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On the other hand, some artists with long, successful careers have been identified as one-hit wonders by virtue of having reached the Top 40 of the Hot 100 only once. Consequence of Sound editor Matt Melis lists Beck ("Loser") and the Grateful Dead ("Touch of Grey") [6] as "technically" being one-hit wonders despite their large bodies of work. [7]
To Sir With Love" by Lulu (pictured) was the number one song of 1967. The Monkees (pictured) had four songs on the year-end chart ("I'm a Believer" at number five, "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" at number 60, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" at number 74, and "Daydream Believer" at number 94), the most of any artist that year.
Issue Date Song Artist January 7 "I'm a Believer" The Monkees: January 14 January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 February 18 "Georgy Girl" The Seekers: February 25 "Ruby Tuesday"
The term "one-hit wonder" is often perceived negatively—like the act was a flash in the pan or reaped the benefits of a popular fad or a film or television sync—but most musicians would give ...
Aretha Franklin scored her first #1 hit with "Respect" in 1967. The Doors scored their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire" in 1967. These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1967. That year, 8 acts hit number one for the first time, such as The Buckinghams, The Turtles, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, Bobbie Gentry, The Box Tops ...
Simon & Garfunkel had two songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including "Bridge Over Troubled Water" The Jackson 5 had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1970. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of the year 1970. [1] It covers from January 3 to November 28, 1970. [2]
One-hit wonders are responsible for some of the most iconic songs in music history. Some artists made it to the top of the charts by accident, but it's a mystery why others with serious talent ...
The following articles contain lists of one-hit wonders, where a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. List of one-hit wonders in Ireland; List of one-hit wonders in Scotland