#OneHitWondered
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Celebrating American One-Hit Wonders from the Billboard Hot 100 era... A US #OneHitWonder is a group/performer with just 1 hit single, as measured against the industry-standard US Billboard Top 40, which is #1 through #40 on their Hot 100 chart. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
The week ending August 5, 1978, Scottish/Australian singer John Paul Young earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Vanda & Young-penned & produced “Love is in the Air” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. #JPY #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
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#OTD in 1976, at the Birmingham Odeon, a drunk-ass Eric Clapton spewed out an infamous racist rant… He told the crowd that Britain was becoming a ‘black colony,’ and used slogans like ‘Keep Britain white’ while telling foreign audience members they should leave the UK. #EricClapton #OneHitWondered
The week ending August 4, 1979, French singer Patrick Hernandez earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Euro-disco anthem “Born To Be Alive” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16. #PatrickHernandez #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
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The above video is absolutely fantastic, but if you have time to close your eyes an drift off you need eleven-minute album version: youtu.be/hIqwzQ7g-Cc?...
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (Audio)
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I have to admit, this one made me chuckle...
Christina🌊🌊@sassycc.bsky.social · 22h ago“I SEE DEAD PEOPLE!”☠️
#2HitTuesdays The Chambers Brothers, George, Willie, Lester, & Joe Chambers, along with drummer Brian Keenan, were pioneers who brought the power of the Black church into folk, soul, & psychedelic rock in the late ‘60s… remembered mainly for “Time Has Come Today.” #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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The week of August 4, 1958, Staten Island doo-wop group The Elegants earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their classic, chart-topping doo-wop single “Little Star” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #18. It spent 15 weeks on the chart, including one week at the #1 spot! #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The Elegants - Little Star
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The week of August 4, 1958, Long Island, NY, singer/songwriter Bobby Hamilton earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his early rock and roll/rockabilly ballad “Crazy Eyes For You” spent the week at #40 on the inaugural US #Billboard #Top40. It dropped the following week. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Bobby Hamilton - Crazy Eyes For You
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De-Flocking has come to Minnesota... [[Gifted Article]] www.startribune.com/minnesota-ma...
Vandals hit Flock license plate cameras in many Minnesota cities, 8 in Winona and 6 in Duluth
Law enforcement agencies in Edina, Eden Prairie and Anoka County also said they’ve had similar incidents.
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The week ending August 3, 1963, brother-sister duo Inez & Charlie Foxx earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Mockingbird,” their interpretation of “Hush Little Baby,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #27. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Inez & Charlie Foxx - Mockingbird
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The week of August 3, 1959, Nashville singer/songwriter Floyd Robinson earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Chet Atkins-produced early rock and roll/rockabilly “Makin’ Love” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love
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Birthday remembrances to Scottish multi-instrumentalist Ian Bairnson, #BOTD in 1953. Ian sort-of earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1975 with “Magic” by the Scottish group Pilot. Bairnson was hired as a session guitarist, but joined the band permanently afterward… #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Pilot - Magic
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What IS true, is that lots of people who died of COVID didn't have to. Nothing suspicious about it, just Darwinism at work.
The week ending August 2, 1986, 🇺🇸 synth-rock trio Device earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Hanging On A Heart Attack,” written by Holly Knight & Mike Chapman (who also produced) entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #35. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Device - Hanging On A Heart Attack
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Birthday remembrances for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jim Capaldi (as a member of Traffic) #BOTD in 1944. As a solo artist, Jim earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1983 when “That’s Love” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #28. #JimCapaldi #Traffic# OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Jim Capaldi - That's Love
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The week ending August 2, 2008, American singer/musician John Vesely’s Secondhand Serenade project earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Fall For You” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #21. #SecondhandSerenade #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You
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The week ending August 1, 1970, Chicago R&B/soul group The Lost Generation earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their silky, haunting ballad “The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #30. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The Lost Generation - The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked
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Happy birthday to American singer/songwriter & composer Michael Penn, #BOTD in 1958. Penn earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1990 when his melancholic early alt-pop classic “No Myth” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #MichaelPenn #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Michael Penn - No Myth
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I want my MTV!
#OneHitWondered@onehitwondered.bsky.social · 4d ago"Video Killed The Radio Star" was the only single by The Buggles to reach the US #Billboard #Top40, earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. The single spent the week ending December 15, 1979, at the #40 position... and promptly fell off the following week. #OneWeekWonder #TheBuggles #OneHitWondered
"Video Killed The Radio Star" was the only single by The Buggles to reach the US #Billboard #Top40, earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. The single spent the week ending December 15, 1979, at the #40 position... and promptly fell off the following week. #OneWeekWonder #TheBuggles #OneHitWondered
The 70s Guy@stevenw888.bsky.social · 4d ago1st August 1981 - MTV made its debut at 12:01am. The first video to be shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. #MTV
The week ending August 1, 1981, UK singer/songwriter Robbie Patton earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his radio-friendly, smooth, soft rockin’ “Don’t Give It Up’ entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #26. #RobbiePatton #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Robbie Patton - Don't Give It Up
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I know that a lot of folks don't bother to look past the first post in a thread... but my latest post, about Wild Cherry, does have some great songs buried down at the bottom of the thread.
The week ending July 31, 1976, Ohio rock group Wild Cherry earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their filthy, sweaty ass-shaker, “Play That Funky Music,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 18 weeks on the chart, including 3 at the #1 spot! #WildCherry #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
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The week ending July 31, 1999, American country singer/songwriter Joe Diffie earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his country crossover ballad “A Night To Remember” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #38. #JoeDiffie #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Joe Diffie - A Night To Remember
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#OTD in 1977, The Starland Vocal Band Show, a variety series hosted by the group and featuring David Letterman and comedian Jeff Altman, debuts on CBS… It lasts just six episodes. #StarlandVocalBand #DavidLetterman #JeffAltman #OneHitWondered
📺Starland Vocal Band Show Episode 1 Aired on 7/31/ 1977 Sunday Night
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