The Billboard Book of One-hit WondersBillboard Books, 1990 - 420 pages The book that answered the familiar question "Whatever happened to..". is back again with more lively information about pop music's most unforgettable -- or completely forgettable -- one-hit wonders. Once more, Wayne Jancik provides trivia buffs, record collectors, and pop music fans with countless hours of reading pleasure as he chronicles the fate of hundreds of artists with just a single Billboard Top 40 hit to their credit -- the "one-hit wonders" of popular music. Over 100 new entries have been added to this new edition, each listing the hit's highest position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the date it entered that position, and the recording's title, artist, songwriter credit, and original label. |
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