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One Hit Wonders

The 60s One Hit Wonders

Most American music industry insiders consider a song in the top forty positions of the Billboard Hot 100 to be a hit. Thus, any performer who recorded only one song that reached the Top 40 is, technically, a one-hit wonder. However, the term is more generally applied to musicians best known for only one song, meaning that some artists who fit the above criteria are not considered one-hit wonders, while others who do not are considered such.

Wayne Jancik's book The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders (Billboard Books, 1998) defines a one-hit wonder rather conservatively, as "an act that has won a position on Billboard's national, pop, Top 40 just once."

For our definition we will consider a one hit wonder as a solo or group who had only one recording make the top 40. I know you will enjoy the songs I have selected. Obviously for size of jukebox not all one hit wonders are here.

Your Top 40 Songs of the Sixties Decade

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◦ Motown of the 60s
◦ Backseat Memories
◦ Songs of Nam
◦ Double Play
◦ Jukebox Memories by Year
◦ 1960 Memories
◦ 1961 Memories
◦ 1962 Memories
◦ 1963 Memories
◦ 1964 Memories
◦ 1965 Memories
◦ 1966 Memories
◦ 1967 Memories
◦ 1968 Memories
◦ 1969 Memories
◦ Country and Western Music of the 50s and 60s
◦ Bottom 20
◦ B Side Tag-a-long 45s
◦ More Baby Boomer Memories
◦ Sentimental Side of the 60s
◦ 50s - Our Oldies But Goodies
◦ 60s Best Instrumental Hits
◦ Folk Music
◦ Sixties Soul and Rhythm and Blues
◦ 1969 Top 100 Countdown
◦ Woodstock 40th Anniversary
◦ Union Street Memories
◦ Cruisin' Music Jukebox
◦ Music For Parking
◦ Girl Groups of the 60s
◦ British Invasion Jukebox
◦ One Hit Wonders
◦ Music of Summers Past
◦ Love Songs of the Summer
◦ Teen Songs of Tragedy
◦ Party Rock
◦ The Brill Building Music
◦ About Girls and Guys

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