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
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
He of the many Grammy nominations & 16 wins… Composer/arranger & record producer David Foster is the hitmaker behind some of the biggest songs in pop history. He got his start with the Vancouver, BC rock group Skylark, first earning US #OneHitWonder honors in 1973 with "Wildflower." #OneHitWondered
The week ending March 24, 2001, Irish familial group The Corrs earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their Celtic pop-rockin’ single “Breathless” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The bright, upbeat track spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #34. #TheCorrs #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
I just found out about the passing of Chip Taylor… As half of the 🇺🇸folk-pop duo Just Us, Chip earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 with “I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree.” The single only spent two weeks on the chart, peaking at #34. R.I.P. #ChipTaylor #JustUs #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The 'blaster with another fantastic post... The Youngbloods earned US #OneHitWonder honors in August 1969 with "Get Together," produced by Felix Pappalardi (a fellow US #OneHitWonder honoree) which spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5! #TheYoungbloods #OneHitWondered
Sure, he did sing on "Paranoid." If it had been a US #Top40 hit, he'd have been (until recently) a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree. The thing is... "Paranoid" topped out at #61 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 in 1970, well short of the #Top40. "Iron Man" did a bit better, climbing to #52 in 1972.
#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
Nena #German #vocalist #WomensHistoryMonth #music #MusicSky #OneHitWonder
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