Latest posts tagged with #OneHitHistory on Bluesky
#OneHitHistory In 1969, Steam earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” Steam was a studio project built by producer Paul Leka, engineer Warren Dewey & singer Gary DeCarlo... The single spent 13 weeks on the chart, including 2 at the #1 spot! #Minneapolis #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory Remembering American singer/songwriter Randy VanWarmer, who #DOTD in 2004. Randy earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned “Just When I Needed You Most” spent 14 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #RandyVanWarmer #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 12, 1974, UK hitmaker/actor David Essex earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his perfectly strange, self-penned classic “Rock On” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #DavidEssex #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory Rod Lauren’s career didn’t go the way his record company, RCA Victor, planned… His follow-up records didn’t match the breakout of his only US #Top40 hit, “If I Had A Girl,” and his center of gravity shifted toward acting. #RodLauren #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 11, 1960, American singer/actor Rod Lauren earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his teen-pop ballad “If I Had A Girl” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. The single spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #31. #RodLauren #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 11, 1986, Baltimora, a music project from Milan, Italy, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the Italo disco/synth-pop single “Tarzan Boy” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. #Baltimora #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory “Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me” by Twin Cities rockers Crow peaked at #19 on the #Billboard #Top40 the week ending January 10, 1970. The nasty, hard-charging, garage rockin' single spent 10 weeks on the #Top40 and earned Crow their US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 10, 1970, American musician/singer & minister Eddie Holman earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his soul/R&B rendition of “Hey There Lonely Girl” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory After Bourgeois Tagg split up, Brent Bourgeois would have a hit of his own with 1990’s "Dare To Fall In Love." The single would make him a two-time US #OneHitWonder, as it was his only solo US #Billboard #Top40 hit. #BrentBourgeois #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory John's got an obscure one...! Bourgeois Tagg briefly spent time on the US #Billboard #Top40 with the Todd Rundgren-produced “I Don’t Mind At All.” 2 weeks on the chart, never rising above #38. It would be Bourgeois Tagg’s only hit, giving them #OneHitWonder Status. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory 🇨🇦 Birthday wishes to Winnipeg singer/songwriter Brad Roberts, #BOTD in 1964. As the frontman of folk/alt-rockers Crash Test Dummies, Brad earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their pensive “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” spent 18 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #OneHitWondered 🇨🇦
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#OneHitHistory Week ending January 9, 1993, Oakland-by-way-of-San Diego rapper Paperboy earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Ditty” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. #Paperboy #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 9, 1965, Belgian studio group The Waikikis earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their surf/exotica single “Hawaii Tattoo” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent three weeks on the chart, peaking at #33. #TheWaikikis #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory “Flowers On The Wall” by The Statler Brothers peaked at #4 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending January 8, 1965. It was the only single that the country music legends ever had cross over onto the pop chart, earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. #StatlerBrothers #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 8, 1966, Emmy-winning TV talk show host/singer Mike Douglas earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “The Men In My Little Girl's Life” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #24. The single spent 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #MikeDouglas #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory the bubblegum-pop single “Don't Say You Love Me” by the teenage Norwegian pop duo M2M peaked at #21 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending January 8, 2000. It is the duo’s only hit in America, earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. #M2M #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory Then Senate Republican Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen earned US #OneHitWonder honors the week ending January 7, 1967, with his spoken word "Gallant Men,” which entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #33. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #29. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory One of the favs in #OneHitWonderland... The English garage rock group The Nashville Teens earned US #OneHitWonder honors with their version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road.” It spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1964, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 7, 1967, The Bronx psychedelic rock group The Blues Magoos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #31. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #TheBluesMagoos #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory 🇨🇦 As a member of the legendary Canadian rock group Rush, Neil Peart also earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1982 when “New World Man” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #21… becoming the band’s only single to reach the #Top40 in America. #OneHitWondered 🇨🇦
#OneHitHistory Remembering drummer Neil Peart, who #DOTD in 2020. Renowned for his technical proficiency & live performances, Neil earned many honors, such as his induction into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983, the youngest person ever so honored… #NeilPeart #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 7, 1984, 🇺🇸 freestyle pioneer Shannon earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her dance-pop classic “Let The Music Play” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #Shannon #ChrisBarbosa #MarkLiggett #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 6, 1973, teenage Chicago R&B/soul group Brighter Side of Darkness earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their symphonic soul ballad “Love Jones” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. The single spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 6, 1968, Youngstown, Ohio garage rockers The Human Beinz earned #OneHitWonder honors when their version of “Nobody But Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #TheHumanBeinz #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 6, 2001, American electronica/dance musician/producer & DJ Moby earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “South Side” (featuring Gwen Stefani) entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The single spent 26 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #Moby #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 6, 2007, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor’s side project Stone Sour earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "Through Glass" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single dropped to #40 the following week… and then fell off the chart. #StoneSour #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 5, 1974, country superstar Merle Haggard earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his crossover classic “If We Make It Through December” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28. #MerleHaggard #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory I love seeing classic US #OneHitWonder honorees posted... & ScruffyR brought a great one! 4 Non Blondes earned their US #OneHitWonder honors in June 1993 when the Linda Perry-penned "What's Up" spent 17 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #14. #4NonBlondes #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory Later in 1962, Gil Hamilton’s “Tell Her” was famously covered by the Queens, NYC pop vocal group The Exciters. Renamed “Tell Him,” The Exciters earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their rendition spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #TheExciters #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 5, 1963, American R&B singer Johnny Thunder earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his rendition of “Loop de Loop” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. #JohnnyThunder #OneHitWondered
