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What are some one hit wonders of the 50s, 60s, and 70s but were total classics?
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Tunecharts.com has "one-hit wonder" lists by decade
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1950s-One-Hit-Wonders
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1960s-One-Hit-Wonders
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1970s-One-Hit-Wonders
Here are a few examples:
"Earth Angel," The Penguins (1955)
"The Book of Love," The Monotones (1958)
"Rockin' Robin," Bobby Day (1958)
"Wipe Out," The Surfaris (1963)
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa," Napoleon XIV (1966)
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," Iron Butterfly (1968)
"Spirit in the Sky," Norman Greenbaum (1970)
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)," T. Rex (1972)
"Play That Funky Music," Wild Cherry (1976)
"Because The Night," Patti Smith Group (1978)
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1950s-One-Hit-Wonders
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1960s-One-Hit-Wonders
http://www.tunecharts.com/?1%A0Hit-Wonders:1970s-One-Hit-Wonders
Here are a few examples:
"Earth Angel," The Penguins (1955)
"The Book of Love," The Monotones (1958)
"Rockin' Robin," Bobby Day (1958)
"Wipe Out," The Surfaris (1963)
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa," Napoleon XIV (1966)
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," Iron Butterfly (1968)
"Spirit in the Sky," Norman Greenbaum (1970)
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)," T. Rex (1972)
"Play That Funky Music," Wild Cherry (1976)
"Because The Night," Patti Smith Group (1978)
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