ONE HIT WONDERS PART 3 – The Late 60’s (1965 – 1969)
Feb 12 '03
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 3 of this quiz deals with the late years of 1960’s (1965 – 1969) 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 SANG “GOLDFINGER” FROM THE JAMES BOND MOVIE IN 1965?
2. WHO SANG “LIAR, LIAR” IN 1965?
3. WHO SANG “NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (YOUR STOMACH'S IN)” IN 1965?
4. WHO SANG “THE BIRDS & THE BEES” IN 1965?
5. WHO SANG “LAND OF 1000 DANCES” IN 1965?
6. WHO SANG “EVE OF DESTRUCTION” IN 1965?
7. WHO SANG “LIES” IN 1965?
8. WHO SANG “PSYCHOTIC REACTION” IN 1966?
9. WHO SANG “BLACK IS BLACK” IN 1966?
10. WHO SANG “THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY, HA-HAAA!” IN 1966?
11. WHO SANG “WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL” IN 1966?
12. WHO SANG “BAREFOOTIN'” IN 1966?
13. WHO SANG “OH HOW HAPPY” IN 1966?
14. WHO SANG “DOUBLE SHOT (OF MY BABY'S LOVE)” IN 1966?
15. WHO SANG “LITTLE GIRL” IN 1966?
16. WHO SANG “HELLO, HELLO” IN 1966?
17. WHO SANG “THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE” IN 1967?
18. WHO SANG “FRIDAY ON MY MIND” IN 1967?
19. WHO SANG “COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT” IN 1967?
20. WHO SANG “DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD” IN 1967?
21. WHO SANG “NOBODY BUT ME” IN 1967?
22. WHO SANG “JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES)” IN 1967?
23. WHO SANG “LITTLE BIT O' SOUL” IN 1967?
24. WHO SANG “YELLOW BALLOON” IN 1967?
25. WHO SANG “PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN” IN 1968?
26. WHO SANG “WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN” IN 1968
27. WHO SANG “BABY COME BACK” IN 1968?
28. WHO SANG “JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND” IN 1968
29. WHO SANG “REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS” IN 1968?
30. WHO SANG “SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME” IN 1968?
31. WHO SANG “GIRL WATCHER” IN 1968?
32. WHO SANG “ANGEL OF THE MORNING” IN 1968?
33. WHO SANG “NATURALLY STONED” IN 1968?
34. WHO SANG “A QUESTION OF TEMPATURE” IN 1968?
35. WHO SANG “PIECE OF MY HEART” IN 1968? (Very Tricky One Here a Group not single singer)
36. WHO SANG “GIMME, GIMME GOOD LOVIN'” IN 1969?
37. WHO SANG “TRACY” IN 1969?
38. WHO SANG “ISRAELITES” IN 1969?
39. WHO SANG “SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME” IN 1969?
40. WHO SANG “HEY THERE LONELY GIRL” IN 1969?
41. WHO SANG “SOMETHING IN THE AIR: IN 1969?
42. WHO SANG “WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY?” IN 1969?
43. WHO SANG “PUSHIN' TOO HARD” IN 1969?
44. WHO SANG “VENUS” IN 1969?
45. WHO SANG “BABY IT'S YOU” IN 1969?
46. WHO SANG “MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY” IN 1969?
47. WHO SANG “NA NA, HEY HEY, KISS HIM GOODBYE” IN 1969?
48. WHO SANG “POLK SALAD ANNIE” IN 1969?
49. WHO SANG “IN THE YEAR 2525” IN 1969?
50. WHO SANG “GET TOGETHER” IN 1969? (This was the second release of this song)
BONUS
51. WHO SANG “THE LETTER” IN 1969? (Not the Box Tops)
HERE ARE THE ANSWERS AND GOOD LUCK!
1. SHIRLEY BASSEY (Peaked at #8 with only 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #48)
2. THE CASTAWAYS (Peaked at #12 with no other Top 100 Hits)
3. THE T-BONES (Peaked at #3 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #62)
4. JEWEL AKENS (Peaked at #3 with only one other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #68)
5. CANNIBAL & THE HEADHUNTERS (Peaked at #30 with no other Top 100 Hits)
6. BARRY McGUIRE (Peaked at #1 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #62)
7. THE KNICKERBOCKERS (Peaked at #20 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #46)
8. COUNT FIVE (Peaked at #5 with no other Top 100 Hits)
9. LOS BRAVOS (Peaked at #4 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #51)
10. NAPOLEON XIV (Peaked at #3 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit was the same song that was re-released in 1973 but only peaked at #87) His real name is Jerry Samuels from NY City
11. THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #72)
12. ROBERT PARKER (Peaked at #7 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #83)
13. SHADES OF BLUE (Peaked at #12 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #72)
14. THE SWINGIN' MEDALLIONS (Peaked at #17 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #71)
15. THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND (Peaked at #8 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #55)
16. THE SOPWITH “CAMEL” (Peaked at #26 with only 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #88)
17. THE CASINOS (Peaked at #6 with only 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #65)
18. THE EASYBEATS (Peaked at #16 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #100)
19.EVERY MOTHERS’ SON (Peaked at #6 with only 3 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #46)
20. THE FIFTH ESTATE (Peaked at #11 with no other Top 100 Hits)
21. THE HUMAN BEINZ (Peaked at #8 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #80)
22. JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY BAND (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks with only 2 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #57)
23. MUSIC EXPLOSION (Peaked at #2 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #63)
24. THE YELLOW BALLOON (Peaked at #25 with no other Top 100 Hits)
25. THE STATUS QUO (Peaked at #12 with only 1 other Top 100 hit that peaked at #70)
26. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (Peaked at #3 with 6 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #45)
27. THE EQUALS (Peaked at #32 with no other Top 100 Hit)
28. THE AMBOY DUKES (Peaked at #16 with no other Top 100 Hits)
29. FRIEND & LOVER (Peaked at #10 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #86)
30. MAX FROST & THE TROOPERS (Peaked at #22 with no other Top 100 hits)
31. THE O'KAYSIONS (Peaked at #5 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #76)
32. MERRILEE RUSH (Peaked at #7 with only 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #54)
33. THE AVANTE-GARDE (Peaked at #40 with no other Top 100 Hits)
34. THE BALLOON FARM (Peaked at #37 with no other Top 100 Hits)
35. BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY (Peaked at #12 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #43)(Lead Singer was Janis Joplin who had more than 1 Top 40 Hit on her own after she left the group)
36. CRAZY ELEPHANT (Peaked at #12 with no other Top 100 Hits)
37. THE CUFF LINKS (Peaked at #9 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #41)
38. DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES (Peaked at #9 with no other Top 100 hits)
39. THE FLYING MACHINE (Peaked at #5 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #87)
40. EDDIE HOLMAN (Peaked at #2 with only 4 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #48)
41. THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN (Peaked at #37 with no other Top 100 hits)
42. THE PEPPERMINT RAINBOW (Peaked at #32 with only 1 other Top 100 Hit that peaked at #54)
43. THE SEEDS (Peaked at #36 with only 3 other top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #41)
44. THE SHOCKING BLUE (Peaked at #1 with only 2 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #43)
45. SMITH (Peaked at #5 with only 2 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #43)
46. SPIRAL STARECASE (Peaked at #12 with only 2 other Top 100 hits the highest peaked at #52)
47. STEAM (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks with only 1 other top 100 hit that peaked at #46)
48. TONY JOE WHITE (Peaked at #8 with only 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #44)
49. ZAGER & EVANS (Peaked at #1 for 6 weeks with no other Top 100 Hits)
50. THE YOUNGBLOODS (Peaked at #5 after it’s re-release, the 1st release of this song only peaked at #62 in 1967 and they had 2 other Top 100 Hits with the highest peaking at #52)
BONUS:
51. THE ARBORS (Peaked at #20 with 3 other Top 100 Hits the highest peaked at #51) (The Box Tops took this song to #1 in 1967 where it stayed for 4 weeks)
SCORING KEY:
45 - 51 = 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?
Believe it or not I owned almost every one of these singles listed above at one time on single and also had most of them on different Various Artists Greatest Hits albums, CD’s and on cassette. I am very familiar with all these songs and many more from the 60’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 on a lot of the songs and the peak position information so I wouldn’t be trying to pull from my 50 Year old memory. Just picking a few of my favorites from the above list would be way too hard for me to do. Maybe you could tell me some of your favorite SONGS from this very long but great Music list here today?
I sure hope this “Trivia Quiz” brought back some great old Memories of some good times you had from years gone by? Part 4 will be covering the Early 1970’s (1971 – 1974) so you will have a another chance to redeem yourself once again if you scored low today? Thanks ever so much for dropping by today, taking the quiz, rating this and if you had time leaving a comment and I hope I didn’t hurt your memory cells too much?
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