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Edited on Thu Jul-15-04 08:38 PM by NightTrain
OK, all this talk about two-hit wonders really intrigued me--so much so that I've pulled out my copy of BILLBOARD'S TOP POP SINGLES, 1955-1996, and am typing up all the acts who placed anywhere from 2-4 total singles in the Top 40. Here are the A's:
AC/DC: You Shook Me All Night Long (#35, 1980), Back In Black (#37, 1981), Moneytalks (#23, 1991)
THE ADDRISI BROTHERS: We’ve Got To Get It On Again (#25, 1972), Slow Dancin’ Don’t Turn Me On (#20, 1977)
A-HA: Take On Me (#1, 1985), The Sun Always Shines On TV (#20, 1985)
ALABAMA: Feels So Right (#20, 1981), Love in the First Degree (#15, 1982), Take Me Down (#18, 1982)
AL B. SURE! Nite and Day (#7, 1988), The Secret Garden (#31, 1990)
ALIAS: More Than Words Can Say (#2, 1990), Waiting For Love (#13, 1991)
THE AMERICAN BREED: Stay Out Of Your Mind (#24, 1967), Bend Me, Shape Me (#5, 1968), Green Light (#39, 1968)
ED AMES: My Cup Runneth Over (#8, 1967), Who Will Answer? (#19, 1968)
LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS: Teardrops (#20, 1957), Try The Impossible (#33, 1958)
THE ANGELS: ‘Til (#14, 1961), Cry Baby Cry (#38), My Boyfriend’s Back (#1, 1963), I Adore Him (#25, 1963)
ANIMOTION: Obsession (#6, 1985), Let Him Go (#39, 1985), Room To Move (#9, 1989)
ANOTHER BAD CREATION: Iesha (#9, 1991), Playground (#10, 1991)
THE APPLEJACKS: Mexican Hat Rock (#16, 1958), Rocka-Conga (#38, 1959)
APRIL WINE: You Could Have Been A Lady (#32, 1972), Just Between You and Me (#21, 1981)
ARCADIA: Election Day (#6, 1985), Goodbye Is Forever (#33, 1986)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Theme From The Threepenny Opera (#20, 1956), Blueberry Hill (#29, 1956), Hello, Dolly! (#1, 1964), What A Wonderful World (#32, 1988)
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: Tennessee (#6, 1992), People Everyday (#8, 1992), Mr. Wendal (#6, 1993)
THE ART OF NOISE: Paranoimia (#34, 1986), Kiss (featuring Tom Jones) (#31, 1989)
ASHFORD & SIMPSON: Found A Cure (#36, 1979), Solid (#12, 1984)
ASIA: Heat of the Moment (#4, 1982), Only Time Will Tell (#17, 1982), Don’t Cry (#10, 1983), The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (#34, 1983)
ATLANTIC STARR: Circles (#38, 1982), Secret Lovers (#3, 1986), Always (#1, 1987), Masterpiece (#3, 1992)
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