Favorite "One Hit Wonders" Song and Singer...

[On Par]

"Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis

[gmoney]

1. "Beach Baby" by First Class

A faux Beach Boys epic that Brian Wilson wishes he'd written...

[saltpoint]

2. "You've Gotta Be Loved" by the Montanas

[blue neen]

3. Cars by Gary Neuman.

At least I think that was his only hit.

[tuvor]

33. He had a few more in the UK

Are 'Friends' Electric? and Down in the Park were big hits for him there.

[indy_azcat]

4. Mexican Radio/Wall of Voodoo n/t

[New Earth]

5. TAKE ON ME BY AHA

[bbernardini]

11. Ah, but you've forgotten about "The Sun Always Shines On TV"!

#1 in the UK, and it probably charted pretty well in the US, too.

[New Earth]

18. hmm, never even heard it

at least i don't recognize it by the title :shrug:

[Pale Blue Dot]

22. Top 20.

That was a good song, too.

[5thGenDemocrat]

6. 96 Tears

By Saginaw's own Question Mark and the Mysterians.
John
It is now six days, 13 hours and 12 minutes to FUNDAY.

[blue neen]

14. That's a GREAT song.

That Question Mark is a strange dude, but the song is genius work!

[5thGenDemocrat]

19. Question Mark is playing at a local bar tonight

And he still packs 'em in locally. Two of my close friends grew up near Rudy Rodriguez and Polly went to Saginaw High with the guy.
John
Now just six days, 12 hours and 46 minutes to blah blah.

[warrens]

27. I saw them in Chicago about four years ago

One of the best shows I have ever seen. And I've seen a lot. It was amazing.

[msongs]

68. and "I Need somebody" #22 pop a very

funky and dry with tune:

"I need somebody....to help me out"

Msongs
www.msongs.com
batik art and more

[amandabeech]

163. They used to play the converted roller rink in the town next to mine

back in Michigan. They were unbelievably great.

I just go nuts when I hear that organ riff! I have a tape of their live album/CD, and I play it all the time in the summer. 96 Tears is truly one of the greatest one hit wonders.

[DelawareValleyDem]

7. Brandy by Looking Glass

Perhaps a faux one-hit wonder as they cracked the Top 40 one more time with the equally-good Jimmy Loves Mary Anne. If they're to be disqualified, I'll go with Sugar, Sugar by the Archies.

[CBHagman]

69. Wow! I haven't heard JLM mentioned for years...

I also probably haven't heard it since the 1970s. Baby boomer flashback!

[RetroLounge]

8. Pipeline by the Chantays

No singer, instrumental...

RL

[On Par]

9. "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire.

[Floogeldy]

10. "Talk Talk" by Music Machine

B-)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

12. Small Town Boy by The Bronski Beat.

SMALL TOWN BOY

You leave in the morning
With everything you own
In a little black case
Alone on a platform
The wind and the rain
On a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand
Why you had to leave
But the answers you seek
Will never be found at home
The love that you need
Will never be found at home

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.

Pushed around and kicked around
Always a lonely boy
You were the one
That they’d talk about around town
As they put you down

And as hard as they would try
They’d hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them
Just to your soul
No you never cried to them
Just to your soul

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.

Cry , boy, cry...

You leave in the morning
With everything you own
In a little black case
Alone on a platform
The wind and the rain
On a sad and lonely face

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.

[Arugula Latte]

84. Wasn't the song "Why" a hit for the Bronski Beat?

Contempt in your eyes
When I turn to kiss his lips
Broken I lie
All my feelings denied
Blood on your fist

Can you tell me why?

You in your false securities
Tear up my life
Condemning me
Name me an illness
Call me a sin
Never feel guilty
Never give in

Tell me why?

You and me together
Fighting for our love

Can you tell me why?

[MrScorpio]

13. I'll Do Anything For You by Denroy Morgan

He's got fitty million kids, BTW

[On Par]

15. If You're Going To San Francisco by Scott McKenzie

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

89. He also had a hit with "Like an Old Time Movie"

which IMHO was a far better song

[terrya]

16. "Love Plus One" - Haircut 100

I loved this song.

[Pale Blue Dot]

21. That's a great song!

I have no idea what it means, but I love to listen to it.

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

53. I almost mentioned this one when I first saw the thread.

[On Par]

17. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens

[mark414]

20. Electric Avenue!

at least...first one that came to my head, heard it at work tonight

[Mrs_Beastman]

23. I love that song

[On Par]

25. by Eddy Grant

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

60. Except Give me Hope Johanna was a hit too

[mac56]

96. And "Romancing The Stone"

Theme from the movie.

Eddy was also in the British band The Equals, who had a hit with "Baby Come Back".

[On Par]

24. If You Like Pina Colada's by Rupert Holmes

[Left Is Write]

83. He also had Him (#6) and Answering Machine (#32)

[mcctatas]

26. "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats...even if it is about masturbation

at least that's the rumor:smoke:

[bbernardini]

32. What about "Pop Goes The World"? That was top 40.

[Iris]

44. It was?

God, I was so clueless as a teenager.

And I guess I still am.

[HEyHEY]

56. Let's replace Dance with "masturbate"

We can masturbate if we want to... we can leave your friends behind. Cause you friends don't masturbate and if they don't masturbate then they're no friends of mine.

We can masturbate, we can masturbate everybody look at you hands... we can masturbate, we can masturbate...

Uh, I don't by it

[On Par]

28. Draggin The Line by Tommy James and the Shondells ?

Don't know if he had other hits.

[xmas74]

52. lots of others.

I Think We're Alone Now Mony,Mony Crimson and Clover-that's what comes from the top of my head right now.

My favorite is Crystal Blue Persuasion.

[Left Is Write]

76. Tommy James and The Shondells had lots of hits.

Hanky Panky - #1
Say I Am What I Am - #21
It's Only Love - #31
I Think We're Alone Now - #4
Mirage - #10
I Like The Way - #25
Gettin' Together - #18
Mony Mony - #3
Do Something To Me - #38
Crimson And Clover - #1
Sweet Cherry Wine - #7
Crystal Blue Persuasion - #2
Ball Of Fire - #19
She - #23

The following three hits were Tommy James without the Shondells:

Draggin' The Line - #4
I'm Comin' Home -#40
Three Times In Love - #19

[xmas74]

81. exactly.

I remember hearing my mom play their albums while I was growing up. I had a few that I could immediately think of but I knew that they had many hits over the years.

[On Par]

29. Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung !

[tuvor]

35. They had two other hits.

Dance Hall Days (preceeded EHFT) and the theme from To Live and Die in LA.

[bbernardini]

37. What about "Dance Hall Days"? Went to #16.

[u4ic]

30. "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Staircase

makes me feel good no matter how bad a mood I'm in.

"The First Cut is the Deepest" by Keith Hampshire is another fav.

[tuvor]

31. Life in a Northern Town by the Dream Academy

[u4ic]

91. Oh yesssss!

How could I forget that one?

[MissMillie]

139. I really like this one

It gets my vote.

[4_Legs_Good]

158. Me too

The song has atmosphere, and that's my favorite part of any piece of music.

david

[KLF44]

34. I have 2

Tubthumping by Chubawamba and The Macarana

[On Par]

39. Chumbawumba had "I Get Knocked Down!"

Maybe that's a commentary on Mike Tyson!

[Left Is Write]

78. That's Tubthumping.

[salin]

36. not a favorite - but interesting (don't even recall the band)

"Safety Dance" - it was fun to dance to - when sneaking in a tad underage...

[TroubleMan]

63. That was Men Without Hats

nt.

[solinvictus]

38. "Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmine Archer..

It came out about 1993 or so. It's a pop song that's a guilty pleasure for me.

[shawmut]

169. That is a great song

and definitely one of my favorite one hit wonders. :thumbsup:

[On Par]

40. Another Oldie "Band Of Gold" by Freddie Payne

[On Par]

43. How Can Anyone Forget "Chickaboom" by Daddy Dewdrop !

[kwassa]

74. Freda Payne, not Freddie Payne!

[mitchum]

41. Walter Egan "Magnet And Steel"

[Jade Fox]

50. Didn't Fleetwood Mac sing back-up....

on that song? It's a good one.

[mitchum]

54. Buckingham and Nicks

it's a gorgeous song

[Sugar Smack]

131. Oh, that was such a beautiful song.

One I'd never get tired of hearing.

[nicktom]

42. Build me up-buttercup

The Foundations

[Left Is Write]

70. They're not a one-hit wonder.

They had another song on the Billboard Top 40 chart - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" peaked at #11.

[On Par]

45. "WipeOut" by the Surfari's !

[GalleryGod]

161. Sorry! Image of a Girl was on the "A" side and went gold

:yourock:

[Zorro]

46. When a Man Loves a Woman

Percy Sledge.

A classic of romantic pain and anguish.

[On Par]

47. And for my 400th Post... "Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns

[salin]

49. congrats on the 400... and as a preteen

I didn't get the song - though I certainly "rocked" to it at the time.

[On Par]

59. I'm Sure Your Parents Were Thrilled...

...that, as a pre-teen, you didn't get the song!

[On Par]

48. "U Can't Touch This"... M.C. Hammer

[TroubleMan]

64. He had 4 or 5 more hits

"Here Comes The Hammer"

"Pumps And A Bump"

"Too Legit To Quit"

"Turn This Mutha Out"

"Pray"

I think all of those made the top 10.

[Left Is Write]

72. Hammer's hits...

U Can't Touch This - #8
Have You Seen Her - #4
Pray - #2
2 Legit 2 Quit - #5
Addams Groove - #7
Pumps And A Bump - #26


Here Comes The Hammer made the top 100, but did not hit the Top 40 (stalled at #54)

Turn This Mutha Out made the R&B charts, but not pop Top 40.

[lildreamer316]

175. My fave Hammer

Is "It's all good". Awesome energy.

[Jade Fox]

51. Since I Fell For You--Lenny Welch, You Were On My Mind--We Five

Way-oldies, these two.

[HEyHEY]

55. The LEft Bank - Don';t walk away Rene

[Jade Fox]

57. Did you ever hear....

Rickie Lee Jones version of "Walk Away Rene"? I love the original so much,
but she put her own great spin on that song.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

61. Pretty Ballerina was also a hit

[enigmatic]

58. "It's Cold Outside"- The Choir, and Little Black Egg"- The Nightcrawlers

Both classic songs, and the bell-like guitar riff on "Little Black Egg" is probably my favor guitar riff of all-time..

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

62. Concrete and Clay - Unit 4+2

[Left Is Write]

65. I've got a few...

The abovementioned Love Plus One by Haircut 100, Cars by Gary Numan, and Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo

The Hustle - Van McCoy
Hippychick - Soho
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris
Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
Denise - Randy & The Rainbows
Nobody Said It Was Easy - LeRoux
My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
Major Tom - Peter Schilling
Dancin' In The Moonlight - King Harvest


I like a bunch of songs that were by "no hit" wonders too, like "Dancing In Heaven" by Q-Feel.

[Arugula Latte]

85. Dancin' In The Moonlight -- great song!

I liked Major Tom a lot when it came out, too.

[Mad_Dem_X]

144. Dancin' in the Moonlight is a GREAT song

I like Key Largo, too.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

166. Yeah, I remember

Bertie Higgins from when I lived in Tampa (friend of a friend).
How about "Suspicion" by Terry Stafford. Terry went to my HS.

[bertha katzenengel]

66. "Pilot of the Airwaves," Charlie Dore. ANYONE remember it?

I loved it. 1979, 80, or 81, I think.

[CBHagman]

71. Yes, I remember "Pilot of the Airwaves"

I could probably sing the whole song right now, despite having not heard it for all these years.

When the song came out, the local paper did an article on lonely women who call in to radio shows.

On edit: I also remember another song, this one by a gruff-voiced male singer, about lonely people listening to the radio. I think it was called "Love Is on the Airwaves Tonight." I have no idea who sang it or if that's the correct title.

[Left Is Write]

73. I have a vague recollection of that song too!

It's on the tip of my tongue...let me see if I can find out more information.

[msongs]

67. you are WRONG about Barbara Lewis

She had 5 records make the pop top 40, including number 3 (hello stranger), #11 twice (babyIm yours & Make me your baby), plus many other top 20 hits on the R&B charts that did not cross over to the pop Billboard Hot 100.

Msongs
www.msongs.com

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

75. Stuck in the Middle with you by Steeler's Wheels and I Will Survive

by Gloria Gaynor. MKJ

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

80. One more...She Blinded me With Science. Thomas Dolby. n/t

MKJ

[mac56]

95. Sorry, wrong on Stealer's Wheel.

Two other hits: "Everyone's Agreed" and "Star".

Gerry Rafferty came out of that band.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

155. When were the songs released and where did they ultimately end up

on the Billboard 100?

I have heard this song referenced over and over as a "one hit wonder" song. I'd also like to hear those other songs and I really like Gerry Rafferty. (I didn't know he came from that band!)

Thanks, you sound like a you've got some in depth info on this group.

MKJ :D

[mac56]

174. Here's a bio

http://members.aol.com/pop1rock1/stealers.html

"Everyone's Agreed (that everything will turn out fine)" was released in the summer of '73. It reached #33 in the UK and #49 in the US.

"Star" was released in early '74. It reached #25 in the UK and #29 in the US.

[shawmut]

167. Gloria Gaynor also had a cover of the Jacksons "Never Can Say Goodbye"

i think it was her first hit.

[Cannikin]

77. Kim Wilde's cover of 'You Keep Me Hangin On'

[Left Is Write]

79. Kids In America was a hit too - #25.

[Lady Effingbroke]

82. "Turning Japanese" - The Vapors.

"Rumors" - Timex Social Club.

"Lady Marmalade" - LaBelle.

"Ah! Leah!" - Donnie Iris.

"One Night In Bangkok" - Murray Head.

"Right Back Where We Started From" - Maxine Nightingale.

"Brother Louie" - The Stories.

Gloria" - Laura Branigan :P

[CBHagman]

90. Lot of '70s (and some '80s) nostalgia on this thread.

Nearly the entire playlist from my high school years ("Brother Louie," "Wildflower," "Chickaboom," etc.) is represented here.

But I have especially fond memories of "One Night in Bangkok" from the '80s (the song, not the location). :-)

[catbert836]

86. "Final Countdown" by Europe

n/t

[kmla]

87. Come On, Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

Love that song.

[ismnotwasm]

88. Wildflower, by Skylark

When I was kind of in highschool, (didn't go much), there was a friend of mine who became a lesbian. She feel in love with a girl who was always more 'masculine'in appearance. This was in the seventies, so you can imagine what she went through, just trying to be herself. That song was my friends song for her. I remember how in love they were.

[mac56]

92. "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" by the Kings

Great, great song.

[Left Is Write]

97. Love, love, love that song. It wasn't even a hit here in the U.S.

[mac56]

98. It was on the stations I listened to here in Mpls.

Good summer, 1980.

[Left Is Write]

100. Yes, it was...and I know because I was listening to those same stations.

:D

Stereo 101 and KQ. I remember listening to Chris Edmonds mornings on Stereo 101.

My friends and I all loved This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide. It was like an anthem for us.

[mac56]

102. Ahh, but do you remember U 100?!

God, I loved that station.

[Left Is Write]

103. No, can't say I do.

I listened to mostly Stereo 101 and KQ, with a little WLOL and KS95 thrown in.

[mac56]

105. Get a load of this.

http://home.earthlink.net/~mister-radio/

[Left Is Write]

121. Thanks! That explains it.

I didn't buy my first radio until the summer I was 11, which was 1977.

[MN ChimpH8R]

129. WYOO

U100. Couldn't forget it. They had the last of the real "personality" DJs in the Twin Cities - Rob Sherwood. Those were the days when KQ was still the hippie station and would play an entire side of a new Dylan album and side-length Yes and Pink Floyd tracks.

My one hit wonders are the late Phil Seymour's "Precious to Me" (ex Dwight Twilley band member - a beautiful piece of Byrdsy jangle-guitar power pop) and Ian Gomm's "Hold On." :)

[Nye Bevan]

93. "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora- and here are the lyrics!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(4X)

Jungle life
I'm far away from nowhere
On my own like Tarzan Boy

Hide and seek
I play along while rushing cross the forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon

Jungle life
I'm living in the open
Native beat that carries on

Burning bright
A fire the blows teh signal to the sky
I sit and wonder does the message get to you

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(4X)

Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other chance
tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other world

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(4X)

Jungle life
You're far away from nothing
It's all right
You won't miss home

Take a chance
Leave everything behind you
Come and join me
Won't be sorry
It's easy to survive

Jungle life
We're living in the open
All alone like Tarzan Boy

Hide and seek
We play along while rushing cross the
forest
Monkey business on a sunny afternoon

Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight
Oh Yeah
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Night to night
You won't play
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other
Chance tonight
Oh Yeah
Night to night
Night to night
Gimme the other, gimme the other

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(4X)
(Repeat)

[6000eliot]

117. The most annoying song I've ever heard!

It always gives me an ear worm!

[shawmut]

168. yes that used to be a toothpaste commercial

i think for crest.

[Nye Bevan]

94. Oh, oh, another good one-- "Mickey" by Toni Basil!

(I was SHOCKED as a kid when someone explained the "take you like a man" lyric to me)

(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey)
(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey)
(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey)

Hey Mickey!
You've been around all night and that's a little long
You think you've got the right but I think you've got it wrong
Why can't you say goodnight so you can take me home, Mickey

'Cause when you say you will, it always means you won't
You're givin' me the chills, baby, please baby don't
Every night you still leave me all alone, Mickey

Oh Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand
It's guys like you Mickey
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey

Hey Mickey!
Now when you take me by the hooves,everyone's gonna know
Every time you move I let a little more show
There's somethin' we can use, so don't say no, Mickey

So come on and give it to me any way you can
Any way you wanna do it, I'll take you like a man
Oh please, baby, please, don't leave me in a jam, Mickey

Oh Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand
It's guys like you Mickey
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey

(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey)
(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey)
(Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey)

Oh Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand
It's guys like you Mickey
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey...

[dajoki]

99. gimmie dat ding

can't remember band's name but song was a hit in early '70s.

[dajoki]

101. oh, oh, i remember

the pipkins. and also ride capyain ride by blues image.

[General Zod]

104. "Just Got Lucky" by the Jo Boxers

One of the best of the Eighties one hit wonders.

[Mad_Dem_X]

147. Another good one! n/t

[dajoki]

106. in the year 2525

zaeger&evans

[qnr]

153. (Exordium & Terminus)

[bballny]

107. touch of Gray

grateful dead

[mac56]

108. "Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox.

nm

[Left Is Write]

122. I liked that one too.

[bballny]

109. Foxy Lady

Jimi Hendrix

[mac56]

110. He had more Top 40 hits than that.

"Purple Haze" and "All Along The Watchtower", for two.

[bballny]

111. don't think

All along the watchtower. maybe purple haze. don't remember those being played much on radio in '67 or '68. They are played way more now.

[mac56]

112. In my town they were.

Mebbe we were just lucky.

[bballny]

113. I grew

up in NY and went to the Fillmore regularly. Think of top 40. Sunshine of your love was a pretty big hit. I still don't thing all along the watchtower was on top 40. Look and see if it was ever on a 45. I di see Cream and Joplin plus all the other bands from then

[mac56]

114. I own it on a 45.

Or at least I used to. It's in a box somewhere. I know it was released.

[Left Is Write]

125. See above. All Along The Watchtower was in the Top 40.

[bballny]

115. just looked it up

and all along the watchtower was his only top 40 hit. See I told you he was a one hit wonder just the wrong song

[Left Is Write]

126. Sorry...

I should have read this post before making mine. :D

[Left Is Write]

124. If we're talking Top 40, "All Along The Watchtower" was his only hit.

It hit #20 in 1968.

Of course, Jimi Hendix' main appeal was not the top 40 crowd, so it's not surprising that his music wasn't on the top 40 charts.

[dajoki]

116. fm stars

i wouldn't consider hendrix or the dead one hit wonders. both have many, many, classic albums. they were not main stream at that time, but fm radio was beginning to take over around in that era and they were played alot on fm.:hippie:

[bballny]

118. It was

a joke

[dajoki]

151. ok

:rofl:

[njdemocrat106]

119. "Pipeline" & "Magnet & Steel" have been mentioned, so...

How about "It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond or "TSOP" by MFSB?

[GalleryGod]

120. Miguel Rios- Song of Joy

Beetoven's 9th- to the rest of us!O8)

[Debbi801]

123. Video Killed the Radio Star...

by The Buggles

Brings me back to high school and the beginnings of MTV when it was good and actually placed music. :-)

Edited to add musician.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

128. But Clean Clean was also a hit

[Debbi801]

133. I'll have to hunt for that one...

For some reason, I only remember the one. :shrug:

[Pryderi]

127. Most of mine are taken, but how 'bout and "true" by OMD

[Arugula Latte]

132. Spandau Ballet did "True"

If it's the song I'm thinking of: "I knoooooow this much is TRUUUUE..."

[Pryderi]

173. Ooops. That's it. Spandau Ballet. Boy is my face red. ;P

[ProfessorGAC]

130. Was "Absolutely Right" A Single Hit Thing?

And, sorry i'm not remembering who did that.
The Professor

[mac56]

141. Five Man Electrical Band.

And yes, it was.

Hi Prof!

[dajoki]

150. they also did original of "signs"

:applause:

[mac56]

152. And their other hit was "Money Back Guarantee"

nm

[Lavender Brown]

134. The Promise by When in Rome

As heard on the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack.

[Trigger Hippie]

135. I got a man - Positive K

That song cracks me up. This white girl loves rapping along to it.

:)

[lildreamer316]

176. LOVE this one!

Me & my man can sing/rap all the lyrics back & forth--it's hilarious!

[Patiod]

136. "It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond

although he had hits sung by other people (One Moment In Time, Don't Turn Around, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, When I Need You, The Air That I Breathe)

[hyphenate]

137. Was Spirit in the Sky

by Norman Greenbaum a single hit? Or did he do anything else worthy of time spent listening?

Then there was Lobo, whose "How can I tell her" was the only hit I can remember,

The guy who sang "Last Song"?

And the guy who sang "Maniac" from Footloose--can't recall if he had other big tunes.

[mac56]

143. Norman Greenbaum's other chart hit was "Canned Ham".

Lobo had about a dozen chart hits. Still gosh-darn popular in non-US markets.

"Last Song" was by Edward Bear. The follow up hit was "Close Your Eyes".

"Maniac" was by Michael Sembello. I don't think he had any other hits.

God, I have to get out more.

[Onlooker]

138. 2 songs

Wonderful Life by Black
Cold Song by Klaus Nomi

[immoderate]

140. More Today Than Yesterday by Spiral Staircase

--IMM

[mac56]

142. "What Do All The People Know" by the Monroes.

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[Left Is Write]

145. Oh, another good one!

[Left Is Write]

146. I'll bet you would remember these two...

Salt In My Tears by Martin Briley and
I Won't Be Home Tonight by Tony Carey

[mac56]

148. yes, and no

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[Mad_Dem_X]

149. "In a Big Country" by Big Country

From the album Big Country. :P

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

157. I almost chose that one, but wasn't sure if it was a one hit or not.

LOL, I notice a theme there. MKJ

[Mad_Dem_X]

177. They may have released another song...

but I don't think it was a hit. Can't even recall the name of it right now.

[qnr]

154. Ride Captain Ride, by the Blues Image

Apparently about the USCGC Resolute, BTW.

[Blue-Jay]

156. Modern English - "Melt With You"

[Duncan Grant]

159. Fontella Bass - "Rescue Me"

Rescue me
Take me in your arms
Rescue me
I want your tender charm
'Cause I'm lonely
And I'm blue
I need you
And your love too
Come on and rescue me

Come on, baby, and rescue me
Come on, baby, and rescue me
'Cause I need you by my side
Can't you see that I'm lonely...

:thumbsup:

[bridgit]

160. mr. mister: broken wings...

[dback]

162. "Waiting For a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl

Also "That's What Love Can Do" by BoyKrazy. Ah, pop!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

164. "our day will come" ruby and the romantics

[amandabeech]

165. 867-5309

Wasn't this Tommy Two Tone? I don't remember them having any more top 40 hits, but I haven't been on top of this stuff for some time.

[shawmut]

170. "In My House" - Mary Jane Girls

[shawmut]

171. "Love Is In The Air" - John Paul Young

[shawmut]

172. "Native New Yorker" - Oddyssey and "Cherchez Le Femme"

- Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

[arwalden]

178. "Souvenirs" - Voyage, and "Dance Yourself Dizzy" - Liquid Gold

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

179. The Church

"Under the Milky Way"

I heard they put out a new album recently, but this was their only US hit, I believe. If I'm wrong, let me know...I loved that song.