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Summary of the biggest one hit wonders
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One Hit Wonders are songs which are the most popular by an artist.
There are different views on what qualifies a song for a One Hit Wonder.
A One Hit Wonder could be an artist that had only one song in the top 10, top 20, or even top 40.
On these pages, strictly speaking, an artist is a One Hit Wonder
if the artist had exactly one song make the pop or rock top 20.
No artist can be considered a One Hit Wonder who made the top 20 twice.
This strict definition may create some strange results where a supergoup
like Metallica makes the Pop Top 20 charts once, despite a long list of rock number one songs.
Superstar side projects with temporary or transient names may be technical One Hit Wonders.
Additionally, a One Hit Wonder listed on this 1979 page
may be a song that is significantly more popular than other songs by the same artist,
even though it did not make the top 20.
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One Hit Wonders from 1979 at Tunecaster
Here are the US 1979 one hit wonders.
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New York Groove Ace Frehley |
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| Kiss guitarist broke out to have a solo one hit wonder with disco-rock song New York Groove. | |
| Lotta Love was a top 20 one hit wonder for Nicolette Larson. Her second most popular song was 1979 number 30 song Let Me Go, Love. Lotta Love was written by Neil Young. | |
| This collaboration between dance group Brooklyn Dreams and 'disco queen' Donna Summer was the only top 20 song for Brooklyn Dreams. | |
Mar 1979 |
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Dancin' Shoes Nigel Olsson |
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| Singer and drummer with Elton John Nigel Olsson had a single top 20 solo entry with Dancin' Shoes. He followed-up with his version of Little Bit Of Soap which was fairly popular too. The song Dancin' Shoes was from album Nigel. This song was written by Carl Storie. | |
| What You Won't Do For Love was a top 20 one hit wonder for Bobby Caldwell, whose second most popular song was Real Thing, a 1991 mostly unknown song. | |
| Brothers Danny and Jimmy Faragher gained moderate airplay with Stay The Night. Months later, the duo released Thanks A Lot. They also had solo music, and were leading members of Peppermint Trolley Company and Bones. | |
| Knock On Wood was a minor hit for Eddie Floyd in 1966. This song was the only top 20 hit for Amii Stewart. She followed-up with other songs that received radio airplay. | |
Apr 1979 |
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I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk |
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| I Got My Mind Made Up was the only top 20 hit for Instant Funk. The group had a string of fairly popular soul songs like Crying. | |
May 1979 |
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Such A Woman Tycoon |
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| Such A Woman was a top 20 near miss and by far the most popular song for rock band Tycoon. | |
Jun 1979 |
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Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
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| Get Used To It was the only song to receive noticeable radio airplay for Roger Voudouris. The song just made it into the top 20. | |
Jun 1979 |
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It Must Be Love Alton McClain & Destiny |
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| It Must Be Love received moderate radio airplay. A lesser know song by the group, Crazy Love, received minor radio airplay, as did other songs. | |
Jun 1979 |
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Just When I Needed You Most Randy Vanwarmer |
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| Although Just When I Needed You Most was the only top 20 hit for Randy Van Warmer, he received airplay with other songs, like Suzi. | |
| Ring My Bell was the only top 20 hit for Anita Ward. She followed-up with Don't Drop My Love, which received slight radio airplay. This song was written by Frederick Knight. | |
Jul 1979 |
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Makin' It David Naughton |
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| Actor David Naughton starred in the comedy TV show Makin' It, and sung the theme song. He never had another song that received mentionable radio airplay. | |
Sep 1979 |
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Saturdaynight Herman Brood |
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| Saturdaynight was the only rock top 20 hit for Herman Brood. The song also got moderate airplay on pop stations. He never had another song that received noticeable airplay. | |
Sep 1979 |
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Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez |
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| Born To Be Alive was the only top 20 hit for Patrick Hernandez. He followed-up with Disco Queen, which received slight radio airplay. | |
Sep 1979 |
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Cruel To Be Kind |
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| Cruel To Be Kind was the only pop top 20 hit for Nick Lowe. He received pop and rock airplay for other songs including the 1985 rock top 20 remake of the 1977 Dave Edmunds song I Knew The Bride. In 1996, Spacehog remade Cruel To Be Kind and received moderate rock radio airplay with the song. | |
Sep 1979 |
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Driver's Seat Sniff 'N' The Tears |
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| Although Driver's Seat was the only top 20 hit for Sniff 'N' The Tears, the group received slight radio airplay with other songs like New Lines On Love. | |
| M was Robin Scott, a singer and musician from the UK. Although Pop Muzik was the only top 20 hit for M, he followed-up with Moonlight And Muzak, which received very slight airplay and became a moderate hit in the UK. The song Pop Muzik was from album New York - London - Paris - Munich. | |
| This song was written by Tony Green, who performed the male vocal part on the record. Come To Me was a top 20 one hit wonder for France Joli, who had a string of popular dance songs after. | |
Oct 1979 |
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Starry Eyes The Records |
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| Starry Eyes was the most popular song by The Records. The Records received minor radio play with others songs too like Hearts In Her Eyes. | |
| Hold On was the only top 20 hit and the only song to receive mentionable airplay for Ian Gomm. | |
Dec 1979 |
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Video Killed The Radio Star |
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| Video Killed The Radio Star received some radio airplay, but became a classic song after it was revived as the opening song on the new video network MTV in 1981. Buggles also received some airplay years later with the song I Am A Camera. | |
Dec 1979 |
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Rapper's Delight |
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| Rapper's Delight borrowed from Good Times by Chic. Modern use of term hip-hop came from Rapper's Delight, but the term was also used earlier in 1963 You Can't Sit Down by The Dovells. | |
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