The Top #2 Songs of the Rock Era

There were over 1,100 #1 songs in the first 60 years of the Rock Era and many of those made The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era* book.  Many non-#1 songs also made the list, with more long-term strength than several #1 songs.

There have been over 500 songs to peak at #2 in the Rock Era, and many of those are good enough to make The Top 500*.  Over the next 10 days, we'll feature 10 of The Top 100 #2 Songs of the Rock Era*.  If you have the book, you already know that 48 #2 songs are included in The Top 500 Songs*, and you have the jump on everyone else by knowing the order that they rank.

For the rest of you, as we play these 100 songs, try to guess their order, and then we'll reveal where they rank in The Top 5000 Songs Database* when we have played all 100!

When Will I Be Loved

Linda Ronstadt

Spinning Wheel

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Tears In Heaven

Eric Clapton

Take A Letter, Maria

R.B. Greaves

After The Love Has Gone

Earth, Wind & Fire

(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher

Rita Coolidge

Spanish Harlem

Aretha Franklin

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All

Air Supply

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Tommy James & the Shondells

Hurts So Good

John Cougar

This Date in Rock Music History: March 29

1961:  Governor Ernest Vandiver of Georgia declared it "Brenda Lee Day".

1963:  The Shadows had their fifth #1 in the U.K. with "Foot Tapper".
1964:  The Hollies, the Dave Clark Five, the Kinks and the Mojos began a U.K. tour at the Coventry Theatre.
1966:  Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, was injured during a concert in Marseilles, France after a fan threw a chair at the stage, with the left leg of the chair hitting the surprised Mick just below the left eye.  Jagger had to have eight stitches.
1966:  Fans mobbed the Walker Brothers after they entered their hotel in Cheshire, England.  Two group members suffered concussions.

1967:  The Rolling Stones appeared at the Stadthalle in Bremen, Germany along with opening acts the Easybeats and the Creation.  
1967:  The Beatles began work on a new song "With A Little Help From My Friends".  The track required 10 takes of the rhythm arrangement.

This Date in Rock Music History: March 28

1942: Frank Sinatra appeared on the charts for the first time with "Night And Day".
1957: Elvis Presley appeared live at the Chicago International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois.

1958: Eddie Cochran recorded "Summertime Blues".
1958: Buddy Holly began the first night of a 43-date tour with two performances at Brooklyn's Paramount Theater. The show produced by Alan Freed also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Danny & the Juniors, Frankie Lymon, the Diamonds, the Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Billy Ford, Ed Townsend, Jo-Ann Campbell and the Pastels.