Music is on thing Charlie, David and I all love and like to listen to together although each of us likes different styles of #music there is a lot of times we find music we all enjoy listening to tother. Which is my I’m excited to share a #Holiday that falls on September 25th with David, and Charlie. The holiday is National One-Hit Wonder Day #OneHitWonderDay and we can look up Musical Artist that only had one song and see which songs we recognize and liked.
National One-Hit Wonder Day takes place every year on September 25th. One-Hit Wonder Day is the perfect excuse to listen to songs that have been in your head since they first aired. Buckle up and get ready to remember all the artists whose names have been lost to time, but whose works have stayed behind in our minds and hearts.
Here is a fun fact for you. One-Hit Wonder Day was originally started in 1990 by a music journalist named Steve Rosen. Steve Rosen started National One-Hit Wonder Day because he wanted people to remember the names of artists who’d only had a brief moment in the spotlight despite their work outliving them. It seems only fair that we take a few minutes to think about the talented artists who gave us the hits that are etched into our minds and hearts even today.
You might be wondering what constitutes a one-hit-wonder, and we have the answer to that! A one-hit wonder is any song that reaches Number One on the ‘Billboard’ charts and the artist never had another song break into the Top 40 after that.
A one-hit wonder doesn’t mean an artist is unsuccessful or any better or worse than another artist who doesn’t have that title. They are simply people whose names have faded from memory while their works have endured, and we believe they deserve another five minutes of fame every now and then to ensure their full legacy is preserved.
Although ‘one-hit wonder’ is a term often used in the music industry, it’s also used in other fields like academics, sciences, and sports. These are people and professionals who had one shining moment in their careers before fading back into obscurity and their great acts were never repeated again.
One-Hit Wonder Day is a day for the athletes who turned the tide of a game, scientists who had one great breakthrough before hitting a wall, and every other person who’s had one life-defining and odds-defying moment in their life before everything went back to normal.
One-Hit Wonder Day Activities
- Whether you’re on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, or another platform, you can make a playlist out of all the songs that have topped the charts over the years and explore your favorite genres and maybe find songs or genres of music you like.
- If you play an instrument, you could learn how to play a one-hit-wonder and when you learn a one-hit wonder people are bound to recognize what you’re playing.
- If you have the opportunity today host a themed karaoke night where the set list is one-hit wonders! If you’re the competitive type of person, you can have a running competition of guessing the song and artist that each person sings, and the winner gets a prize.
Facts About Music
- Did you know the music you listen to syncs to the rhythm of your heartbeat.
- Plants respond to specific auditory cues and react in a way that makes them grow better or develop helpful resistance. With all my plants dying from the heat I wonder if playing music for them would help them perk up?
- A study focusing on musicians between 1950 and 2014 concluded that, on average, the lifespan of musicians is 25 years shorter than the average U.S. citizen. Did you know that? I didn’t and neither did Charlie or David.
- In 2018, it was reported that 88% of the music industry’s sales were generated digitally.
- It’s been scientifically proven that listening to music while doing physical work improves the experience and allows you to work longer. With as much work as I need to do tomorrow looks like I need to turn on the music and get busy. What should I listen to and why?
Why We Love One-Hit Wonder Day
Giving credit to the artists who gave us the songs we love today is the right thing to do today so if you have the opportunity take the time out of your day to get them some love.
One-hit wonders are deeply rooted in iconic eras and everyone has at least a few songs that reigned supreme when they were released and then immediately forgotten. Which is why people love listening to one-hit wonders again while enjoying the flood of nostalgia and memories that come along with one-hit wonders.
Listening to our carefully curated playlists helps us work, play, and sleep and it turns out we’re a little obsessed with music and we really don’t mind. Holidays that give us an excuse to turn up the music and make another playlist are some of the best in our books aren’t they?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
