#OneHitHistory The week ending September 30, 1972, American keyboardist/singer Chi Coltrane earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Thunder And Lightning,” the first release from her eponymous debut album, entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. (9 weeks on the chart, peaked at #17) #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays A NYC group started in the mid-’70s as the New York City Players, but changed their name to Cameo... After a decade in the funk/R&B trenches, they hit it big with “Word Up!” in 1986. It shot to #6 on the #Billboard #Top40. US #OneHitWonder honorees? Nope. #Cameo #OneHitWondered

I can't believe all these comedians are selling out by doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and also... Sorry I was distracted by a Chris Rock advert for online gambling, what were we talking about?

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 30, 1978, Vancouver. BC pop-rockers Stonebolt earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their Adult Contemporary ballad "I Will Still Love You" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #29. #Stonebolt #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory A day to remember English singer/songwriter & guitarist Marc Bolan, #BOTD in 1947. The glam rock pioneer, with his band T. Rex, earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1972 when “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” spent 11 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #10. #TRex #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Happy birthday to LA R&B singer/jazz pianist Patrice Rushen, #BOTD in 1954. Patrice earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1982 when her dance-funk classic “Forget Me Nots” spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #23. #PatriceRushen #ForgetMeNots #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory 🇨🇦 Week ending September 29, 1979, 16-year-old Canadian singer France Joli earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her disco classic “Come To Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #15. #FranceJoli #ComeToMe #OneHitWondered 🇨🇦

A fella needs to know when it's time to ride off into the sunset...

#OneHitHistory Week ending September 29, 2001, Riverside, California alt-rockers Alien Ant Farm earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their hard-edged cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Remembering ‘Mother of Hip-Hop’ Sylvia Robinson, who #DOTD in 2011… Then mononymously known as Sylvia, she earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1973 when her sultry slow jam “Pillow Talk” spent 13 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #3. #SylviaRobinson #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The Jimi Hendrix Experience became, possibly, the unlikeliest of US #OneHitWonder honorees the week ending September 28, 1968… “All Along The Watchtower” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at 31. It spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #JimiHendrix #BobDylan #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 28, 1963, the Massachusetts group The Busters earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their instrumental “Bust Out” (on Arlen Records) entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. #TheBusters #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 28, 1959, Tennessee pop culture icon Wink Martindale earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his rendition of the spoken-word “Deck of Cards” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. #WinkMartindale #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 27, 1969, Louisville, Kentucky psychedelic rock group The Rugbys earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “You, I” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. #TheRugbys #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Remembering Scottish guitar phenom Jimmy McCulloch, who was found dead #OTD in 1979. At 16, McCulloch earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969 as the lead guitarist for Thunderclap Newman. “Something In The Air” spent 2 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #37. #OneHitWondered

🎵 Take me down, Jimmy... 🎵

#OneHitHistory The week ending May 31, 1980, “Funkytown” by the Minneapolis disco/funk group Lipps, Inc. spent the first of their four weeks at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40! It was a defining song of the disco era… even as the term ‘disco’ was becoming toxic. #LippsInc #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “Breaking Away” by NYC’s Balance peaked at #22 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 26, 1981… Former Blues Magoos’ vocalist/guitarist ‘Peppy' Castro became a US #OneHitWonder again, this time out front on keyboards. #PeppyCastro #BobKulick #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 26, 1964, J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their cover of the teen-death melodrama “Last Kiss” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #29. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “Neanderthal Man,” an experimental recording made at Eric Stewart’s Studio (and released under the group name Hotlegs), peaked at #22 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 26, 1970. Stewart, Kevin Godley, & Lol Creme all earned US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “Rubber Duckie” by Sesame Street’s eternal roommate, Ernie, peaked at #16 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 26, 1970. Ernie’s ode to bath time fun spent 7 weeks on the chart, and earned him his US #OneHitWonder honors. #SesameStreet #Ernie #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Memphis rock ‘n’ rollers, The Gentrys, earned US #OneHitWonder honors the week ending September 25, 1965, when their cover of “Keep On Dancing” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. #TheGentrys #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 25, 1971, Alabama-born singer/songwriter Freddie Hart earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his #1 country single “Easy Loving” crossed over onto the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #17. #FreddieHart #OneHitWondered

As Fast Fingers has pointed out, it's Happy National One Hit Wonder Day... at least their examples are all legit 🤣 www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 25, 1961, American singer/songwriter Troy Shondell earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his cover of “This Time” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #24. The single spent 12 weeks on the pop chart, peaking at #6. #TroyShondell #ChipsMoman #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 24, 1966, San Jose garage rockers Count Five earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their fuzz guitar-driven “Psychotic Reaction” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #25. It spent 9 weeks on the pop chart, peaking at #5. #CountFive #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “7 and 7 Is” by LA garage rockers Love peaked at #33 on the #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 24, 1966. The racially diverse group, led by Arthur Lee, pioneered psychedelic rock with a mix of baroque pop & folk… and forshadowed punk a decade early. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 24, 1988, Bobby McFerrin’s breezy, optimistic “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” became the first a cappella single to top the #Billboard #Top40, and none have matched it since… Bobby McFerrin earned US #OneHitWonder honors with the single. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Yep, Joe Diffie's passing was a shocker... In 1999, country singer/songwriter Joe Diffie also earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his country crossover ballad “A Night To Remember” spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #38. #JoeDiffie #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory #OTD in 1996, “That Thing You Do” by The Oneders was released… Contrary to the film of the same name, the single did not earn US #OneHitWonder honors. It peaked at #41 on the US #Billboard Top 40 the week ending Nov. 9, 1996. #NotAOneHitWonder #TomHanks #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 23, 2006, artsy, power-pop group OK Go earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their crunchy, guitar-driven “Here It Goes Again” spent one week on the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38 before dropping from the chart… #OneWeekWonder #OKGo #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Seattle songwriters George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam started as behind-the-scenes pros before, as 🇺🇸 pop duo Boy Meets Girl, scoring a big hit of their own with '88’s “Waiting for a Star to Fall.” It peaked at #5 on the #Billboard #Top40. It was their second hit, though. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 23, 1995, NYC R&B duo Groove Theory earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Tell Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The single spent 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #GrooveTheory #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory In 1969, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, featuring powerhouse Dorothy Combs Morrison, turned a centuries-old hymn into a global hit. “Oh Happy Day” took church joy to #Top40 radio & changed gospel’s place in mainstream music… earning US #OneHitWonder honors in the process. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 23, 1972, Wash. State folk singer/songwriter Danny O’Keefe earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his melancholic & introspective “Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. (10 weeks on the chart, peaked at #9) #OneHitWondered

A pop up box on Tylenol dot com

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 22, 1979, Oklahoma-born singer/songwriter Moon Martin earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his wiry, guitar-driven “Rolene” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #30. #MoonMartin #Rolene #OneHitWondered

A small touch I always love seeing at a concert: a member of the band who isn't micced up mouthing along to the lyrics while they're playing because they're too into the song to help themselves.

I’m old enough to remember when people were mad that the memorial service for Paul Wellstone had some political content.

#OneHitHistory Nice score on that one...! The instrumental 'group' Hot Butter scored an unlikely hit with that bubbling, electronic track “Popcorn” in 1972. It spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #9... Earning Hot Butter US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 22, 1973, the Brooklyn folk/soft-rock harmony trio Cross Country earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their interpretation of Wilson Pickett’s “In The Midnight Hour” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. (4 weeks on the chart, peaked at #30) #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Birthday wishes to Richard Fairbrass, #BOTD in 1953. The frontman for Right Said Fred (English dance-pop band formed with his brother Fred) earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1992 when “I’m Too Sexy” spent 17 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 3 weeks at #1. #OneHitWondered

A Fairbrass birthday Still too sexy for the cake Bald, proud, still dancing

Sanctified soft-rock Half the world sighed, half winced We still debate it

#OneHitHistory Happy birthday to 🇺🇸 singer Debby Boone, #BOTD in 1956. Debby earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her polarizing cover of “You Light Up My Life” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. It spent 21 weeks on the chart, including a then-record 10 weeks at the #1 position! #OneHitWondered

BlueSky still has oddities: my feed’s Discovery section just gave me Rep. Jasmine Crockett defending herself from administration attacks, and the next note was about Don Johnson (Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice) and his #OneHitWonder success on the Billboard charts. Keywords are still a thing.

#OneHitHistory I was wondering if anyone was gonna mention ol’ Sonny Crockett…Looks like someone’s Fast Fingers wants to talk about him 🤣 Don Johnson earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1986 with his cover of “Heartbeat.” It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5! #DonJohnson #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 21, 1991, British post-punk/goth pioneers Siouxsie and The Banshees earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their dance-pop classic “Kiss Them For Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 21, 1985, famed keyboardist/composer & producer Jan Hammer earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his musical piece “Miami Vice Theme” entered the US # Billboard #Top40 at #37. (13 weeks on the chart, 1 week at #1). #JanHammer #MiamiVice #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory “Harper Valley P.T.A.” by Jeannie C. Riley peaked at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 21, 1968. Her version of the Tom T. Hall-penned country classic spent 12 weeks on the chart, including the one week at the #1 spot! #JeannieCRiley #TomTHall #OneHitWondered