Billboard's "Ask Billboard" column revisits reader mail about Hot 100 songs that peaked at No. 2 but topped other Billboard charts, following earlier features on the best and biggest No. 2 hits of all time. Reader Pablo Nelson highlights additional deserving No. 2 hits, including "Soul Man", "Live and Let Die" and "Regulate", before columnist Gary Trust explores the broader phenomenon of tracks blocked from No. 1 on the Hot 100 by another song, often one from the same artist.

Examples cited include Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" (kept off the top by The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City"), En Vogue's "Hold On", Nena's "99 Luftballoons", and two songs each from Twenty One Pilots and George Michael/Wham!. The piece also notes current chart activity, with Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" holding No. 1 on the Hot 100 while her own "Be Her" peaked at No. 2 despite topping the Country Airplay chart for four weeks. Trust explains that because Billboard publishes around 250 weekly charts, a song stalling at No. 2 on the Hot 100 still has a strong chance of reaching No. 1 on another chart.