TOP 100 ONE-HIT ARTISTS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- Anton Karas - "The Third Man" Theme - 1950
- Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) - 1969
- The Singing Nun - Dominique - 1963
- Morris Stoloff - Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - 1956
- Johnny Standley - It's in the Book - 1952
- Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover - 1955
- The Silhouettes - Get a Job - 1958
- The Elegants - Little Star - 1958
- Laurie London - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - 1958
- Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop - 1960
- Phil Phillips - Sea of Love - 1959
- Bill Parsons - The All American Boy - 1958
- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire - 1968
- The Jaynetts - Sally, Go 'Round the Roses - 1963
- Bill Snyder - Bewitched - 1950
- Del Wood - Down Yonder - 1951
- The Murmaids - Popsicles and Icicles - 1964
- Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do - 1954
- Frank Weir - The Happy Wanderer - 1954
- The Chantays - Pipeline - 1963
- The Monotones - Book of Love - 1958
- The Tune Weavers - Happy, Happy Birthday Baby - 1957
- The Crescendos - Oh Julie - 1958
- The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues - 1960
- The Davis Sisters - I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - 1953
- Claudine Clark - Party Lights - 1962
- Robin Luke - Susie Darlin' - 1958
- Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Hound Dog - 1953
- Don Howard - Oh Happy Day - 1953
- Silvana Mangano - Anna - 1953
- Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur - 1959
- Count Five - Psychotic Reaction - 1966
- Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats - Rocket "88" - 1951
- Napoleon XIV - They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - 1966
- Russ Hamilton - Rainbow - 1957
- Ernie Maresca - Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - 1962
- Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie - 1961
- Pearl Bailey - Takes Two to Tango - 1952
- Emilio Pericoli - Al Di La - 1962
- Bob Moore - Mexico - 1961
- The Penguins - Earth Angel - 1955
- John Zacherle - Dinner With Drac - 1958
- The Cowboy Church Sunday School - Open Up Your Heart (And Let the Sunshine In) - 1955
- The Chords - Sh-Boom - 1954
- Kai Winding - More - 1963
- Kokomo - Asia Minor - 1961
- Julie London - Cry Me a River - 1955
- Don Robertson - The Happy Whistler - 1956
- Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles - Only You - 1959
- Travis and Bob - Tell Him No - 1959
- Bill Pursell - Our Winter Love - 1963
- Darrell Glenn - Crying in the Chapel - 1953
- The Little Dippers - Forever - 1960
- Reg Owen - Manhattan Spiritual - 1959
- Eddie Calvert - Oh, Mein Papa - 1954
- Doris Troy - Just One Look - 1963
- The Hollywood Flames - Buzz Buzz Buzz - 1957
- Art and Dotty Todd - Chanson D'Amour - 1958
- Mike Douglas - The Men in My Little Girl's Life - 1966
- Joey Powers - Midnight Mary - 1963
- Billy Joe and the Checkmates - Percolator (Twist) - 1962
- Margie Rayburn - I'm Available - 1957
- Joe Valino - Garden of Eden - 1956
- The Ivy Three - Yogi - 1960
- Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Israelites - 1969
- The Silkie - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - 1965
- The Danleers - One Summer Night - 1958
- Larry Finnegan - Dear One - 1962
- Tommy Dee with Carol Kaye and the Teen-Aires -
Three Stars - 1959 - The Castaways - Liar, Liar - 1965
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Battle Hymn of the Republic - 1959
- People - I Love You - 1968
- Caterina Valente - The Breeze and I - 1955
- The Hombres - Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) - 1967
- Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - 1969
- The Shields - You Cheated - 1958
- The Fifth Estate - Ding, Dong! The Witch is Dead - 1967
- The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap - 1961
- Denise Lor - If I Give My Heart to You - 1954
- Spencer Ross - Tracy's Theme - 1960
- Larry Hall - Sandy - 1960
- Bobby Scott - Chain Gang - 1955
- Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer - 1959
- The Joe Jeffrey Group - My Pledge of Love - 1969
- The Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke and Sasafrass - 1969
- The Islanders - The Enchanted Sea - 1959
- Robin Ward - Wonderful Summer - 1963
- Slim Willet - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - 1952
- The Crows - Gee - 1954
- Helmut Zacharias and his Magic Violins - When the White Lilacs Bloom Again - 1956
- Leapy Lee - Little Arrows - 1968
- The Teen Queens - Eddie My Love - 1956
- The Ran-Dells - Martian Hop - 1963
- Garry Miles - Look For a Star - 1960
- The Paradons - Diamonds and Pearls - 1960
- The Rose Garden - Next Plane to London - 1967
- The Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle - 1956
- James Waynes - Tend to Your Business - 1951
- Ronnie and the Hi-Lites - I Wish That We Were Married - 1962
- The Rock-A-Teens - Woo-Hoo - 1959
Recording acts with only one song ever to hit the U.S. pop, rhythm and blues and/or country charts are eligible for this list. A number of artists managed one or more "Bubbling Under" appearances without hitting the top 100 portion of any chart more than once; inclusion on a chart of this type does not disqualify an artist from "one-hit" status (though some may wish it did), nor does a mistaken label credit, such as Bill Parsons at #12. Any artist with only one hit single over the course of an otherwise high-profile career is included on the list. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
