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Celebrating American One-Hit Wonders from the Billboard Hot 100 era... A US #OneHitWonder is a group/performer with just 1 hit single, as measured against the industry-standard US Billboard Top 40, which is #1 through #40 on their Hot 100 chart. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 6, 2007, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor’s side project Stone Sour earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "Through Glass" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single dropped to #40 the following week… and then fell off the chart. #StoneSour #OneHitWondered
Stone Sour - Through Glass
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January 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Thank you, Governor Walz, for your service to Minnesota and to our country.
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 5, 1974, country superstar Merle Haggard earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his crossover classic “If We Make It Through December” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28. #MerleHaggard #OneHitWondered
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December
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January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
#OneHitHistory I love seeing classic US #OneHitWonder honorees posted... & ScruffyR brought a great one! 4 Non Blondes earned their US #OneHitWonder honors in June 1993 when the Linda Perry-penned "What's Up" spent 17 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #14. #4NonBlondes #OneHitWondered
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Ditto...
I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 5, 1963, American R&B singer Johnny Thunder earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his rendition of “Loop de Loop” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. #JohnnyThunder #OneHitWondered
Johnny Thunder - Loop de Loop
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January 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 4, 1969, sophisticated NYC pop/R&B group The Brooklyn Bridge earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "Worst That Could Happen" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, two of ‘em stuck at #3. #BrooklynBridge #OneHitWondered
The Brooklyn Bridge - Worst That Could Happen
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January 5, 2026 at 5:46 AM
#OneHitHistory The 'blaster bringin' another... 🇨🇦 Straight Outta Oshawa, Ontario... The 🇨🇦 pop vocal group Wednesday earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1974 when their cover version of "Last Kiss" spent 4 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #34. #Wednesday #Oshawa #Canada #OneHitWondered
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 4, 1960, Oklahoma singer Mark Dinning earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Teen Angel” (written by his sister Jean) entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #29. The single spent 14 weeks on the chart, including 2 weeks at the #1 spot! #MarkDinning #OneHitWondered
Mark Dinning - Teen Angel
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January 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Meet David Hoch... The guy who brought Nick Shirley around Minneapolis. Gifted from the Star-Tribune, so you should be able to read it if ya want 🤮

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Meet ‘David,’ the man who spirited Nick Shirley around to Somali-run day cares
David Hoch had a long history of failed political ambitions. Then he paired up with a 23-year-old YouTuber to knock on doors at Minneapolis child care centers.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 3, 2004, the Staten Island, NYC singer/songwriter mononymously known as Eamon earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his radio edit of “F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered
Eamon - F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)
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January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 3, 1976, Scottish hard rockers Nazareth surprisingly earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their only US pop hit, the Boudleaux Bryant-penned “Love Hurts,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #25. It spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. #OneHitWondered
Nazareth - Love Hurts
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January 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#OneHitHistory “My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)” by 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 actor/singer Robert Goulet peaked at #16 the week ending January 2, 1965. His version of the classic romantic pop ballad earned Goulet his US #OneHitWonder honors. #RobertGoulet #OneHitWondered
Robert Goulet - My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)
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January 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 2, 1999, neotraditionalist country singer/songwriter Mark Chesnutt earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his cover of Aerosmith’s “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #19. Twelve weeks on the chart, peaked at #17. #OneHitWondered
Mark Chesnutt - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
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January 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 1, 1966, New Jersey instrumental group The Viscounts earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their version of the jazz standard “Harlem Nocturne” spent the week at #39 on the US #Billboard #Top40. It dropped from the chart the following week. #OneHitWondered
The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne
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January 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 1, 1972, Think, a studio project by producers/songwriters Lou Stallman & Bobby Susser, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Once You Understand” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. #Think #OneHitWondered
Think - Once You Understand
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January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending January 1, 1966, New Jersey garage rock group The Knickerbockers earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their single “Lies” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #TheKnickerbockers #OneHitWondered
The Knickerbockers - Lies
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January 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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1979, Sylvia Robinson's new Sugarhill Records scores its new hit with the pre-fab Sugarhill Gang. youtu.be/ZjRi-S7J70Y?... #70sMusic #AT40 #MusicSky #NowPlaying
Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
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January 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
#NotAOneHitWonder Hot 100 history on the anniversary of losing one of our first rock and roll heroes and a chart trailblazer... #OTD in 1985, we lost the guy who launched the #Billboard Hot 100 era with its very first #1 hit single, “Poor Little Fool.” #RickNelson #OneHitWondered
1958 HITS ARCHIVE: Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (a #1 record)
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December 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#OneHitHistory The week ending December 31, 1960, Brooklyn, NYC street-corner doo-wop group The Shells earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their 1957 single “Baby Oh Baby” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #27. The single spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #21. #TheShells #OneHitWondered
The Shells - Baby Oh Baby
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December 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
#OneHitHistory A day to remember Aruban dancer/singer & DJ Bobby Farrell, who #DOTD in 2010. In 1978, Bobby earned US #OneHitWonder honors as a member of Boney M, a project created by German producer Frank Farian. “Rivers Of Babylon” spent 6 weeks on the US #Top40, peaking at #30. #OneHitWondered
Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
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December 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
#2HitTuesdays In 1974, Maria Muldaur had her signature hit with “Midnight At The Oasis,” off her 1973 self-titled debut album. The single spent 14 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, and peaked at #6 the week ending June 1, 1974. She did have another #Top40 hit, right? You betcha! #OneHitWondered
Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis (Live)
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December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending December 30, 2000, 13-year-old singer Mikaila earned US #OneHitWonder honors when her hit single “So In Love With Two” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. #Mikaila #OneHitWondered
Mikaila - So In Love With Two
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December 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#OneHitHistory Misternatural bringin’ one of my favorites! San Jose vampire cape-wearin' garage rockers Count Five earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 with their fuzz guitar-driven “Psychotic Reaction.” It spent 9 weeks on the #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #CountFive #OneHitWondered
December 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM