Hit Parade: Second-Chance Hits Edition Part 2
b'In 2023, several hits from years ago\\u2014sometimes decades\\u2014made it to No. 1 on Billboard\\u2019s pop charts after falling short the first time: Taylor Swift\\u2019s \\u201cCruel Summer.\\u201d The Weeknd\\u2019s \\u201cDie for You.\\u201d Miguel\\u2019s \\u201cSure Thing.\\u201d And, most improbably but delightfully, Brenda Lee\\u2019s 65-year-old holiday bop \\u201cRockin\\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree.\\u201d\\nWhat\\u2019s going on here? A lot of it has to do with the ways streaming, YouTube and TikTok have changed the charts. But the truth is, the second-chance hit is as old as the charts themselves\\n\\nFrom David Bowie to Prince, Sonny and Cher to Guns n\\u2019 Roses, the Miracles to the Moody Blues, there are certain songs the music biz won\\u2019t give up on. To say nothing of all those holiday perennials, from \\u201cMonster Mash\\u201d to \\u201cLast Christmas.\\u201d\\nJoin Chris Molanphy as he explains why certain songs keep coming back and counts down a dozen favorite second-chance hits. If it first they don\\u2019t succeed, chart, chart again.\\n\\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'