@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe 'blaster keeps 'em coming...! US #OneHitWonder honoree Hugh Masekela, The father of South African jazz, spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1968 with "Grazing In The Grass," including two weeks atop the chart!
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialIt's always amazed me that this single didn't crack the #Top40 in America...
#1 in Australia, #4 in Canada, #43 in the US... and it did significantly worse in the UK, peaking at #60!
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialRock writer Lenny Kaye, who compiled the Nuggets anthology, is also a US #OneHitWonder honoree! As guitarist for the Patti Smith Group, Kaye earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1978 when “Because The Night” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe Anthology also has “Tobacco Road” by Bronx, NYC psychedelic rockers The Blues Magoos… who, in 1967, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #TheBluesMagoos #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe Anthology contains “Baby Please Don’t Go” by The Amboy Dukes. The Detroit-based psychedelic rockers earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1968 when their acid rock classic "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe jangly party pop hit “Farmer John” earned US #OneHitWonder honors for San Gabriel, California, Chicano garage rockers The Premiers in 1964. The single spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #19. #ThePremiers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialIn 1967, San Francisco rock group The Mojo Men earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their baroque sunshine pop version of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #36. #TheMojoMen #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialSan Fernando Valley garage rockers The Leaves earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when their proto-punk version of “Hey Joe” spent 4 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35, peaking at #31. #TheLeaves #HeyJoe #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialTwin Cities garage rockers The Castaways earned their US #OneHitWonder honors in 1967 when their organ-driven “Liar, Liar” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #12. #TheCastaways #TwinCities #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialAnother 1966 US #OneHitWonder honoree, New Jersey garage rock group The Knickerbockers, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their horn-driven single “Lies” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #20. #TheKnickerbockers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialLA garage rock legends The Standells earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when their proto-punk classic “Dirty Water” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #11. #TheStandells #DirtyWater #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.social🇺🇸/🇨🇦 singer/songwriter & roots legend Jesse Winchester earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1981 when his laid-back, yacht-rockin’ “Say What” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #32. #JesseWinchester #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 24, 1966, San Jose garage-rockers Count Five earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their fuzz guitar-driven “Psychotic Reaction” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #25. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #CountFive #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 24, 1988, US #OneHitWonder honoree Bobby McFerrin’s breezy, optimistic “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” became the first entirely a cappella single to top the #Billboard #Top40, and none have matched it since… #BobbyMcFerrin #DontWorryBeHappy #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.social“That Thing You Do” was written by Adam Schlesinger… who earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 2003 when “Stacy’s Mom,” by Fountains of Wayne, spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40... peaking at #21. #AdamSchlesinger #StacysMom #FountainsOfWayne #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialWhile 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
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 23, 2000, Shreveport, Louisiana contemporary R&B group Profyle earned US #OneHitWonder honors when sleek, polished “Liar” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #Profyle #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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