Are They A One-Hit Wonder?

sadchild said:
Why would anyone isolate someone's hits into their respective decades? Or label an artist a one-hit wonder of decade A and decade B? I don't get the concept. One hit in the 70s, one hit in the 80s, one hit in the 90s = a one-hit wonder in three separate decades?
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sadchild said:
Why would anyone isolate someone's hits into their respective decades? Or label an artist a one-hit wonder of decade A and decade B? I don't get the concept. One hit in the 70s, one hit in the 80s, one hit in the 90s = a one-hit wonder in three separate decades?
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Golden Earring would be another with a big hit in the 70s and then 1 more in the 80s. But not a OHW since they have 2 big hits that are both heard today. I also am not clear on the concept unless you are restricting your discussion to a certain decade (which this thread is not). But if you are having a discussion about 80s music, mentioning Golden Earring having 1 hit in the decade could make sense.
 
sadchild said:
Why would anyone isolate someone's hits into their respective decades? Or label an artist a one-hit wonder of decade A and decade B? I don't get the concept. One hit in the 70s, one hit in the 80s, one hit in the 90s = a one-hit wonder in three separate decades?
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We acknowledges that some people are OHWs in the US when they had lots of hits in other places, or are OHWs in pop radio when they did much better in other formats. Same concept for time periods.
 
So Eminem is a one-hit wonder in the 1990s

#26 "My Name Is" (1999)

But not in the 2000s

#1 "Lose Yourself" (2002)
#1 "Crack A Bottle" (2009)
#2 "Without Me" (2002)
#4 "The Real Slim Shady" (2000)
#4 "Cleaning Out My Closet" (2002)
#6 "Just Lose It" (2004)
#6 "Shake That" (2006)
#8 "When I'm Gone" (2005)
#9 "We Made You" (2009)
#11 "Mockingbird" (2005)
#12 "You Don't Know" (2006)
#14 "Sing For The Moment" (2003)
#15 "Superman" (2003)
#17 "Beautiful" (2009)
#25 "Encore" (2004)
#25 "Old Time's Sake" (2009)
#32 "3AM" (2009)
#34 "Like Toy Soldiers" (2005)

Hmm. I never thought of labeling Eminem a OHW under any circumstance. But I guess we've found a way.
 
Jermaine Stewart
#5 "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
#27 "Say It Again"
#41 "The Word Is Out"
#42 "Jody"

I'd say definitely a OHW subjectively.
 
Robbie Dupree
#6 "Steal Away"
#15 "Hot Rod Hearts"

I think both hits are still currently known by the masses in general. I'd say he's not a OHW subjectively.
 
sadchild said:
Robbie Dupree
#6 "Steal Away"
#15 "Hot Rod Hearts"

I think both hits are still currently known by the masses in general. I'd say he's not a OHW subjectively.
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I saw him when I got hooked into going to a yacht rock concert.

My friends and I always sang the chorus to Steal Away as "Why don't we steal this song?", because it came out shortly after the Doobie Brothers' Minute By Minute, and it rips-off the melody.
 
HecticArt said:
I bought the Morales CD back in the day, so I never forgot his #15.
I did forget that his version of What I Like got that much airplay though.
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I remember seeing Michael Morales perform that Romantics cover on the Pat Sajak Show (!!) during that time. Thought it was a pretty weak cover and never heard from him again after that.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I clearly remember "Tenderness". Thought that was their biggest hit. I vaguely remember the other one.
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I'll take you there was a cover of a Staples Singers song, which I'm not even sure charted unless it was on the gospel charts. I'd have to look it up.

*EDIT* For 1972, Billboard Hot 100, Weekly Charts, peaked at #1 (didn't think the song was that popular). For the year-end charts it peaked at #19.
Also #1 on the Billboard R&B Charts during that year.
 
Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods:

Billy, Don't Be A Hero (1/1974)
Who Do You Think You Are (15/1974)
The Heartbreak Kid (39/1974)

Ladies and gentlemen, start your debating.
 
10,000 Maniacs
#12 "Because The Night"
#25 "More Than This"
#44 "Trouble Me"

Unfortunate that their two top 40s are both covers, because they have so many great originals. I think they are still well known for "Night" but not "More" (sung by Merchant's replacement vocalist). However, they're still very known for a bunch of singles. I mean, "Trouble Me" , "These Are Days", "Candy Everybody Wants", "Like The Weather" and "What's The Matter Here" are all still very well known.

So I say not subjectively definitely not a OHW.
 
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