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One Hit Wonders...
or are they?
Here are some songs that you maythink are
one hit wonders, but they are not!
The Song:
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
1979
Why not?
Holmes had another hit single in 1980 entitled "Him" that
reached #6 on the Billboard charts.
The Song:
On and On
Stephen Bishop
1977
Why not?
In '77 Bishop also charted with "Save it for a Rainy Day"
and again in '78 with "Everybody Needs Love". In 1983
he charted with "It Might be You" from "Tootsie".
The Song:
It Never Rains in Southern California
Albert Hammond
1972
Why not?
Hammond managed to crack the top 40 a second time
with "I'm a Train in 1974.
The Song:
If You're Going to San Francisco
Scott MacKenzie
1967
Why not?
MacKenzie scored a second hit in 1967 with
Like an Old Time Movie which peaked at # 24.
The Song:
1, 2, 3,
Len Barry
1965
Why not?
Barry also charted with "Like a Baby" in 1966.
The Song:
Eve of Destruction
Barry McGuire
1965
Why not?
According to Billboard, if you chart as a solo or part of a
group,
it counts the same. So, McGuire's hit with the New Christy
Minstrels,
"Green Green" in 1963 disqualifies him.
The Song:
Green-Eyed Lady
Sugarloaf
1970
Why not?
In 1974 they charted again with "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You."
(#9)
* Thanks to Steve B. whose feedback inspired this list!
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