American vocalist Amy Holland earned her own US #OneHitWonder honors in 1980 when her polished, yacht-rockin’ “How Do I Survive” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #22. #AmyHolland #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
In 1985, David Foster became a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree when his lush instrumental ballad “Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #15. #DavidFoster #OneHitWondered
The week ending March 31, 1973, Vancouver, British Columbia rock group Skylark earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their soft-rockin’ pop ballad “Wildflower” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9 #Skylark #DavidFoster #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 30, 1991, Australian rock group Divinyls earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their provocative new wave single “I Touch Myself” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. #Divinyls #ChrissyAmphlett #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 30, 2002, Vancouver 🇨🇦 alt-rock group Default earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their post-grunge power ballad “Wasting My Time” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. #Default #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Doris Troy's Just One Look 45 single that I wasn't allowed to upload to YouTube
…and Doris Troy? She’d earned her US #OneHitWonder honors in 1963 with “Just One Look,” which spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #10. It’s also the first single that I wasn’t allowed to upload to YouTube due to Copyright issues. Go find it yourself. #DorisTroy #OneHitWondered
Cissy Houston’s adopted niece Judy Clay earned US #OneHitWonder honors as part of the groundbreaking 🇺🇸 white-black duo of Billy Vera & Judy Clay. Their interracial pop soul single “Country Girl-City Man” spent one week on the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36 in 1968. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 30, 1968, powerhouse Newark, New Jersey R&B group The Sweet Inspirations earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their polished R&B crossover “Sweet Inspiration” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #27. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 29, 1980, British singer/songwriter & musician Gary Numan earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his pioneering synth-pop and new wave anthem “Cars” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #GaryNuman #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
A day to remember Jeanne-Paule ‘Jeannine’ Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire, the Singing Nun, who #DOTD in 1985. The Singing Nun earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1963 when "Dominique" spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 4 at #1! #TheSingingNun #OneHitWondered
So if "We Gotta Get..." makes Runt a #OneHitWonder, does "Can We Still Be Friends" make Rundgren's solo act a One Hit Wonder also? I distinctly recall that song getting a lot of airplay.
Runt's "We Gotta Get You A Woman" front cover
Many think Runt is Todd Rundgren's debut solo album, & later reissues do credit the album to Rundgren rather than to the group... but it wasn't that way in 1970. Denying Runt earned #OneHitWonder status would be admitting that the honor is meaningless… I refuse to do it! 🤣 #Runt #OneHitWondered
Todd Rundgren’s first US #OneHitWonder honors weren’t earned with Utopia… In 1970, 🇺🇸 rock trio Runt earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their upbeat, piano-driven classic “We Gotta Get You A Woman” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #20. #Runt #ToddRundgren #OneHitWondered
The week ending March 29, 1980, 🇺🇸 rock group Utopia earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their polished, radio-friendly power pop “Set Me Free” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The Kasim Sulton-penned single spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at 27. #Utopia #ToddRundgren #OneHitWondered
The week ending March 28, 1970, American actor/singer Michael Parks earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his folky, country-rockin’ “Long Lonesome Highway” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The TV theme song spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #MichaelParks #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 28, 1964, the Liverpool Merseybeat group The Swinging Blue Jeans earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their energetic cover of “Hippy Hippy Shake” entered the US #Billboard Top 40 at #31. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. #TheSwingingBlueJeans #OneHitWondered
The Robinson Brothers had another US #OneHitWonder honoree on one of their labels in 1962… Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their greasy instrumental “Wiggle Wobble” spent 11 weeks on the US #Billboard Top40, peaking at #22. #LesCooper #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week of March 28, 1960, Georgia-born blues/R&B singer & harmonica ace Buster Brown earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his harmonica blues single “Fannie Mae” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #38. #BusterBrown #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
“Precious To Me” by Former Dwight Twilley Band co-founder Phil Seymour peaked at #22 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending March 28, 1981… The power-pop classic was Phil’s only US #Top40 hit, earning him US #OneHitWonder honors. #PhilSeymour #DwightTwilleyBand #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
In 1973, Loudon Wainwright III earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his folky novelty single "Dead Skunk" spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #16. #LoudonWainwrightIII #OneHitWondered
The week of March 27, 1961, NYC white doo-wop group The Echoes earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their pop doo-wop track “Baby Blue” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #27. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #12. #TheEchoes #DooWop #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 26, 1988, Morris Day, former frontman of The Time, earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors when his Minneapolis high-energy funk-dance track “Fishnet” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23 #MorrisDay #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
In 1978, Love And Kisses, assembled by French producer Alec R. Costandinos, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the musical-comedy theme track “Thank God It’s Friday” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22 #OneHitWondered #MusicSky youtu.be/_HJ87qKAkzM
The week ending March 26, 1977, French drummer/composer & disco pioneer Cerrone earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his landmark Euro-disco track “Love In ‘C’ Minor - Part 1” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #36. #Cerrone #OneHitWondered
The week ending March 26, 1994, American rapper 12 Gauge earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his booty-shakin’ Southern hip-hop track “Dunkie Butt” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28. #12Gauge #DunkieButt #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Happy birthday to actor/singer Vicki Lawrence, #BOTD in 1949. Vicki earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her Southern Gothic murder ballad “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” spent 14 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, topping the chart for two weeks! #VickiLawrence #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Happy birthday to actor/singer Aly Michalka, #BOTD in 1989. As part of the pop-rock duo Aly & AJ (with her sister AJ), Aly earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the synthy-electropop “Potential Breakup Song” spent 4 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 2007, peaking at #17. #Aly&AJ #OneHitWondered
The Stephen Stills-penned “For What It’s Worth,” by the 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield, peaked at #7 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending March 25, 1967. It was the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s only US #Top40 hit, earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered
A day to remember 🇨🇦 guitar virtuoso Jeff Healey, #BOTD in 1966… Jeff earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1989 as a member of The Jeff Healey Band. Their soulful blues rock ballad “Angel Eyes” spent 13 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #JeffHealey #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending March 25, 2006, American singer/rapper Matisyahu earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his live high-energy reggae-rock/hip-hop fusion version of “King Without A Crown” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #28. The following week, it slipped to #30... then vanished. #OneHitWondered
