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Post by Michael1973 on Aug 6, 2022 12:22:18 GMT -5
Hmmm. Wikipedia says Inner Circle's "Games People Play" peaked at #84 in 1994. In 1994, the Hot 100 does not equal AT40, so to speak. Or, rather, AT40 in 1994 did not utlize the Hot 100. Yeah, lists like this become confusing when you move into the 1990s because people have contradicting ideas about what constituted a Top 40 hit. |
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Post by slf on Aug 6, 2022 15:12:42 GMT -5
I got another great two hit wonder that ought to rank very high: Jimmy Jones. He had two massive hits in 1960: "Handy Man"(#2), and "Good Timin'"(#3). (They were hits before AT40 began, but you've included a few two hit wonders previously that were pre-AT40.)
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Post by giannirubino on Aug 8, 2022 12:20:43 GMT -5
Just added 2552 Jimmy Jones.
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Post by woolebull on Aug 8, 2022 14:40:59 GMT -5
Listening to Dees 8/6/89 and heard two artist I don't think are on this esteemed list yet: Henry Lee Summee and Michael Morales.
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Post by giannirubino on Aug 9, 2022 18:21:36 GMT -5
woolebull, why do you not think they are there?
1872 Henry Lee Summer
1697 Michael Morales
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Post by woolebull on Aug 10, 2022 9:08:22 GMT -5
woolebull, why do you not think they are there? 1872 Henry Lee Summer 1697 Michael Morales Because there are so many, my eyes just skipped over them 🤣 Thank you for pointing them out. |
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Post by giannirubino on Aug 10, 2022 13:36:33 GMT -5
No worries. I thought maybe I was missing something. XD
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Post by bobbo428 on Aug 11, 2022 20:15:56 GMT -5
I just thought of a high-profile two-hit wonder, but she is technically only 50 percent in the Casey era: Tracy Chapman. "Fast Car" just made the Kasem era, but her other big hit, "Give Me One Reason," went top 5 on the Hot 100. I'm not sure how it did on Casey's Top 40--probably top three.
Another high-profile two-hit wonder had both of her hits during the '70s: Gloria Gaynor. Her first hit was a remake of a 1971 Jackson 5 classic, while her other hit has gotten astronomical amounts of airplay, the equivalent of five standard classic hits. It is hard to believe that she only had two top-40 hits, despite being considered the Disco Queen during the mid-'70s. On my personal chart, however, she did have a rather big hit with a religious song just 3 years ago.
Jethro Tull comes to mind--they had many FM rock hits, but only 2 made the pop top 40.
Both of Maureen McGovern's hits were high-profile: a number 1 smash from 1973 (movie) and a top-20 pop hit from 1979 from an obscure TV show.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Aug 11, 2022 21:12:33 GMT -5
I just thought of a high-profile two-hit wonder, but she is technically only 50 percent in the Casey era: Tracy Chapman. "Fast Car" just made the Kasem era, but her other big hit, "Give Me One Reason," went top 5 on the Hot 100. I'm not sure how it did on Casey's Top 40--probably top three. Another high-profile two-hit wonder had both of her hits during the '70s: Gloria Gaynor. Her first hit was a remake of a 1971 Jackson 5 classic, while her other hit has gotten astronomical amounts of airplay, the equivalent of five standard classic hits. It is hard to believe that she only had two top-40 hits, despite being considered the Disco Queen during the mid-'70s. On my personal chart, however, she did have a rather big hit with a religious song just 3 years ago. Jethro Tull comes to mind--they had many FM rock hits, but only 2 made the pop top 40. Both of Maureen McGovern's hits were high-profile: a number 1 smash from 1973 (movie) and a top-20 pop hit from 1979 from an obscure TV show. "Give Me One Reason" hit #1 on Casey's Top 40 in 1996, and was #5 on the year-end chart; undoubtedly her biggest hit. |
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Post by trekkielo on Aug 11, 2022 22:43:42 GMT -5
I just thought of a high-profile two-hit wonder, but she is technically only 50 percent in the Casey era: Tracy Chapman. "Fast Car" just made the Kasem era, but her other big hit, "Give Me One Reason," went top 5 on the Hot 100. I'm not sure how it did on Casey's Top 40--probably top three. Another high-profile two-hit wonder had both of her hits during the '70s: Gloria Gaynor. Her first hit was a remake of a 1971 Jackson 5 classic, while her other hit has gotten astronomical amounts of airplay, the equivalent of five standard classic hits. It is hard to believe that she only had two top-40 hits, despite being considered the Disco Queen during the mid-'70s. On my personal chart, however, she did have a rather big hit with a religious song just 3 years ago. Jethro Tull comes to mind--they had many FM rock hits, but only 2 made the pop top 40. Both of Maureen McGovern's hits were high-profile: a number 1 smash from 1973 (movie) and a top-20 pop hit from 1979 from an obscure TV show. All four are already on the list here on page 16 at at40fg.proboards.com/post/197558/thread4385 Tracy Chapman 2880 Gloria Gaynor 1989 Maureen McGovern 1968 Jethro Tull  |
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Post by bobbo428 on Aug 11, 2022 23:03:05 GMT -5
I just thought of a high-profile two-hit wonder, but she is technically only 50 percent in the Casey era: Tracy Chapman. "Fast Car" just made the Kasem era, but her other big hit, "Give Me One Reason," went top 5 on the Hot 100. I'm not sure how it did on Casey's Top 40--probably top three. Another high-profile two-hit wonder had both of her hits during the '70s: Gloria Gaynor. Her first hit was a remake of a 1971 Jackson 5 classic, while her other hit has gotten astronomical amounts of airplay, the equivalent of five standard classic hits. It is hard to believe that she only had two top-40 hits, despite being considered the Disco Queen during the mid-'70s. On my personal chart, however, she did have a rather big hit with a religious song just 3 years ago. Jethro Tull comes to mind--they had many FM rock hits, but only 2 made the pop top 40. Both of Maureen McGovern's hits were high-profile: a number 1 smash from 1973 (movie) and a top-20 pop hit from 1979 from an obscure TV show. All four are already on the list here on page 16 at at40fg.proboards.com/post/197558/thread4385 Tracy Chapman 2880 Gloria Gaynor 1989 Maureen McGovern 1968 Jethro Tull It is coincidental that Jethro Tull had 1968 points. Was that the year that they were formed, plus or minus a year? I believe "Living in the Past" was first released in 1969. They actually made my personal chart last winter with "Shoshanna Speaking," though I believe it is a new band backing up Ian Anderson. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 13, 2022 8:34:50 GMT -5
Pete Townshend of The Who had a pair of top forty solo hits:"Let My Love Open The Door" (1980) & "Face The Face" (1985).
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Post by trekkielo on Aug 15, 2022 13:13:48 GMT -5
Pete Townshend of The Who had a pair of top forty solo hits:"Let My Love Open The Door" (1980) & "Face The Face" (1985). He's already on the list! 2029 Pete Townshend |
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Post by mga707 on Aug 15, 2022 16:29:42 GMT -5
It is coincidental that Jethro Tull had 1968 points. Was that the year that they were formed, plus or minus a year? I believe "Living in the Past" was first released in 1969. They actually made my personal chart last winter with "Shoshanna Speaking," though I believe it is a new band backing up Ian Anderson. Tull's first album, "This Is" did indeed come out in 1968 in Britain, and charted in the U.S. in March 1969. "Living In the Past" was indeed recorded and first released (in the U.K.) in 1969, as a non-LP single. It wasn't released in the U.S. until 1972, as the title track and single from the compilation/live double album of the same name. |
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Post by bobbo428 on Aug 16, 2022 21:29:32 GMT -5
It is coincidental that Jethro Tull had 1968 points. Was that the year that they were formed, plus or minus a year? I believe "Living in the Past" was first released in 1969. They actually made my personal chart last winter with "Shoshanna Speaking," though I believe it is a new band backing up Ian Anderson. Tull's first album, "This Is" did indeed come out in 1968 in Britain, and charted in the U.S. in March 1969. "Living In the Past" was indeed recorded and first released (in the U.K.) in 1969, as a non-LP single. It wasn't released in the U.S. until 1972, as the title track and single from the compilation/live double album of the same name. I meant to say "Shoshana Sleeping," no "Shoshana Speaking." Because of the song, it made me think of a person I knew in the '90s named Shoshana, and I found her on Facebook. |
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