FEW-HIT WONDERS (Day 10)

[NightTrain]

Yesterday's post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1441837&mesg_id=1441837

Inspired by the recent "Two-Hit Wonders" post, I've been going through my copy of BILLBOARD'S TOP POP SINGLES, 1955-1996, and typing up those artists who placed 2-4 singles total in the Top 40. Here are the J's and K's:

CHUCK JACKSON: I Don’t Want To Cry (#36, 1961), Any Day Now (#23, 1962)

FREDDIE JACKSON: Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) (#18, 1985), You Are My Lady (#12, 1985), He’ll Never Love You (Like I Do) (#25, 1986), Jam Tonight (#32, 1987)

JOE JACKSON: Is She Really Going Out With Him? (#21, 1979), Steppin’ Out (#6, 1982), Breaking Us In Two (#18, 1983), You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (#15, 1984)

MILLIE JACKSON: Ask Me What You Want (#27, 1972), Hurts So Good (#24, 1973)

WANDA JACKSON: Let’s Have A Party (#37, 1960), Right Or Wrong (#29, 1961), In the Middle of a Heartache (#27, 1961)

DICK JACOBS & HIS ORCHESTRA: ‘Main Title’ and ‘Molly-O’ (#22, 1956), Petticoats of Portugal (#16, 1956), Fascination (#17, 1957)

SONNY JAMES: Young Love (#2, 1957), First Date, First Kiss, First Love (#25, 1957)

AL JARREAU: We’re In This Love Together (#13, 1981), Mornin’ (#21, 1983), ‘Moonlighting’ Theme (#23, 1987)

JAY & THE TECHNIQUES: Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin pie (#6, 1967), Keep The Ball Rollin’ (#14, 1967), Strawberry Shortcake (#39, 1968)

JELLYBEAN: Sidewalk Talk (#18, 1985), Who Found Who? (with Elisa Fiorillo) (#16, 1987)

WAYLON JENNINGS: Good Hearted Woman (#25, 1976), Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) (#25, 1977), Theme from ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ (#21, 1980)

JESUS JONES: Right Here, Right Now (#2, 1991), Real, Real, Real (#4, 1991)

JIGSAW: Sky High (#3, 1975), Love Fire (#30, 1976)

THE JIVE FIVE: My True Story (#1, 1961), I’m A Happy Man (#36, 1965)

LITTLE WILLIE JOHN: Fever (#24, 1956), Talk To Me, Talk To Me (#20, 1958), Heartbreak (It’s Hurtin’ Me) (#38, 1960), Sleep (#13, 1960)

ROBERT JOHN: The Lion Sleeps Tonight (#3, 1972), Sad Eyes (#1, 1979), Hey There, Lonely Girl (#31, 1980)

JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES: Crossfire (#23, 1959), Red River Rock (#5, 1959), Reveille Rock (#25, 1959), Beatnik Fly (#15, 1960)

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ: Shattered Dreams (#2, 1988), I Don’t Want To Be A Hero (#31, 1988)

BETTY JOHNSON: I Dreamed (#9, 1956), Little White Lies (#25, 1957), The Little Blue Man (#17, 1958), Dream (#19, 1958)

DON JOHNSON: Heartbeat (#5, 1986), Till I Loved You (with Barbra Streisand) (#25, 1988)

MARV JOHNSON: Come To Me (#30, 1959), You Got What It Takes (#10, 1959), I Love The Way You Love (#9, 1960), (You’ve Got To) Move Two Mountains (#20, 1960)

MICHAEL JOHNSON: Bluer Than Blue (#12, 1978), Almost Like Being In Love (#32, 1978), This Night Won’t Last Forever (#19, 1979)

JIMMY JONES: Handy Man (#2, 1960), Good Timin’ (#3, 1960)

RICKIE LEE JONES: Chuck E’s In Love (#4, 1979), Young Blood (#40, 1979)

JEREMY JORDAN: The Right Kind of Love (#14, 1993), Wannagirl (#28, 1993)

JOSHUA KADISON: Jessie (#26, 1993), Beautiful In My Eyes (#19, 1994)

BERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA: Wonderland By Night (#1, 1961), Tenderly (#31, 1961), Red Roses For A Blue Lady (#11, 1965), Three O’Clock in the Morning (#33, 1965)

THE KALIN TWINS: When (#5, 1958), Forget Me Not (#12, 1958)

KITTY KALLEN: Little Things Mean A Lot (#1, 1954), Go On With The Wedding (#39, 1956), If I Give My Heart To You (#34, 1959), My Coloring Book (#18, 1963)

KATRINA & THE WAVES: Walking On Sunshine (#9, 1985), Do You Want Crying (#37, 1985), That’s The Way (#16, 1989)

KEITH: Ain’t Gonna Lie (#39, 1966), 98.6 (#7, 1967), Tell Me To My Face (#37, 1967)

JOHNNY KEMP: Just Got Paid (#10, 1988), Birthday Suit (#36, 1989)

TARA KEMP: Hold You Tight (#3, 1991), Piece Of My Heart (#7, 1991)

THE GREG KIHN BAND: The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) (#15, 1981), Jeopardy (#2, 1983), Lucky (#30, 1985)

EVELYN ‘CHAMPAGNE’ KING: Shame (#9, 1978), I Don’t Know If It’s Right (#23, 1979), I’m In Love (#40, 1981), Love Come Down (#17, 1982)

KING CURTIS: Soul Twist (#17, 1962), Memphis Soul Stew (#33, 1967), Ode To Billie Joe (#28, 1967)

THE KINGSMEN: Louie, Louie (#2, 1963), Money (#16, 1964), The Jolly Green Giant (#4, 1965)

THE KLF: 3 A.M. Eternal (#5, 1991), Justified & Ancient (#11, 1992)

KLYMAXX: I Miss You (#5, 1985), Man Size Love (#15, 1986), I’d Still Say Yes (#18, 1987)

THE KNACK: My Sharona (#1, 1979), Good Girls Don’t (#11, 1979), Baby Talks Dirty (#38, 1980)

FRED KNOBLOCK: Why Not Me? (#18, 1980) Killin’ Time (duet with Susan Anton) (#28, 1980)

BILLY J. KRAMER with THE DAKOTAS: Little Children (#7, 1964), Bad To Me (#9, 1964), I’ll Keep You Satisfied (#30, 1964), From A Window (#23, 1964)

KRIS KROSS: Jump (#1, 1992), Warm It Up (#13, 1992), Alright (#19, 1993), Tonite’s Tha Night (#12, 1996)

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (#26, 1971), Why Me? (#16, 1973)

[NightTrain]

1. Kick for the night shift

[TroubleMan]

2. Al Jarreau had a lot of jazz hits, actually has a lot of good songs...but

just not the top 40 stuff.