Junk Food Junkie Explained

"Junk Food Junkie" is a 1975 novelty song by Larry Groce. It spent 15 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] It was Groce's only song to chart."Junk Food Junkie" spent two weeks at #31 in Canada,^[2] and it was also a minor hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.The song is currently released on K-tel International.^[3]

Background

The song tells the story of a man leading a double life: during the day he boasts of his natural diet lifestyle; however, at night, he indulges his secret addiction to junk food.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4]	48
Canada RPM Top Singles[5]	31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7]	33
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	20

Year-end charts

Popular culture

• The song was performed by Mackenzie Phillips and The Jacksons, on the June 23, 1976, episode of The Jacksons TV variety show.

See also

• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

External links

• Larry Groce "Junk Food Junkie" lyrics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Larry Groce: Chart History . Billboard . 20 March 2015.
2. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013 .
3. Web site: Larry Groce "Junk Food Junkie" . K-tel International . 20 March 2015.
4. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013 .
5. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1976-04-10 . 2020-04-23.
6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 108.

8. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm Musicoutfitters.com