| "Why Not Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Fred Knobloch | ||||
| from the album Why Not Me | ||||
| B-side | "Can I Get A Wish" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Fred Knobloch Carson Whitsett | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud | |||
| Fred Knobloch singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Not Me" is a 1980 single by Fred Knobloch. The song was written by Knobloch along with Carson Whitsett. The song is sung from the point of view of a man attending the wedding of his former girlfriend and sadly wondering why he's not in the groom's position.
"Why Not Me" was a successful release on the Adult Contemporary chart reaching the number one spot. The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why Not Me" also peaked at number thirty on the country chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 30 |
References
- "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 138.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 193.
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