Category: No-Hit Wonders

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George Jones and the Hot 100

Exactly one year ago, country music legend George Jones died at the age of 81.  Given his tremendous success on the country charts, it’s hard to call Jones a no-hit wonder, though technically in terms of the pop music...

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Missing Persons

Exactly 30 years ago, Los Angeles-based band Missing Persons peaked at number 67 with “Give,” their fifth and final single to hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.  This peak position for this song is notable because it also meant that...

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Dee Dee Warwick

You’ve very likely heard of Dionne Warwick, who experienced nearly a quarter century of chart success on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart between her first Top 40 hit, “Don’t Make Me Over,” which peaked at...

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No-Hit Wonders

We’ve all heard of the concept of the one-hit wonder — a musical act who was only successful with or is only known for one song.  Perhaps we can also add the concept of...