1977 One Hit Wonders page |
| One Hit Wonders from 1977 at Tunecaster |
Here are the US 1977 one hit wonders. All the one hit wonder songs by the artists you remember, and maybe some one hit wonders you forgot. Find a one hit wonder.
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| blue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon | 5 | Jan 1977 |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
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| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band hit number 5 with this top 20 one hit wonder medley, and followed-up with another disco tune, I'll Play The Fool which received moderate play. |
| 2 | Jeans On | 16 | Jan 1977 |
| David Dundas |
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| Jeans On was the only top 20 hit and the only mentionable song by David Dundas. He wrote and performed music for television. |
| 3 | Torn Between Two Lovers | 1 | Jan 1977 |
| Mary MacGregor |
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| Torn Between Two Lovers was a number one song and the only top 20 song for Mary MacGregor. |
| 4 | In The Mood | Feb 1977 |
| Henhouse Five Plus Too |
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| Henhouse Five Plus Too was actually Ray Stevens. |
| 5 | Don't Leave Me This Way | 2 | Mar 1977 |
| Thelma Houston |
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| While Don't Leave Me This Way was the only top 20 hit for Thelma Houston, she had a string of popular songs, particularly in the dance format, that received radio airplay, like Saturday Night, Sunday Morning. |
| 6 | Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) | 18 | Mar 1977 |
| Wilton Place Street Band |
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| Disco Lucy was a dance version of the theme from the comedy TV show I Love Lucy. Wilton Place Street Band followed-up with Baby Love, Sweet Sweet Love, which received minor radio airplay. |
| 7 | Don't Give Up On Us | 1 | Apr 1977 |
| David Soul |
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| Don't Give Up On Us was the only top 20 hit for David Soul. He had some other songs that received moderate radio airplay, like the follow-up Going In With My Eyes Open. |
| 8 | Tryin' To Love Two | 7 | Apr 1977 |
| William Bell |
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| William Bell had a string of songs that received some radio airplay in the 1960s, like Everybody Loves A Winner, but his only top 20 hit was Tryin' To Love Two, many years later. |
| 9 | Dancin' Man | Apr 1977 |
| Q |
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| Dancin' Man was a near top 20 miss for the group Q. The group followed-up with Sweet Summertime, which received minor radio airplay. |
| 10 | Slow Down | 19 | May 1977 |
| John Miles |
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| Dance hit Slow Down was the only US top 20 song for this popular UK rock performer who also sang some tunes for The Alan Parsons Project. In 1988, he made number 5 rock singing with Jimmy Page on Wasting My Time. |
| 11 | Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On | 17 | May 1977 |
| The Addrisi Brothers |
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| Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On was a top 20 one hit wonder, but The Addrisi Brothers had a string o fmoderately popular top 20 misses. |
| 12 | Undercover Angel | 1 | Jun 1977 |
| Alan O'Day |
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| Although Undercover Angel was the only top 20 hit for Alan O'Day, he followed-up with Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love, which received slight radio airplay. Alan O'Day also wrote 1974 number one song Angie Baby for Helen Reddy. |
| 13 | Ariel | Jun 1977 |
| Dean Friedman |
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| Ariel was a top 20 near miss for Dean Friedman. He also received some radio airplay with the song Lucky Stars about a year later. |
| 14 | Do You Wanna Make Love | 4 | Jul 1977 |
| Peter McCann |
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| Do You Wanna Make Love was the only top 20 hit and the only song that received noticeable airplay by songwriter Peter McCann. |
| 15 | Telephone Man | 11 | Aug 1977 |
| Meri Wilson |
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| Telephone Man was the only top 20 hit for Meri Wilson. She did not receive mentionable radio airplay with any other song. |
| 16 | Black Betty | 18 | Aug 1977 |
| Ram Jam |
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| Black Betty was recorded by Leadbelly in 1939. Although Black Betty was the only top 20 hit for Ram Jam, the group received rock radio airplay at about the same time with All For The Love Of Rock N' Roll. |
| 17 | Smoke From A Distant Fire | 6 | Aug 1977 |
| The Sanford/Townsend Band |
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| Smoke From A Distant Fire was a top 20 one hit wonder for The Sanford/Townsend Band. |
| 18 | Float On | 2 | Sep 1977 |
| The Floaters |
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| While Float On was the only top 20 hit for The Floaters, the group followed-up with other songs, like a remake of the 1966 number 4 Dusty Springfield hit You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, which received minor radio airplay. |
| 19 | You Light Up My Life | 1 | Oct 1977 |
| Debby Boone |
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| Although You Light Up My Life was the only top 20 hit for Debby Boone, daughter of singer Pat Boone, and became the second most popular song of the year 1977 and also of the entire decade of the 1970s, she never had another top 20 song. She received minor radio airplay with other songs like California. |
| 20 | The King Is Gone | 4 | Oct 1977 |
| Ronnie McDowell |
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| The king in The King Is Gone was Elvis Presley who had recently died. Ronnie McDowell sang this tribute song to him, and made a top 20 one hit wonder. |
| 21 | We Just Disagree | 2 | Nov 1977 |
| Dave Mason |
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| 22 | You Light Up My Life | Nov 1977 |
| Kacey Cisyk |
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| This original version of You Light Up My Life, as sung in the movie, was the only popular song for Kacey Cisyk, and the huge Debby Boone remake was her only hit. The song was from the movie You Light Up My Life. |
| 23 | Heaven On The 7th Floor | 6 | Dec 1977 |
| Paul Nicholas |
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| Heaven On The 7th Floor was the only top 20 hit for Paul Nicholas. The follow-up, On The Strip, received some radio airplay also. |