Some artists only have one really big hit. Jonathan King hit top 20 in November 1965. He had a Top 40 (barely) Adult Contemporary hit in 1971, but this was his only hit on the Hot 100. He did have some influences in the recording studio on songs that weren’t his. He produced some 10cc until 1975 (just in time for them to hit big). He was the first artist to use the “Ooga Chaka Ooga Ooga” bit with “Hooked On A Feeling” (as later done the hit version by Blue Swede). He wound up in jail over child sexual abuse from incidents in the 1980s.

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Old songs are the best. I’m not a fan of Bing Crosby songs — I’ll often change the channel when his come on the radio — but I do admit he sang some good songs. I’m just not a fan of his singing. But lots of people are and were. This one went to number one in August 1944 — for nine weeks.

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Never been a fan on Nine Inch Nails. Don’t know if that because of something wrong with them or something wrong with me. Probably both.

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Some artists only have one really big hit. Timmy Thomas actually hit the charts with five different songs, but this was the only one to get higher than number 75. “Why Can’t We Live Together” peaked at number 3 in 1973.

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Old songs are the best. This one hit number one a couple of times, for a total of four weeks,

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Barenaked Ladies, which is actually four fully-clothed dudes, had one big hit song. It’s probably not the song you’ve heard the most from them, though. They also did the theme to The Big Bang Theory. Of course, you’d probably have to watch The Big Bang Theory to hear it, so there’s always a down side.

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While that did look a lot like the car from Starsky and Hutch, the Dukes of Hazzard “look-alike” missed on many levels.

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Some artists only have one really big hit. Len Barry’s 1-2-3 was kept from the top spot in 1965 by The Supremes. The thing is, Len Barry, who co-wrote 1-2-3 was sued by Motown Records, claiming 1-2-3 was a rip-off of a Supremes song, Ask Any Girl. There is a similarity.

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Old songs are the best. Four weeks total at number one in June and July 1944 for this one.

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