Tunecaster has one hit wonder pages for every year from 1960 through 2000, including 1979.
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.
1979 One Hit Wonders Page
One Hit Wonders from 1979 at Tunecaster
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saturdaynight
11
Sep 1979
Herman Brood
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.
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.
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.
Starry Eyes
20
Oct 1979
The Records
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.
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.
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.
