The 348 One Hit Wonders Of The 1970s!

[Borderstone]

One-Hit Wonders in the United States
WIKIPEDIA'S complete list of musical artists whose one hit came out in the 1970s.

Hey guys! I thought this might be intersesting. :)

The 70s had more one hit wonders than any other decade and I felt this would be a cool list to post for you all. Haven't done a list in sometime y'know. :)

I'm going to do this when I have time and one year at a time as all of them wont fit into one post. ;)

Here's 1970 :

"Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me" - Crow
"Venus" Shocking Blue * <---- #1 hit *
"Baby Take Me in Your Arms" - Jefferson*
"One Tin Soldier" - Original Caste *
"Hey There Lonely Girl" - Eddie Holoman *
"Jennifer Tomkins" - The Street People
"Ma Belle Amie" - Tee Set *
"The Rapper" - The Jaggerz *
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" - Edison Lighthouse *
"The House of the Rising Sun" - Frijid Pink *
"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain *
"Long Lonesome Highway" - Michael Parks
"Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum *
"Tennessee Bird Walk" - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan *
"Reflections of My Life" - Marmalade *
"Airport Love Theme (Gwen and Vern)" - Vincent Bell
"Mississippi" - John Phillips *
"Vehicle" - The Ides of March *
" My Baby Loves Lovin' " - White Plains *
"Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image *
"Go Back" - Crabby Appleton *
"O-o-h Child" - The Five Stairsteps *
"Gimme Dat Ding" - The Pipkins
"A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)" - Miguel Ríos *
"Are You Ready?" - Pacific Gas & Electric *
"Tighter,Tighter" - Alive And Kicking
"Big Yellow Taxi" - The Neighborhood *
"The Sly, Slick and the Wicked" - The Lost Generation
"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" - Robin McNamara *
"Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera)" - Assembled Multitude *
"In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry *
"Neanderthal Man" - Hotlegs *
"Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson as Ernie *
"Joanne" - Michael Nesmith and the First National Band *
"All Right Now" - Free *
"Do What You Wanna Do" - Five Flights Up *
"God, Love & Rock and Roll" - Teegarden and Van Winkle *
"Indiana Wants Me" - R. Dean Taylor *
"Somebody's Been Sleeping" - 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) *
"As the Years Go By" - Mashmakhan *
"Montego Bay" - Bobby Bloom *
"Yellow River" - Christie *
"5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)" - The Presidents *

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

Borderstone,

This deserved a few replies. I don't know if "one-hit wonder" applies to Mike Nesmith (who had hits with The Monkees and with his later song "Rio") or to Jim Henson (whose Kermit the Frog sang "The Rainbow Connection"). Can't say I've heard of the others. Here in Australia, we had a similar list. I hope you add the 1980s etc to these posts.

[charlene]

Rainbow Connection was a Paul Williams song (with K.Ascher) and he had LOTS of hits..are we talking writer or singer? http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rainbow_Connection

Rubber Duckie - http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Rubber_Duckie_(song)


BIg Yellow Taxi is a Joni Mitchell tune..

[BILLW]

B,

If you call my cell phone right now you will hear my ringback tone is Mississippi Queen! A lot more to Mountain than that one song though, lol.

Good list though.

Bill :)

[jj]

one hit for R Dean? i recall Jane better than i do, Indiana

http://www.rdeantaylor.com/rdeantaylor/Gotta%20See%20Jane.html

[jj]

starting at the 2:45 mark, claaaaassic rock... always one of my fave video clips

As the Years Go By - Mashmakhan - YouTube

[jj]

such clear archival footage...too bad it's lip synched

i think Jerry and the entire band were usually inhaling over that big bottle

♫ Mungo Jerry ♪ In The Summertime (Teatro 10) ♫ Video &amp; Audio Restored HD - YouTube

mungo jimmy

[jj]

such clear archival footage...too bad it's lip synched




ok, this great archival footage also, and NOT lip synched:)

another round of applause for the UK folks...first since the 71 BBC Gord live:cool:

FREE - Alright Now (1970 UK TV Performance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~ - YouTube

[Borderstone]

Thnaks for the replies guys. :) My apologies for not being able to get back to this one.

The library pulled back it's closing time to 8pm from 9pm and peole hang onto their PC's as long as possible. (Insert rolling eyes heere).

Beleive it or not,I just got "All Right Now",this year! :eek:

I swear I'll get back to it. Meantime,great videos! :cool:

[Borderstone]

Here's 1971, finally. :) :

"For the Good Times" - Ray Price *
"Games" - Redeye
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" - Runt (and/or Todd Rundgren's group) *
"1900 Yesterday" - Liz Damon's Orient Express *
"Precious, Precious" - Jackie Moore
"(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson *
"Sweet Mary" - Wadsworth Mansion *
"Theme from Love Story" - Francis Lai *
"D.O.A." - Bloodrock *
"Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin (When listed as solo artist & not with B.B. & T. H. Co. ) *
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" - Sammi Smith *
"One Toke Over the Line" - Brewer & Shipley *
"Put Your Hand in the Hand" - Ocean *
"Stay Awhile" - The Bells *
"Timothy"- The Buoys *
"Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" - C. Company feat. Terry Nelson
"Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" - Daddy Dewdrop (Gotta love the Groovie Ghoulies!) *
"Here Comes the Sun" - Richie Havens *
"I Love You for All Seasons" - The Fuzz
"Woodstock" - Matthews Southern Comfort *
"Love Means (You Never Have to Say You're Sorry)" - Sounds of Sunshine
"Toast and Marmalade for Tea" - Tin~Tin *
"Cool Aid" - Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists
"Funky Nassau - Part 1" - The Beginning of the End
"Get It On" - Chase *
"Double Barrel" - Dave and Ansell Collins *
"Rings" - Cymarron *
"Resurrection Shuffle" - Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
"What the World Needs Now
Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" - Tom Clay *
"Mr. Big Stuff" - Jean Knight *
"Smiling Faces Sometimes" - The Undisputed Truth *
"K-Jee" - The Nite-Liters (Not the one from Saturday Night Fever)
"I Ain't Got Time Anymore" - Glass Bottle *
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" - Mac and Katie Kissoon *
"The Wedding Song (There Is Love)" - Paul Stookey... (Definetly not forgettable!) ;) *
"Trapped By a Thing Called Love" - Denise LaSalle *
"Women's Love Rights" - Laura Lee *
"I've Found Someone of My Own" - Free Movement
"Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart *
"I'd Love to Change the World" - Ten Years After *
"One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" - Coven *
"She's All I Got" - Freddie North
"Desiderata" - Les Crane
"Theme from Summer of '42" - Peter Nero *
"Hallelujah" - Sweathog *

I forgot to note,the other reason I'm doing this is that I now own over 1/2 of the One Hit Wonders of the 1970s. Just a little over 100 to go on those.

[jj]

i think Lynn Anderson had more hits than just Rose Garden

[Borderstone]

J.J. , she did have many,many hits...on the country chart.

On the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart,nope...jjust Rose Garden. :)
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Here's 1972 ;

"An American Trilogy" Mickey NewburyJanuary 1, 1972 #26
"Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards January 15, 1972 # 4 *
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" The Hillside Singers January 15, 1972 #13 *
"Once You Understand" (by the group) Think ~ January 15, 1972 #23 *
"White Lies, Blue Eyes" - Bullet January 15, 1972 # 28 *
"Kiss an Angel Good Morning" Charley Pride February 5, 1972 # 21 *
"Joy" Apollo 100 featuring Tom Parker February 26, 1972 # 6 *
"Precious and Few" - Climax February 26, 1972 # 3 *
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" T. Rex March 4, 1972 # 10 *
"Softly Whispering I Love You" The English Congregation March 4, 1972 # 29 *
"Run Run Run" - Jo Jo Gunne March 18, 1972 # 27
"Mister Can't You See" Buffy Sainte-Marie April 1, 1972 #38 *
"Crazy Mama" J.J. Cale April 8, 1972 #22 *
"Ain't Understanding Mellow" Brenda Lee Eager April 8, 1972 #21 *
"Suavecito" Malo May 6, 1972 #18 *
"Hot Rod Lincoln" Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen June 3, 1972 # 9 *
"Immigration Man" David Crosby and Graham Nash June 10, 1972 #36 *
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" Little Jimmy Osmond June 17, 1972 # 34*
"Amazing Grace" Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsJuly 1, 1972 #11 *
"I've Been Lonely for So Long" Frederick Knight July 8, 1972 #27 *
"How Do You Do" Mouth & MacNeal July 22, 1972 #8 *
"Day By Day" Godspell July 29, 1972 #13 *
"Layla" Derek and the Dominos August 5, 1972 #10 *
"Gone" Joey Heatherton August 12, 1972 #24 *
"Hold Your Head Up" Argent August 26, 1972 #5 *
"Motorcycle Mama" Sailcat August 26, 1972 #12 *
"Small Beginnings" Flash August 26, 1972 #29 *
"Beautiful Sunday" Daniel Boone September 16, 1972 #15 *
"All the Young Dudes" Mott the Hoople September 23, 1972 #37 *
"Easy Livin'" Uriah Heep September 23, 1972 #39 *
"Popcorn" Hot Butter October 21, 1972 #9 *
"The City of New Orleans" Arlo Guthrie[59] October 28, 1972 #18 *
"From the Beginning" Emerson, Lake & Palmer October 28, 1972 #39 *

"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" -
by Danny O'Keefe > November 4, 1972 #9 *

"Convention '72" The Delegates November 18, 1972 #8 *
"Thunder and Lightning" Chi Coltrane November 18, 1972 #17 *
"American City Suite" Cashman and West November 18, 1972 #27

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1973 :

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Blue Haze January 13, 1973 27 *
"Love Jones" Brighter Side of Darkness February 3, 1973 16
"Why Can't We Live Together" Timmy Thomas February 10, 1973 3 *
"Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?" Hurricane Smith February 17, 1973 3 *
"Dueling Banjos" Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell February 24, 1973 2 *
"Dancin' in the Moonlight" King Harvest February 24, 1973 13 *
"Soul Song" Joe Stampley March 10, 1973 37
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" Deodato March 31, 1973 2 *
"Dead Skunk" Loudon Wainwright III March 31, 1973 16 *

"The Night The Lights Went
Out in Georgia" Vicki Lawrence April 7, 1973 1*

"Walk on the Wild Side" Lou Reed April 28, 1973 16 *
"Daisy a Day" Jud Strunk May 19, 1973 14 *
"Wildflower" Skylark May 26, 1973 9 *
"Armed and Extremely Dangerous" First Choice May 26, 1973 28 *
"Superfly Meets Shaft" John & Ernest May 26, 1973 31
"Hocus Pocus" Focus June 2, 1973 9 *
"Leaving Me" The Independents June 2, 1973 21
"The Teddy Bear Song" Barbara Fairchild June 2, 1973 32 *
"Back When My Hair Was Short" Gunhill Road June 2, 1973 40
"Pillow Talk" Sylvia June 9, 1973 3 *
"Playground in My Mind" Clint Holmes June 16, 1973 2 *
"I'm Doin' Fine Now" New York City June 23, 1973 17 *
"Right Place Wrong Time" Dr. John June 30, 1973 9 *
"Doing It to Death" Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s July 14, 1973 22
"Satin Sheets" Jeanne Pruett July 14, 1973 28 *
"Misdemeanor" Foster Sylvers July 28, 1973 22 *
"Soul Makossa" Manu Dibango July 28, 1973 35
"Brother Louie" Stories August 25, 1973 1 *
"In the Midnight Hour" Cross Country September 22, 1973 30 *
"My Maria" B. W. Stevenson September 29, 1973 9 *
"I Can't Stand the Rain" Ann Peebles December 22, 1973 38

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1974 ( Numbers to right of year are the Billboard Top 40 "peak #". ) :

"Painted Ladies" Ian Thomas January 12, 1974 34 *
"Midnight Rider" Gregg Allman January 19, 1974 19 *
"If We Make It Through December" Merle Haggard January 19, 1974 28 *
"Americans" Byron MacGregor February 9, 1974 4 *
"Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" Gordon Sinclair February 9, 1974 24
"Jim Dandy" Black Oak Arkansas February 16, 1974 25 *
"Can This Be Real" Natural Four February 16, 1974 31
"Seasons in the Sun" Terry Jacks March 2, 1974 1 *
"I Love" Tom T. Hall March 2, 1974 12 *
"Last Kiss" Wednesday March 2, 1974 34
"Rock On" David Essex March 9, 1974 5 *
"Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" Mocedades March 23, 1974 9 *
"My Sweet Lady" Cliff DeYoung March 23, 1974 17 *
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" Rick Derringer March 23, 1974 23 *
"I'll Be the Other Woman" The Soul Children March 30, 1974 38
"The Lord's Prayer" Sister Janet Mead April 13, 1974 4 *

"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"
MFSB & The 3 Degrees April 20, 1974 1*

"Tell Me a Lie" Sami Jo April 20, 1974 21 *
"Tubular Bells" Mike Oldfield May 11, 1974 7 *
"The Entertainer" Marvin Hamlisch May 18, 1974 3 *
"No Charge" Melba Montgomery June 8, 1974 36
"Be Thankful for What You Got" William DeVaughn June 29, 1974 4 *
"This Heart" Gene Redding July 20, 1974 24
"Please Come to Boston" Dave Loggins August 10, 1974 5 *
"The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace August 17, 1974 1 *
"Sugar Baby Love" The Rubettes August 31, 1974 37 *
"One Day at a Time" Marilyn Sellars September 28, 1974 37 *
"Beach Baby" The First Class October 5, 1974 4 *
"Hang on in There Baby" Johnny Bristol October 5, 1974 8 *
"After the Goldrush" Prelude October 5, 1974 13 *
"Fallin' in Love" Souther, Hillman, Furay Band October 5, 1974 #27 *
"Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" Reunion November 16, 1974 8*
"I Can Help" Billy Swan November 23, 1974 1 *
"The Need to Be" Jim Weatherly November 23, 1974 11
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas December 7, 1974 1 *
"Woman to Woman" Shirley Brown December 7, 1974 22*

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1975 :

"Doctor's Orders" Carol Douglas February 8, 1975 11 *
"Up in a Puff of Smoke" Polly Brown March 15, 1975 16 *
"Sad Sweet Dreamer" Sweet Sensation March 22, 1975 14 *
"Shame, Shame, Shame" Shirley & Company March 29, 1975 12 *
"Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton April 5, 1975 1 *
"Shaving Cream" Benny Bell April 26, 1975 30 *
"Chevy Van" Sammy Johns May 3, 1975 5 *
"Autobahn" Kraftwerk May 3, 1975 25
"How Long?" Ace May 31, 1975 3 *
"Judy Mae" Boomer Castleman June 14, 1975 33 *
"Lizzie and the Rainman" Tanya Tucker June 14, 1975 37 *
"I'm Not Lisa" Jessi Colter June 21, 1975 4 *
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" Major Harris June 21, 1975 5 *
"The Last Farewell" Roger Whittaker June 21, 1975 19 *
"Magic" Pilot July 12, 1975 5 *
"The Hustle" Van McCoy July 26, 1975 1 *
"Rockin' Chair" Gwen McCrae August 2, 1975 9 *
"Dynomite–Part 1" Tony Camillo's Bazuka August 2, 1975 10 *
(Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool -Travis Wammack August 16, 1975 38 *
"Third Rate Romance" Amazing Rhythm Aces September 13, 1975 14 *
"Black Superman–'Muhammad Ali'" Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band September 13, 1975 21
"Your Love" Graham Central Station September 20, 1975 38 *
"Feelings" Morris Albert October 25, 1975 6 *
"Eighteen With A Bullet" Pete Wingfield November 29, 1975 15 *
"I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" Leon Haywood December 13, 1975 15 *
"I'm on Fire" 5000 Volts December 13, 1975 26

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1976 :

"Let's Live Together" The Road Apples January 10, 1976 35

"Baby Face" -
Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps[A4] March 6, 1976 14 *

"Love Hurts" Nazareth March 13, 1976 8 *

"The White Knight"
Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band March 13, 1976 19 *

"Junk Food Junkie" Larry Groce March 20, 1976 9 *
"Love Is the Drug" Roxy Music March 20, 1976 30 *
"We Can't Hide it Anymore" Larry Santos April 10, 1976 36 *
"Welcome Back" John Sebastian May 8, 1976 1 *
"Fooled Around and Fell in Love" Elvin Bishop May 22, 1976 3 *
"Union Man" Cate Bros. May 22, 1976 24 *
"Happy Days" Pratt & McClain June 5, 1976 5 *
"Movin'" Brass Construction June 26, 1976 14 *
"Making Our Dreams Come True" Cyndi Grecco July 3, 1976 25 *
"Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band July 10, 1976 1 *
"The Boys Are Back in Town" Thin Lizzy July 24, 1976 12 *
"I'm Easy" Keith Carradine August 7, 1976 17 *
"Turn the Beat Around" Vicki Sue Robinson August 14, 1976 10 *
"Teddy Bear" Red Sovine August 28, 1976 40 *
"Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry September 18, 1976 1 *
"Street Singin'" Lady Flash September 18, 1976 27
"Wham Bam" Silver October 2, 1976 16 *
"A Fifth of Beethoven" Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band October 9, 1976 1 *
"Disco Duck (Part 1)" Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots October 16, 1976 1*
"Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids October 23, 1976 29 *
"You Are My Starship" Norman Connors November 6, 1976 27 *
"Anything You Want" John Valenti November 6, 1976 37
"Nadia's Theme (The Young and The Restless)" Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. December 11, 1976 8*

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1977 :

"Jeans On" David Dundas January 29, 1977 17 *

"Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon"
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band[A4] January 29, 1977 27 *

"In the Mood" Henhouse Five Plus Too (AKA Ray Stevens) February 5, 1977 40 *
"Living Next Door to Alice" Smokie February 26, 1977 25 *
"Spring Rain" Silvetti March 19, 1977 39 *
"Don't Give Up on Us" David Soul April 9, 1977 1 *
"Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme)" Wilton Place Street Band April 9, 1977 24 *
"Love in C Minor" Cerrone April 9, 1977 36
"Tryin' to Love Two" William Bell April 30, 1977 10 *
"Sometimes" Facts of Life April 30, 1977 31
"Old Fashion Boy (You're the One)" Stallion April 30, 1977 37 *
"Cherry Baby" Starz May 7, 1977 33 *
"Dancin' Man" Q May 14, 1977 23 *
"Slow Down" John Miles June 11, 1977 34
"Ariel" Dean Friedman June 25, 1977 26 *
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)" Maynard Ferguson June 25, 1977 28*
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)" Bill Conti July 2, 1977 1 *
"Undercover Angel" Alan O'Day July 9, 1977 1 *
"Angel in Your Arms" Hot July 16, 1977 6 *
"Devil's Gun" C.J. and Co. July 16, 1977 36 *
"Do You Wanna Make Love" Peter McCann August 6, 1977 5 *
"It's a Crazy World" Mac McNally August 13, 1977 37
"Telephone Man" Meri Wilson August 20, 1977 18 *
"Slide" Slave August 20, 1977 32 *
"Black Betty" Ram Jam September 3, 1977 18 *
"Float On" The Floaters September 17, 1977 2 *

"Smoke from a Distant Fire"
Sanford/Townsend Band September 17, 1977 9 *

"Cat Scratch Fever" Ted Nugent October 8, 1977 30 *
"You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone October 15, 1977 1 *
"The King Is Gone" Ronnie McDowell October 22, 1977 13 *
"Heaven on the 7th Floor" Paul Nicholas November 26, 1977 6 *
"You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" High Inergy * December 24, 1977 #12 *

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1978 :

"Short People" Randy Newman January 28, 1978 2 *
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Santa Esmeralda February 18, 1978 15 *
"Native New Yorker" Odyssey February 18, 1978 21 *
"Emotion" Samantha Sang March 18, 1978 3 *
"Falling" LeBlanc and Carr April 1, 1978 13 *
"Theme Song from Which Way Is Up" Stargard April 1, 1978 21 *
"I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" Rubicon April 22, 1978 28 *
"Werewolves of London" Warren Zevon May 13, 1978 21 *
"Let's All Chant" Michael Zager Band May 20, 1978 36 *
"Because the Night" Patti Smith Group June 24, 1978 13 *
"Almost Summer" Celebration featuring Mike Love June 24, 1978 28
"Dance Across the Floor" Jimmy "Bo" Horne June 24, 1978 38 *
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" Tuxedo Junction July 1, 1978 32 *
"I Can't Stand the Rain" Eruption July 8, 1978 18 *
"Thank God It's Friday" Love & Kisses July 22, 1978 22 *
"My Angel Baby" Toby Beau (Band's name) August 12, 1978 13 *
"King Tut" Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons August 12, 1978 17 *
"Magnet and Steel" Walter Egan August 26, 1978 8 *
"Rivers of Babylon" Boney M August 26, 1978 30 *
"Think It Over" Cheryl Ladd September 9, 1978 34 *
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" Chris Rea September 16, 1978 12 *
"5.7.0.5." City Boy September 16, 1978 27 *
"Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder October 28, 1978 1 *
"I Will Still Love You" Stonebolt October 28, 1978 29 *
"One Nation Under a Groove" Funkadelic November 11, 1978 23 *
"Run for Home" Lindisfarne December 9, 1978 33 *
"There'll Never Be" Switch December 9, 1978 36 *
"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" Alicia Bridges December 23, 1978 5 *

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.....AND Finally! [biggrin] 1979 ! :

"New York Groove" Ace Frehley of Kiss February 3, 1979 13 *
"Don't Hold Back" Chanson February 3, 1979 21 *
"Got to Be Real" Cheryl Lynn February 17, 1979 12 *
"Shake It" Ian Matthews February 17, 1979 13 *
"Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" Gonzalez March 10, 1979 26 *
"What You Won't Do for Love" Bobby Caldwell March 24, 1979 9 *
"Chase" Giorgio Moroder March 31, 1979 33 *
"Heaven Knows" Brooklyn Dreams April 7, 1979 4 *

"Bustin' Loose, Part 1" Chuck Brown
and the Soul Searchers April 7, 1979 34

"Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart April 21, 1979 1 *
"Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" Bell and James April 21, 1979 15 *
"Music Box Dancer" Frank Mills May 5, 1979 3 *
"Sweet Lui-Louise" Ironhorse May 5, 1979 36 *
"Stumblin' In" Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman May 12, 1979 4 *
"I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" Instant Funk May 12, 1979 20 *
"Don't You Write Her Off" McGuinn, Clark and Hillman May 12, 1979 33 *
"Such a Woman" Tycoon May 26, 1979 26
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Barbara Mandrell June 2, 1979 31 *
"It Must Be Love" Alton McClain and Destiny June 9, 1979 32
"Just When I Needed You Most" Randy VanWarmer June 16, 1979 4 *
"Get Used to It" Roger Voudouris June 16, 1979 21 *
"Don't Ever Want To Lose You" New England June 16, 1979 40
"Ring My Bell" Anita Ward June 30, 1979 1 *
"Makin' It" David Naughton July 21, 1979 5 *
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" McFadden & Whitehead July 21, 1979 13 *
"Kiss in the Dark" Pink Lady August 4, 1979 37 *
"You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" Jones Girls August 18, 1979 38*
"Morning Dance" Spyro Gyra August 25, 1979 24 *
"Oh Well" The Rockets September 1, 1979 30*
"Girl of My Dreams" Bram Tchaikovsky September 1, 1979 37 *
"Saturday Night" Herman Brood September 8, 1979 35
"Come to Me" France Joli September 22, 1979 15 *
"Cruel to Be Kind" Nick Lowe September 29, 1979 12 *
"Driver's Seat" Sniff 'n' the Tears September 29, 1979 15 *
"Born to Be Alive" Patrick Hernandez September 29, 1979 16 *
"Rolene" Moon Martin October 13, 1979 30
"Hold On" Ian Gomm October 27, 1979 18 *
"Pop Muzik" M November 3, 1979 1 *
"Street Life" The Crusaders November 10, 1979 36 *
"Please Don't Leave" Lauren Wood November 24, 1979 24 *
"Rainbow Connection" Kermit the Frog November 24, 1979 25 *
"If You Want It" Niteflyte December 1, 1979 37
"I Still Have Dreams" Richie Furay December 15, 1979 39 *
"Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles December 15, 1979 40 *



Sorry this all took so long guys but,now it's done! YAY! I'm off today and i got on a PC that copies & pastes without "seperating" the titles from each-other. In other words,they copied as they look above. :cool:

Last thing,I'm pleased to report,I now own 228 of these 348 One hit Wonders!
Just 120 to go. ( Did I say "just"? :rolleyes: :eek: )

Anyhow,enjoy reading the lists and I'll see you all soon! Bye now. ;)

[jj]

J.J. , she did have many,many hits...on the country chart.

On the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart,


and was ELP's Lucky Man also a country charter? lol

Lucky Man by ELP - YouTube

[joveski]

it all depends where you live. some of those artists arent one-hit wonders at all. i cant see Band of gold from Freda Payne there... that was a one hit wonder

[jj]

good point, but i googled and it said Lucky Man was in Billboard HOT Top 100

i guess i don't know what Pop is.... what about I Believe in Father Christmas?

[Borderstone]

Well,I strictly go bby the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop-chart.

As most may know,Casey Kasum hosted a rdio show called American
Top 40 and those 40 songs came from the "forty" on that chart (#'s 40 to #1).

Some people feel,if you make the chart but not the top 40,it still counts as a "very mioner hit. To me,if you miss the top 40,it really is something most will forget,or have already forgotten.

I did have to erase "Save Your Kisses For Me" by Brotherhood Of Man from '76. Since they also had "United We Stand" in 1970. Different members but same name.

I'm sure ELP's "Lucky Man" was a big hit overseas but here in the states,it only made it to #48. "From the Beginning",however,slipped in at #39. No others made the top 40.

Freda Payne,again in the U.S. had 2 more hits after the #3 hit "Band Of Gold". (#1 in UK)

"Deeper And Deeper" #24 in 1970 (#33 UK) and "Bring The Boys Home" #12 in early 1971. (Didn't chart in UK.)

Then,strangely,nothing after that (both U.S. & overseas. Only making the Hot 100 3 more times.

P.S. - A late reply to Dave in Melbourne. I don;t know about other countries but Nesmith only had one solo hit here (With his "National band") "Joanne" hit #21 in 1970.

Charlene,as far as "Rainbow Connection" goes,in my top 40 book,the credit goes (As it should) to Jim Henson. He voice Kermit and also Ernie on "Rubber Duckie". While the labels said Kermit and also Ernie,in reality it's two hits for Jim Henson.

(My condolences to the Henson family for their recent loss by the way.)

[Borderstone]

Oh by the way,I just came from wikipedia......
looks like the '60s have more than any decade (so far) !

428 One Hit Wonders! :eek: Safe to say,I wont be doing that one. :rolleyes:

[joveski]

i thought Rio was a worldwide hit for Nez.

[Borderstone]

No,"Rio" didn't chart in America at all.

It was a top 40 hit in other countries,but in the U.S. ,Former Monkees
members were about as welcome on the charts & radio in the late 1970s as Pat Boone.

Too bad for Nesmith though,it's a good song & brilliant video for it's time.

Speaking of one hit wonders,just received (in the mail) a copy of the 1981 hit "Precious To Me" by Phil Seymour (#22). He was a former member of The Dwight Twilley Band,that hit #16 in 1975 with "I'm On Fire".

After that,I'm expecting the "final" top 40 hit
of the 1980s I nedd to have "all" of the hits of the 80s. :)

That's right. It took from 1980s itself but in a few days "Love Changes Everything" by Climie/Fisher (#23 1988) will be in my collection. (Only 99cents plus shipping...from the UK! :eek: Worth it thoguh,better than most U.S. sellers & no record store in Phonix has it.

The 70s are still a long ways off to be
done,over 150 acts. One,two and 3 hit wonders.

[Borderstone]

A minor update on this.

Have, since last post ,added about 20 + acts to my collection. :)

Most notably "Magic" by Pilot,Chevy Van by Sammy Johns,Did You Boogie With Your Baby (etc.) Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids.

...and! a song I "really" should have had
since 1979....."Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead. :cool:

I've also got below 130 Seventies Top 40 left to find overall.

Anyone familiar with Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band?

I just got a "best of" cassette from Amazon,which includes all
three of their "pop" chart Top 40 hits and many other charted singles as well.

Pretty good stuff and I understand Bill Cosby
was the one who discovered them. Good work Bill!. ;)

[Borderstone]

Well, 7 months later and I'm here to state, I'm now
only need 96 acts of the 1970s, to have the whole decade. :)

For the one hit wonders ,I'm down to about 70 (maybe just under) . :cool:

The rest is :

Acts with 3 hits. Only three - New Birth ,Jimmy Castor Bunch & Flaming Ember.

About 20 acts (or less) with 2 hits only.


Too bad all these songs aren't on a
CD collection. Anyway, if you read this ,thanks for reading. ;)

[Borderstone]

I'm posting this message to say WHEW!!!! :eek:

I was literally scared that Corfid was gone for good!

Glad to see that's not the case.


Anyhoo ,I'm closing in on these 1 H. Wonders.

Down to about 74 now, :)

[BILLW]

I'm posting this message to say WHEW!!!! :eek:

I was literally scared that Corfid was gone for good!

Glad to see that's not the case.


I second that emotion B... where would we be without a nice corfid fix once in awhile, glad to see you're Still Alive and Well too.

Bill :)

[charlene]

There may be some FaceBook sites out there but the rules/regulations/what you can post/what you can't is ridiculous. Breathless devotion and 'no negative comments about Gordon/his songs' or posts disappear..gawd help me.
Gawd forbid someone wish the Canadian fans congrats on the JAYS success...POOF - gone!lol

[Borderstone]

BILLW :
I second that emotion B... where would we be without a
nice corfid fix once in awhile, glad to see you're Still Alive and Well too.


Thanks Bill! :) Yep, 47 & still doin' my thing here in Phoenix ,same B library, same B "PC's".

It's funny, when I found this site in 2002, the library only had 15 computers for public use.

Now they have 34!! (29 full time adult use,3 express and 2 for job searching.)

I think they have 8 kiddie PCs.
================================
Charlene :

There may be some FaceBook sites out there but the rules/regulations/what you can post/what you can't is ridiculous. Breathless devotion and 'no negative comments about Gordon/his songs' or posts disappear..gawd help me.
Gawd forbid someone wish the Canadian fans congrats on the JAYS success...POOF - gone!lol

We've always appreciated your devotion 7 work here Char. ;) I know I'm not
here and posting 9 - 10 things in a day anymore but I'd be so sad if this were gone.

My Gordon LP (vinyl) collecgtion's long complete but I still need some on CD (Bills,bills,bills.)

But If any new Gordon info. happens in relation to me, I'll surely post it.

As for ,y 348 One Hit Wonders......down to about 50 + now.

(For 70s acts overall : 72 acts to go!) :cool:

Bye for now.