The yacht-rockin’ duo LeBlanc & Carr earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1978 when their soft rock ballad “Falling,” also recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #LennyLeBlanc #PeteCarr #OneHitWondered

The guitarist during the recording sessions for “Angel In Your Arms” was famed session player Mac McAnally. In 1977, his “It's A Crazy World,” with Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford producing, spent two weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, earning US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered

The week ending April 2, 1977, Los Angeles female vocal trio Hot earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their soulful single about infidelity, “Angel In Your Arms,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Normally, if I do a deep dive on a US #OneHitWonder, I'd try to do that for you... but it was a birthday entry, so it was pretty bare-bones.

But hey, gotta respect another stats nerd looking it up! 🤣

Paul Rodgers, the legendary rock frontman, became a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree as a member of The Firm. He first earned honors with the English rock group Free, when their bluesy hard rock anthem “All Right Now” spent 13 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #Free #OneHitWondered

Happy birthday to English fretless bass master Tony Franklin, #BOTD in 1962. As a member of the British supergroup The Firm, Tony earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Radioactive,” the lead single off their debut album, spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #28. #OneHitWondered

Country star (and fellow US #OneHitWonder honoree) Joe Diffie was another early one...

Remembering US musician/songwriter Adam Schlesinger, #DOTD in 2020. As bassist for Fountains of Wayne, Adam earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 2003 when “Stacy’s Mom” spent 8 weeks on the US Top 40, peaking at #21 that November. #AdamSchlesinger #StacysMom #OneHitWondered

The week ending April 1, 1972, San Francisco Latino jazz/rock fusion group Malo earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their smooth, laid-back love song “Suavecito” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. The single spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #Malo #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week ending April 1, 1989, the all-female British pop group The Belle Stars earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the reissue of their new wave/pop cover of “Iko Iko” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #TheBelleStars #OneHitWondered

English pop singer Don Fardon’s dramatic, ominous version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1968, peaking at #20… earning US #OneHitWonder honors for the Englishman. #OneHitWondered

The week ending January 28, 1967, Cincinnati doo-wop group The Casinos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #TheCasinos #OneHitWondered

The week ending October 10, 1964, English rock & roll/R&B group The Nashville Teens earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their garage rockin’ version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered

American Pop singer Kris Jensen earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1962 with the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Torture.” The rockabilly-infused pop single spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #20. #JohnDLoudermilk #KrisJensen #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Nashville DJ-turned-country-singer Johnny Ferguson earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1960… his catchy, country-style pop version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Angela Jones” peaked at #27 on the US #Billboard Top 40. #JohnDLoudermilk #JohnnyFerguson #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

John D. Loudermilk co-wrote the huge country crossover “Waterloo,” which earned crusty ol’ Stonewall Jackson his US #OneHitWonder honors in 1959. It spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #JohnDLoudermilk #StonewallJackson #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

John D. Loudermilk

Settle in… beyond his own “Lauguage of Love,” I’ve found 6 other John D. Loudermilk-written or co-written songs that’ve earned US #OneHitWonder honors! Six different artists… one man connecting the dots. Seven if you count Loudermilk, himself! #JohnDLoudermilk #OneHitWondered

Did John D. Loudermilk really earn US #OneHitWonder honors for himself? Yeah, sort-of… He did have a pre-Hot 100 hit in 1957 under the name Johnny Dee, but since we're only looking at the #Billboard #Hot100, which started the week of August 4, 1958, he qualifies… I think. #OneHitWondered

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