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Post by Cartman on Aug 12, 2022 23:53:01 GMT
Interesting phenomenon really, the classic definition is just a number 1 hit and nothing else, ever. I think that it can be extended to a big hit, not necessarily a number 1, and maybe another very minor one, which is pretty much forgotten.
Here's a few
Althea and Donna Uptown Top ranking Fern Kinney Together we are beautiful Anita Ward Ring my bell Zager and Evans In the year 2525 Martha and The Muffins Echo beach Maria McKee Show me heaven Typically Tropical Barbados Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the sky Matthews Southern Comfort Woodstock Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy old dough
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Post by Three Litre on Aug 13, 2022 9:07:06 GMT
Kung Foo Fighting - Carl Douglas
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Post by Nightfly on Aug 13, 2022 10:05:24 GMT
Had to widen the field to Top 10/20 for these, but I left out hits from "manufactured" bands like The Archies, First Class etc
Ace - How Long Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me 'till Dawn Sniff & The Tears - Driver's Seat The Floaters - Float On The Knack - My Sharona Billy Swan - I Can Help Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight Patsy Gallant - From New York To LA Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 13, 2022 10:10:13 GMT
Good idea for a thread The one hit wonder is a funny thing in that the artists are dwarfed by the impact of a monster smash hit. The music worlds version of being typecast I suppose. I would add : The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star I don't think the band did anything else that made an impact even though the individual members certainly did. Buggles definitely had a few more charting entries but I couldn't even tell you the name of one. The Buggles packed it in one album after Age Of Plastic.
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Post by Cartman on Aug 13, 2022 11:45:06 GMT
The strange thing about these is that the hit is usually very good, so why no follow up?
Night's list is an illustration, every one on that I like.
Del, The Buggles had a couple of others, Clean clean and Elstree, neither were very big. TL, good shout on Carl Douglas, although he did at least one follow up, which was based on his big hit, but was inferior and didn't do much
Other ones to add I think are Natalie Imbruglia with Torn, and Yellow Dog, one more night and Lord Rockinghams XI, with Hoots Mon
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Post by Nightfly on Aug 13, 2022 12:03:18 GMT
The strange thing about these is that the hit is usually very good, so why no follow up? Night's list is an illustration, every one on that I like. Del, The Buggles had a couple of others, Clean clean and Elstree, neither were very big. Other ones to add I think are Natalie Imbruglia with Torn, and Yellow Dog, one more night and Lord Rockinghams XI, with Hoots Mon I know what you mean. However there is some compensation in that many went on to join even more successful bands (Paul Carrack from Ace etc). As for The Buggles, I think Trevor Horne was probably coining it in as a producer of other acts, so The Buggles wasn't a great loss. Similar with Kenny Young from Yellow Dog. He had been a major songwriter/producer since the 60s, so Yellow Dog was probably just a fun side line (and it was basically Fox without Noosha Fox). I've always had a fascination with what becomes of artists who had a bit of success and then left the business completely.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Aug 14, 2022 16:03:06 GMT
"I am the god of Hell Fire and I bring you!:"
"FIRE"! - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - from 1968 - No 1 in the UK and 2 in the US>.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Aug 14, 2022 16:39:06 GMT
"I am the god of Hell Fire and I bring you!:"
"FIRE"! - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - from 1968 - No 1 in the UK and 2 in the US>.
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 14, 2022 18:49:10 GMT
Lifted and plonked on a rave record. .so 90s Nothing was out of bounds in them days even Public Information films.
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Post by Steve Austin on Aug 14, 2022 19:51:04 GMT
Spaceman by Babylon Zoo, Brimful Of Asha by Corner Shop (remixed by Fat Bot Slim) & You're Gorgeous by Babybird. All 90's one hit wonders, you can throw in Wonderwall by Mike Flowers Pops too. Oh, and The Real Thing by Tony Di Bart.
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