Great song - I think Christmas songs kept it out of the Top 40. It's not far off being their most-streamed song on Spotify now.

4 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Great song - I think Christmas songs kept it out of the Top 40. It's not far off being their most-streamed song on Spotify now.

It wasn't. It achieved its #41 peak in the week of 20th - 26th January 2023, and still would've missed the top 50 without Christmas songs on the week of 2nd - 8th December 2022 (its last week in the charts in 2022 before it re-entered in January 2023).

Edited Friday at 15:323 days by DanielCarey

5 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:

It wasn't. It achieved its #41 peak in the week of 20th - 26th January 2023, and still would've missed the top 50 without Christmas songs on the week of 2nd - 8th December 2022 (its last week in the charts in 2022 before it re-entered in January 2023).

Fair - forgot it happened a few months after the album release.

More additions for 28th November 2025:

Bugzy Malone - M.E.N - Platinum - did not chart

The Contours - Do You Love Me - Platinum - peak #76

We have now surpassed 500 songs that didn't peak in the top 40 that are platinum or higher!

@gasman449

Next Saturday, 10pm on BBC2, The Hits That Missed.

A look into the BBC’s music archives to examine the all-time classic tracks that seem to have been around forever, and get everywhere - apart from the UK Top 40. It’s a journey that sees us heading back in time to the Summer of ‘69 with Bryan Adams and takes in Bowie’s Changes, Dolly’s 9 to 5 and Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire – just some of the most surprising favourites to feature in this selection of the biggest, most enduring tracks ever written that mysteriously failed to have an impact on the charts the first time around. With crowd-pleasers that still get everyone on their feet and anthems everyone can sing along to, these songs are forever part of the soundtrack to people's lives but always leave them wondering 'why was this not a hit?'

26 minutes ago, CRAZY CHRIS said:

Next Saturday, 10pm on BBC2, The Hits That Missed.

A look into the BBC’s music archives to examine the all-time classic tracks that seem to have been around forever, and get everywhere - apart from the UK Top 40. It’s a journey that sees us heading back in time to the Summer of ‘69 with Bryan Adams and takes in Bowie’s Changes, Dolly’s 9 to 5 and Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire – just some of the most surprising favourites to feature in this selection of the biggest, most enduring tracks ever written that mysteriously failed to have an impact on the charts the first time around. With crowd-pleasers that still get everyone on their feet and anthems everyone can sing along to, these songs are forever part of the soundtrack to people's lives but always leave them wondering 'why was this not a hit?'

Maniac by Michael Sembello, Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, 2 of Hearts by Stacey Q and Asia - Heat of The Moment are some of my 80s faves.

15 minutes ago, TheSnake said:

Maniac by Michael Sembello, Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, 2 of Hearts by Stacey Q and Asia - Heat of The Moment are some of my 80s faves.

Wonder why there's a pic of Abba on the Freeview page. Can't think of one of theirs that missed...

Will be interesting to see what features in the BBC show, would be great if we got some sales figures!

2 hours ago, CRAZY CHRIS said:

Next Saturday, 10pm on BBC2, The Hits That Missed.

A look into the BBC’s music archives to examine the all-time classic tracks that seem to have been around forever, and get everywhere - apart from the UK Top 40. It’s a journey that sees us heading back in time to the Summer of ‘69 with Bryan Adams and takes in Bowie’s Changes, Dolly’s 9 to 5 and Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire – just some of the most surprising favourites to feature in this selection of the biggest, most enduring tracks ever written that mysteriously failed to have an impact on the charts the first time around. With crowd-pleasers that still get everyone on their feet and anthems everyone can sing along to, these songs are forever part of the soundtrack to people's lives but always leave them wondering 'why was this not a hit?'

Appears to be a repeat. Did anyone catch this the first time around then?