"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song written by #LouGramm and #MickJones that was first released by British-American #rock band #Foreigner from their eponymous debut album. It became one of the best-known songs of the band in the US, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard #Hot100.

"Clap for the Wolfman" is a song written by #BurtonCummings, #BillWallace, and #KurtWinter performed by their band, #theGuessWho. The song appeared on their 1974 album, #RoadFood. The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top #Hot100 songs of 1974.

“Hey Joe” by The Leaves was the only version to reach the US #Billboard #Top40, but not the only version to chart on the #Hot100. In 1967, Cher spent two weeks at #94 with her cover of “Hey Joe.” #Cher #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#OnThisDay in 1986, Friends and Lovers by Carl Anderson and Gloria Loring peaked at Number 2 on the Billboard #Hot100. The song had first been heard the previous year when it was performed on #DaysofourLives #ClassicDays #Days

Student wasn't wrong... "Tom Sawyer" by Rush peaked at #44 on the #Billboard #Hot100. The US #OneHitWonder honorees did have one US #Top40 hit, though… In 1982, “New World Man” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #21. 🇨🇦 #Rush #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Count Five’s follow-up single, “Peace of Mind,” never charted on the #Hot100, bubbling under at #125. The group was finished by 1969 as band members concentrated on college, avoiding disruption of their draft deferments. #CountFive #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

With 23 weeks at No. 1, @ellalangleymusic's "Choosin' Texas" is officially the longest-leading hit of all time. 🏆⁠ ⁠ Find more details + a recap of the longest-leading hits at the link in bio.

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@ellalangleymusic has officially tied the all-time longest run at No. 1 on the Billboard with "Choosin' Texas." 👏📈⁠ ⁠ The song claims a 22nd week atop the chart, matching the command of Mariah Carey's "All I Want

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While they were one-hit wonders in the film, the same can’t be said in the real world… "That Thing You Do" by The Oneders topped out at #41 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 the week ending November 9, 1996, just one spot away from the #Top40. #ThatThingYouDo #TheOneders #OneHitWondered

It happened: Ella’s “Texas” has taken the #Hot100 wks@No1 record. (I give Mariah 2 Christmases to get it back…)

Wanna know how + why? I offer my latest @slate.com #WhyIsThisSongNo1? column (slate.trib.al/Da3cHmt) or my chat w/Wesley Morris on @nytimes.com Cannonball: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/p...

“Peek-a-Boo” gave Siouxsie and The Banshees their first real US exposure in 1988, reaching #53 on the #Hot100 and topping the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Its video/MTV exposure & modern-rock airplay introduced the group to listeners who had largely missed their first decade. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

@ellalangleymusic's "Choosin' Texas" claims a 22nd week at No. 1 on the Billboard — tying the longest run ever achieved atop the chart. 📈⁠ ⁠ The song matches the command of Mariah Carey's perennial "All I Want fo

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"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a #soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by #DianaRossAndTheSupremes and #theTemptations for the #Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at No. 2 on the #Hot100 in the United States and at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1969.

I loved joining Wesley Morris to talk about Ella Langley’s #Hot100 record-setter “Choosin’ Texas,” on his @nytimes.com podcast #Cannonball. We get into the merits of the song…why some audiences haven't heard it…why country music is having a moment + what our current hits say about the national mood.

By the time the song became a smash, the Free Movement had moved to Columbia. Their only LP followed in 1972, along with “The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get),” which topped out at #50 on the US #Hot100 and #6 Easy Listening. No further hits followed... #TheFreeMovement #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"I've Found Someone of My Own" was a classic slow-burner.... The single spent over five months crawling up the #Hot100 before eventually peaking at #5 on the #Top40. It also peaked at #7 on the Adult Contemporary chart, topped out at #20 on the R&B. #TheFreeMovement #OneHitWondered

Despite her colossal debut, Debby Boone never returned to the US #Top40... Her follow-up, “California,” charted on the US #Billboard #Hot100 at #50. "You Light Up My Life" remains her sole #Top40 hit, making her one of pop music's ultimate US #OneHitWonder honorees. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

So, for the 9/19/92 #Hot100:

The bottom rungs have a few debuts, including the HOT SHOT DEBUT, a schmaltzy ballad from sometimes Christian-rock crooner Michael W. Smith, a year off his top-10 hit "Place in This World".

The novelty worked for Bill Cosby… but would remain his only US #Top40 hit. “Hooray for the Salvation Army Band” reached #71, “Funky North Philly” #91, “Grover Henson Feels Forgotten” #70 & 1976’s “Yes, Yes, Yes,” which peaked at an oh-so-close #46 on the US #Hot100. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky