That makes “Crying” the hit song of the 1980s with the highest “lost factor,” according to the calculations that the Ross On Radio column has been publishing since early April that measure the distance between a song’s popularity at the time and the amount of airplay it typically receives now. Last week, it got no monitored airplay in North America. ![]() ![]() with a remake of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” That song became the No. Nine years later, in the middle of a CHR downturn, and after eight years without an American hit, McLean scored a surprise No. And after more than 48 years, it still got nearly 300 spins last week according to Nielsen BDSRadio. ![]() Despite its length, “American Pie” has only faded from the radio relatively recently. The first time Don McLean saluted his ‘50s rock and roll heroes, it produced a timeless classic.
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