ONE HIT WONDERS PART 5 – The Late 1970’s (1975 – 1979)Feb 16 '03 Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line :One Hit Wonders are artists that had only one U.S. Top 40 POP single. This trivia quiz is the continuation of a series of Quiz’s covering different era’s/ years. A "One Hit Wonder" would be any artist that had only one hit on the Pop or Rock singles charts in the U.S. reach the Top 40. They either never had another single reach the Top 40 in those categories in the US, or they never released another single at all. Some of the artists during this series may have had one of more singles in the R & B or Country categories also reach the Top 40 there. They may have had a local or regional hit or two or had one or more Major hits in another country such as the UK. Part 4 of this quiz series deals with the late years of 1970’s (1975 – 1979) only. If you are too young or never had much of a chance to listen to music during this Era then some or most of these songs will not be familiar to you? I will provide the name of the song and the year it hit its peak in the Top 40. This may help a little to identify some songs as they may have been covered and a hit as well for more than one artist at another time? PLEASE TRY TO REMEMBER THIS ONE THING. THIS TRIVIA QUIZ IS FOR FUN AND I HOPE WILL BRING BACK SOME FOND MEMORIES OF GREAT DAYS YOU HAD FROM THE PAST? SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO IT’S TIME TO “ROCK ON DUDES!” 1. WHO RECORDED “FEELINGS” IN 1975? 2. WHO RECORDED “LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT” IN 1975? 3. WHO RECORDED “CHEVY VAN” IN 1975? 4. WHO RECORDED “THE HUSTLE” IN 1975? 5. WHO RECORDED “LOVE HURTS’ IN 1975? 6. WHO RECORDED “MAGIC” IN 1975? (Not Olivia Newton-John and not “The Cars”) 7. WHO RECORDED “FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE” IN 1976? 8. WHO RECORDED “I’M EASY” IN 1976? 9. WHO RECORDED “JUNK FOOD JUNKIE” IN 1976? 10. WHO RECORDED “A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN” IN 1976? 11. WHO RECORDED “PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC” IN 1976? 12. WHO RECORDED “DISCO DUCK” IN 1976? 13. WHO RECORDED “ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS” IN 1977? 14. WHO RECORDED “CAT SCRATCH FEVER” IN 1977? 15. WHO RECORDED “SHORT PEOPLE” IN 1977? 16. WHO RECORDED “UNDERCOVER ANGEL” IN 1977? 17. WHO RECORDED “GONNA FLY NOW (Theme from Rocky) IN 1977? 18. WHO RECORDED “GONNA FLY NOW (Theme from Rocky) IN 1977? (Different artist then above) 19. WHO RECORDED “FLOAT ON” IN 1977? 20. WHO RECORDED “ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS” IN 1977? 21. WHO RECORDED “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” IN 1977? 22. WHO RECORDED “I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE” IN 1978? 23. WHO RECORDED “MAGNET & STEEL” IN 1978? 24. WHO RECORDED “HOT CHILD IN THE CITY” IN 1978? 25. WHO RECORDED “NEW YORK GROOVE” IN 1978? 26. WHO RECORDED “HOT CHILD IN THE CITY” IN 1978? 27. WHO RECORDED “VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR” IN 1979? 28. WHO RECORDED “CRUEL TO BE KIND” IN 1979? 29. WHO RECORDED “POP MUZIK” IN 1979? 30. WHO RECORDED “(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT” IN 1978? 31. WHO RECORDED “AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW” IN 1979? 32. WHO RECORDED “MUSIC BOX DANCER” IN 1979? 33. WHO RECORDED “DON’T EVER WANNA LOSE YA” IN 1979? 34. WHO RECIORDED “MAKIN’ IT” IN 1979? 35. WHO RECORDED “CARS” IN 1979? 36. WHO RECORDED “KNOCK ON WOOD” IN 1979? 37. WHO RECORDED “RING MY BELL” IN 1979? 38. WHO RECORDED “NATIVE NEW YORKER” IN 1977? 39. WHO RECORDED “HAPPY DAYS (Theme from Happy Days)” IN 1976? 40. WHO RECORDED “DANCIN’ MAN” IN 1977? 41. WHO RECORDED “STUMBLIN’ IN” IN 1979? 42. WHO RECORDED “BLACK BEAUTY” IN 1977? 43. WHO RECORDED “FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER)” IN 1978? 44. WHO RECORDED “LOVIN’ YOU” IN 1975? 45. WHO RECORDED “TURN THE BEAT AROUND” IN 1976? 46. WHO RECORDED “LOVE IS THE DRUG” IN 1975? 47. WHO RECORDED “I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING” IN 1978? 48. WHO RECORDED “SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE” IN 1977? 49. WHO RECORDED “EMOTION” IN 1977? 50. WHO RECORDED “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” IN 1977? (not “The Animals”) ARE YOU READY FOR THE ANSWERS? 1. MORRIS ALBERT (Peaked at #6 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #93) 2. MAJOR HARRIS (Peaked at #5 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #73) 3. SAMMY JOHNS (Peaked at #5 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #52) 4. VAN McCOY (Peaked at #1 with 3 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #46) (also listed by some sources as Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony Orchestra) 5. NAZARETH (Peaked at #8 with 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #87) 6. PILOT (Peaked at #5 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #87) 7. ELVIN BISHOP (Peaked at #3 with 4 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #61) 8. KEITH CARRADINE (Peaked at #17 with no other Top 100 Hits) 9. LARRY GROCE (Peaked at #9 with no other Top 100 Hits) 10. WALTER MURPHY (Peaked at #1 with only 2 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #44)(also known as “Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band”) 11. WILD CHERRY (Peaked at #1 with 4 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #43) 12. RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS (Peaked at #1 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #56, which was “DIS-GORILLA”) 13. HOT (Peaked at #6 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #65) 14. TED NUGENT (Peaked at #30 with 6 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #58) 15. RANDY NEWMAN (Peaked at #2 for 3 weeks with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #51) 16. ALAN O’DAY (Peaked at #1 with only 1 other top 100 Hit that peaked at #73) 17. BILL CONTI (Peaked at #1 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #52) 18. MAYNARD FERGUSON (Peaked at #28 with 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #82) 19. THE FLOATERS (Peaked at #2 for 2 weeks with no other Top 100 Hits) 20. HOT (Peaked at #6 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #71) 21. DEBBY BOONE (Peaked at #1 for 10 STRAIGHT WEEKS with only 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #50) 22. ALICIA BRIDGES (Peaked at #5 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #86) 23.WALTER EAGAN (Peaked at #8 with 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #46) 24. NICK GILDER (Peaked at #1 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #44) 25. ACE FREHLEY (Peaked at #13 with no other Top 100 Hits as a single singer but better known as the Lead Guitarist of “KISS”) 26. NICK GILDER (Peaked at #1 with only 2 other Top100 Hits the highest peaked at #44) 27. THE BUGGLES (Peaked at #40 with no other Top 100 Hit) 28. NICK LOWE (Peaked at #12 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #77) 29. M (Peaked at #1 with no other Top 100 Hits) 30. BARBARA MANDRELL (Peaked at #2 with only 2 other Top 100 POP Hits the Highest peaked at #31, she did have many Top 40 Hits on the C & W Charts) 31. McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (Peaked at #13 with no other Top 100 Hits) 32. FRANK MILLS (Peaked at #3 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #46) 33. DAVID NAUGHTON (Peaked at #5 with no other Top 100 Hits) 34. NEW ENGLAND (Peaked at #40 with only 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #69) 35. GARY NUMAN (Peaked at #9 with no other Top 100 Hits) 36. AMII STEWART (Peaked at #1 with 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #63) 37. ANITA WARD (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #87) 38. ODYSSEY (Peaked at #21 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #57) 39. PRATT & McCLAIN (Peaked at #5 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #71) 40. Q (Peaked at #23 with no other Top 100 Hits) 41. SUZIE QUATRO (with “Chris Norman)(Peaked at #4 with 6 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #41) 42. RAM JAM (Peaked at #18 with no other Top 100 Hits) 43. CHRIS REA (Peaked at #12 with 5 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #44) 44. MINNIE RIPERTON (Peaked at #1 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #76) 45. VICKI SUE ROBINSON (Peaked at #10 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #63) 46. ROXY MUSIC (Peaked at #30 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #44) 47. RUBICON (Peaked at #28 with no other Top 100 Hits) 48. THE SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND (Peaked at #9 with no other Top 100 Hits) 49. SAMANTHA SNAG (Peaked at #3 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #56) 50. SANTA ESMERALDA (Peaked at #15 with only 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #78) SCORING KEY: 45 - 50 = FANTASTIC JOB, YOU COULD BE A MUSIC HISTORIAN 35 - 44 = GREAT JOB 25 - 34 = GOOD JOB 15 - 24 = NOT BAD 8 - 14 = FAIR 4 - 7 = AT LEAST YOU TRIED 0 - 3 = YOU MUST BE WAY TOO YOUNG? In this group I only owned 22 of the songs listed above at one time on single but I do have the remaining songs on many different Various Artists Compilation Greatest Hits CD’s. I am very familiar with all these songs and many more from the 70’s. I have been compiling this list of “One Hit Wonders” for a very long time. I did however had to do some research on the years of release and their peak charting singles position so I wouldn’t be trying to pull from my 52 Year old memory. My favorite songs from this list are “FEELINGS”, “CARS”, “MAGNET & STEEL”, “CHEVY VAN”, “THE HUSTLE”, “POP MUZIK”, “RING MY BELL” and “MUSIC BOX DANCER”. Maybe you could tell me some of your favorite songs from this list? I hope this “Trivia Quiz” brought back some great old Memories of some good times you had from years gone by? Part 6 will be covering the 1980’s so you will have yet another chance to redeem yourself once again if you scored low today? Thanks ever so much for dropping by and raking your memory cells today.  |
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