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Unreleased Pop Hit Songs 1960 to 1993

rare hit pop songs that were not released as singles


Pop Top Songs for Unreleased Pop Hit Songs 1960 to 1993
official top pop hits for Unreleased Pop Hit Songs 1960 to 1993

brown # = weekly rock chart peak      blue # = pop chart peak

1 More Than A Woman 3   Mar 1978
  Bee Gees  

2 Into The Groove 5   Aug 1985
  Madonna  

3 Never Say Goodbye 9 4   May 1987
  Bon Jovi  

4 Stairway To Heaven 10   Sep 1972
  Led Zeppelin  

5 Steel Bars 13   Jun 1992
  Michael Bolton  

6 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 19   Jun 1967
  The Beatles  

7 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 16   Dec 1971
  John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir  

8 Jingle Bells 18   Dec 1971
  Don Charles Presents The Singing Dogs  

9 Plush 1 27   Jul 1993
  Stone Temple Pilots  

10 Isn't She Lovely 15   Jan 1977
  Stevie Wonder  

11 State Of The World 25   Mar 1991
  Janet Jackson  

12 Last Christmas 18   Dec 1985
  Wham!  

Song List for Unreleased Pop Hit Songs 1960 to 1993

brown # = weekly rock chart peak      blue # = pop chart peak

1 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 19   Jun 1967
  The Beatles  

2 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 16   Dec 1971
  John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir  

3 Jingle Bells 18   Dec 1971
  Don Charles Presents The Singing Dogs  

Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin has often been acclaimed as the greatest rock song ever. Despite no single record release, the song made it big on pop radio, even hitting number one on some stations. Overall, the song made number 10 on the Pop Top 20. Led Zeppelin released a few singles and some became pop hits, but Stairway To Heaven was the band's biggest pop hit.

4 Stairway To Heaven 10   Sep 1972
  Led Zeppelin  

5 Isn't She Lovely 15   Jan 1977
  Stevie Wonder  

6 More Than A Woman 3   Mar 1978
  Bee Gees  

Madonna joined the small circle of artists with an unreleased song hit when Into The Groove reached number 5 in 1985. The song was later included on her greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection.
An unreleased song is a song that did not have an official regular-issue single record. At the time of its popularity, Into The Groove existed only as a 12-inch maxi-single, and as a promotional record.

7 Into The Groove 5   Aug 1985
  Madonna  

8 Last Christmas 18   Dec 1985
  Wham!  

9 Never Say Goodbye 9 4   May 1987
  Bon Jovi  

10 Edge Of A Broken Heart 28   Sep 1987
  Bon Jovi  

11 Orange Crush 1 28   Dec 1988
  R.E.M.  

12 State Of The World 25   Mar 1991
  Janet Jackson  

13 Steel Bars 13   Jun 1992
  Michael Bolton  

14 Plush 1 27   Jul 1993
  Stone Temple Pilots