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The Pure One Hit Wonders page
for the 1960s
in Tunetimeline® Chronological Order


The PURE One Hit Wonders Pages in The Ultimate One Hit Wonders Section of Tunecaster® lists every pure one hit wonder on the charts or near the charts and includes sound samples for each. Pure One Hit Wonders are artists or groups that had only one song with any noticeable radio airplay. There are very few pure one hit wonders. Nearly everyone who had a hit song or a moderately popular song also had at least one other song that received some radio airplay. We challenge you to find another song that received any radio airplay at all in the United States for these artists. This is the 1960s page. Choose a different decade here:1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s..

But that's not enough to cover one hit wonders...

The Pure One Hit Wonders and Near One Hit Wonders pages of list every possible one hit wonder on the charts or near the charts, each with a music sample. Every one hit wonder or near one hit wonder song listed has a comment to explain why it is included on the list. You can decide if you think it really is a one hit wonder or just a near one hit wonder. Each year from 1960 through 1999 has its own page. We also threw in two additional pages with 50s and 2000s one hit wonders. There are about 800 one hit wonders in all! Select a year below...



In addition to those pages, here are some other pages in the one hit wonders section:

The Number One Hit One Hit Wonder Pages list every number one hit one hit wonder, with sound samples. These are the biggest songs by the most obscure artists. Choose a decade: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s..

The SONG Index of One Hit Wonders lists every song title of every one hit wonder or near one hit wonder from 1960 through 1999, and links you to the page where the song details are.

The ARTIST and GROUP Index of One Hit Wonders lists every artist or group with a one hit wonder or near one hit wonder from 1960 through 1999, and links you to the page where the song details are.

The One Hit Wonder HOME Page has more information about ultimate one hit wonders section of the free online music encyclopedia.


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Pure One Hit Wonders page for the 1960s in the Ultimate One Hit Wonders Site section of this free online music encyclopedia. There are currently over 4,000 pages chock-full of song, chart, and artist histories here at the encyclopedia. Music search the music artist search discography page here, which includes every top 20 pop song and rock song hit by the artist, and many more. Click on a speaker icon to hear a music sample for a song. Tunecaster also has a top 20 countdown music archive. Click on the decade links on the toolbar above to see the top 20 countdown pages.

 

early play
peak play
hear
US
NY
#
title
artist
Nov 1959
Jan 1960
15
16
1
Larry Hall
Sandy was the only top 20 song for Larry Hall. He did not receive noticeable airplay with any other song.
Jan 1960
Feb 1960
13
12
2
Spencer Ross
The instrumental song Tracy's Theme was the only top 20 song for Spencer Ross. He did not receive mentionable radio airplay with any other solo song.
Jan 1960
Apr 1960
9
16
3
The Little Dippers
The Little Dippers included group singing member Darrell McCall, who went on to a country music career.
Apr 1960
May 1960
23
19
4
Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown
The Madison was a top 20 dance craze song. Al Brown did not have any noticeable airplay with any other song.
Aug 1960
Sep 1960
8
10
5
The Ivy Three
Yogi was based on the cartoon character Yogi The Bear. This was the only top 20 hit for The Ivy Three, which did not receive noticeable radio airplay with any other song.
Sep 1961
Oct 1961
29
15
6
The Stereos
I Really Love You was originally released in monophonic sound. This was the only top 20 song for The Stereos, which received no measurable radio airplay with any other song.
May 1962
Jul 1962
6
7
7
Emilio Pericoli
Al Di La' was the only top 20 hit for Emilio Pericoli, who did not have any noticeable airplay with any other song. This song was remade in 1964 by Ray Charles Singers, and hit number 19 for that group. Emilio Pericoli's song was from the movie Rome Adventure.
Jun 1962
Jul 1962
8
Little Joey And The Flips
Bongo Stomp was the only top 20 hit and the only song that received noticeable radio airplay by Little Joey And The Flips.
Jun 1962
Aug 1962
26
9
The Jamies
Summertime, Summertime was a top 20 near miss song for The Jamies, who never received mentionable airplay with another song.
Apr 1963
Jun 1963
17
2
10
Ray Barretto
During the watusi craze, El Watusi was the only solo top 20 hit for drummer Ray Barretto. He never had another song with mentionable airplay.
Jul 1963
Aug 1963
17
11
The Cupids
Brenda was the only release by The Cupids. There were other groups with the same name that were unrelated to this group.
Feb 1964
Apr 1964
12
The Devotions
The song about fairytale character Rip Van Winkle reeived moderate radio airplay for The Devotions. The group did not receive noticeable radio airplay with any other song.
Dec 1965
Dec 1965
17
13
Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison was a DJ at WMCA, WABC, and finally WCBS-FM radio in New York for over 40 years. The spoken word song May You Always was his only top 20 hit. This song was a 1959 number 17 hit for The McGuire Sisters.
Apr 1967
Jun 1967
20
10
14
Whistling Jack Smith
The near instrumental song I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman was the only top 20 hit and the only song to receive measurable radio airplay by Whistling Jack Smith.
Nov 1967
Dec 1967
10
15
Victor Lundberg
An Open Letter To My Teenage Son was the only top 20 hit and the only radio-played song by news man Victor Lundberg. The song was from the original album An Open Letter.
Mar 1969
Apr 1969
16
Red Skelton
This recording of The Pledge Of Allegiance came from a popular, acclaimed speech on the TV show The Red Skelton Hour. The speech was pressed on a record, and received moderate radio airplay.
Aug 1969
Aug 1969
17
Sweetwater
In A Rainbow was made famous when Sweetwater performed at the legendary weekend rock concert Woodstock. Sweetwater broke up soon afterward. No other song by Sweetwater received noticeable radio airplay.
Sep 1969
Nov 1969
18
Thunderclap Newman
Something In The Air was a near top 20 miss for Thunderclap Newman. The group did not release any other song. The guitarist, Jimmy McCulloch, was a member of Paul McCartney & Wings.

 

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