onehitwondered

Celebrating American One-Hit Wonders from the Billboard Hot 100 era...

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The week ending July 14, 1990, San Francisco funk/rap/rock group Faith No More earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the funky ‘hip-hop meets prog-metal’ track “Epic” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #31. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #OneHitWondered

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@MadderomMichael @JoshuaOrr49546 @uscfan981 That melon of his sure did...

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@TheSports_Shift Spergon Wynn...

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The week ending July 5, 1986, English singer/songwriter & guitarist Andy Taylor earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his high-energy, arena rockin’ “Take It Easy” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. #OneHitWondered

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The week ending July 3, 1999, genre-blending Milwaukee alt-rockers Citizen King earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. #CitizenKing #OneHitWondered

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@AmazingPopPod The Poseidon Adventure...

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@VinnysCorner1 Bobby Murcer...

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@BarrySchust Stump Mitchell...

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The week ending July 1, 1978, studio disco project Tuxedo Junction earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their revival of Glenn Miller’s “Chattanooga Choo Choo” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. It spent a 2nd week at #32 and then dropped from the chart. #OneHitWondered

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The week ending June 27, 1981, noted Trumpster/MAGA aficionado John Schneider earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his debut single, a cover of “It’s Now Or Never,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered

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The week of June 26, 1961, the Philip Upchurch Combo earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their upbeat, groovin’ instrumental “You Can't Sit Down Part 2” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39, The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #29. #PhilUpchurch #OneHitWondered

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The week ending June 20, 1970, Chicago familial soul group The Five Stairsteps earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their smooth soul classic “O-o-h Child” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #FiveStairsteps #OneHitWondered

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The week ending June 16, 1979, Boston’s pomp rockin’ New England earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their melodic, proto-synth pop single “Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya” spent 1 week on the US #Billboard #Top40 at the #40 spot… making them a perfect #OneWeekWonder! #OneHitWondered

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Journey’s “Only the Young” plays as Louden Swain runs across multiple bridges spanning the Spokane River during the opening credits of VISION QUEST. Director Harold Becker used these bridges as a metaphor for his coming-of-age story where crossing a body of water symbolizes transition, rebirth, and leaving the past behind.

If you’d like to support the @FMJDiary project, you can bid on one of my original (and signed) VQ soundtrack cassettes here: https://t.co/FkPZDEHuO4

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@OleTimeHardball Kent Hrbek...

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@Travis1 Dave Osborn...

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The week of June 13, 1960, Stoughton, WI duo The Fendermen earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their early rock and roll/rockabilly version of “Mule Skinner Blues” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #25. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #OneHitWondered

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@td_nash The OG dual-threat running back... The Spin Doctor, Chuck Foreman!

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@1keezybaby Gary Russell...

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The week of June 7, 1969, Jamaican ska/rocksteady legend Desmond Dekker earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Israelites,” by Desmond Dekker & The Aces, entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #18. The single spent 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #DesmondDekker #OneHitWondered