

We cruise along our drives down Southern California’s palm-lined, pot-holed thoroughfares are scored by songs of adventure, longing and regret. 1 album “The Raw & the Cooked.In my first book, Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries, I write extensively about driving around in cars listening to music about commutes for pleasure in the Southern California landscape with the power to transmogrify nostalgic and wholesome American Graffiti-style cruising, into the kind of cruising Al Pacino polices and dabbles in (undercover, of course) in the 1980 thriller of the same name. 11 with “Don’t Look Back,” the third single from the group’s seven-week Billboard 200 No. 11 hit: In 1989, after reigning with “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing,” Fine Young Cannibals peaked at No. (Extra studious chart watchers, meanwhile, might remember another act, like Macklemore & Lewis, that followed two Hot 100 No. It’s sold 1.9 million downloads, according to SoundScan. 3 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic, No. “Same Love” has also scored success, including top 10 peaks, on multiple Billboard charts. “This is a really powerful song which has great relevance today but it moves people in a way that means it will continue to have a life of its own for a long time.” “The Supreme Court ruling was a confluence of art and real life that gave a hit song added resonance and further momentum,” David Orleans, president of Alternative Distribution Alliance, which distributes “The Heist,” told Billboard in July. The song was written in support of Macklemore’s two gay uncles and gay godfather, with lyrics about how Macklemore himself thought he might be gay when he was younger. Still, “Same Love” has become a landmark song due to its subject matter. Among the more notable examples: Timbaland’s “Carry Out” (featuring Justin Timberlake) (2010) Haddaway’s “What Is Love” (1993) Fleetwood Mac’s “Say You Love Me” (1976) Steely Dan’s “Reeling in the Years” (1973) and the Foundations’ “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” (1968). 11 on the Hot 100 for three weeks apiece. “Honey Chile,” Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, 1967, fourĪnother 23 songs, meanwhile, have peaked at No. “It’s Raining Again,” Supertramp, 1982, four “Same Love,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert, 2013, four “Time Has Come Today,” the Chamber Brothers, 1968, five Here’s a look at the songs that have spent at least four weeks peaking at No. 11-peaking tracks have totaled more time at the position: the Chamber Brothers’ “Time Has Come Today” (1968) and Sister Hazel’s “All For You” (1997), both of which spent five weeks stuck oh-so-close to the top 10’s barrier. In the 55-year history of the Hot 100, just two No. “Same Love” spent four (nonconsecutive) weeks stalled at No. All three singles are from the duo’s album “The Heist,” which has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. 1 with both “Thrift Shop” (featuring Wanz) and “Can’t Hold Us” (featuring Ray Dalton).

Had it reached the region, it would’ve been the third top 10 single from the duo, which reached No. With the single slipping down the chart, it would seem that a climb into the top 10 is now unlikely. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love,” featuring Mary Lambert. So far in 2013, just one song has peaked at No. Those are the ranks that fall just outside the more desirable Nos. For chart fans, the most frustrating positions on a tally can be Nos.
