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Released
2015 · FILM

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC

Runtime
59 min
DocumentaryMusic

Synopsis

This compilation features some unforgettable hits by artists who rarely returned to the charts. Included are Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" which reached number one in 1969 and remained his biggest success, Trio's 1982 hit "Da Da Da," Phyllis Nelson's 1985 lovers rock-style track "Move Closer," and The New Radicals' 1999 song "You Get What You Give." The collection spans the years, highlighting some of listeners' favorite number one hits and a few near-misses, while also examining what became of these one-off hitmakers and exploring the informal rules that define the one-hit wonder phenomenon.

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Edited by Perry Bellisario

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