Unfairly Forgotten Songs by Year
Songs presented here are in chronological order, sorted by their dates of entry into Billboard’s Hot 100, where applicable.
1971
- Bread: Mother Freedom (July 17)
1972
- Apollo 100: Joy (January 1)
- Chuck Berry: Reelin’ and Rockin’ (December 2)
1975
- Polly Brown: Up in a Puff of Smoke (January 4)
- Austin Roberts: Rocky (July 19)
- Captain & Tennille: The Way I Want to Touch You (September 27)
1976
- 5th Dimension, The: Love Hangover (April 3)
- Diana Ross: Love Hangover (April 3)
1977
- Leo Sayer: How Much Love (July 9)
- Alan Parsons Project, The: I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (August 20)
- Paul Nicholas: Heaven on the 7th Floor (August 20)
- George Duke: Reach For It (December 31)
1978
- Samantha Sang: You Keep Me Dancing (May 6)
- Todd Rundgren: Can We Still Be Friends? (May 27)
- Rita Coolidge: You (July 1)
- Pablo Cruise: Don’t Want to Live Without It (September 16)
- Ace Frehley: New York Groove (October 13)
1979
- Eddie Money: Maybe I’m a Fool (January 27)
- Ironhorse: Sweet Lui-Louise (March 17)
- Roger Voudouris: Get Used To It (March 17)
- Olivia Newton-John: Deeper Than the Night (April 14)
- Jay Ferguson: Shakedown Cruise (May 5)
- Wet Willie: Weekend (May 26)
- Barbra Streisand: The Main Event/Fight (June 16)
- Jones Girls, The: You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (June 23)
- Michael Johnson: This Night Won’t Last Forever (August 4)
- Gerry Rafferty: Get It Right Next Time (August 11)
- Addrisi Brothers, The: Ghost Dancer (August 11)
- Cliff Richard: We Don’t Talk Anymore (October 20)
1980
- Chuck Mangione: Give It All You Got (January 19)
- J. Geils Band: Come Back (February 2)
- Dr. Hook: Sexy Eyes (February 16)
- Sister Sledge: Reach Your Peak (April 5)
- Invisible Man’s Band, The: All Night Thing (May 17)
- Charlie Daniels Band, The: In America (May 31)
- Meco: The Empire Strikes Back (Medley) (June 14)
- Amy Holland: How Do I Survive (August 9)
- Kings, The: This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide (August 23)
- Minnie Riperton: Here We Go (August 23*)
- Genesis: Turn It On Again (September 6)
- Donna Summer: Walk Away (September 13)
- Jimmy Hall: I’m Happy That Love Has Found You (September 27)
- Christopher Cross: Never Be the Same (October 11)
1981
- Quincy Jones: Ai No Corrida (April 11)
- Alan Parsons Project, The: Time (April 18)
- Stanley Clarke (and George Duke): Sweet Baby (May 2)
- Marty Balin: Hearts (May 23)
- Tubes, The: Don’t Want To Wait Anymore (June 20)
- Point Blank: Nicole (June 27)
- Diesel: Sausalito Summernight (September 12)
1982
- Bob & Doug McKenzie: Take Off (January 30)
- Quarterflash: Find Another Fool (February 13)
- George Duke: Shine On (February 20)
- Paul Davis: ’65 Love Affair (February 27)
- Chéri: Murphy’s Law (April 10)
- Kansas: Play The Game Tonight (May 8)
- Waitresses, The: I Know What Boys Like (May 8)
- Daryl Hall John Oates: Your Imagination (June 19)
- Pointer Sisters, The: American Music (June 26)
- Aretha Franklin: Jump To It (August 21)
- Glenn Frey: The One You Love (August 21)
- Steel Breeze: You Don’t Want Me Anymore (August 28)
- Missing Persons: Destination Unknown (October 2)
- Saga: On the Loose (December 4)
1983
- OXO: Whirly Girl (February 19)
- Al Jarreau: Boogie Down (June 18)
1984
- Olivia Newton-John: Livin’ in Desperate Times (February 11)
- Ollie and Jerry: Breakin’…There’s No Stopping Us (June 2)
- Billy Joel: Leave a Tender Moment Alone (July 7)
- David Bowie: Blue Jean (September 15)
- Tommy Shaw: Girls With Guns (September 29)
1985
- Madonna: Angel (April 27)
- Ta Mara and the Seen: Everybody Dance (October 12)
- Baltimora: Tarzan Boy (October 19)
- Alisha: Baby Talk (December 21)
1986
- Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, The: The Super Bowl Shuffle (January 11)
- Dokken: In My Dreams (February 22)
- Magazine 60: Don Quichotte (No Estan Aqui) (May 10)
- Regina: Baby Love (June 21)
- Mike + The Mechanics: Taken In (June 28)
- Stacey Q: Two of Hearts (July 12)
- Daryl Hall: Dreamtime (August 2)
- Art of Noise, The, with Max Headroom: Paranoimia (August 16)
1987
- Herb Alpert: Diamonds (April 11)
- Pseudo Echo: Funky Town (May 16)
- Bob Seger: Shakedown (May 23)
1988
- David Lee Roth: Just Like Paradise (January 16)
- Natalie Cole: Pink Cadillac (March 5)
- Daryl Hall and John Oates: Everything Your Heart Desires (April 16)
- Jane Wiedlin: Rush Hour (May 7)
- Whitney Houston: Love Will Save The Day (July 2)
- George Michael: Monkey (July 9)
- Giant Steps: Another Lover (August 20)
- Vixen: Edge of a Broken Heart (September 17)
- Deniece Williams: I Can’t Wait (September 24)
1989
- Vixen: Cryin’ (January 28)
- Animotion: Room to Move (February 18)
- Roachford: Cuddly Toy (April 15)
- Starship: It’s Not Enough (August 5)
- Kevin Paige: Don’t Shut Me Out (August 19)
- Bonham: Wait For You (November 25)
1990
- Kevin Paige: Anything I Want (January 20)
- Midnight Oil: Blue Sky Mine (February 17)
- Giant: I’ll See You In My Dreams (March 24)
- Sweet Sensation: If Wishes Came True (June 16)
- Pebbles: Giving You the Benefit (August 18)
1991
- Triplets, The: You Don’t Have To Go Home Tonight (March 16)
- Tara Kemp: Piece of My Heart (May 11)
- Chesney Hawkes: The One and Only (August 3)
- Party, The: In My Dreams (November 16)
- Stacy Earl: Love Me All Up (November 16)
1992
- Paula Abdul: Vibeology (January 18)
- Kathy Troccoli: Everything Changes (February 21)
- Prince: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (March 28)
- En Vogue: Free Your Mind (September 12)
- Madonna: Erotica (October 17)
1993
- Boy Krazy: That’s What Love Can Do (January 23)
- Joey Lawrence: Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix (March 6)
1994
- Bonnie Raitt: Love Sneakin’ Up On You (March 12)
- BC-52’s, The: (Meet) The Flintstones (May 21)
- Eagles: Get Over It (October 29)
1995
- Jamie Walters: Hold On (January 28)
- Foreigner: Until the End of Time (March 18)
- Van Halen: Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (March 25)
- Everything But The Girl: Missing (August 12)
1996
- Tina Arena: Chains (April 20)
- Gina G: Ooh Aah…Just a Little Bit (November 30)
1997
- Savage Garden: I Want You (March 1)
- Los Umbrellos: No Tengo Dinero (August 30)
* Date of entry into Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart.
