That is the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart, the primary source for tracking weekly popular music rankings since the 1950's. For a number of reasons, the highest chart positions any of these songs ever achieved on this chart was number 2! In other countries, these songs may have even topped the charts, but never in the USA!
Below are a selected few songs that have had this distinction. There are many more, but these songs are some of the more surprising that never hit #1 and worthy of being included here!
You will see the title of the song, the artist, the Billboard Chart date the song first reached the number 2 postion on the charts and and interesting fact about each:
Start Me Up--The Rolling Stones (October 31, 1981)
Has been often used to open the Rolling Stones' live shows
Manic Monday--The Bangles (April 19, 1986)
Written for The Bangles by Prince; whose own #1 hit Kiss prevented this song from becoming #1 at the time
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road--Elton John (December 8, 1973)
In 2008, Ben & Jerry's created a flavour of ice cream in honour of Elton John, "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road"
Tears In Heaven--Eric Clapton (March 28, 1992)
This song won Grammy Awards in 1993 for Song of The Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Song of the Year
Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant (July 2, 1985)
The highest charting hit Eddy Grant every had internationally
Material Girl--Madonna (March 23, 1985)
Her nicknanme of many years, the "Material Girl" resulted from this song and associated video, which includes a re-creation of a scene from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with Marilyn Monroe
Girls Just Want to Have Fun--Cyndi Lauper (March 10, 1984)
This was Lauper's first single as a solo artist; the video won the first ever "Best Female Video" award at the 1984 MTV Video Awards
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