Donnie Iris-"Leah" peaked at #29(Billboard) in 1980. "Love is Like a Rock" hit #37 in 1981. Dobie Grey had a 1965 #13 hit "The In-Crowd" and another Top 40 song "You Can Do It" in 1979. FWIW- "Black Betty" does qualify as a true 1970's 1-hit wonder. |
Psycho Killer fafafa fa fafa... ! Yey Yey Yey!!! |
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye hit the charts in December 1969, so this should be close enough for government work.
Also +1 on Ram Jam's Black Betty, |
Hi Dayglow,
I wasn't aware that we were actually going Billboard numbers. I thought that it was more of a general recognition thing. Sorry about that. I guess certain wings that get a lot of airplay aren't necessarily number 1 hits. |
Roxy54-Not a problem, appreciate your input! |
Well, he may have had another hit, but not until the 80's and not as big as this one, so I'll say Dave Edmunds' "I Hear You Knockin'" (an old Smiley Lewis Blues, a hit for Dave in '71). It is as tension-and-release filled as anything I have ever heard! |
Dave Edmunds made some good music. He received a lot of FM play with his song "Slippin' Away", which I always liked. |
Rockpile was such a great live band! Even when performing as a duo, Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe (with a rhythm section) never seemed to have quite the same energy as they did when performing as Rockpile. Maybe it was just the luck of the draw, but the three Edmunds or Edmunds with Nick Lowe shows that I've seen were all very good to very, very good. The one Rockpile show was flat-out great. Oddly, IIRC, all were at the same venue - Tramps in NYC.
Too bad that the only live record I've ever heard from Rockpile (I presume it's a bootleg) has arguably the worst SQ of any recording I own. C'est last vie. |
"Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Harvest |
Czarivey - the basic concept of the "1-hit wonder" is that the performer had only one (very good) hit. If your reference to Psycho Killer is by the Talking Heads, it would not qualify, as they had many hits. |
Marty---When Edmunds and Lowe started working together on their respective solo albums, they started touring billed as whomever's record was being promoted. That touring Band was Dave and Nick of course, with guitarist Billy Bremmer and drummer Terry Williams (earlier in Man, later in Dire Straits). That is, of course, Rockpile. I saw every tour that line-up did, the shows differing only in what songs were performed and who did the most lead singing. One of Rock n' Roll's all-time great Bands! |
By the way, the Rockpile line-up was in place to record starting with Dave's Tracks on Wax 4 album and Nick's Labour of Lust (which is MUCH different than his first, definitely showing Dave's influence on Nick), both from '78, IIRC. |
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' by the Crazy Elephant. |
Oh, how about "Starry Eyes" by The Records? |
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"Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone.
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i was gonna offer "spirit in the sky", but notice it was released in 1969 (though still charted in 1970). "venus" and "vehicle" (ides of march) would fit the bill; likwise "hocus pocus" (focus) and "be thankful for what you got" (great tune). |
Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but I just heard:
"(Whoa,oh,oh...It's) Magic" by Pilot on XM radio, identified as 1975.
A natural for this list. |
Martykl-Your correct! "Magic" peaked at #5 in 1975. Pilot never had another Top 40 Billboard hit. Loomisjohnson- If I was to include 1 R&B song(in my Top 10) "Be Thankful" would be at the top of my list(the LP version is killer)! |
The Grateful Dead - although they didn't have their 1 Hit until the '80s. |
Slam dunk..."Son of My Father" by Giorgio. |
I'm not sure, but I didn't see anyone mention:
"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede. (Ooga Chaga) |
