THE TOP 50 SONGS that were REVIVED, Today: #40-31. More > Sunday. 

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40 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Hall & Oates

Originally heard on the B-side of “Kiss On My List” before being re-issued as an A-side. 

39 IT MUST BE LOVE Madness

Madness took this remake to #4 in Britain. In 1992, the song was re-released and climbed back to #6 in the UK. 

38 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Journey

Upon release in 1981, this song became the signature song for the American band. Frequently covered on TV shows such as “Glee” and “The X Factor”, the hit charted in recent years as a digital download. 

37 WHEN I’M WITH YOU Sheriff

Originally issued in 1983 in Canada, the song was given a new lease of life 5 years later. This time, the disc reached #1 in America. 

36 YOUNG AT HEART The Bluebelles

First time around, this song peaked at #8 in 1984. It returned to the UK Chart in 1993 and climbed all the way to the chart pinnacle after being used in a Volkswagen commercial.

35 DO YOU LOVE ME The Contours

In 1962, this Motown single reached #3 in the US. Fast forward to 1987 and the song was included in the hit film ‘Dirty Dancing’. The track was re-issued and made it to #11 on the American Pop Chart. 

34 FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE Michael Jackson

By the time he was ubiquitous with his ‘Thriller’ album, the Prince Of Pop was well established on his new label. Motown, keen to get some returns from the singer’s back catalogue, mined the label’s vaults to compile an album of unreleased songs. The title track was cut in 1973 and charted as a single in 1984. In Britain, the song reached #7. 

33 STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette

In 1968, the country music legend released this crossover smash which reached #19 in the U.S. The song was re-issued in 1975 and this time, topped the UK Chart.

 

32 LOVEFOOL The Cardigans

This Swedish pop hit first charted in 1996. Demand for it grew once it was featured in the film ‘Romeo + Juliet’. By 1997, the song had peaked at #2 in Britain and spent the next eighteen months rsurfacing on charts in many countries.

31 THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

When originally released in 1985, the song only dented the lower rungs of the Top 40. Re-issued in 1991, the single reached a peak position of #3 in Britain.