One Hit Wonders

[Hostile]

What is your favorite one hit wonder?

I have always loved this one, even though it is kind of stupid and about chess.

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[silverbear]

Whenever I think of one hit wonders, my mind naturally turns to Gilbert O'Sullivan, and the immortal "Alone Again, Naturally"...

I thought the song sucked, but it got a lot of airplay... then I had the "opportunity" to hear the album it came from, and I can tell you that I certainly understand why he was a one hit wonder...

But I think my favorite song that qualifies as a one hit wonder is Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blue"... great song...

[cowboy_ron]

This is from an early 70's rock group from Ft. Worth, they also went on to front for Grand Funk RailroadO79EN3z6IpU

[rkell87]

spirit in the sky is good


can't help but bust out when baby got back comes on though

[Signals]

spirit in the sky is good


can't help but bust out when baby got back comes on thoughGood ole Norman Greenbaum :D

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[Signals]

This is from an early 70's rock group from Ft. Worth, they also went on to front for Grand Funk RailroadO79EN3z6IpUI absolutely hate this song. It scared me when I was a kid and my brother used to play it all the time.

[Arch Stanton]

Norm and this one....
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[CanadianCowboysFan]

Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners,

Melt with You by Modern English,

Touch Myself by Divinyls

Rico Suave by Gerrardo

Birds Fly by Icicle Works

[Arch Stanton]

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[jnday]

Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners,

Melt with You by Modern English,

Touch Myself by Divinyls

Rico Suave by Gerrardo

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Watch VH1 much ? Good list.

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[Hostile]

I was hoping BP would post Safety Dance and then tell his story about that song.

[Faerluna]

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Couldn't think of any huh?:laugh2: ...jk, nice list

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Ha! I've posted a boat load of these in my music threads. Great choices BP.

[Phoenix]

Touch Myself by Divinyls



Divinyls were not one hit wonders.

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[SkinsandTerps]

I consider these guys on hit wonders...

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Love the song though.

[Hostile]

In my opinion one of the greatest rock songs ever. Too bad they were not bigger.

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I loved the girl in the silhouette.

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This song is weird as hell, but I love it.

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Here's one that still makes me smile.

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[rkell87]

I consider these guys on hit wonders...

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Love the song though.

I don't

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[dreghorn2]

Living Colour, awesome band. Corey Glover had speaking lines in Platoon 'we gonna get a high high'.

Rico Suave, pure awesomeness.

[Joe Rod]

Some good picks on here (although I would point out that The Wallflowers and Faith No More actually had much more success than those single songs).

Here is one that I have always figured would show up in one day in either a movie or a retro style commercial.....


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[vta]

But I think my favorite song that qualifies as a one hit wonder is Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blue"... great song...

Dwight Yoakam does good cover of this song.

[KJJ]

Can't think of any favorite one hit wonders but these 2 songs from the 70's got a lot of play time on the radio. Never remember any other songs from these 2 singers.

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[CanadianCowboysFan]

I was hoping BP would post Safety Dance and then tell his story about that song.

Safety Dance is classic, gotta love a video with a midget in it.

As for the poster who put Beck's Loser up, Beck isn't a one hit wonder.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Some good picks on here (although I would point out that The Wallflowers and Faith No More actually had much more success than those single songs).

Here is one that I have always figured would show up in one day in either a movie or a retro style commercial.....


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They were more like two hit wonders :)

Other well known two hit wonders, Golden Earring with Radar Love and Twilight Zone.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Divinyls were not one hit wonders.

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If you consider their duo period as different from the group era, then yes they were as I Touch Myself was only song from the duo time to hit number one.

[dexternjack]

Ice Ice Baby!

[KJJ]

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[KJJ]

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[KJJ]

Whenever I think of one hit wonders, my mind naturally turns to Gilbert O'Sullivan, and the immortal "Alone Again, Naturally"...

I thought the song sucked, but it got a lot of airplay... then I had the "opportunity" to hear the album it came from, and I can tell you that I certainly understand why he was a one hit wonder...

But I think my favorite song that qualifies as a one hit wonder is Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blue"... great song...

Gilbert O'Sllivan was a 2 hit wonder this one also got a lot of airtime.

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[KJJ]

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[BrAinPaiNt]

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Quiet Riot is a one hit wonder band?

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[TheCount]

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I don't Karaoke often, but when I do, Whip It is always a crowd pleaser. :laugh2:

[Wimbo]

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[CanadianCowboysFan]

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was that even a hit?

[Wimbo]

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[vta]

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[KJJ]

was that even a hit?

It was a big hit which led to Debby Boone winning a grammy.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debby_Boone

[ABQCOWBOY]

Man, you guys took all the good ones. Well, let me go see what I can find with some Country and R&B.


Ty Herndon - A Man Holding On

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Doug Supernaw - I don't call him daddy
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Sylvia - Your Nobody Called Today

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Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

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Lulu - To Sir With Love

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David Loggins - Please Come To Boston

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Michael Martin Murphy - Wildfire

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Big Country - In A Big Country

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Boy Howdy - Cowboys Born With A Broken Heart

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Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

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Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl

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Lots more but no more time.

[trickblue]

Can't think of any favorite one hit wonders but these 2 songs from the 70's got a lot of play time on the radio. Never remember any other songs from these 2 singers.

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Paul Davis had several other hits...
65 Love Affair
Sweet Life
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and two Country Number ones...
You're Still New to Me with Marie Osmond
Won't Take Less Than Your Love with Tanya Tucker

[KJJ]

This is another one that got a lot airtime back in the 70's why it did I'll never know. :rolleyes:

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[KJJ]

Paul Davis had several other hits...
65 Love Affair
Sweet Life
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and two Country Number ones...
You're Still New to Me with Marie Osmond
Won't Take Less Than Your Love with Tanya Tucker

You're right I forgot about those.

[Faerluna]

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Another 2-hit wonder.

[Joe Rod]

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

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Nice grab (even though my Stepfather would argue the one hit wonder thing). We used to plug in Bertie a lot fishing out on the Gulf of Mexico.

[Wimbo]

Not sure if they qualify for One Hit Wonder, but pretty close to it. Good song.

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[trickblue]

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I really like this song...
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Another song about masturbation...
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[jimmy40]

Too bad more people didn't realize Aldo Nova had several good songs and was great in concert.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Gonna do one for Rock and Roll I think.

Curtis Lee - Pretty Little Angles Eyes

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Bobby Day - Rockin Robin

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Barry Mann - Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp

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Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance

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Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
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This one's not 50s but I love it.

Frita Gold - Band of Gold

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Nice grab (even though my Stepfather would argue the one hit wonder thing). We used to plug in Bertie a lot fishing out on the Gulf of Mexico.

Sounds like a pretty dang good memory Joe Rod.

[viman96]

Ratt - Round and Round

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Herbie Hancock - Rockit

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Los Del Rio - Macarena

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[vta]

The two hit wonders might even warrant their own thread. :)

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Another 2-hit wonder.

[kimrose]

Ratt - Round and Round

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:eek: What??? Ratt had a bunch of good songs. They were one of my favorite bands back in the day. Several good albums.


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And since no one else has done it, I will. I love it. Why not??
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But this version is better.;)
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[trickblue]

Trivia: Minnie Riperton is the mother of former SNL cast member Maya Rudolph...

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[Joe Rod]

Sounds like a pretty dang good memory Joe Rod.

Still making em ABQ. We are down in the Keys in another month and me and my brother plan on going out a few times with my Stepfather. We will probably let him slide in some Bertie. It makes him pretty dang happy.

My son is old enough that he will probably get to come out with us too. I can't wait!

[KJJ]

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[KJJ]

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Still making em ABQ. We are down in the Keys in another month and me and my brother plan on going out a few times with my Stepfather. We will probably let him slide in some Bertie. It makes him pretty dang happy.

My son is old enough that he will probably get to come out with us too. I can't wait!

Take a pic if your able Joe Rod. I think I'd like to see that.

:)

[ABQCOWBOY]

Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Sheriff - When I'm With You

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

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[brymatt94]

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:D The Oneders!

[ABQCOWBOY]

Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight

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[dreghorn2]

Great thread..

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[CanadianCowboysFan]

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

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When I was young I thought he was a black guy then I saw he was a nerdy white guy.

Too bad he died of AIDS.

He did have hits in other genre though and was part of the Edgar Winter Group.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Man, you guys took all the good ones. Well, let me go see what I can find with some Country and R&B.


Ty Herndon - A Man Holding On

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Doug Supernaw - I don't call him daddy
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Sylvia - Your Nobody Called Today

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Bertie Higgins - Key Largo

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Lulu - To Sir With Love

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David Loggins - Please Come To Boston

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Michael Martin Murphy - Wildfire

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Big Country - In A Big Country

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Boy Howdy - Cowboys Born With A Broken Heart

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Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

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Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl

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Lots more but no more time.

Lulu had another hit with The Man with the Golden Gun from the Bond movie.

Bertie Higgins song is a good choice.

[trickblue]

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

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Oh my, ABQ... do a little homework, my friend...

Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most popular and successful female country singers of the 1970s. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association, she has charted 11 #1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. She was the first female country artist to win an American Music Award in 1974, as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year. Anderson was named Billboard Magazine's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980).

I'll forgive you this time... ;)

[Arch Stanton]

Oh my, ABQ... do a little homework, my friend...

Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most popular and successful female country singers of the 1970s. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association, she has charted 11 #1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. She was the first female country artist to win an American Music Award in 1974, as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year. Anderson was named Billboard Magazine's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980).

I'll forgive you this time... ;)

The whole thread is full of non one hit wonders.

[blindzebra]

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[SaltwaterServr]

Brought to you by Carl and his never-ending pursuit of furry little varmints.

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Harold Faltemeyer's one claim to fame, but a better version than the original. Or worse. You chose.

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[Joe Rod]

Take a pic if your able Joe Rod. I think I'd like to see that.

:)

I'll PM you a pic in June :)

[Joe Rod]

I was discussing this with a buddy last night. Steve Perry obviously scored a lot of hits with Journey, but he only had one top ten "hit" as a solo artist. My buddy feels that he fits the criteria because his solo career is separate from Journey, but I have a hard time lumping him in there. Would he be considered a one hit wonder?????


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[kimrose]

I was discussing this with a buddy last night. Steve Perry obviously scored a lot of hits with Journey, but he only had one top ten "hit" as a solo artist. My buddy feels that he fits the criteria because his solo career is separate from Journey, but I have a hard time lumping him in there. Would he be considered a one hit wonder?????


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Foolish Heart may have only peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 list, but I always liked it so much better than Oh Sherry. So, 18 is not so bad. He had other songs, but they just never measured up. Maybe he is another two-hit wonder.:p:
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[Heisenberg]

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[silverbear]

A lot of these artists being discussed here were not one hit wonders... Lynn Anderson comes to mind...

And a lot of these "hits", I've never heard of... :D

[SaltwaterServr]

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[CanadianCowboysFan]

There is also Peter Schilling "Major Tom"

[Dodger]

Hmm....so many to choose from...

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[ConcordCowboy]

Michael Martin Murphy - Wildfire

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Love that song

[burmafrd]

was that even a hit?

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Pat Boone's daughter, Debby Boone, was recruited to record the single, which became an enormous success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a (then) record-setting ten consecutive weeks. It easily became the most successful single of the 1970s in the United States, and set a new Hot 100 record for longest reign at No.1. (Elvis Presley's double-sided "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog", then recognized as the longest-running No. 1 of the rock era, spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers chart in 1956, before the debut of the Hot 100.) The record was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", but never surpassed until a 1991 change in chart methodology allowed songs to achieve longer reigns at No.1 ("End of the Road" by Boyz II Men set the new record, thirteen weeks). The single, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached #4 on the Country chart. Conversely, the single peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

[paladin78749]

Love that song

I used to as well
then I paid attention to the lyrics
"Then one winter there came a killing frost"

A KILLING FROST???
you mean when it gets down to 31 degrees & I cover my tomatoes??
Lets face it, Wildfire was gonna become dog food sooner rather than later.

[KJJ]

A lot of these artists being discussed here were not one hit wonders... Lynn Anderson comes to mind...

And a lot of these "hits", I've never heard of... :D

Oddly enough Janis Joplin who's widely regarded as one of the greatest rock singers ever only had one hit "Me and Bobby McGee." You would think she had several hits but that was her only flirtation with the Billboard Top 40.

[KJJ]

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[Wimbo]

Oddly enough Janis Joplin who's widely regarded as one of the greatest rock singers ever only had one hit "Me and Bobby McGee." You would think she had several hits but that was her only flirtation with the Billboard Top 40.

I thought "Piece of my Heart" would have been on the charts at one time or another... no?

[KJJ]

I thought "Piece of my Heart" would have been on the charts at one time or another... no?

It's listed as one of her so called "hit's" but from what I've read "Me and Bobby McGee" was her only song that ever made it into the Billboard top 40. Me and Bobby McGee didn't even hit the charts until after her death. She became a star mainly because of her unique voice and stage presence.


http://toponehitwonders.com/1970s/me-and-bobby-mcgee-janis-joplin/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1970s_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States