The week ending September 9, 1978, Birmingham, England rock group City Boy earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their UK Top 10 hit “5.7.0.5” crossed the Atlantic and entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #27. #CityBoy #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"Lucky One" is a single by American #ChristianMusic singer #AmyGrant. It was released in August 1994 by #AAndMRecords as the first single from her 11th studio album, #HouseOfLove (1994). The song reached number two on the US #Billboard #AdultContemporary chart.

In 1970, the Dutch Nederbeat pop-rockers Tee-Set earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their electric organ-driven soulful single “Ma Belle Amie” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #TeeSet #PeterTetteroo #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"Love Takes Time" is a song by the #softRock band #Orleans. It peaked at number 11 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in May 1979 and was their biggest hit since their 1976 single "Still the One." The song also reached number 13 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada.

In 1966, New Jersey instrumental group The Viscounts earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their version of the jazz standard “Harlem Nocturne” spent the week at #39 on the US #Billboard #Top40. It dropped from the chart the following week. #TheViscounts #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays The vocals situation for The Rip Chords created decades of confusion over who actually sang what… and the hot-rod formula soon began running out of gas. “One Piece Topless Bathing Suit” managed to squeak onto the #Billboard #Hot100 at #96. #TheRipChords #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays Inspired by Carroll Shelby’s Cobra sports car, “Hey Little Cobra” was perfectly timed to capitalize on the growing hot-rod craze. The single raced all the way to #4 on the #Billboard #Top40 in 1964… and would be The Rip Chords’ biggest hit. #OneHitWondered

"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the #GratefulDead, and is from the album #InTheDark. The music was composed by #JerryGarcia, and the lyrics were written by #RobertHunter. The song was released as the first single from #InTheDark and became the band's only top 10 hit on #Billboard Hot 100.

"Steppin' Out" is a song by English musician #JoeJackson, originally included on his 1982 album #NightAndDay. The song, inspired by Jackson's time in #NewYorkCity, was his highest-charting single in the United States, where it peaked at number 6 on the #Billboard Hot 100.

Happy birthday to Cathy Jean Ruiz (Giordano) #BOTD in 1945. In 1961, fronting Cathy Jean and The Roommates, she earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the teen pop/doo-wop ballad “Please Love Me Forever” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #12. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

A fantastic example of an '80s AOR/power ballad...! Giuffria earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1985 when "Call To The Heart" spent seven weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #15. #Giuffria #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Bobby Hendricks? Yep… In 1958, American R&B singer Bobby Hendricks earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his early rock and roll/R&B single “Itchy Twitchy Feeling” spent four weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #25. #BobbyHendricks #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Peepin’ that Apollo marquee, you might’ve noticed The Danleers. The Brooklyn, NYC vocal group became one of the very first US #OneHitWonder honorees when their “One Summer Night” was #16 on the first US #Billboard #Hot100 the week of August 4, 1958. #TheDanleers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week of September 8, 1958, York, PA doo-wop group The Quin-Tones became one of the first US #OneHitWonder honorees of the #Billboard #Hot100 era when “Down the Aisle of Love” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #23. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

It’s time for Music Jeopardy 66! This week’s theme: 1966 Wiki Rock. Guess clues about 1966’s No. 1s based on their Wikipedia rock sub-genres!

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#musictrivia #musicjeopardy #CanYouSolveIt #Billboard #RockHistory

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A day to remember The Cars bassist/co-vocalist Benjamin Orr, #BOTD in 1947. Orr earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors in 1987 when his polished, synth-pop-oriented “Stay The Night” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #24. #BenjaminOrr #TheCars #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Italian Eurodance group Eiffel 65 earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1999 when their groundbreaking dance-pop classic “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” spent 14 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #6. #Eiffel65 #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American #heavyMetal band #Metallica. A #powerBallad, it was released on April 20, 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album (1991). The song peaked at number 11 on the #Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number six on the #UKSinglesChart.

Good thoughts, hoping for a speedy recovery, going out to singer/songwriter Roseanne Cash… She earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1981 when her self-penned, genre-blending country-pop classic “Seven Year Ache” spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #22. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week ending September 7, 1968, North Carolina blue-eyed soul group The O'Kaysions earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their Carolina beach music classic “Girl Watcher” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky