Music's One Hit Wonders...
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Procul Harum...Whiter Shade of Pale. Thunderclap Newman...Something In The Air.
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Steam..na na hey hey Kiss him goodbye.
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Procol Harem had six hits. Homburg, Quite Rightly So, Salty Dog, Conquistador, & Pandoras Box all came after Whiter Shade.
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown-Fire
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Golden Earring
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Not gonna give this up
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The first ever one hit wonder in the Uk charts was Kitty Kallen with "Little things mean a lot" in 1954.
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Good point. Can hardly call them one hit wonders. Quite a few notable albums as well. Daft opening post.
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Play that funky music
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Peter and Gordon...."god I'm old" A world without Love.
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Hey Jude. The Beatles.
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Peter and Gordon and several hits in the USA and UK. They got to number 2 in the Uk with True Love Ways and number 5 with To Know Her is to Love Her, amongst others.
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Some others I'm fairly certain of: The Kalin Twins, Clive Dunn, The Overlanders, Charlene, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, The Archie's, Norman Greenbaum.
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Kathy Kirby - Secret Love.
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Aahhh...Didn't realise they'd had so Many at number one. Only remember "whiter shade of pale" cheers....dermotdermot wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:59 pmGood point. Can hardly call them one hit wonders. Quite a few notable albums as well. Daft opening post.
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The one and only (hit) - Chesney Hawkes. Interestingly it was written by Nik Kershaw.
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Kathy Kirby had several top twenty hits in the 60s.
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Very popular at Turf Moor...
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Indeed she was, compared with Marilyn Monroe.
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Horse with no name - America
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Chesney Hawkes was the son of Len Hawkes of the Tremeloes, who had several hits in the sixties, and including the number one "Silence is Golden"
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Where do you go to mike garlik ..peter sarstedt
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Where do you go to mike garlik ..peter sarstedt
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Didn't he have a hit twice with that one...
10.23 and 10.23 and 10 seconds
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I bought their LP Holiday on the strength of that single and didn’t regret it.
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Peter Sarstedt had a second top ten hit with "Frozen Orange Juice" shortly after his number one hit.
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No idea why this has come into my head but wasn't there a song called Uptown Top Ranking by Althea & Donna?
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Correct Tony, also a one hit wonder.
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Yes there was.
I'll chuck in two all-girl Groups from the '70s
- Mississippi by Pussycat and
- Substitute by Clout
and more recently
- Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
I'll chuck in two all-girl Groups from the '70s
- Mississippi by Pussycat and
- Substitute by Clout
and more recently
- Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
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Peter Sarstedt is one of three brothers who have all had top five hits in the Uk, can you name th other two without googling?
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The Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack
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Telstar by the Tornadoes. I think it must have a one hit wonder as I bought an LP and it was essentially Telstar versions 1 to 12
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I think Eden Kane was one of them.Vino blanco wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:37 pmPeter Sarstedt is one of three brothers who have all had top five hits in the Uk, can you name th other two without googling?
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Is Eden Kane one?Vino blanco wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:37 pmPeter Sarstedt is one of three brothers who have all had top five hits in the Uk, can you name th other two without googling?
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I think I might know one - didn't he make boys cry?Vino blanco wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:37 pmPeter Sarstedt is one of three brothers who have all had top five hits in the Uk, can you name th other two without googling?
EDIT: Claretcliff beat me to it
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Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
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I'm not letting you claim that after I had an inspired moment
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Benny Hill -Ernie
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It was Eden Kane, number one in 1961 or 1962 with Well I Ask You, and the other one is was Robin Sarstedt with "My resistance is low" which got to number 3. I'm fairly certain this is the only time three separate brothers have done this.
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Clive Dunn - Grandad
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Clive Dunn ( Corporal Jones) - Grandad
Edit: beaten to it but as soon as I saw benny hill I thought of this for some bizarre reason.
Edit: beaten to it but as soon as I saw benny hill I thought of this for some bizarre reason.
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White Town - Your Woman
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Barbie Girl by Aqua?? Their follow up single Doctor Jones got to Number 1.