It's common knowledge among music lovers and followers of the Billboard Pop charts,
that the John Fogerty led group
Credence Clearwater Revival reached #2 five times without ever going to #1.
Three times in 1969 and twice in 1970 it looked like a sure fire trip to the top,only to end in what had to be an incredibly frustrating result.
What's rather funny and maybe bizzare is "who" kept them out of #1 in 1969.
March 1969: Proud Mary #2 / #1 Dizzy-Tommy Roe
June 1969: Bad Moon Rising /#1 "Love ThemeFrom Romeo & Juliet"- Henry Mancini
Sept. 1969: Green River / #1 "Sugar,Sugar"-The Archies! :D LOL! (That "had" to be embarrasing!)
1970 was not as embarrasing:
Feb.'70: Travelin' Band /
#1 Bridge Over Troubled Water-S. & G.
Aug./Sept. '70: Lookin' Out My Back Door/
#1 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"-Diana Ross
In the end though,I'm sure CCR didn't have that much of a care about the pop charts. The best groups just liked making good music and could care less about singles and how high they would go.
Out of the 20 songs that made the Hot 100 though,they had 17 top 40's (partly due to 2 sided hits.)
