One Hit Wonder Day

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By Diane Forrest

What do these songs have in common?  They were all ONE hit wonders from various artists.  A One hit wonder is a song from a group that is their only "claim to fame".  Meaning, they never had another hit song.  I would imagine this is not a list I would want to be included in If I was a singer, or part of a band.    If this song brought you instant fame, but you never had another hit song again, that would put an end to your career.  However, even if you were a one hit wonder, that is still more than most people in the world have ever achieved, and would be able to achieve a great since of accomplishment.

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Today is One Hit Wonder Day, so spend the day listening to one of your favorite hit songs

Artist	Song Title	Year
Benny Mardones	Into the Night	1980
Alive and Kicking	Tighter, Tighter	1970
Calloway	I Wanna Be Rich	1990
Frijid Pink	House of the Rising Sun	1970
The Chords	Sh-Boom	1954
Bobby Bloom	Montego Bay	1970
Charlie Dore	Pilot of the Airwaves	1980
Giant	I'll See You in My Dreams	1990
Candyman	Knockin' Boots	1990
Ron Holden and the Thunderbirds	Love You So	1960
Edison Lighthouse	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)	1970
The Divinyls	I Touch Myself	1990
SOHO	Hippychick	1990
Jimmy Eat World	The Middle	2002
Norman Greenbaum	Spirit in the Sky	1970
Blues Image	Ride Captain Ride	1970
David & David	Welcome to the Boomtown	1986
Sugar Hill Gang	Rapper's Delight	1980
Autograph	Turn up the Radio	1985
Mungo Jerry	In the Summertime	1970

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