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March 2, 2026 1:46 pm  #1


Sirius XM Wants Your Vote For The All Time One Hit Wonder

The satellite's "60s Gold" channel is looking for votes on the all time One Hit Wonder of the rock era. And you don't even have to subscribe to the service to take part.

They've listed a few dozen possibilities on their website and invite people to vote for 15 of the tunes they think deserve the title. Called "The Transistor Radio Era [of] One Hit Wonders," the songs listed span the years 1958-1972. Among the choices: 

"Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown,
"Little Star" by The Elegants,
The Singing Nun's "Dominique",
"In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry and 
"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by the studio group Reunion. 

There are some odd choices on the list. Who thinks "The Men In My Little Girl's Life" by former talk show host Mike Douglas is worthy of a nomination? How about Les Crane's spoken word "Desiderata?" Or maybe (if you can even remember it) a novelty tune from 1972 by the Delegates called "Convention '72," from a time when Richard Nixon jokes were still considered amusing? 

And there's even some CanCon courtesy CKLW newsman Bryon McGregor's famous reading of Gordon Sinclair's "The Americans." How ironic those words now seem today.  

There's no doubt it's an eclectic grouping. 

The votes are open until March 28th, and those with a SiriusXM subscription can hear the final tally played back on April 4th.

See the list here. 

 

March 2, 2026 1:55 pm  #2


Re: Sirius XM Wants Your Vote For The All Time One Hit Wonder

By the way, it's worth mentioning that Casey Kasem did something very similar on a special "American Top 40" sometime around 1972. I remember listening to it on WGRQ from Buffalo.

What won the title of Biggest Disappearing Act of All Time to that date? It was another song you can vote for on the Sirius list: "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans, who topped the charts for six incredible weeks in 1969, in the middle of competition from The Beatles and other more famous artists. 

They released a follow-up about a prison guard called "Mr. Turnkey," which barely hit the charts and then were never heard from again. So they deserved the crown for biggest disappearing act of all time, and maybe they still do. 

The runner-up #2 on Casey's countdown is another song on the Sirius list: Little Star by The Elegants. It was a tremendous Number One hit in 1958, but they never had a follow-up at all. 

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