Yesterday's post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1407273Inspired by the recent "Two-Hit Wonders" thread, I've been going through my copy of BILLBOARD'S TOP POP SINGLES, 1955-1996, and typing up those artists who placed a grand total of 2-4 singles in the pop top forty. Here are the B's:
THE BABYS: Isn’t It Time (#13, 1977), Every Time I Think Of You (#13, 1979), Back On My Feet Again (#33, 1980)
BAD ENGLISH: When I See You Smile (#1, 1989), Price of Love (#5, 1990)
BADFINGER: Come and Get It (#7, 1970), No Matter What (#8, 1970), Day After Day (#4, 1972), Baby Blue (#14, 1972)
JOAN BAEZ: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (#3, 1971), Diamonds and Rust (#35, 1975)
THE GEORGE BAKER SELECTION: Little Green Bag (#26, 1970), Paloma Blanca (#26, 1975)
MARTY BALIN: Hearts (#8, 1981), Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) (#27, 1981)
BANAMARAMA: Cruel Summer (#9, 1984), Venus (#1, 1986), I Heard A Rumour (#4, 1987)
THE BAR-KAYS: Soul Finger (#17, 1967), Shake Your Rump To The Funk (#23, 1976)
LEN BARRY: 1-2-3 (#2, 1965), Like A Baby (#27, 1966), Somewhere (#26, 1966)
BASIA: Time and Tide (#26, 1988), Cruising For Bruising (#29, 1990)
FONTELLA BASS: Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing (#33, 1965), Rescue Me (#4, 1965), Recovery (#37, 1966)
LES BAXTER & HIS ORCHESTRA: Unchained Melody (#2, 1955), Wake the Town and Tell the People (#5, 1955), The Poor People of Paris (#1, 1956)
B. BUMBLE & THE STINGERS: Bumble Boogie (#21, 1961), Nut Rocker (#23, 1962)
BEASTIE BOYS: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) (#7, 1987), Hey Ladies (#36, 1989)
THE BEAU BRUMMELS: Laugh, Laugh (#15, 1965), Just A Little (#8, 1965), You Tell Me Why (#38, 1965)
BOB BECKHAM: Just As Much As Ever (#32, 1959), Crazy Arms (#36, 1960)
ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS: Tighten Up (#1, 1968), I Can’t Stop Dancing (#9, 1968), (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown (#21, 1969)
THE BELLAMY BROTHERS: Let Your Love Flow (#1, 1976), If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me? (#39, 1979)
THE BELMONTS: Tell Me Why (#18, 1961), Come On Little Angel (#28, 1962)
BOYD BENNETT & HIS ROCKETS: Seventeen (#5, 1955), My Boy—Flat Top (#39, 1955)
BERLIN: No More Words (#23, 1984), Take My Breath Away (#1, 1986)
THE BIG BOPPER: Chantilly Lace (#6, 1958), Big Bopper’s Wedding (#38, 1958)
BILLY & LILLIE: La Dee Dah (#9, 1958), Lucky Ladybug (#14, 1959)
STEPHEN BISHOP: Save It For A Rainy Day (#22, 1977), On And On (#11, 1977), Everybody Needs Love (#32, 1978), It Might Be You (#25, 1983)
BLACK BOX: Everybody, Everybody (#8, 1990), I Don’t Know Anybody Else (#23, 1991), Strike It Up (#8, 1991)
THE BLACKBYRDS: Walking In Rhythm (#6, 1975), Happy Music (#19, 1976)
THE BLACK CROWES: She Talks To Angels (#30, 1991), Hard To Handle (#26, 1991)
BLACKFOOT: Highway Song (#26, 1979), Train, Train (#38, 1979)
BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND: Turn On Your Love Light (#28, 1961), Call On Me (#22, 1963), That’s The Way Love Is (#33, 1963), Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (#20, 1964)
BLOODSTONE: Natural High (#10, 1973), Outside Woman (#34, 1974)
BLUE MAGIC: Sideshow (#8, 1974), Three Ring Circus (#36, 1974)
BLUE OYSTER CULT: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (#12, 1976), Burnin’ For You (#40, 1981)
THE BLUES BROTHERS: Soul Man (#14, 1979), Rubber Biscuit (#37, 1979), Gimme Some Lovin’ (#18, 1980), Who’s Making Love (#39, 1981)
BLUE SWEDE: Hooked On A Feeling (#1, 1974), Never My Love (#7, 1974)
BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (#8, 1962), Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts? (#38, 1963)
BOURGEOIS TAGG: I Don’t Mind At All (#38, 1987), Dare To Fall In Love (#32, 1990)
TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART: Out & About (#39, 1967), I Wonder What’s She’s Doing Tonite (#8, 1968), Alice Long (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) (#27, 1968)
THE BRASS RING: The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) (#32, 1966), The Dis-Advantages Of You (#36, 1967)
BEVERLY BREMERS: Don’t Say You Don’t Remember (#15, 1972), We’re Free (#40, 1972)
BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS: Dry Your Eyes (#20, 1967), Right On The Tip Of My Tongue (#23, 1971)
WALTER BRENNAN: Dutchman’s Gold (#30, 1960), Old Rivers (#5, 1962), Mama Sang A Song (#38, 1962)
BRICK: Dazz (#3, 1976), Dusic (#18, 1977)
DONNIE BROOKS: Mission Bell (#7, 1960), Doll House (#31, 1960)
THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN: United We Stand (#13, 1970), Save Your Kisses For Me (#27, 1976)
THE BROTHERS FOUR: Greenfields (#2, 1960), Frogg (#33, 1960)
THE BROTHERS JOHNSON: I’ll Be Good To You (#3, 1976), Get The Funk Out Ma Face (#30, 1976), Strawberry Letter 23 (#5, 1977), Stomp! (#7, 1980)
MAXINE BROWN: All In My Mind (#19, 1961), Funny (#25, 1961), Oh No, Not My Baby (#25, 1964)
PETER BROWN: Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me? (#18, 1977), Dance With Me (#8, 1978)
RUTH BROWN: Lucky Lips (#25, 1957), This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ (#24, 1958)
THE BROWNS: The Three Bells (#1, 1959), Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (#13, 1959), The Old Lamplighter (#5, 1960)
BROWNSVILLE STATION: Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room (#3, 1973), Kings of the Party (#31, 1974)
ANITA BRYANT: Till There Was You (#30, 1959), Paper Roses (#5, 1960), In My Little Corner of the World (#10, 1960), Wonderland By Night (#18, 1961)
B.T. EXPRESS: Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) (#2, 1974), Express (#4, 1975), Peace Pipe (#31, 1975), Give It What You Got (#40, 1975)
BUCHANAN & GOODMAN: The Flying Saucer (#3, 1956), Flying Saucer The 2nd (#18, 1957), Sants & The Satellite (#32, 1957)
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM: Trouble (#9, 1981), Go Insane (#23, 1984)
JOHNNY BURNETTE: Dreamin’ (#11, 1960), You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful, And You’re Mine) (#8, 1960), God, Country, And My Baby (#18, 1961)
LOU BUSCH & HIS ORCHESTRA: 11th Hour Melody (#35, 1956), Portugese Washerwoman (#19, 1956)