It's nice that Weezer has had a handful of appearances on the Top 100 but they really deserve tons more. Since forming in 1992, this prolific band has only scored two Top 40 hits: "Buddy Holly," which reached #18 in 1995 and "Beverly Hills," which landed at #10 in 2005. Led by songwriting genius Rivers Cuomo, Weezer consistently cranks out delectable melodies buried under the crunch and fuzz of distorted guitars. One the most tragic absences from the charts is "Photograph" from their masterful 2001 "Green Album." The band experienced a mild resurgence in 2018 with their rocking cover of "Africa" by Toto (it peaked at #51), which spawned an album of similar cover tunes (2019's "Teal Album"). And their fantastic new song for the third Bill & Ted film, "Beginning Of The End," is a sign that Weezer might still strike gold again on the charts.
Formed in the late 70s, Toto is comprised largely of ace studio musicians that supported Boz Scaggs among others. They've undergone numerous line-up changes over the years and prominent members have completed solo work as well as side projects (such as Far Corporation in 1986). Nonetheless, the group continues to release an occasional album, the last one being 2018's "Old Is New." The band also enjoyed a mild resurgence when they covered Weezer's hit, "Hash Pipe," that same year, in response to Weezer's cover of Toto's #1 smash, "Africa." In Toto's hey day, they enjoyed all sorts of hits that have become classics of the era, including "Hold The Line" (#5 in 1979), "Rosanna" (#2 for 5 weeks in 1982, and winner of the Grammy Record of the Year), the aforementioned "Africa" (#1 in 1983), "I Won't Hold You Back" (#10 in 1983), and "I'll Be Over You" (#11 in 1986). I almost want to highlight "Pamela," from their underrated 1988 album, "The Seventh One," but the song made it to a respectable #22. It would be the band's final chart appearance. "Only The Children" is another highlight from that record worth a spin.
