Juggy Murray

#2HitTuesdays Juggy Murray? Turns out Juggy was a pioneering NYC Black record executive… and Sue Records became one of the first Black-owned labels to achieve national success in R&B & soul music. #JuggyMurray #SueRecords #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays In 1962, Wilbert Harrison released the self-penned R&B single "Let's Stick Together" again on Bobby Robinson’s Fury Records, but the single went nowhere. #WilbertHarrison #BobbyRobinson #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays “Kansas City” should have launched Wilbert Harrison’s career, but a contract dispute with Savoy Records blocked him from releasing follow-ups while his hit was exploding. That legal mess, lasting until late ‘59, stalled any momentum he might’ve had from “Kansas City.” #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays "Kansas City" was one of the first credited collabs by legends Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. The 19-year-old R&B fans from LA wrote the song for West Coast blues/R&B artist Little Willie Littlefield… His version, "K. C. Loving,” was released in 1952. #OneHitWondered

Bobby Robinson

#2HitTuesdays Wilbert Harrison recorded “Kansas City” in NYC for Bobby Robinson’s Fury Records. Bobby opened Bobby’s Record Shop on 125th & 8th in 1946, one of the first Black-owned businesses on 125th Street… and a whole Black NY music ecosystem. #BobbyRobinson #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays In 1959, Wilbert Harrison hit the jackpot with "Kansas City." It topped the #Billboard #Top40 for 2 weeks and became a classic... it received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award & was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.” #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Ozzy Osbourne

#2HitTuesdays “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne peaked at #39 the week ending August 9, 2025… 45 years after it first changed rock history. Not bad for a song that already lived in stadiums & arenas. It was America giving Ozzy one last loud, well-earned salute. R.I.P. #OzzyOsbourne #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays So, why isn’t Ozzy a US #OneHitWonder? After his death in 2025, and after more than four decades of being one of rock’s most beloved anthems, “Crazy Train” finally made its first-ever trip onto the US #Billboard #Top40. #OzzyOsbourne #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays ‘What about Lita?’ What about “Close My Eyes Forever?” Yes, Ozzy was a featured vocalist on Lita Ford's 1989 Top 40 hit. The two wrote the song together after a night of heavy drinking. It was the 3rd single from her 3rd solo album, ‘Lita.’ #LitaFord #OzzyOsbourne #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays For years, I’ve pointed out that the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, was another superstar who only had one US #Top40 hit… “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” his heartfelt tribute to his wife, Sharon. The soft, melodic power ballad peaked at #28 in 1992. #OzzyOsbourne #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays The flipside from that 1967 Atco release, “Take Me for a Little While,” was reissued as an A-side in 1968, and became Vanilla Fudge’s 2nd US #Billboard #Top40 hit. The single spent 4 weeks at #38 on the chart… #VanillaFudge #TradeMartin #OneHitWondered

Atco 6590 A-side

Atco B-side

#2HitTuesdays In 1968, "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge was reissued as Atco 6590, backed with “Come By Day, Come By Night.” The reissue is the release that became the #Top40 hit… The 6590 single spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #6. #VanillaFudge #OneHitWondered

Atco 6495 A-side

Atco 6495 B-side

#2HitTuesdays Interestingly, Atco’s 6495 release of "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge spent 5 weeks on the US ##Billboard #Hot100 in 1967, peaking at #67. The B-side was “Take Me for a Little While.” #VanillaFudge #TradeMartin #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Vanilla Fudge’s version of "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" is a landmark of psychedelic rock… famously known for being a radical, proto-metal reinterpretation of The Supremes' 1966 Motown hit. Was it their only US #Billboard #Top40 hit? Nope… #VanillaFudge #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays Neneh Cherry is the daughter of 🇺🇸 jazz trumpeter/bandleader Don Cherry… From pioneering free jazz with the Ornette Coleman Quartet to his global vibes, Don Cherry helped remake jazz as something freer, wider, and more adventurous. #DonCherry #NenehCherry #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays “Buffalo Stance” was certainly Neneh Cherry’s breakthrough and is one of the defining songs of the late ‘80s… She followed it with “Kisses on the Wind.” Where “Buffalo Stance” hit with attitude and swagger, this was more melodic and dreamy, showing her range. #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Happy birthday to Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, #BOTD in 1964. Neneh Cherry crashed onto the US #Top40 in 1989 with “Buffalo Stance,” a fantastic blend of hip-hop, dance, & pop that sounded unlike anything else on #Top40 radio… but it wasn’t her only hit? #NenehCherry #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Yep, Alias hit big in 1990 with that power ballad “More Than Words Can Say,” which peaked at #2… Feel a burning need to know who held them off from that top spot? It was Mariah Carey! #MariahCarey #Alias #Sheriff #Heart #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays I did say that Alias had a 2nd US #Top40 hit, right? Their AOR-oriented power ballad “Waiting for Love” peaked at #13 the week ending March 16, 1991. #Alias #Heart #OneHitWondered

Canadian supergroup Alias publicity photo

#2HitTuesdays Freddy Curci & Steve DeMarchi built a recording studio in the DeMarchi family basement and started a project that, in 1988, became the 🇨🇦 supergroup Alias… with three Heart founding members, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, & Mike Derosier. #Alias #Heart #OneHitWondered

Clipping from the February 4, 1989 Billboard Hot 100 chart

#2HitTuesdays ‘They say’ that a DJ just started playing “When I’m With You” in 1988, years after the band had broken up… Some dude saying, in effect, “this should’ve been a hit.” The song from the defunct Toronto group went all the way to #1 on the US #Top40. #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Circumstances made ‘em the weirdest kind of one-hit legends… The 3rd single from their album, “When I’m With You,” was a Top 10 hit in Canada. In the US, it topped out at #61 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in 1983. In 1985, due to some internal strife, the band broke up. #OneHitWondered

Canadian rock group Sheriff publicity photo

#2HitTuesdays Alias vocalist Freddy Curci & guitarist Steve DeMarchi had been members of Toronto rockers Sheriff… One self-titled album in 1982, a couple of 🇨🇦 hits, and then… poof! On paper (at least at first), they were textbook early’80s also-rans. #Sheriff #Alias #Heart #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays How ‘bout that 🇨🇦 supergroup Alias? They had two US #Billboard #Top40 hits? They sure did! They hit big in 1990 with their power ballad “More Than Words Can Say,” which peaked at #2 the week ending November 24, 1990. #Alias #Sheriff #Heart #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays So, in 2008, Billy Ray Cyrus had another US #Top40 hit with “Ready Set, Don’t Go,” featuring his superstar daughter Miley… The soft-rockin’ adult contemporary/country single peaked at #37. A full-circle moment, indeed. #BillyRayCyrus #MileyCyrus #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays When the Disney training wheels came off, Miley Cyrus landed in the middle of pop culture like a… ummm, wrecking ball. One minute it’s all bright hooks and safe edges, the next it’s pure volume, sharp choices, and zero permission slips. #MileyCyrus #BillyRayCyrus #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Miley Cyrus didn’t just ‘break out’ so much as blow up inside 🇺🇸’s living rooms in glitter… A squeaky-clean image that hid the real trick: a kid learning how to work a crowd like it’s a stolen car. By the time anyone realized, the whole country was humming along. #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays “Achy Breaky Heart” earned US #OneHitWonder honors for Billy Ray Cyrus for over a decade, then he had to go and do something to cause those honors to be stripped from him… He went and had himself another US #Billboard #Top40 hit, with a lil’ help from his daughter. #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Billy Ray Cyrus’ path from Kentucky to Worldwide stardom changed country music... In 1992, he released "Achy Breaky Heart." It wasn't just a song… it was a cultural phenomenon. Remember that line-dancing craze that swept the world? #BillyRayCyrus #OneHitWondered