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Louis Armstrong - 'What a Wonderful World' -

The song peaked at no. 116 in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1967, and later only reached no. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.

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ABBA - 'Super Trouper' -

The song featured in 'Mamma Mia' only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.

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The Rolling Stones - 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' -

The single didn't even make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969, and only reached no. 42 when re-released as a single in 1973.

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The Eagles - 'Tequila Sunrise' -

The single peaked at no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.

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The B-52's - 'Rock Lobster' -

The song only reached no. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.

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David Bowie - 'Ashes to Ashes' -

The song never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though it did reach number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

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The Weather Girls - 'It's Raining Men' -

The Grammy-nominated song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Pink Floyd - 'Comfortably Numb' -

One of the band's most iconic songs failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Elton John - 'Tiny Dancer' -

The song peaked at no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972, despite going triple platinum in sales.

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Van Morrison - 'Moondance' -

Despite going triple platinum in the United States (certified by RIAA), the song never charted at the time of its release.

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James Taylor - 'Carolina in My Mind' -

One of James Taylor's most played songs peaked at no. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, one year after it was released.

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Jeff Buckley - 'Grace' -

The song and the rest of his catalog never made the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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AC/DC - 'Highway to Hell' -

The song peaked at no. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979.

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The Beatles - 'Here Comes the Sun' -

The song actually never entered most charts when it was released in 1969, presumably because it wasn't released as a single.

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Led Zeppelin - 'Stairway To Heaven' - This song also didn't chart at the time of its release in 1971. It never had the chance to be entered into the charts because it too wasn't released as a single.

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Queen - 'Don't Stop Me Now' -

This song spent a few weeks on the charts in 1979, peaking at no. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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The Clash - 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' -

Though the song reached number one in the UK, it only ever made it to no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982. It performed even worse on the charts when it was re-issued in 1991.

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Bruce Springsteen - 'Badlands' -

Although Rolling Stone considers this song to be the second-best song of all time, the 1986 release only ever reached no. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Jimi Hendrix - 'Purple Haze' -

The song peaked and stalled at no. 64 on the chart before going on to become one of the most iconic songs of the 1960s.

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David Bowie - 'Changes' -

This David Bowie song only made it to no. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.

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Fleetwood Mac - 'Landslide' -

The song peaked at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.

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The Beatles - 'All My Loving' -

The song peaked at no. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.

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Cher - 'Strong Enough' -

The song spent 12 weeks on the charts, but only peaked at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999.

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Dolly Parton - 'Jolene' -

Dolly Parton's multi-award-winning song peaked at no. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

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Billy Idol - 'Rebel Yell' -

The song peaked at no. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.

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R.E.M. - 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)' -

The song peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.

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Talking Heads - 'Psycho Killer' -

The song peaked at no. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.

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Bob Marley - 'Roots Rock Reggae' -

Bob Marley reached his highest-charting position with this song, peaking at no. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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The Strokes - 'Juicebox' -

The song was the highest-charting single that the band ever had on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it peaked at no. 98.

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Bon Iver - 'Skinny Love' -

The song charted at no. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2014.

Sources: (BestLife)

See also: The highest-earning songs of all time

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