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A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. [1] The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me" by a-ha in the United States, [2] [3] [4] which topped a Rolling Stone magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder).
A hit is attributed to the main artist given credit. If a single is released by two artists with the conjunction 'and' or 'versus' then both artists have equal billing (e.g. Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP, who have also been credited as Yolanda Be Cool vs. DCUP) [1] and are both counted as having a number one (in this case "We No Speak Americano") whereas if the conjunction between two artists is ...
Playtone / Epic. Songwriter (s) Adam Schlesinger. " That Thing You Do " is the titular song appearing in the 1996 film of the same name. Written by Adam Schlesinger, the song is performed by the fictional 1960s band The Wonders, who are the focus of the film. The song peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for an Academy ...
Lists of one-hit wonders. 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.
Budget. $26 million. Box office. $34.6 million [1] That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut. The film is set in 1960s rock and roll culture. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional one-hit wonder pop band, and stars Tom Everett ...
Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith was the number one song of 1960. Bobby Rydell had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Brenda Lee had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Connie Francis had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Everly Brothers had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 ...
Elvis Presley had eleven number-ones throughout the decade. "It's Now or Never" was the best-selling single of 1960 and spent an unsurpassed (but equalled) eight weeks at number one during the 1960s. Cliff Richard achieved seven of his number-one singles during the 1960s. Tom Jones (pictured left with Janis Joplin) had two of his three number ...
1967. 1968. 1969. 1970s →. The Beatles earned the most number-one hits (18 songs) and remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (55 weeks) during 1958–1969. Elvis Presley remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 22 weeks during 1958–1969. The Supremes scored 12 number-one singles during 1958 ...