My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Garden Party

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These two lists were done separate from each other, with different Whitburn reference books, so if a song ended up on “the other” chart, it was a fluke and not something I did intentionally. Given that I have no control over the Billboard charts, and some of these songs predate my birth, I obviously didn’t control it. But this song did flounder below the top 40 on the country charts. You probably know this, so sing along. Garden Party - Rick Nelson A true story. On October 15, 1971, Rick Nelson played an “oldies” show at the Garden (Madison Square Garden, New York City). It was pretty disastrous from his perspective, so he wrote a song about it. Wow, did the song do well, even if his appearance at the concert didn’t! It topped the “easy listening” charts, made the top ten on the pop list, and (as I mentioned before) made the top 50 on the country charts. As far as Nelson’s later career, it’s the milestone. I’m sorry he had a rough experience, but wow did he turn anger into a classic song! Garden Party Written by Rick Nelson Recorded by Rick Nelson From Garden Party, 1972 Peak chart position: #6 (also charted #44 country) Today’s country song: “Crying in the Chapel” I’d rather drive a truck: