One Hit Wonders That Still Rock

Bands that hit the charts with a great song and then go back to their day jobs are called ‘One Hit Wonders.’ Here are a few of our favorite one-hit wonders…

‘867-5309’ turned out to be more than a phone number, it was the title of the Tommy Tutone one-hit wonder in 1981. It was also a real phone number in various parts of the country. A Chicago woman received over 22,000 calls the first week the song was played on Chicago radio.

“Lunatic Fringe” is the only hit song from a group called Red Rider from Toronto Canada, with lead singer Tom Cochrane, the man who sang “Life is a Highway” a few years ago.

“Black Betty” is an old blues tune from the early 1920s credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, but Ram Jam a, county rock band from New York, rode their whaling version to number one in 1977. Howie Blauvelt and Pete Charles, two of the original band members have passed on since the song hit the charts.

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