FEW-HIT WONDERS (Day 2)

[NightTrain]

Yesterday's post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1407273

Inspired by the recent "Two-Hit Wonders" thread, I've been going through my copy of BILLBOARD'S TOP POP SINGLES, 1955-1996, and typing up those artists who placed a grand total of 2-4 singles in the pop top forty. Here are the B's:

THE BABYS: Isn’t It Time (#13, 1977), Every Time I Think Of You (#13, 1979), Back On My Feet Again (#33, 1980)

BAD ENGLISH: When I See You Smile (#1, 1989), Price of Love (#5, 1990)

BADFINGER: Come and Get It (#7, 1970), No Matter What (#8, 1970), Day After Day (#4, 1972), Baby Blue (#14, 1972)

JOAN BAEZ: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (#3, 1971), Diamonds and Rust (#35, 1975)

THE GEORGE BAKER SELECTION: Little Green Bag (#26, 1970), Paloma Blanca (#26, 1975)

MARTY BALIN: Hearts (#8, 1981), Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) (#27, 1981)

BANAMARAMA: Cruel Summer (#9, 1984), Venus (#1, 1986), I Heard A Rumour (#4, 1987)

THE BAR-KAYS: Soul Finger (#17, 1967), Shake Your Rump To The Funk (#23, 1976)

LEN BARRY: 1-2-3 (#2, 1965), Like A Baby (#27, 1966), Somewhere (#26, 1966)

BASIA: Time and Tide (#26, 1988), Cruising For Bruising (#29, 1990)

FONTELLA BASS: Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing (#33, 1965), Rescue Me (#4, 1965), Recovery (#37, 1966)

LES BAXTER & HIS ORCHESTRA: Unchained Melody (#2, 1955), Wake the Town and Tell the People (#5, 1955), The Poor People of Paris (#1, 1956)

B. BUMBLE & THE STINGERS: Bumble Boogie (#21, 1961), Nut Rocker (#23, 1962)

BEASTIE BOYS: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) (#7, 1987), Hey Ladies (#36, 1989)

THE BEAU BRUMMELS: Laugh, Laugh (#15, 1965), Just A Little (#8, 1965), You Tell Me Why (#38, 1965)

BOB BECKHAM: Just As Much As Ever (#32, 1959), Crazy Arms (#36, 1960)

ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS: Tighten Up (#1, 1968), I Can’t Stop Dancing (#9, 1968), (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown (#21, 1969)

THE BELLAMY BROTHERS: Let Your Love Flow (#1, 1976), If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me? (#39, 1979)

THE BELMONTS: Tell Me Why (#18, 1961), Come On Little Angel (#28, 1962)

BOYD BENNETT & HIS ROCKETS: Seventeen (#5, 1955), My Boy—Flat Top (#39, 1955)

BERLIN: No More Words (#23, 1984), Take My Breath Away (#1, 1986)

THE BIG BOPPER: Chantilly Lace (#6, 1958), Big Bopper’s Wedding (#38, 1958)

BILLY & LILLIE: La Dee Dah (#9, 1958), Lucky Ladybug (#14, 1959)

STEPHEN BISHOP: Save It For A Rainy Day (#22, 1977), On And On (#11, 1977), Everybody Needs Love (#32, 1978), It Might Be You (#25, 1983)

BLACK BOX: Everybody, Everybody (#8, 1990), I Don’t Know Anybody Else (#23, 1991), Strike It Up (#8, 1991)

THE BLACKBYRDS: Walking In Rhythm (#6, 1975), Happy Music (#19, 1976)

THE BLACK CROWES: She Talks To Angels (#30, 1991), Hard To Handle (#26, 1991)

BLACKFOOT: Highway Song (#26, 1979), Train, Train (#38, 1979)

BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND: Turn On Your Love Light (#28, 1961), Call On Me (#22, 1963), That’s The Way Love Is (#33, 1963), Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (#20, 1964)

BLOODSTONE: Natural High (#10, 1973), Outside Woman (#34, 1974)

BLUE MAGIC: Sideshow (#8, 1974), Three Ring Circus (#36, 1974)

BLUE OYSTER CULT: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (#12, 1976), Burnin’ For You (#40, 1981)

THE BLUES BROTHERS: Soul Man (#14, 1979), Rubber Biscuit (#37, 1979), Gimme Some Lovin’ (#18, 1980), Who’s Making Love (#39, 1981)

BLUE SWEDE: Hooked On A Feeling (#1, 1974), Never My Love (#7, 1974)

BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (#8, 1962), Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts? (#38, 1963)

BOURGEOIS TAGG: I Don’t Mind At All (#38, 1987), Dare To Fall In Love (#32, 1990)

TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART: Out & About (#39, 1967), I Wonder What’s She’s Doing Tonite (#8, 1968), Alice Long (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) (#27, 1968)

THE BRASS RING: The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) (#32, 1966), The Dis-Advantages Of You (#36, 1967)

BEVERLY BREMERS: Don’t Say You Don’t Remember (#15, 1972), We’re Free (#40, 1972)

BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS: Dry Your Eyes (#20, 1967), Right On The Tip Of My Tongue (#23, 1971)

WALTER BRENNAN: Dutchman’s Gold (#30, 1960), Old Rivers (#5, 1962), Mama Sang A Song (#38, 1962)

BRICK: Dazz (#3, 1976), Dusic (#18, 1977)

DONNIE BROOKS: Mission Bell (#7, 1960), Doll House (#31, 1960)

THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN: United We Stand (#13, 1970), Save Your Kisses For Me (#27, 1976)

THE BROTHERS FOUR: Greenfields (#2, 1960), Frogg (#33, 1960)

THE BROTHERS JOHNSON: I’ll Be Good To You (#3, 1976), Get The Funk Out Ma Face (#30, 1976), Strawberry Letter 23 (#5, 1977), Stomp! (#7, 1980)

MAXINE BROWN: All In My Mind (#19, 1961), Funny (#25, 1961), Oh No, Not My Baby (#25, 1964)

PETER BROWN: Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me? (#18, 1977), Dance With Me (#8, 1978)

RUTH BROWN: Lucky Lips (#25, 1957), This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ (#24, 1958)

THE BROWNS: The Three Bells (#1, 1959), Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (#13, 1959), The Old Lamplighter (#5, 1960)

BROWNSVILLE STATION: Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room (#3, 1973), Kings of the Party (#31, 1974)

ANITA BRYANT: Till There Was You (#30, 1959), Paper Roses (#5, 1960), In My Little Corner of the World (#10, 1960), Wonderland By Night (#18, 1961)

B.T. EXPRESS: Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) (#2, 1974), Express (#4, 1975), Peace Pipe (#31, 1975), Give It What You Got (#40, 1975)

BUCHANAN & GOODMAN: The Flying Saucer (#3, 1956), Flying Saucer The 2nd (#18, 1957), Sants & The Satellite (#32, 1957)

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM: Trouble (#9, 1981), Go Insane (#23, 1984)

JOHNNY BURNETTE: Dreamin’ (#11, 1960), You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful, And You’re Mine) (#8, 1960), God, Country, And My Baby (#18, 1961)

LOU BUSCH & HIS ORCHESTRA: 11th Hour Melody (#35, 1956), Portugese Washerwoman (#19, 1956)

[terrya]

1. "A Flock of Seagulls" - "I Ran" and "Space Age Love Song"

The mediocre music...the hair. A Flock of Seagulls.

[NightTrain]

2. Fear not! I'll get to them in the F's.

Promise.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. Scott McKenzie

San Francisco (#4)
Like An Old Time Movie (#24)

[Sporadicus]

4. Badfinger Served as Surrogate Beatles for Me

in the dark days after their breakup. Badfinger had a very Beatlesque sound and production due to their collabaration with McCartney and Harrison (I don't know if Lennon had a hand in their music or not). During the height of their popularity, I was convinced that Badfinger was a front for unfinished Beatles projects.

[NightTrain]

5. Makes sense; they recorded for the Beatles' Apple label.

Previously, they had recorded as the Iveys, and charted in 1968 with "Maybe Tomorrow."

[Sporadicus]

8. Yes, I Recall Their Stint as the Iveys

The music was reminiscent of the band Bread in a sweet, lilting, melodic way. It wasn't until after their collaboration with ex-Beatles and Apple that their style became more guitar-centered and rocking in the mainstream way of that time.

[johnnie]

10. I am still a huge fan

I was pretty young in the early 70's, but became a fan later. The two releases of Pete Ham's demo stuff is great.
I have limited numbered prints of Pete and Tom Evans hanging in my studio.
It's hard for me to think of them as few hit wonders.

[Kat45]

12. There were rumore going around at the time that they were (the Beatles).

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. You're SO nominated.

Me = complete sucker for hard-to-find oldies.

[NightTrain]

13. Well, I never said that I *had* all those records.

I've got waaay too many of 'em, though! :eyes:

[TriadLeftist]

7. I must object ...

Blue Oyster Cult may have only had two songs on the radio, but they put out a LOT of good music. I am an old guy (44 this month) but I never went on a football field in high school or college without several doses of "Cities on Flame (with Rock 'n Roll)"
"The last days of May" was a pretty good song, too.

[el_gato]

9. And who can forget Godzilla

one of my favorite songs from them

[TriadLeftist]

11. Oh no! There goes Tokyo!

You are correct.

[NightTrain]

14. Kick for the graveyard shift

[LoZoccolo]

15. Reminds me of that song...

"Too Much Time On My Hands"

[NightTrain]

16. I'm unemployed and need to find cheap ways to fill my days and nights.

List-making fits the bill nicely!

[TroubleMan]

17. Actually the Beastie Boys had a bunch of popular songs

Some of them had too many curse words to be listed on your Billboard charts.

For instance, Brass Monkey, Paul Revere, and What'cha Want were all very popular at the time.