The Top 500 One-Hit Wonders of the Rock Era Revisited: Prelude Part Four

We've lined up another great set of songs leading up to the premiere of the all-new Top 500 One-Hit Wonders of the Rock Era* tomorrow, exclusively on Inside The Rock Era.

  
Wadsworth Mansion--"Sweet Mary"

This group's one and only reached #7 in 1971 and they were never heard from again.

Paul Nicholas--"Heaven On The Seventh Floor"

A popular film star in the U.K. switched to recording for this #6 song from 1977.

Sweet Sensation--"Sad Sweet Dreamer"

One of the top songs outside our list is this one from 1975, a #1 smash in the U.K. that also reached #14 in the U.S.

  Greg Guidry--"Goin' Down"

This tasty song from 1982 was just one spot away from reaching the Top 10 for Greg Guidry.  The promising artist never scored another big hit again.

Ray Price--" For The Good Times"

This song written by Kris Kristofferson reached #1 for Ray Price in 1970.

Marcie Blane--"Bobby's Girl"

Teenager Marcie Blane posted a #3 smash with this one in 1962.

  

Autograph--"Turn Up The Radio"

This Rock group reached #29 with this in 1985, their only Top 40 entry.

 

Bob Carlisle--"Butterfly Kisses"

A song Bob Carlisle wrote for his 16-year-old daughter became a #1 Adult Contemporary smash in 1997.

   

David Soul--"Don't Give Up On Us"

This guy was an actor on the television show Starsky & Hutch.  He recorded this song in 1977 which reached #1 on both sides of the Atlantic.

  
Company B--"Fascinated"

This song started out of Miami, Florida  in 1986 and created so much excitement that radio stations across the country began playing it.  As a result, Company B signed a major recording contract with Atlantic Records, which re-released it and were able to distribute the song much more efficiently.  It reached #1 on the Dance chart and #21 overall.

 Marshall Hain--"Dancing In The City

A #3 smash in their native U.K., duo Marshall Hain's "Dancing In The City" is one of The Top Unknown/Underrated Songs of the Rock Era* in the U.S. with a peak of just #43.

 

Lit--"My Own Worst Enemy"

This American Rock group formed in Southern California nearly a decade before their One-Hit Wonder* in 1999.

 

 New Colony Six--"Things I'd Like To Say"

  

This group from Chicago, Illinois was passed over at Columbia Records in favor of Boise's Paul Revere and the Raiders, so their parents had to fund the band until they could record their first album in 1966. 

  
  Stars on 45--"Medley"  

The Dutch group Stars on 45 recorded this medley of mostly Beatles hits in 1981 and it reached #1 in several countries.

That concludes our Prelude*.  Hope you enjoyed it and if you haven't yet, be sure to listen to each of the four segments.  We'll kick off the brand new Top 500 One-Hit Wonders of the Rock Era* tomorrow, July 4th, exclusively on Inside The Rock Era!