One Hit Wonders

Today in Music History: November 14

A one hit wonder is normally a person or act that has achieved one major hit - realized a single success not to be repeated as a Top 40 Phenomenom on the Billboard Hot 100 or for having one signature song that overshadows their other work. The artist, the song or both artist and song can be classified in this category. Each decade has presented its own unique list of such 'wonders'. For this spotlight, the illumination is on one hit wonders from four decades sharing this day in music history.

In the Spirit of the 60s...

1960 Joe Jones with "You Talk Too Much" peaked at No. 3.

 

1964 "Have I the Right?" by The Honeycombs rose to No.5.

  
From the Groovy Times of the 70s...

1970 "Somebody's Been Sleeping" by 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) reached No.8.

Out of the 80s Music Mania...

1981 Mike Post's "TheTheme from Hill Street Blues" featuring Larry Carlton peaked at No.10.

1987 Wa Wa Nee with their single "Sugar Free" made it to #35.

Into the 90s...

1992 The Heights with "HowDo You Talk to an Angel" topped the charts at No.1.

  

And the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing times...