@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 19, 1992, Scottish alt-rockers The Soup Dragons earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their sleek, hooky “Divine Thing” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent four weeks on the chart, peaking at #35. #TheSoupDragons #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialR. Dean Taylor arrived at Hitsville U.S.A. in the mid ‘60s, pulling double duty as staff writer/producer, learning the craft under the tutelage of Holland-Dozier-Holland. He co-wrote The Temptations’ “All I Need,” which peaked at #8 on the #Top40 in 1967. #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 19, 1970, Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦 singer/songwriter R. Dean Taylor earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned story-song “Indiana Wants Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialAs the turntablist for LA rap-rockers Crazy Town, Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 2001 when “Butterfly” spent two nonconsecutive weeks atop the US #Billboard #Top40. #CrazyTown #DJAM #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialDrummer Travis Barker earned US #OneHitWonder honors when Blink-182’s "All The Small Things" spent 14 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 2000, peaking at #6. Surprisingly, it was the only #Top40 hit for the alt-rock superstars. #Blink182 #TravisBarker #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialOuch... Seems that US #OneHitWonder honorees The Proclaimers decided that they want a lil' smoke, too... They earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1993 when their high-energy “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” spent 16 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #3. #TheProclaimers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 18, 1982, 🇺🇸 singer Tané Cain earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her sleek, commercial pop-rock/AOR single “Holdin’ On” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The Jonathan Cain/Keith Olsen-produced track spent 3 weeks stuck at that #37 position. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialBirthday remembrances for The Standells’ bassist/backing vocalist Gary Lane, #BOTD in 1938. Gary earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when the Garage rock legends’ proto-punk classic “Dirty Water” spent nine weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #11. #TheStandells #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialSadly, US #OneHitWonder honoree Duncan Sheik passed away yesterday… In 1997, the American singer/songwriter earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned mellow, introspective “Barely Breathing” spent a whopping 42 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@neptune78.bsky.socialChicago - Chicago Transit Authority
#NowPlaying #Top40 #Rock #FMRock #AlbumRock Had this album back in the #70s I bought with money I found on a bus. But my punishment is I knew who the money belonged to but did not say anything and I think about it when I see this album. :-/
@onehitwondered.bsky.social"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
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 18, 1971, LA R&B vocal group The Free Movement earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their smooth, dramatic cheatin’ ballad “I've Found Someone Of My Own” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialA day to remember bassist Greg Arama, who #DOTD in 1979. Greg earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1968 as a member of The Amboy Dukes. Their single "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #16. #RIP #GregArama #AmboyDukes #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialA day to remember hype man/vocalist Keith Flint, #BOTD in 1969. As a member of The Prodigy, Keith earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1997 the when UK Godfathers of Rave’s genre-bending big-beat anthem “Firestarter” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #30 #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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