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The Goldcoast Singers: Plastic Jesus (1962)

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One Hit Wonders: Ram Jam (1977)

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Tumbleweed Connection: Rolling Stone's #458 of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)

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Tumbleweed Connection Studio album: Elton John Released: October 30, 1970 Recorded: March 1970 Genre: Roots rock, country rock Tumbleweed Connection is Elton John 's third studio album. His attempt at American country and western themes reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It was certified platinum in the US in August 1998. In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Tumbleweed Connection number 458 among the 500 greatest albums.

Billy Idol: Dancing With Myself (1981)

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One Hit Wonder: Chumbawamba (1997)

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Tubthumping Single: Chumbawamba Album: Tubthumper Released: August 11, 1997 Genre: Dance-rock Songwriters: Chumbawamba Producers: Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" by the British rock band Chumbawamba topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand in 1997 and hit Number 6 in the US. It sold 880,000 copies i n the UK and was nominated in the 1998 Brit Awards for Best British Single. In 2011, it was voted Number 8 in a readers' poll of the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of All Time.

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The Rock Island Line By: Lonnie Donegan Released: 1955 Genre: S kiffle "Rock Island Line" is an American folk song about the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Clarence Wilson wrote the tune in 1929 for the Rock Island Colored Booster Quartet, a singing group made up of rail line workers in Little Rock, Arkansas. The original verses described people and activities associated with the yard. In 1934, folklorist and musicologist John A. Lomax recorded the song performed by the Arkansas Cummins State Farm prison inmates. Lead Belly accompanied Lomax. In the 1940s, he rearranged the tune and made a phonograph record. A young English singer, Lonnie Donegan , imitated Leadbelly's version. It became the precursor of and impetus for the British rock & roll invasion. As such, his cover is listed among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. Lead Belly Lead Belly Birth name: Huddie William Ledbetter Born: January 23, 1

Sam Cooke: Rolling Stones #3 of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)

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Sam Cooke Born January 22, 1931: Clarksdale, Mississippi , US. Died December 11, 1964: Los Angeles, California , US. Origin: Chicago, Illinois, US. Instruments: Vocals, piano, guitar Years active 1951–1964 Sam Cooke 's been called the King of Soul. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 16 in their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time issue. They also ranked him number 4 of their 100 Greatest Singers of All Time." In 2023, the publication numbered him 3 of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. His string of hits includes "You Send Me," "A Change Is Gonna Come," "Wonderful World," and "Twistin' the Night Away." AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was " the inventor of soul music" and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed ."

One Hit Wonders: Soft Cell (1982)

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Soft Cell Tainted Love Album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret A-side: "Tainted Love" / "Where Did Our Love Go" B-side: "Memorabilia" / Tainted Dub Released: July 17, 1981 (UK) Released: January 16, 1982 (US) Recorded: December 1980 Songwriter: Ed Cobb Although Soft Cell had several hits in the UK, they only charted once in the USA. A Rolling Stone's readers poll of the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of All Time, dated May of 2011, ranked "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell at number 5 . It's listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s and number 2 on their all-time 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders,

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