in Top 10: 3 Weeks at peak: 2 Hot 100 chart run: 60-33-29-26-24-19-15-12-10-9-9-15-18-37-45-56-66-79-97 Styx at this point Charting record: 17th of 23 Top-20 hit: 6th of 9 Top-10 hit: 5th of 8 #1 pop hit: N/A (Styx's only #1 was “Babe”) Previous Top-20 hit: “The Best of Times” (#3) Next Top-20 hit: “Mr. Roboto” (#3) Retrospective standing GOAT overall: #3,805 Among Styx songs: #8 of 23 Among Styx Top-20 hits: #8 of...

  Soko — “We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow” Rating: 63/100 The card Chart performance Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9 Yearly rank: #45 Weeks charted: 1 Weeks Top 20: 1 Weeks Top 10: 1 Weeks at peak: 1 Chart note: “We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow” debuted at #9 on March 29, 2014, then disappeared from the Hot 100 entirely the following week. At the time, it was the highest-debuting song in Hot 100 history to spend exactly one week on the chart. J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” eventually surpassed that record in 2024. Soko at this point Charting record: 1st of 1 Top-20 hit: 1st of 1 Top-10 hit: 1st of 1 #1 pop hit: None Previous Top-20 hit: None Next Top-20 hit: None Retrospective standing GOAT overall: #16,231 Among Soko songs: 1st of 1 Among Soko Top-20 hits: 1st of 1 GOAT points: 23,460 Hot 100 portion of chart run: #9 peak, 1 week Record details Entered chart: March 29, 2014 Released: February 20, 2012 Recorded: 2011 Single: “We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow” Album: I Thought I...