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Friday, November 17, 2000

The Gavin Report: Top 100 Songs

The Gavin Report, 1958-2000:

Top 100 Songs

Bill Gavin was a radio host who launched a countdown based on local airplay. It evolved into a national chart which rank from May 20, 1958 to November 17, 2000.

Check other lists based on charts, sales, and airplay here.

12 weeks:

1. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1998)
11 weeks:

2. Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996)
3. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
10 weeks:

4. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995)
5. N Sync “Bye Bye Bye” (2000)
9 weeks:

6. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
7. The Cardigans “Lovefool” (1997)
8. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (1995)
9. Shawn Mullins “Lullaby” (1998)
10. Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” (1994)
11. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997)
8 weeks:

12. Dionne Farris “I Know” (1995)
13. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994)
14. Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997)
15. Boyz II Men “On Bended Knee” (1994)
16. Ricky Martn “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)
17. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
7 weeks:

18. Savage Garden “I Knew I Loved You” (2000)
19. Sugar Ray with Super Cat “Fly” (1997)
20. Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” (#1, 1958)

21. Hanson “Mmmbop” (1997)
22. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
23. Bee Gees “Night Fever” (1977)
24. Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” (1993)
25. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
26. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
27. Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra “Love Is Blue” (1968)

6 weeks:

28. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1998)
29. Sugar Ray “Every Morning” (1999)
30. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996)

31. Barenaked Ladies “One Week” (1998)
32. Alanis Morissette “You Learn” (1996)
33. Madonna “Take a Bow” (1994)
34. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995)
35. Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” (1998)
36. Mariah Carey “Hero” (1993)
37. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
38. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson “Say, Say, Say” (1983)
39. Journey “Open Arms” (1981)
40. Starland Vocal Band “Afternoon Delight” (1976)

41. Rod Stewart “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” (1978)
42. Commodores “Three Times a Lady” (1978)
43. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder “Ebony and Ivory” (1982)
44. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
45. Patty Smyth with Don Henley “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough” (1992)
46. Lionel Richie “Say You Say Me” (1985)
47. Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” (1974)
48. Elton John & Kiki Dee “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (1976)
49. Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” (1978)
50. Three Dog Night “Joy to the World” (1971)

5 weeks:

51. Goo Goo Dolls “Slide” (1999)
52. Smash Mouth “All Star” (1999)
53. Christina Aguilera “Genie in a Bottle” (1999)
54. Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” (1999)
55. Savage Garden “I Want You” (1997)
56. Ace of Base “Don’t Turn Around” (1994)
57. 3 Doors Down “Kryptonite” (2000)
58. N Sync “It’s Gonna Be Me” (2000)
59. All-4-One “I Swear” (1994)
60. Foreigner “Waiting for a Girl Like You” (1981)

61. Rod Stewart “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” (1976)
62. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting “All for Love” (1994)
63. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)
64. John Cougar Mellencamp “Jack and Diane” (1982)
65. Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” (1989)
66. Richard Marx “Keep Coming Back” (1991)
67. Daryl Hall & John Oates “Maneater” (1982)
68. Chicago “If You Leave Me Now” (1976)
69. Blondie “Call Me” (1980)
70. Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1969)

71. Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting” (1974)
72. The Emotions “Best of My Love” (1977)
73. George Michael “Faith” (1987)
74. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
75. Madonna “Like a Virgin” (1984)
76. Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)
77. The Heights “How Do You Talk to an Angel?” (1992)
78. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Knock Three Times” (1970)
79. Duran Duran “Ordinary World” (1993)
80. The Rolling Stones “Angie” (1973)

81. The Shirelles “Soldier Boy” (1962)
82. The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
83. Olivia Newton-John “Have You Never Been Mellow?” (1975)
84. Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” (1960)
85. The Young Rascals “Groovin’” (1967)

4 weeks:

86. The Tony Rich Project “Nobody Knows” (1996)
87. Destiny’s Child “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” (2000)
88. Robyn “Do You Know What It Takes” (1997)
89. Madonna “Secret” (1994)
90. Men at Work “Down Under” (1981)

91. Exile “Kiss You All Over” (1978)
92. Daryl Hall & John Oates “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” (1982)
93. Stevie Nicks & Don Henley “Leather and Lace” (1981)
94. Van Halen “Jump” (1984)
95. Shellye Fabares “Johnny Angel” (1962)
96. Tommy Edwards “It’s All in the Game” (1951/1958)
97. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
98. Lionel Richie “All Night Long (All Night)” (1983)
99. Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” (1983)
100. Leo Sayer “When I Need You” (1977)

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First posted 11/17/2022.

 
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Saturday, November 8, 1997

Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” charted

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia

Writer(s): Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley (see lyrics here)

Released: October 27, 1997

First Charted: November 8, 1997

Peak: 42 US, 111 BA, 112 GR, 111 RR, 4 AC, 114 A40, 3 AA, 12 MR, 2 UK, 112 CN, 2 AU, 18 DF (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): -- US, 1.8 UK, 4.0 world (includes US + UK)

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 1.0 radio, 369.27 video, 880.58 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

Record company greed was never more blatantly obvious than in the ‘90s. It became a regular practice to delay or withhold altogether the release of a single in an effort to drive sales for the album instead. This made for some interesting chart disparities. Because the Billboard Hot 100 required songs to be released as singles, there were songs like the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” and No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak” that topped the airplay chart for 18 and 16 weeks respectively but were cheated out of the chance to potentially rank amongst the biggest #1 songs of all time.

While those were both well-known acts, new artists fell victim to the practice as well – perhaps none more so than Natalie Imbruglia. The singer/songwriter and actress was born in Australia in 1975. She gained fame in her native country through the soap opera Neighbours before moving to London to launch a music career. Her debut album, Left of the Middle, was released in 1997 and sold seven million copies worldwide. The lead single, “Torn,” was a top-5 hit in multiple countries but only reached #42 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it spent eleven weeks atop the airplay chart and was a major #1 hit on competitors’ charts like the Gavin Report and Radio & Records that didn’t hamper songs with the same rules as the Billboard Hot 100.

The “lyrics immaculately captured the contradictory dilemmas of everyday life.” TB The song is a “tale of a romantic breakup, from the disappointed but clear-eyed perspective of a woman who’s come to realize that the magic she thought was there isn’t.” SS It was written in 1991 by Scott Cutler and Anne Preven with producer Phil Thornalley. It was intended as a solo release for Preven. Her American rock band Ednaswap performed it live but didn’t initially release it. It was then recorded in 1993 in Danish by singer Lis Sørensen and became a hit in Demark. Ednaswap then recorded the song in 1995 and, a year later, it was recorded by American-Norwegian singer Trinie Rein and became a top-ten hit on the Norwegian charts.

Imbruglia became aware of the song when she worked with Thornalley as her producer. RC She recorded the song with Thornalley on bass and rhythm guitars and released it in 1997. Her version earned worldwide attention and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Billboard’s Larry Flick said it “has an infectious melody that will warm the hearts of anyone with a hankering for a slice of pure pop.” WK Music historian Steve Sullivan called it “the most pleasantly inescapable song on pop radio in 1998.” SS It is the most played song in Australia since 1990. RC

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First posted 8/9/2023; last updated 1/17/2025.

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