"Last Minute Miracle" by The Shirelles

The Shirelles were one of the biggest girl groups of the 60s, scoring hit after hit with classics like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (#1 for 2 weeks), "Dedicated To The One I Love" (#3), "Mama Said" (#4), "Baby It's You" (#8), "Soldier Boy" (#1 for 3 weeks), and "Foolish Little Girl" (#4). Their achievements left them as the 35th most successful chart artist of the 60s.

But all good things must come to an end, and the group was struggling to stay on the charts by the late 60s. "Last Minute Miracle" is a great tune released in 1967 and deserved much better than stalling at #99. It would become the group's final chart appearance.

"Monsters" by Shinedown

Shinedown is a modern hard rock band out of Jacksonville, Florida, led by powerhouse vocalist Brent Smith. One of the more cerebral and prolific bands in the genre today, Shinedown continues to impress me with their growth each new release.

While they haven't seen chart action lately, Shinedown scored a Top 10 hit in 2009 when "Second Chance" soared to #7. It came from their landmark album "The Sound Of Madness," which also yielded chart appearances with the title track (#85), "If You Only Knew" (#42), and "The Crow And Butterfly" (#97).

"Monsters" is a haunting track about our personal demons from their latest record, "ATTENTION ATTENTION," from 2018. Seriously, give the band just that.

"Pop Pop Pop-Pie" by Sherrys

Despite scoring a Top 40 hit, The Sherrys were an underrated Philly soul group from the 60s. They were led by two sisters and their cousin.

"Pop Pop Pop-Pie" was their strongest chart performance, obtaining minor hit status by peaking at #35 in 1962. In 1963 they barely got back onto the chart with "Slop Time," which stalled at #97.

Apparently The Popeye was a dance fad at the time, which helped lift their single onto the charts.

"Back To Zero" by Sherbs

Originally known as Sherbet, this Australian pop rock group first hit the US charts in 1976 when "Howzat" reached #61. Interestingly, their only other chart appearance in the US also landed them at #61 - that happened with "I Have The Skill" from 1981. By that time, they had tweaked their name to Sherbs.

"Back To Zero" is another track from their 1980 record, "The Skill." Not sure why this one didn't help keep this Aussie band on the US charts.

"Something's Missing" by Sheppard

Sheppard is a large band from Australia that is just bursting with talent. The mix of male and female harmonies mesh together beautifully with their shimmering blend of pop, dance, and rock. It is hard to listen to their music and not catapult into a better mood.

Remarkably, this band has only scored a single chart hit in the US so far when "Geronimo" peaked at #53 in 2015. It comes from their debut record "Bombs Away." There are plenty other great tunes in their growing catalogue, so I hope they see more success in the US.

"It's Only Make Believe (Doctor Doctor)" by Sheila

Hailing from France, Annie Chancel took the stage name of Sheila and managed to score a single minor chart hit in the US in 1982 when "Little Darlin'" peaked at #49. Not sure why she became only a one-hit wonder as there seemed to be plenty of radio-friendly material to mine on her album of the same name.

"It's Only Make Believe (Doctor Doctor)" for example was certainly competitive enough for 1982 radio.

"America" by Bree Sharp

Bree Sharp is a talented indie singer and songwriter from Philly best known for her love song to X-Files actor David Duchovny and her cover of Don Henley's "Boys Of Summer." She released two albums in 1999 and 2002, respectively. These days, she is the lead singer for the band Beautiful Small Machines.

"America" was the second single from her debut record, "A Cheap And Evil Girl." Astonishing that this tune didn't help make her a star. I guess people don't like to hear criticism about their country's culture in a catchy pop song?