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only one #1 hit?
is it possible for some bands to be classified as a One-Hit-Wonder, if they only had ONE song hit number one on the charts?
take for example...the Grateful Dead. they had a lot of popular songs, but it was "Touch of Grey" that hit #1, the ONLY #1 hit for the band.
and amazingly, Led Zeppelin only had ONE number one hit...you'd think it would have been "Stairway to Heaven", right? or "Black Dog", or even "Rock n' Roll". but it's not.
when i heard this on the radio, i couldn't believe it...it was "Whole Lotta Love". (not that it isn't a great song, i just didn't expect it to be the only #1 hit)
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| November 6, 2009, 06:49 |
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Grandelf
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Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Wow, Not sure about bands that had songs that went all the way to number one, but there's tons of bands that had one hit and vanished, though some are STILL touring.
"Coven ~ "One Tin Soldier"..
" Get together "~The Youngbloods...Both of these had their HIT, not saying their touring...but
Procol Harum~ Whiter shade of pale
I grew up in quite a small town, and a few years back the lead singer of that band was performing alone, just him and a piano in this little dive bar. And that was a BIG song.
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| November 6, 2009, 07:16 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Anyone remember the dutch group Shocking Blue. Had a no 1 hit in 1963 in the US with the song Venus. Over here it stayed on no 3.
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| November 6, 2009, 07:43 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
I think in the industry, the definition of a hit is making it on the billboard top 100, which is actually much more difficult than it seems.
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| November 6, 2009, 12:47 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
I always considered a 1 hit wonder to be an act that never had any real notoriety, got their 15 minutes of fame and then were never heard of again, IE Dixie's Midnight Runners with Come On Eileen. Certainly, The Dead, Zeppelin and Procol Harum dont fit that description. But thats just my opinion.
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| November 6, 2009, 15:06 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Maybe you should take the top 500 all times, see who are in the top and thats the real top.
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| November 6, 2009, 15:27 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
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| November 6, 2009, 16:01 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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| November 6, 2009, 16:39 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Well I know you mentioned number one hits, but after reading and thinking about it, going number one isn't really the 'pinnacle' in my opinion as there were many songs that never went to number one, yet sold far more then songs that did! I recall when "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies knocked "Green River" by CCR off the top of the charts, Blasphemy!
And I have had similar conversations with friends over the years about how the Beatles totally wiped out many, many bands in the era when they arrived...they turned the music world upside down.
When I mentioned "One Tin Soldier" I hadn't a clue if it went to number one but I do know it was huge.
I found what I said about Procol Harem, the lead singer playing such small club to be sort of sad, I never played there, and I'm nobody. Yet perhaps the singer was simply doing what he loved...still it is a hole in the wall crappy little bar.
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| November 6, 2009, 16:43 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: Re: only one #1 hit?
QUOTE (lowlands @ November 6, 2009, 07:43)Anyone remember the dutch group Shocking Blue. Had a no 1 hit in 1963 in the US with the song Venus. Over here it stayed on no 3.
I do recall that song! Had it confused with Franky Avalon's song Venus, lol...
Sadly "Bananarama" did a remake of that song...one word ACK!
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| November 6, 2009, 16:45 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Spookily, Spirit In The Sky was also a one hit wonder for Doctor & The Medics in 1986.
Is this a cursed song?
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| November 6, 2009, 16:55 |
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NRG4U
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Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
lots of bands were one hit wonders.. Savage Garden... Tears for Fears.... Golden Earring
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| November 6, 2009, 18:43 |
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Re: Re: only one #1 hit?
QUOTE (NRG4U @ November 6, 2009, 18:43)lots of bands were one hit wonders.. Savage Garden... Tears for Fears.... Golden Earring
Golden Earring had TWO hits...Radar Love (covered nicely by White Lion), and Twilight Zone.
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| November 6, 2009, 18:56 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
i was just curious to get opinions about whether a band is a one hit wonder if the only had ONE #1 hit. regardless of how many top 40 hits. or let's say a band has 5 singles to hit the top 10, but only one makes it to #1, are they a one hit wonder? my opinion, if they make the top 40, it's a hit, so they aren't one hit wonders.
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| November 6, 2009, 18:59 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
A song doesnt need to be #1 to be a hit, that just makes it a #1 hit. Anything in the top 40 is a hit, in my opinion. I'd rather have 10 of my songs in the top 40 over just one #1 hit any day.
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| November 6, 2009, 19:34 |
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Re: only one #1 hit?
yeah, i agree with that.
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| November 7, 2009, 05:10 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: Re: only one #1 hit?
QUOTE (NRG4U @ November 6, 2009, 18:43)lots of bands were one hit wonders.. Savage Garden... Tears for Fears.... Golden Earring
Tears for Fears had "Shout" $ "Everybody wants to Rule the World" I think? ...both which I liked a lot...
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| November 7, 2009, 17:37 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Dexy's Midnight Runners~
Come On Eileen
I believe this went to number #1 though I'm not positive.
Sheriff~"When I'm with You"
Not positive but I believe when this song became a hit the band had already broken up. Seems it might have been released, didn't do well, then re-released and the second time was huge. By that time they were no more, were asked to regroup and tour but didn't as they weren't exactly... "buddies" anymore.
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| November 7, 2009, 17:54 |
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Re: Re: only one #1 hit?
QUOTE (Grandelf @ November 7, 2009, 17:54)Dexy's Midnight Runners~
Come On Eileen
I believe this went to number #1 though I'm not positive.
If it wasn't , it should have.
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| November 7, 2009, 20:53 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: only one #1 hit?
Nena~99 Luftballons, I believe there wee two versions, one in German, and one in English..99 Red Balloons?
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| November 8, 2009, 23:24 |
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