Which one hit wonder took Oh Lori to number 8 in 1977
"was not released until 2008, after the band reformed. After the early years with Barnaby Bye, the brothers continued writing, recording and performing as the duo, Alessi. In 1977, their song ""Oh Lori"" (from the 1976 album ""Alessi"") reached no. 8 and spent 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and became a Top Ten hit in seventeen more countries. In May 1982, ""Put Away Your Love"" (from 1982 album ""Long Time Friends"") reached No. 71 and spent 4 weeks in the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. They also charted in Brazil with ""Sad Songs"" (from the album ""Alessi"", 1977), ""All"
"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord ""Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord"" is a 1978 Christmas single by Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit, put in medley with the new song ""Oh My Lord"" (Farian/Jay). The single was recorded in a hurry early November, included in the group's live set and rushed out at the end of the month, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became Christmas number one, spending eight weeks in the charts. It was the second single for the group in the UK's all-time best selling singles list. The"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"the Jordanaires. The song was covered by The Kentucky Headhunters in 1990. Their version went to number 8, which was the band's highest-peaking single. Oh Lonesome Me ""Oh Lonesome Me"" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. On what became the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, it peaked at No. 7. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart. Its B-side was ""I Can't Stop Loving You"", which peaked at"
"of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White and Rick Wakeman, wrapped their 1977 tour of North America and Europe in support of their eighth album, ""Going for the One"" (1977). The album marked a return to commercial success after it went to number one in the UK for two weeks and spawned a UK top-10 single in ""Wonderous Stories"". The 84-date tour was considerably taxing on the group, and they took a break at its conclusion before they reconvened at Sound Associates in Bayswater, London in mid-February 1978 to write and rehearse material for a new studio album."
"hit in 1977. Taylor's version peaked at #1 in September 1977 on the RPM Top Singles chart. Measured in terms of popularity on any chart, Taylor's version of the song was the most successful. It reached No. 2 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart and reached No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and was knocked out of the pole position by his then wife Carly Simon. Taylor's version also earned him his second Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Male. Taylor's version featured Leah Kunkel, the ex-wife"
"Ladd, Stevie Nicks, Jacqueline Bisset Macho Men of 1977: Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Gere, Arnold Schwarzenegger Flashback Commercial of 1977: Miller Lite - ""Great taste, less filling"" Wonders of 1977: Billy Beer, first MRI, Sports bra Follicle Fad of 1977: Chest hair, Mohawk Primate of 1977: The Grape Ape Roller Rink Anthem of 1978: Chic's ""Le Freak"" Flashback Commercial of 1978: Body on Tap shampoo Primate of 1978: Evie of ""Battlestar Galactica"" Follicle Fad of 1978: Throwback hair Macho Men of 1978: Andy Gibb, Björn Borg, Mick Jagger Wonders of 1978: Ben & Jerry's, Reese's Pieces, Ginsu, Ironman Triathlon Foxy Ladies"
"Ten in both the UK and the US, peaking at number 8 in the UK and number 7 in the US. The tune was on the Hot 100 for 23 weeks, nearly a full month longer on that chart than any other ELO tune. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 15 song of 1977. In 1977, the song would reach number 1 in New Zealand and Canada. ""Telephone Line"" and Meri Wilson's ""Telephone Man"" were back-to-back on Hot 100's top 40 for two non-consecutive weeks in the summer of 1977. As was the norm, many ELO singles were issued in"
"television advertisement for Miller Lite beer used the 1969 song ""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"" by The Hollies, which became a number 1 in September 19 years after its original release, and an advert for Coca-Cola gave Robin Beck a number 1 with the ballad ""First Time"". Film and Television actress Patsy Kensit, a teenager in 1988, also reached the Top 10 this year in the band Eighth Wonder. Their Pet Shop Boys-produced UK debut ""I'm Not Scared"" slowly climbed up the Top 40 and peaked at number 7 in May. The band were more popular in Italy and"
"to number 6, and American movie star Mario Lanza climbed back up to number 3, having peaked there 6 weeks earlier. Kay Starr became the third number one when ""Comes A-Long A-Love"" climbed a place to number one, and American traditional pop music singer Eddie Fisher's ""Outside of Heaven"" was joint number two with Jo Stafford, due to sales clashing. <br> At the end of month, Eddie Fisher climbed to number one with ""Outside of Heaven"", Perry Como and The Ramblers' ""Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"" climbed 5 places to number 3, and Al Martino's ""Now"" became"
"were Cher, re-launching her music career with ""I Found Someone"", a number 5 hit written and produced by Michael Bolton. Belinda Carlisle revived her career this year with three Top 10s including the number 1 ""Heaven is a Place on Earth"" while Kim Wilde scored a career-best three successive Top 10s with ""You Came"" (No.3), ""Never Trust a Stranger (No.7) and ""Four Letter Word"" (No.6). Pop duo Dollar scored their ninth and final Top 20 hit with comeback hit ""Oh L'amour"", a SAW-produced cover of an early Erasure single, which made number 7 in April, and also making a chart"
"album all reaching this position. British pop singer Lolly (real name Anna Kumble) was very successful scoring three Top 10 hits (two of which went Top 5) and her album also went Top 25. Her songs are well remembered for being criticised everywhere for being ""cheesy"", however still being very successful. 1970s punk rock band Blondie also made a surprise resurgence at the very beginning of the year, making #1 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit (and 19 years after their previous #1). ""Maria"", the band's sixth #1, was the first track taken from their #3 album, ""No"
"""Some Enchanted Evening"" had peaked at #91 in 1976. (Olivor would ""bubble under the Hot 100"" chart in 1980 when her single ""Don't Let Go of Me"" peaked at #108.) ""He's So Fine"" would also afford Olivor her sole ranking on the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening chart where its peak would be #21, also ranking in the Canadian singles chart with a #71 peak and rising as high as #3 on the Canadian Easy Listening chart. May 1978 saw the release of an attempted replication of the original ""He's So Fine"" credited to Kristy and Jimmy McNichol although the track only"
"1977 with an overall Top 40 tenure of 12 weeks while an overall Hot 100 tenure of 22 weeks would tie ""You're My World"" with Reddy's signature #1 hit ""I am Woman"" as Reddy's longest-lasting Hot 100 entry. ""You're My World"" also reached number #13 on the Canadian pop chart. The potential for further international success for Reddy's version of ""You're My World"" was narrowed by the concurrent release of a remake by UK pop group Guys 'n' Dolls which was a #1 hit in the Netherlands and Flemish Belgium: although the Guys 'n' Dolls version was unsuccessful in the"
"also charted in the US, Germany, and Sweden. Performed as a power ballad, the Nazareth version is the most popular version of the song and the only rendition of ""Love Hurts"" to become a hit single in the United States, reaching No. 8 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in early 1976. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 23 song for 1976. As part of the ""Hot Tracks (EP)"" it also reached No. 15 in the UK in 1977. Nazareth's version was an international hit, peaking at No. 1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and Norway, and remains the"
"one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was ""Sounds"" magazine's Single of the Year in 1977. In 1989, it was eighteenth in the list of ""NME"" writers' all-time top 150 singles. ""Q"" magazine in 2002 ranked it first on its list of ""The 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever..."" and third on its list of ""100 Songs That Changed The World"" in 2003. In 2007, ""NME"" launched a campaign to get the song to number 1 in the British charts and encouraged readers to purchase or download the single on 8"
"with ""Caldonia Boogie"", and Count Basie scored a number 10 hit with ""Mad Boogie"". In 1948, Freddie Martin had a number six hit with ""Sabre Dance Boogie"" and three years later, Ernie Ford hit number four with his ""Shot Gun Boogie"". After several decades out of the hits catalogue, singer-actress Bette Midler hit number eight in 1973 with her cover of the song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; the original track, whose details Midler reproduced closely, was a 1941 national hit for the Andrews Sisters. Other well-known songs using a boogie rhythm or bass pattern include Chuck Berry's ""Johnny B. Goode"","
"1945 with ""Sentimental Journey"". Dean Martin had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Everybody Loves Somebody"" in 1964. The O'Jays had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Love Train"" in 1972. The Ohio Players had 2 #1 Hot 100 hits, including the funk song ""Love Rollercoaster"" in 1976. Wild Cherry had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Play That Funky Music"" also in 1976. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Tha Crossroads"" in 1996. John Legend had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""All of Me"" in 2014. Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods had a #1"
"on Me"", ""Tears of a Clown"", ""Shop Around"" and ""Tracks of My Tears"". In addition, ""You Really Got a Hold on Me"", ""Going to a Go-Go"", ""Shop Around"" and ""Tracks of My Tears"" were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of their list of The 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll . The group was also ranked No. 61 on VH-1's 100 Greatest Rock Stars of All Time in 1998 while also ranking at No. 71 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2008.They have also been inducted into the ""Hit Parade"
"on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of All Time, #16 on ""20 to 1""'s Top 20 One Hit Wonders Countdown and #57 on VH1's ""100 Greatest Songs of the '80s"". It has also appeared on multiple ""greatest"" or ""best"" lists and countdowns. US 7"" single International 7"" single US 12"" single Alternate US 12"" single The UK singer Lolly scored a top five hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1999. In addition, there is also a karaoke version of the cover on the album. UK CD single 1 UK CD single 2 UK Cassette single Mickey (song) ""Mickey"""
"Chance on Me"" (1978), ""Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"" (1979), and their signature smash ""Dancing Queen"" (1976)—ranks as the eighth best-selling act of all time. Other prominent European pop and disco groups were Luv' from the Netherlands and Boney M., a group of four West Indian singers and dancers masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian. Boney M. charted worldwide with such songs as ""Daddy Cool"", ""Ma Baker"" and ""Rivers Of Babylon"". Another Euro disco act was the French Amanda Lear, where Euro-disco sound is most heard in Enigma (""Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me"") song"
"favorite, history has branded them as ""one hit wonders"". Despite Motown's relative lack of promotion, The Contours charted several times for the label between 1962 and 1967. Other instruments: The Funk Brothers Shake Sherry ""Shake Sherry"" (sometimes spelled on record as ""Shake Sherrie"") was a 1962 R&B song by Motown Records group The Contours, issued on its Gordy subsidiary label (Gordy 7012). It was the follow-up to the group's million-selling top-5 hit single ""Do You Love Me"", and was taken from their album of the same name. Not as successful as its predecessor, ""Shake Sherry"" missed the ""Billboard"" Pop Top"
"""Cherry Oh Baby"" to the 1971 Jamaican Festival Song Competition, going on to win the competition and giving him a big Jamaican hit single. Donaldson has won the competition six times, in 1971, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1993 and 1997. ""Cherry Oh Baby"" has been covered by both The Rolling Stones (on their 1976 album, ""Black and Blue"") and UB40 (on their 1983 album, ""Labour of Love""). The riddim has remained extremely popular – over thirty cover versions have been recorded, including an update by Donaldson himself. Two of his festival winners (""Sweet Jamaica"" (1977) and ""Land of My Birth"" (1978))"
"The lead singer Shirley Goodman, was one half of the duo Shirley and Lee who had a mega hit 18 years earlier, in 1956, writing and recording the song ""Let The Good Times Roll"" for Aladdin Records. Jesus Alvarez changed his name to Jason Alvarez and became a pastor for the Love of Jesus Family Church. He recorded several gospel albums. 1974 ""Shame, Shame, Shame"" (Austria #1 / Belgium #1 / Germany #1 / Netherlands #1 / Norway #9 / Switzerland #2 / US #12 / US Dance #1 / US R'n'B #1)<br> 1975 More Shame<br> 1975 I Like to"
"and mixed differently from the ""more familiar"" LP version, the single was replaced with the album version. Ultimately, ""C'mon Marianne"" reached the #9 position on the Hot 100 less than a month after lead singer Frankie Valli's ""solo"" (with Four Seasons participation) hit, ""Can't Take My Eyes Off You"", hit #2. The song sported a riff which The Doors also appropriated in their 1968 single ""Touch Me"". In 1976, Donny Osmond recorded ""C'mon Marianne"" and it was released on his album ""Disco Train"". The song reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on the magazine's Easy"
"in the songwriting credits. In 1963, Doris Troy scored her only hit on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart with ""Just One Look"". The song spent 14 weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at No. 10, while reaching No. 3 on ""Billboard""s Hot R&B Singles chart, No. 8 on New Zealand's ""Lever Hit Parade"", and No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. The song also charted at No. 9 on the ""Cash Box"" Top 100, in a tandem ranking with the version by Andy and the Marglows, with Troy's version marked as a bestseller. The song was ranked No."
"consecutive number-ones in the US. This record was eventually surpassed in 1988 by American singer Whitney Houston, when her single ""Where Do Broken Hearts Go"" became her seventh consecutive number-one hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In 1979, NBC aired ""The Bee Gees Special"", which showed how the sound effect for the explosion was created. Barry cupped his hands over a microphone and made an exploding sound with his mouth. Several of these sounds were then mixed together creating one large boom heard on the record. ""Tragedy"" is playable as downloadable content for ""Rock Band 3"" and ""Rock Band 4""."
"song peaked at number one for two weeks, replacing Sonny & Cher's ""I Got You Babe"", between 11 and 25 September, before being toppled by the Walker Brothers' ""Make It Easy on Yourself"". In the decades since its release, ""Satisfaction"" has repeatedly been acclaimed by the music industry. In 1976, Britain's ""New Musical Express"" listed ""Satisfaction"" 7th among the top 100 singles of all time. There was a resurgence of interest in the song after it was prominently featured in the 1979 movie ""Apocalypse Now."" In 1991, Vox listed ""Satisfaction"" among ""100 records that shook the world"". In 1999, BMI"
"album, went to No. 20 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in late 1970. The Osmonds covered the song on their 1970 album, ""Osmonds"", as well as on the B-side of their chart-topper ""One Bad Apple"". The song is a staple at their concerts. Olivia Newton-John included the song on her 1975 album ""Clearly Love"", and it was released as the B-side of the single ""Let It Shine"" in January 1976. The single went to number one on the US Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart and number thirty on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The Neil Diamond version entered at #68"
"1977 under the alias Cody Jameson, and it became her first chart single, climbing to No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also appearing on the Adult Contemporary and Country Charts. In March 1977 Gloria flew to Toronto to be the special guest star on the popular weekly variety program ""The Bobby Vinton Show"" which was seen all across the United States and Canada. The program was produced by her husband Alan Thicke. Loring performed ""Will You Love Me Tomorrow"" and performed a duet with Vinton on ""Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"". In 1979 and 1980, Loring and"
"singles hit the number-one spot. It remained in the top spot for seven straight weeks from 17 June to 29 July 1978. On 5 August it was replaced by The Rolling Stones with their hit ""Miss You."" Additionally, ""Shadow Dancing"" was listed by Billboard as being the number one single of 1978. The song peaked at number eleven on the soul chart and sold 2.5 million copies in the United States alone. Its two B-sides ""Let It Be Me"" appeared on US version and ""Too Many Looks In Your Eyes"" was from his previous album ""Flowing Rivers"". In July that"
"the United States during the early spring of 1975, and charted at number one for one week on the ""Billboard"" Top Soul Singles chart. Along with the track, ""What Can I Do for You?"", ""Lady Marmalade"" peaked at number seven on the disco/dance charts. The single was also a major hit in the United Kingdom, where it charted at number seventeen . ""Lady Marmalade"" replaced another Crewe/Nolan composition, Frankie Valli's ""My Eyes Adored You"", as the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 number-one single. This feat made Crewe and Nolan the third songwriting team in ""Billboard"" history (after Lennon–McCartney and Holland–Dozier–Holland) to replace"
"hits with a string of covers of earlier teen-pop songs, including ""Go Away Little Girl"" (#1, originally by Steve Lawrence), ""Puppy Love"" (#3, a Paul Anka composition) and ""The Twelfth of Never"" (#8, originally recorded by Johnny Mathis). From 1971 to 1976, he had 12 Top 40 hits, including 5 in the Top 10; for most of these, the Osmonds were still performing as a full band, but backing and giving star billing to Donny for songs on which he sang lead. Donny's numerous solo hits, have led many to assume he was the group's lead. Merrill was nevertheless the"