https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:52:31 +0000 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:36:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8726 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47187&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47187 Author: Bill Cahill
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Posted: 13 March 2017 at 12:36pm

I don't remember ever seeing a domestic album for Mac and Katie Kissoon's "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep".. not a high charter. Let me know though, I could be wrong. ]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:36:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47187&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47187 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47185&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47185 Author: JL328
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Posted: 12 March 2017 at 9:00pm

"Breakin' ... There's No Stoppin' Us" by Ollie & Jerry.

Ironically, they had that one top 10 hit from the movie "Breakin'" and
then, well, stopped before releasing an album.

I imagine that most of the acts that fit this criteria had their hit from a
movie.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:00:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47185&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47185 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47184&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47184 Author: crapfromthepast
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Posted: 12 March 2017 at 8:48pm

I believe that "I'm On Fire" by 5000 Volts was released on a UK album, which wasn't released in the US. It did hit the US top 40, but I wouldn't really call it a hit over here.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 20:48:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47184&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47184 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47182&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47182 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 8726
Posted: 12 March 2017 at 8:01pm

Of course, there are also situations where we didn't get a full album in the US, but a UK artist who was a one-hit wonder here sometimes never had a US album (but had a UK album). So one that falls under this category is:

Paul Nicholas - "Heaven on the 7th Floor".

There are probably quite a few songs that fall into this category. Others?

As I think of other songs (for either category), I'll list them here.

Edited by EdisonLite]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 20:01:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47182&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47182 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8726&PID=47181&title=one-hit-wonders-with-no-album#47181 Author: EdisonLite
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Posted: 12 March 2017 at 7:57pm

CrapFromThePast: "Maybe we should start a thread for acts who had a big 45 but no full album. I can only think of one (non-benefit) hit single from the 1980s, where the recording act never recorded anything else but that one single."

OK, I like that idea and I'll start that thread.

As was already mentioned, there's "Life is a Rock" by Reunion and "Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S.

The first 2 songs that come to mind for me are:
"Makin' It" - David Naughton
"She's Like the Wind" - Patrick Swayze

In both cases, it could be argued that the actors were pursuing their acting careers and had no interest in recording an album.

BTW, around 1990, I was in a grocery store, waiting in line to pay for my items, when I noticed in front of me was a person who appeared to be David Naughton. I asked, and it was. And I asked him why he didn't record a whole album after "Makin' It" became such a big hit. I don't remember his exact response but it was something like what I said above.

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