@onehitwondered.bsky.social#OTD in 1979, the Sylvia Robinson-produced “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang was released by Sylvia’s Sugar Hill Records. It’s the first rap single to chart on the US #Billboard #Top40 and is credited with introducing the new genre to a wider audience. #SugarhillGang #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@indycarcards.bsky.socialBillboard Top 40 Hits - November 4, 1995
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@onehitwondered.bsky.social#2HitTuesdays Soul Survivors’ often-overlooked follow-up (released later in ‘67), “Explosion In Your Soul,” was another Gamble & Huff composition/production. The single peaked at #33 in 1968, and gave the Soul Survivors a second US #Top40 hit. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.social#2HitTuesdays The Soul Survivors are remembered for one giant single… but they actually reached the US #Top40 twice! The Philly soul group helped give Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff one of their earliest national breakthroughs, years before Philadelphia International Records #SoulSurvivors #OneHitWondered
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialOriginally intended as a Frankie Ervin release, “You Cheated” instead appeared on Tender Records (co-owned by George Motola) under the invented name The Shields. The single was leased to Dot for national distribution, helping it reach #15 on the US #Billboard #Top40 & #11 R&B in 1958 #OneHitWondered
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialJesse Belvin? Uh-huh… In 1959, LA R&B singer/songwriter Jesse Belvin earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his lush ballad "Guess Who" (lyrics inspired by a love letter from his wife Jo Ann) spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #31. #JesseBelvin #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week of September 15, 1958, Los Angeles studio vocal group The Shields earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their cover of “You Cheated” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #33. The classic doo-wop ballad spent nine weeks on the chart, peaking at #15. #TheShields #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialRemembering Cars frontman/primary vocalist Ric Ocasek, who #DOTD in 2019. In 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors with his pop-rock power ballad “Emotion In Motion.” It spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #15 #RicOcasek #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialAbout a month after RCA Victor released The Browns’ recording, Monument released Dick Flood’s competing version… which became his only US #Top40 hit, reaching #23. The Browns won the battle of the ‘Three Bells.’ Their original version reached #1 on the #Billboard #Top40. #OneHitWondered
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialIn 1971, Janis Joplin posthumously earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors when her version of “Me And Bobby McGee” spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 2 at the top spot! #JanisJoplin #KrisKristofferson #FredFoster #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week of September 14, 1959, American country singer/songwriter Dick Flood earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his cover of “The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)” crossed over onto the US #Billboard #Top40 at #23. The single spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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