It's National One Hit Wonder Day! Sometimes what an actual "One Hit Wonder" is, can be confusing. A band gets labeled as such, but you're like they have so many other great songs!

So here it is, this is what a "One Hit Wonder" is defined as:

A musical act that has only has one Top-40 hit.

You might like 4-5 other songs from a band, and those songs could have had "success" but if they never reached that level, they are a "One Hit Wonder."

Let's take a look at these Classic Rock "One Hit Wonders" from Society of Rock

  • Mountain - Mississippi Queen
  • Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
  • Nazareth - Love Hurts
  • Uriah Heep - Easy Livin
  • Derek And The Dominos - Layla 
  • David Essex - Rock On
  • Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town

 

 

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