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| | *Adele, who has broken numerous records in music sales, was raised in an underprivileged home by a single mother and Adele first became known based on a posting of her work on ''MySpace.com''. | | *Adele, who has broken numerous records in music sales, was raised in an underprivileged home by a single mother and Adele first became known based on a posting of her work on ''MySpace.com''. |
| | *[[Orson Welles]], whose mother died when he turned 9 years old, his [[alcoholic]] father died when he was 15, and he declined a scholarship to [[Harvard University]] to pursue work; he wrote, directed, produced and acted in what most critics say is the greatest film ever made, ''Citizen Kane''. | | *[[Orson Welles]], whose mother died when he turned 9 years old, his [[alcoholic]] father died when he was 15, and he declined a scholarship to [[Harvard University]] to pursue work; he wrote, directed, produced and acted in what most critics say is the greatest film ever made, ''Citizen Kane''. |
| − | *"Battle Hymn of the Republic," the only significant song by Julia Ward Howe, written in the dark during a pre-dawn inspiration. | + | *''Battle Hymn of the Republic'', the only significant song by Julia Ward Howe, written in the dark during a pre-dawn inspiration. |
| − | *"I Can See Clearly Now," a massive one-hit wonder by Johnny Nash in 1972. | + | *''I Can See Clearly Now'' (1972), a massive one-hit wonder by Johnny Nash. |
| − | *"You Light Up My Life," the only hit by Debby Boone, was a tribute to [[God]] that topped the charts for many weeks. | + | *''You Light Up My Life'', the only hit by Debby Boone, was a tribute to [[God]] that topped the charts for many weeks. |
| − | *"Sunshine" (1971), which was not only a one-hit-wonder by Jonathan Edwards, but it was included in his album only because a preferred song had been accidentally erased.<ref>here was a song on the album called ‘Please Find Me,’ and for some reason the engineer rolled over it. It got erased. We spent hours looking for it. We fired the engineer and put ‘Sunshine’ in its place.” [http://www.jonathanedwards.net/general/presskit-biography.php]</ref> | + | *''Sunshine'' (1971), which was not only a one-hit-wonder by Jonathan Edwards, but it was included in his album only because a preferred song had been accidentally erased.<ref>here was a song on the album called ‘Please Find Me,’ and for some reason the engineer rolled over it. It got erased. We spent hours looking for it. We fired the engineer and put ‘Sunshine’ in its place.” [http://www.jonathanedwards.net/general/presskit-biography.php]</ref> |
| − | *"Ice Ice Baby" was the "B-side" filler panned by "experts" which became a massive hit because a disc jockey played it by chance; reportedly written by Vanilla Ice when he was 16.<ref>"There's just something about the way its hook — a sample from Queen and David Bowie's ''Under Pressure'' — grabs you and flings you out onto the dance floor." [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318500,00.html]</ref> | + | *''Ice Ice Baby'' was the "B-side" filler panned by "experts" which became a massive hit because a disc jockey played it by chance; reportedly written by Vanilla Ice when he was 16.<ref>"There's just something about the way its hook — a sample from Queen and David Bowie's ''Under Pressure'' — grabs you and flings you out onto the dance floor." [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318500,00.html]</ref> |
| | *[[American Idol]], which lasted from 2002 to 2016 and was restarted in 2018. | | *[[American Idol]], which lasted from 2002 to 2016 and was restarted in 2018. |
| − | *"[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]," the [[national anthem]] of the United States. | + | *''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'', the [[national anthem]] of the United States. |
| − | *"96 Tears" by Question Mark and the Mysterians reached Number One on the charts, and overshadowed subsequent successes by the band. | + | *''96 Tears'' by Question Mark and the Mysterians reached Number One on the charts, and overshadowed subsequent successes by the band. |
| | *Cher Lloyd's song ''Want U Back''. | | *Cher Lloyd's song ''Want U Back''. |
| − | *"In the Year 2525", by Zager and Evans, reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The group had no other Top 40 songs in either country, making them the only group to have this kind of "one-hit wonder" in both countries. | + | *''In the Year 2525'', by Zager and Evans, reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The group had no other Top 40 songs in either country, making them the only group to have this kind of "one-hit wonder" in both countries. |
| − | *"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. | + | *''Spirit in the Sky'' by Norman Greenbaum. |
| | *Michael Sembello and ''Maniac''. | | *Michael Sembello and ''Maniac''. |
| | *Tommy Tutone produced ''867-5309 (Jenny)''. | | *Tommy Tutone produced ''867-5309 (Jenny)''. |
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| | *''Runaway'' by Del Shannon (1961) - #1 on all the major [[English]]-speaking national charts, none of his other songs close | | *''Runaway'' by Del Shannon (1961) - #1 on all the major [[English]]-speaking national charts, none of his other songs close |
| | *''The Final Countdown'' by the band Europe was a one-hit wonder. | | *''The Final Countdown'' by the band Europe was a one-hit wonder. |
| − | *''Take On Me'' by a-ha (1985) was a one-hit wonder that became the 5th song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. | + | *''Take On Me'' (1985) by the Norwegian group a-ha was a one-hit wonder that became the 5th song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. |
| | :(add more one-hit wonders)<ref>[https://bestlifeonline.com/best-one-hit-wonders/ List of the top 50 one-hit wonders of all time]</ref> | | :(add more one-hit wonders)<ref>[https://bestlifeonline.com/best-one-hit-wonders/ List of the top 50 one-hit wonders of all time]</ref> |
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