12 Forgotten One-Hit Wonders That Hit Right When the 70s Ended

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00:0012 Forgotten One-Hit Wonders That Hit Right When The Seventies Ended

00:05Number 12 Hot Child In The City

00:08Nick Gilder's deceptive protest crept 21 weeks to number 1 and platinum, masking Hollywood

00:13runaway exploitation beneath irresistible pop sheen.

00:17Number 11 Emotion

00:19The track delivers raw emotional power, with Barry Gibb's falsetto creating haunting

00:24background textures.

00:25Number 3 on Billboard felt inevitable once radio discovered such an emotional powerhouse.

00:31Number 10 I Love The Night Life

00:34Alicia Bridges' liberation anthem evolved from R&B to global disco, peaking at number

00:395 while celebrating nighttime possibility and enduring club euphoria.

00:44Number 9 Because The Night

00:47Patti Smith transformed Springsteen's draft into yearning rock, hitting US number 13

00:52and UK number 5, confirming that genuine collaboration could bridge seemingly incompatible worlds.

00:59Number 8 Love Is In The Air

01:02John Paul Young's evergreen wedding staple resurfaced via Strictly Ballroom and Sydney

01:072000, evolving into a cultural institution beyond disco.

01:12Number 7 Magnet & Steel

01:15Walter Egan's confession hit number 8, buoyed by Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, inspired

01:20by Nicks and later revived by Boogie Nights.

01:24Number 6 Oh Darling

01:27Robin Gibb ditched falsetto for Gritty Rock, scoring number 15 with Oh Darling from the ill-fated

01:33Sgt. Pepper film.

01:35Number 5 Fool If You Think It's Over

01:39Chris Rez's tender consolation for his sister reached number 12 and a Grammy nod, launching

01:44US presence before wider European acclaim.

01:47Number 4 Falling LeBlanc and Carr's soft rock harmonies

01:52lingered 28 weeks, peaking at number 13 Pop and number 11 AC, exemplifying persistence amid

01:58touring tragedy.

02:00Number 3 I Can't Stand The Rain

02:03When Eruption uses disco's transformational power to recreate Anne Peebles' 1973's

02:09Soul Classic, the cover surpasses its original.

02:12Precious Wilson's commanding vocals propelled the reinterpretation to number 18 on Billboard

02:17and number 5 in the UK.

02:20Number 2 King Tut

02:22Steve Martin lampooned Tutmania via SNL Breakout, selling 2 million copies with the Toot Uncommons

02:28backing and sharp cultural satire.

02:31Number 1 Ring My Bell

02:34Former teacher Anita Ward topped three charts with fusing gospel-tinged vocals and distinctive

02:39electronic drums to craft enduring dancefloor magic.

02:42Now, I might have followed up his mouth.

02:43Ok, here I am.

02:44Now I have a name for this one for this one.

02:44That's a beautiful place for this one.

02:45Hello, today.

02:46This one is the one for this one.

02:47Now I have a name for this one.

02:48Here we go.

02:49Here we go.

02:50Here we go.

02:52Here we go.

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