One Song a Day Project

  Song #10: Shaboozey — “Good News” Today’s Song Shaboozey — “Good News” (2024) My rating: 55/100 Random draw Era: 2020–present Verified remaining eligible population: 9,050 recordings Eligible recordings in selected era: 744 Method: Equal-probability era selection, followed by uniform random selection from the remaining eligible recordings in that era Chart performance Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12 Hot 100 debut: #71, November 30, 2024 First project-qualification date: August 9, 2025 Yearly rank (2025): #23 Weeks on Hot 100: 46 Weeks in Top 20: 9 Weeks in Top 10: 0 Weeks at peak: 1 Hot Country Songs peak: #3 Country Airplay peak: #1 Pop Airplay peak: #6 Adult Pop Airplay peak: #5 UK: Did not reach the main Official Singles Chart Shaboozey at this point Charting record: 4th of 6 Top-20 hit: 2nd of 2 Top-10 hit: Not a Top-10 hit #1 hit: Not a #1 hit Previous Top-20 hit: “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Next Top-20 hit: None to date Retrospective standing GOAT rank: #6,381 ...

  Song #9: Gary Lewis and the Playboys — “This Diamond Ring” Today’s Song Gary Lewis and the Playboys — “This Diamond Ring” Released: 1964 Entered Billboard Hot 100: January 16, 1965 Peak: #1 for two weeks Weeks on chart: 12 Weeks in Top 20: 9 Weeks in Top 10: 9 1965 yearly rank: #10 GOAT rank: #964 My rating: 41/100 Random draw Era: 1960–1969 Remaining eligible songs before today’s draw: 9,046 Remaining in this era: 1,742 Chart performance “This Diamond Ring” entered the Hot 100 at #65 on January 16, 1965, and then went: 65 → 34 → 7 → 4 → 3 → 1 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 8 → 10 → 23 Then it was gone. That is an astonishing chart trajectory by modern standards: twelve total weeks on the chart, nine in the Top 10, two at #1, and enough concentrated success to rank #10 for the entire year in my source data. Gary Lewis and the Playboys at this point Charting record: 1st of 15 Top-20 hit: 1st of 10 Top-10 hit: 1st of 7 #1 hit: 1st of 1 Previous Top-20 hit: None Next Top-20 hit: “C...

  Song #8: “Afternoon Delight” — Starland Vocal Band Today’s Song Song: “Afternoon Delight” Artist: Starland Vocal Band Era bucket: 1970–1979 First project-qualification date: June 19, 1976 Hot 100 entry: May 8, 1976 Peak: #1 Weeks at #1: 2 Weeks charted: 20 Weeks in the Top 20: 10 Weeks in the Top 10: 8 1976 year-end rank: #11 All-time ranking: #463 My familiarity: Know very well My rating: 82/100 Starland Vocal Band at this point: Charting record: 1st of 4 Top-20 hit: 1st of 1 Top-10 hit: 1st of 1 #1 hit: 1st of 1 Record: Windsong 10588 B-side: “Starland” Album: Starland Vocal Band Songwriter: Bill Danoff Producer: Milt Okun Running time: 3:12 Original recording: Available on the official Starland Vocal Band YouTube channel Contemporary video: A 1976 promotional video also survives Lyrics: Available online A Guilty Pleasure That Might Just Be Good Unlike several of the songs I've encountered so far in this project, I didn't need to learn “Afternoon Deli...

  Song #7: Ariana Grande — “Santa Tell Me” Today’s Song Ariana Grande — “Santa Tell Me” Released: November 24, 2014 First Hot 100 appearance: December 2014 First Top-20 appearance: January 2021 Peak: #5 Project era: 2020–present My score: 66/100 Era-assignment note: Although “Santa Tell Me” was released and first charted in 2014, it peaked at only #42 during its original Hot 100 run. It did not reach the Top 20 until the 2020–21 holiday season. Under this project's eligibility rules, that makes it a 2020–present selection. Chart performance Billboard Hot 100: #5 Original 2014–15 peak: #42 Weeks charted: 36 Weeks Top 20: 21 Weeks Top 10: 6 Weeks at peak: 4 UK Singles Chart: #8 Billboard Holiday 100: #1 Ariana Grande at this point Charting record: 12th of 110 Top-20 hit: 25th of 34 Top-10 hit: 23rd of 25 #1 pop hit: N/A — “Santa Tell Me” never reached #1 Previous Top-20: “34+35” Next Top-20: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Save Your Tears” The chronology here ...

  🎵 Today's Song Future — “Love You Better” 2022 Random draw Selected era bucket: 2020–present Verified remaining eligible population at draw: 9,222 recordings Selection method: Equal-probability era draw, then one uniform random draw from previously unselected eligible recordings in that era Project song: #6 My score: 37/100 Chart performance Overall pop peak: #12 Billboard Hot 100: #12 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop: #8 Billboard Country: N/A UK Singles Chart: #100 Yearly rank: #277 Weeks charted: 15 Weeks Top 20: 1 Weeks Top 10: 0 Weeks at peak: 1 Future at this point Counting every record on which Future receives an explicit artist credit, whether as lead, co-billed, or featured artist: Charting record: 138th of 225 Top-20 hit: 21st of 33 Top-10 hit: Not a Top-10 hit — Future eventually had 15 #1 pop hit: Not a #1 hit — Future eventually had 3 Previous Top-20: “I’m On One” — Future featuring Drake Next Top-20: “Keep It Burnin” — Future featuring Kanye West Re...

  One Song a Day #5: The Byrds — “Eight Miles High” 🎵 Today’s Song The Byrds — “Eight Miles High” 1966 Random draw Selected era bucket: 1960–1969 Verified remaining eligible population: 9,203 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: #14 Billboard Hot 100: #14 Other relevant Billboard pop charts: N/A Billboard R&B: N/A Billboard Country: N/A UK: #24 Yearly rank: #155 Weeks charted: 9 Weeks Top 20: 3 Weeks Top 10: 0 Weeks at peak: 1 Billboard chart run: 87 → 53 → 42 → 22 → 17 → 16 → 14 → 21 → 32 The Byrds at this point Charting record: 6th of 16 Top-20 hit: 3rd of 3 Top-10 hit: No — 2 eventual Top-10 hits #1 pop hit: No — 2 eventual #1 hits Previous Top-20: “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” Next Top-20: None “Eight Miles High” was the Byrds’ final Top-20 hit . They continued placing singles on the Hot 1...