DEF: Missing Persons “Give”
Los Angeles-based band Missing Persons hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times without ever reaching the Top 40, making them a no-hit wonder. On this date in 1984, their final song to appear on the...
Category: No-Hit Wonders
DEF: Missing Persons “Destination Unknown”
Los Angeles-based band Missing Persons qualifies as a no-hit wonder — an act that has made five or more appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart without hitting the Top 40. The highest the band has...
DEF: Five Star “Can’t Wait Another Minute”
London-based group Five Star have hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times, all in the 1980s. However, none of those four singles hit the Top 40, which, depending on one’s definition, makes Five Star a...
George Jones and the Hot 100
Exactly one year ago, country music legend George Jones died at the age of 81. Given his tremendous success on the country charts, it’s hard to call Jones a no-hit wonder, though technically in terms of the pop music...
Missing Persons
Exactly 30 years ago, Los Angeles-based band Missing Persons peaked at number 67 with “Give,” their fifth and final single to hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. This peak position for this song is notable because it also meant that...
Dee Dee Warwick
You’ve very likely heard of Dionne Warwick, who experienced nearly a quarter century of chart success on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart between her first Top 40 hit, “Don’t Make Me Over,” which peaked at...
No-Hit Wonders
We’ve all heard of the concept of the one-hit wonder — a musical act who was only successful with or is only known for one song. Perhaps we can also add the concept of...
