Can you name the singles that spent 4 or more weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting the top spot? by dylz

Can you name the singles that spent 4 or more weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting the top spot?

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Songs included in this game charted on the Billboard Hot 100, which was first published August 4th, 1958. Charts predating the Hot 100 were not taken into account.
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Artist	Song	Held off #1 by...
The Brothers Four [4 wk, 1960]		'Theme from 'A Summer Place'' by Percy Faith; 'Stuck on You' by Elvis Presley
Floyd Cramer [4 wk, 1960]		'Are You Lonesome To-Night?' by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley [5 wk, 1962]		'Big Girls Don't Cry' by The Four Seasons
Andy Williams [4 wk, 1963]		'He's So Fine' by The Chiffons; 'I Will Follow Him' by Little Peggy March
The Kingsmen [6 wk, 1963/4]		'Dominique' by The Singing Nun; 'There! I've Said It Again' by Bobby Vinton
The Beatles [4 wk, 1964]		'Can't Buy Me Love' by The Beatles
The Royal Guardsmen [4 wk, 1966/7]		'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees
Dionne Warwick [4 wk, 1968]		'Love Is Blue' by Paul Mauriat; '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding
The Carpenters [4 wk, 1970]		'I'll Be There' by The Jackson 5; 'I Think I Love You' by The Partridge Family
Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell [4 wk, 1973]		'Killing Me Softly with His Song' by Roberta Flack
John Denver [4 wk, 1975]		'Bad Blood' by Neil Sedaka; 'Island Girl' by Elton John
Gerry Rafferty [6 wk, 1978]		'Shadow Dancing' by Andy Gibb
Leo Sayer [5 wk, 1980/1]		'Lady' by Kenny Rogers; '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon
Foreigner [10 wk, 1981/2]		'Physical' by Olivia Newton-John; 'I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)' by Hall & Oates
Journey [6 wk, 1982]		'Centerfold' by J. Geils Band; 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll' by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Rick Springfield [4 wk, 1982]		'Ebony and Ivory' by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Toto [5 wk, 1982]		'Don't You Want Me' by The Human League; 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
John Cougar [4 wk, 1982]		'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band [4 wk, 1983]		'Baby, Come to Me' by Patti Austin and James Ingram; 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson
Eddy Grant [5 wk, 1983]		'Flashdance... What a Feeling' by Irene Cara; 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police
Hall & Oates [4 wk, 1983/4]		'Say Say Say' by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Bruce Springsteen [4 wk, 1984]		'The Reflex' by Duran Duran; 'When Doves Cry' by Prince
Duran Duran [4 wk, 1984/5]		'Out of Touch' by Hall & Oates; 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna
Jody Watley [4 wk, 1987]		'(I Just) Died in Your Arms' by Cutting Crew; 'With or Without You' by U2

Artist	Song	Held off #1 by...
Color Me Badd [4 wk, 1991]		'More Than Words' by Extreme; 'Rush Rush' by Paula Abdul
Boyz II Men [4 wk, 1991/2]		'Black or White' by Michael Jackson
Eric Clapton [4 wk, 1992]		'Save the Best for Last' by Vanessa Williams
TLC [6 wk, 1992]		'End of the Road' by Boyz II Men
Patty Smyth and Don Henley [6 wk, 1992]		'End of the Road' by Boyz II Men
Shai [8 wk, 1992/3]		'How Do You Talk to an Angel' by The Heights; 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
Tag Team [7 wk, 1993]		'Can't Help Falling in Love' by UB40; 'Dreamlover' by Mariah Carey
Madonna [4 wk, 1994]		'I Swear' by All-4-One
Sheryl Crow [6 wk, 1994]		'I'll Make Love to You' by Boyz II Men
Soul for Real [4 wk, 1995]		'Take a Bow' by Madonna
Donna Lewis [9 wk, 1996]		'Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix]' by Los Del Rio
Celine Dion [5 wk, 1996]		'Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix]' by Los Del Rio; 'No Diggity' by BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre
R. Kelly [4 wk, 1996/7]		'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
En Vogue [4 wk, 1997]		'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
Meredith Brooks [4 wk, 1997]		'I'll Be Missing You' by Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112
Usher [7 wk, 1997]		'Something About the Way You Look Tonight'/'Candle in the Wind 1997' by Elton John
LeAnn Rimes [4 wk, 1997/8]		'Something About the Way You Look Tonight'/'Candle in the Wind 1997' by Elton John; 'Truly Madly Deeply' by Savage Garden
Shania Twain [9 wk, 1998]		'Too Close' by Next; 'The Boy Is Mine' by Brandy and Monica
Deborah Cox [8 wk, 1998/9]		'I'm Your Angel' by R. Kelly and Celine Dion; 'Have You Ever?' by Brandy
Brian McKnight [8 wk, 1999/2000]		'Smooth' by Santana feat. Rob Thomas
Faith Hill [5 wk, 2000]		'Maria Maria' by Santana feat. The Product G&B; 'Try Again' by Aaliyah
Destiny's Child [7 wk, 2001]		'All for You' by Janet Jackson
Lifehouse [4 wk, 2001]		'Lady Marmalade' by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink; 'U Remind Me' by Usher
Fat Joe feat. Ashanti [7 wk, 2002]		'Ain't It Funny' by Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule; 'Foolish' by Ashanti

Artist	Song	Held off #1 by...
P. Diddy feat. Usher and Loon [4 wk, 2002]		'Foolish' by Ashanti
Eminem [5 wk, 2002]		'Hot in Herre' by Nelly
Eve feat. Alicia Keys [4 wk, 2002]		'Dilemma' by Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
Missy Elliott [10 wk, 2002/3]		'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
R. Kelly [5 wk, 2003]		'In da Club' by 50 Cent
Chingy [5 wk, 2003]		'Crazy in Love' by Beyonce feat. Jay-Z; 'Shake Ya Tailfeather' by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
Chingy feat. J. Weav [5 wk, 2004]		'Yeah!' by Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris
Mario Winans feat. Enya and P. Diddy [8 wk, 2004]		'Yeah!' by Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris; 'Burn' by Usher
Ciara feat. Missy Elliott [7 wk, 2005]		'Let Me Love You' by Mario
Green Day [5 wk, 2005]		'Candy Shop' by 50 Cent feat. Olivia
The Game feat. 50 Cent [5 wk, 2005]		'Candy Shop' by 50 Cent feat. Olivia; 'Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani
Mariah Carey [6 wk, 2005]		'We Belong Together' by Mariah Carey; 'Gold Digger' by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
Gnarls Barkley [7 wk, 2006]		'Promiscuous' by Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland; 'London Bridge' by Fergie
Akon feat. Eminem [5 wk, 2006]		'Money Maker' by Ludacris feat. Pharrell; 'My Love' by Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.; 'I Wanna Love You' by Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
Shop Boyz [6 wk, 2007]		'Umbrella' by Rihanna
Timbaland feat. OneRepublic [4 wk, 2007]		'Kiss Kiss' by Chris Brown feat. T-Pain; 'No One' by Alicia Keys
Chris Brown [6 wk, 2008]		'Low' by Flo Rida feat. T-Pain; 'Love in This Club' by Usher feat. Young Jeezy
T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake [5 wk, 2009]		'Right Round' by Flo Rida
Drake [4 wk, 2009]		'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Gaga [7 wk, 2009/10]		'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys; 'TiK ToK' by Ke$ha
Cee Lo Green [4 wk, 2011]		'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa [6 wk, 2012]		'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye feat. Kimbra; 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen
PSY [7 wk, 2012]		'One More Night' by Maroon 5

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Long-Running Billboard Number Two Singles Quiz

by dylz

Created Feb 14, 2010 in Music
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	dylz:	Feb 14th, 2010 at 23:15 GMT		2 points
	This took quite a bit of time -- and many clicks of the back arrow on the Billboard website -- so I hope you enjoy. Many of these songs were huge hits that I was surprised to find had not hit #1... Perhaps you will be too. One strange/ambiguous case to note: "Calypso"/"I'm Sorry" was originally released with "Calypso" as the B-side to "I'm Sorry." This single DID reach #1, but once "Calypso" started to become more popular than its A-side, Billboard switched the sides. By this point, the single had dropped to #2 and never made it back to #1. Again, enjoy!

	johnnyd:	Feb 15th, 2010 at 00:49 GMT		3 points
	the fact that a beatles record stopped another from being number 1 is still amazing but the fact is that one week they had position 1 2 3 4and 5 with other titles in 16,44,69,78,84 and 89th position

	Hermes76:	Feb 15th, 2010 at 08:08 GMT		-2 points
	I got a low mark, because of the over abundance of stupid rap songs after 1996 on this list

	laughing_girl:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 22:32 GMT		-2 points
	i only got one! whoooooooo! :)

	alleyt1989:	Jun 27th, 2010 at 13:52 GMT		2 points
	you begin to feel sorry for the songs that spent more than five weeks at #2. This quiz was put together well and fun to do :)