Junk Food Junkie

1975 single by Larry Groce

"Junk Food Junkie"

Single by Larry Groce
from the album Junkfood Junkie
B-side	"Muddy Boggy Banjo Man"
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Novelty
Length	3:03
Label	Warner/Curb 8165
Songwriter(s)	Larry Groce
Producer(s)	Randolph Nauert

"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

Chart (1976)	Rank
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	94

Popular culture

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

References

^ "Larry Groce: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
^ "Larry Groce "Junk Food Junkie"". K-tel International. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 108.
^ Musicoutfitters.com