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Post by chrislc on Jul 8, 2011 19:20:18 GMT -5
Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel is having a Two-Hit Wonders weekend.
What, I wonder, were the biggest Two-Hit Wonders of the 70s and 80s? They aired a promo featuring Maxine Nightingale and Gloria Gaynor, and then today I heard them play Bonnie Tyler, so they ignored Holding Out For A Hero.
But if we're going to be strict and say only 2 Top 40 hits, then who would be the biggest Two-Hit Wonder?
How about Silver Convention? Sugarloaf, Looking Glass, Kenny Nolan?
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Post by artsmusic on Jul 8, 2011 20:35:01 GMT -5
Tone Loc (#2 and #3) and Dan Hill came to mind (#3 and #6). Tone would be disqualified if we count him as part of the "We're All In the Same Gang" grouping.
I was trying to think of artists who might also have top 100 credits, but whose top 40s were both also top 10s.
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Post by franky on Jul 8, 2011 20:40:06 GMT -5
I think Maria Muldaur came close. One was a top 10 hit and her other one hit # 11.
Btw, my new name is Shuckatoom....lol. But all of you can still call me Franky. I just couldn't resist using the best theme song of all time!!
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Post by chrislc on Jul 8, 2011 20:49:47 GMT -5
Well apparently this has been discussed before on the internet. The two biggest I have found from the 70s/80s are Silver Convention and A Taste Of Honey.
Looks like The Mindbenders were the biggest of the 1960s if we count them with and without Wayne.
and Perez Prado in the 50s with both at #1?
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Post by tarobe on Jul 9, 2011 23:43:39 GMT -5
My vote for the biggest "Two-Hit Wonder" is Golden Earring. They hit in 1974 with "Radar Love" (#13) and again in 1982 with "Twilight Zone" (#10). Although neither peaked as high as the hits by Silver Convention, Gloria Gaynor or A Taste of Honey, both of these records got massive Top 40 airplay in their day, and both still get played a lot on Classic Rock stations. Much more than any of the aforementioned acts do on Oldies stations.
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Post by freakyflybry on Jul 10, 2011 1:00:11 GMT -5
Blue Swede (Hooked On A Feeling/Never My Love) Crowded House (Don't Dream It's Over/Something So Strong) Skid Row (18 and Life/I Remember You) Maureen McGovern (The Morning After/Different Worlds) Climax Blues Band (Couldn't Get It Right/I Love You) Men Without Hats (The Safety Dance/Pop Goes The World) Robbie Dupree (Steal Away/Hot Rod Hearts) Level 42 (Something About You/Lessons In Love) Dead Or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)/Brand New Lover) Jethro Tull (Living In The Past/Bungle In The Jungle) Leon Russell (Tight Rope/Lady Blue) Richie Family (Brazil/The Best Disco In Town) Fat Boys (Wipe Out/The Twist) Pink Floyd (Money/Another Brick In The Wall) Oak Ridge Boys (Elvira/Bobbie Sue) Was (Not Was) (Spy In The House Of Love/Walk The Dinosaur)
Will To Power and Tracy Chapman both had two top 40 hits each, but in their cases, the second was a hit in the 90's. 10cc almost qualified but they had another hit that peaked at #40. LTD is a similar case as their third top 40 hit peaked at #40. And really, someone like Pink Floyd is a technicality given how many of their songs get played on classic rock stations.
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Post by chrislc on Jul 10, 2011 18:38:42 GMT -5
Blue Swede (Hooked On A Feeling/Never My Love) Crowded House (Don't Dream It's Over/Something So Strong) Skid Row (18 and Life/I Remember You) Maureen McGovern (The Morning After/Different Worlds) Climax Blues Band (Couldn't Get It Right/I Love You) Men Without Hats (The Safety Dance/Pop Goes The World) Robbie Dupree (Steal Away/Hot Rod Hearts) Level 42 (Something About You/Lessons In Love) Dead Or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)/Brand New Lover) Jethro Tull (Living In The Past/Bungle In The Jungle) Leon Russell (Tight Rope/Lady Blue) Richie Family (Brazil/The Best Disco In Town) Fat Boys (Wipe Out/The Twist) Pink Floyd (Money/Another Brick In The Wall) Oak Ridge Boys (Elvira/Bobbie Sue) Was (Not Was) (Spy In The House Of Love/Walk The Dinosaur) Will To Power and Tracy Chapman both had two top 40 hits each, but in their cases, the second was a hit in the 90's. 10cc almost qualified but they had another hit that peaked at #40. LTD is a similar case as their third top 40 hit peaked at #40. And really, someone like Pink Floyd is a technicality given how many of their songs get played on classic rock stations. Isn't that amazing? The 11th biggest selling act of the last 60 years is just a "Two Hit Wonder"!
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Post by blackbowl68 on Jul 11, 2011 16:37:06 GMT -5
What do you mean Pink Floyd is a technically? The group is an album oriented act. Most of their material is not geared for single release. I'm sorry...that's a HUGE DISCREDIT to the other acts on this list that actually put out singles for public consumption.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jul 11, 2011 18:25:17 GMT -5
FALCO!!!!
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Post by franky on Jul 11, 2011 22:16:03 GMT -5
One that I can think of, although one of their hits is in the 60s, is Procol Harum. They had 2 great songs, including bme's favorite "Conquistador!!" Too bad they didn't have more. I read somewhere that "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the most played song in British history, and that it was John Lennon's favorite song.
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 12, 2011 8:48:13 GMT -5
I see that Teena Marie is not on anyone's list and rightly so....I consider Square Biz to be a hit giving her 3 hits. A song does not have to hit the top 40 to be a hit.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jul 12, 2011 8:57:59 GMT -5
Whiter Shade Of Pale and Bohemian Rhapsody won a British Award (jointly) in 1977. Best British Single of the past 25 years...
Interesting footnote. Both songs use the word: Fandango!
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Post by artsmusic on Jul 12, 2011 12:14:56 GMT -5
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jul 12, 2011 13:20:10 GMT -5
OK, read the article.
BIG mistake: Daniel Powter being the only artist in the rock era to spend as many as 5 weeks at #1 and not return to the hot 100... What about Zager & Evans? That crappy song spent 6 weeks at #1 and they never charted again... in 1969!
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Post by kahunaburger61 on Jul 13, 2011 1:20:10 GMT -5
No Love for The Andrea True Connection? "More, More, More" Pt. 1 (#4) & "New York You Got Me Dancing" (#27) or Til Tuesday "Voices Carry" (#8) & "What About Love" (#26) or Patty Smyth "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (#2) & "No Mistakes" (#33) or Tommy Tutone "Angel Say No" (#38) & "Jenny 867-5309" (#4) !!!
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