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#OneHitWondered
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Celebrating American One-Hit Wonders from the Billboard Hot 100 era... A US #OneHitWonder is a group/performer with just 1 hit single, as measured against the industry-standard US Billboard Top 40, which is #1 through #40 on their Hot 100 chart. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 5h
#QuickSidenote I’ll save ya the hassle of sending me some hate… “Joy and Pain,” with its nod to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, peaked at #58 on the US #Billboard #Top40. “Get On the Dance Floor” might have torn up dance charts (and floors), but it didn’t cross over onto the Hot 100. #OneHitWondered
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - Joy and Pain
YouTube video by RobBaseDJEZRockVEVO
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 5h
#QuickSidenote Lyn Collins’ 1972 “Think (About It)” gave hip-hop its first big ‘break,’ and it’s one of the most-used samples in music history (whether hip-hop, house, new jack swing, or jungle). Rumor says that the ‘Woo’ was James Brown and the ‘Yeah’ was Bobby Byrd. #OneHitWondered
YEAH! WOO! - Vocal Sample (Loop) Think Break
YouTube video by Keglton
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 5h
#Interestingly The engine that made “It Takes Two” move was a monster sample from Lyn Collins’ 1972 James Brown-penned & produced “Think (About It),” featuring backing from The J.B.'s and the legendary Jabo Starks on drums… #LynCollins #JamesBrown #JaboStarks #OneHitWondered
Think (About It)
YouTube video by Lyn Collins - Topic
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 5h
#Interestingly “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock was a platinum smash... A pure adrenaline shot that still packs dance floors to this day. Structure was simple & deadly… Call-and-response hook, crisp scratches, and verses built for crowd control. #OneHitWondered
Publicity photo of hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 5h
#OneHitHistory The week ending October 15, 1988, Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their early rap anthem “It Takes Two” crossed over onto the #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #36. #OneHitWondered
It Takes Two (Radio Edit)
YouTube video by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - Topic
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 12h
#2HitTuesdays The following year, in 1977, the Andrea True Connection had a 2nd #Billboard #Top40 hit with another Gregg Diamond-penned & produced single… This time, it was N.Y., You Got Me Dancing.” It peaked at #27 on the #Top40 and #4 on the Dance/Club chart. #AndreaTrue #OneHitWondered
1977 HITS ARCHIVE: N.Y., You Got Me Dancing - Andrea True Connection (stereo 45 single version)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 12h
#2HitTuesdays Bill tossin' up a great ending to a 2-Hit Tuesday...! "More More More" was a big hit for the Andrea True Connection, peaking at #4 on the Billboard #Top40. I've seen it listed on quite a few One-Hit wonder lists, but the problem with that is... she had a 2nd #Top40 hit! #OneHitWondered
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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 21h
"More More More" by the Andrea True Connection was a #2 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1976. A Gregg Diamond production.

#disco #dance #musichistory

youtu.be/yZ_QUh0lmj4?...
Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (1976)
YouTube video by Musikladen
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 13h
After his brief pop stardom, Alan O'Day kept writing… this time for kids. From adult pop to children’s TV, the man could write anything. Along with writing partner Janis Liebhart, he wrote Sesame Street’s “Elmo Didn’t Mean To.”
Sesame Street: Song - "Elmo Didn't Mean To"
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 13h
#OneHitHistory A great choice for a first 45 record! LA singer/songwriter Alan O’Day earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “Undercover Angel” in 1977. The soft-rock classic spent 17 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 1 week at the #1 spot! #AlanODay #UndercoverAngel #OneHitWondered
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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 17h
What was the first 45 record you bought? This was mine. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel (1977), this song was always playing on radio/jukebox that summer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcvo...
Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel (1977)
YouTube video by Cruisin' FM with Good Time Oldies (GTO)
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 13h
#Interestingly “Dance With Me” by Debelah Morgan cleverly reworks “Hernando’s Hideaway” from the 1957 romantic comedy film The Pajama Game. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross received songwriting credits, along with Debelah and her brother Giloh Morgan, who also produced. #DebelahMorgan #OneHitWondered
The Pajama Game - Hernando's Hideaway
YouTube video by MarcosCohen
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 13h
#OneHitHistory The week ending October 14, 2000, American singer/songwriter Debelah Morgan earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Dance With Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #DebelahMorgan #OneHitWondered
Debelah Morgan - Dance With Me
YouTube video by Pop Unlimited
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 14h
1980 Spic and Span Commercial
YouTube video by Graham's Commercials
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 14h
BEHR Footin
YouTube video by Noble Communications
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 14h
#QuickSidenote Robert Parker was a seasoned session saxophonist who played with New Orleans greats like Professor Longhair, Earl King, & Fats Domino. He was steeped in the syncopated rhythms and brass-heavy sound of the Crescent City. #RobertParker #Barefootin #OneHitWondered
B&W photo of Robert Parker playing the saxophone
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 14h
#OneHitHistory A day to remember New Orleans R&B singer/saxophonist Robert Parker, #BOTD in 1930. Parker earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when his self-penned “Barefootin’” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34, peaking at #7. #RobertParker #Barefootin #OneHitWondered
ROBERT PARKER - BAREFOOTIN' VIDEO FOOTAGE
YouTube video by ILMJXXX
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
On April 22, 2021, Shock G was found unresponsive in a Tampa, Florida hotel room… and pronounced dead that afternoon. On June 10, 2021, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner released findings: an accidental overdose from fentanyl, methamphetamine, & alcohol. He was 57.
Digital Underground frontman Shock G in costume as Humpty Hump
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#QuickSidenote Digital Underground appear in the 1991 Dan Aykroyd film Nothing but Trouble, and 2Pac appears on screen… The group shows up in the movie’s courthouse in Valkenvania. The judge (Dan Aykroyd) makes them prove they’re real musicians, so they launch into “Same Song.” #OneHitWondered
Nothing But Trouble - 1991 Scene
YouTube video by Rick Brooks
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#QuickSidenote 2Pac’s first released verse arrived courtesy of Shock G & Digital Underground. 1991’s “Same Song” marked Tupac Shakur’s commercial recording debut (he closes the track). #TupacShakur #DigitalUnderground
Digital Underground - Same Song (feat. 2Pac) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Tommy Boy
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#QuickSidenote Shock G hired a young Tupac Shakur as a roadie and backup dancer. Onstage, 2Pac hyped the crowd, and was a Humpty Dancer during performances of the hit song. (Tupac is in red). #TupacShakur #DigitalUnderground
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance (Live @ Arsenio Hall) (1990) (HQ)
YouTube video by Tupac Amaru Shakur Unofficial Channel
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#QuickSidenote You should already be familiar with this classic... but if you're not, here ya go! #OneHitWondered
Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep
YouTube video by koollatter
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#2HitTuesdays You know they must’ve had another hit… it is Two-Hit Tuesday, after all. Digital Underground’s second #Top40 hit, “Kiss You Back,” squeaked in at #40 on the #Top40 in 1991, riding a juicy Funkadelic “(Not Just) Knee Deep” sample. #DigitalUnderground #OneHitWondered
Digital Underground - Kiss You Back (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tommy Boy
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 17h
#2HitTuesdays Oakland originals, Digital Underground, formed in 1987. Built around frontman Shock G’s playful alter ego Humpty Hump, they had a live-band funk approach and a P-Funk heart. The breakthrough was 1990’s “The Humpty Dance.” It peaked at #11 on the US #Billboard #Top40. #OneHitWondered
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tommy Boy
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 20h
#QuickSidenote Deep Blue Something bassist/frontman Todd Pipes wrote the song after watching Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, but thought that “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” made a better title… #DeepBlueSomething #OneHitWondered
ROMAN HOLIDAY | Trailer | Paramount Movies
YouTube video by Paramount Movies
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 20h
#Interestingly Deep Blue Something formed in Denton, Texas, out of the University of North Texas college scene. Their national breakout was a breakup song where the couple’s last shared thread is an Audrey Hepburn movie. #DeepBlueSomething #OneHitWondered
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies
YouTube video by Paramount Movies
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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 20h
#OneHitHistory The week ending October 14, 1995, Denton, TX alt-pop group Deep Blue Something earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their jangly breakup song “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 26 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5 in January ‘96. #OneHitWondered
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DeepBlueSthingVEVO
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