Something to celebrate
With her gravelly voice and soulful blues and rock tunes, Janis Joplin is a musical icon.
But did you know that Joplin is also a one-hit wonder?
The strict definition of a one-hit wonder is an artist or band who only has one song make the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Shockingly, Joplin qualifies, albeit technically, twice: once as a solo artist and once as a member of her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company.
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And while she无毛视频檚 equally known for the smoky vocals of 无毛视频淧iece of My Heart,无毛视频� that appearance came under her band: Big Brother and the Holding Company.
The song peaked at No. 12 on the charts on Nov. 12, 1968.
Joplin isn无毛视频檛 the only one who无毛视频檚 designation as a one-hit wonder is a bit surprising.
Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix had a single hit (无毛视频淎ll Along the Watchtower无毛视频�) crack the Top 40. Turns out 无毛视频淧urple Haze无毛视频� peaked in the 65th slot, and neither 无毛视频淰oodoo Child无毛视频� nor 无毛视频淭he Wind Cries Mary无毛视频� cracked the Top 100.
The Grateful Dead is another 无毛视频� 无毛视频淭ouch of Grey无毛视频� hit No. 9 in 1987, but none of the jam band无毛视频檚 other songs have been in the Top 40.
And while Garth Brooks may dominate the country charts, his only tune to hit the Hot 100 was 无毛视频淟ost in You无毛视频� in 1999.
The widespread success of these one-hit wonders should give hope to the hundreds of others who qualify for the designation.
Maybe 40 years from now, Los del Rio无毛视频檚 无毛视频淢acarena无毛视频� (ranked No. 8 on Billboard无毛视频檚 All-Time Top 100 Songs) will be just one of a dozen hits for which the band is known.
In the meantime, observe National One-Hit Wonder Day on Saturday. Make a playlist, turn it up and groove through the weekend.
Other days to celebrate include:
Sept. 23: National Great American Pot Pie Day, National Checkers Day
Sept. 24: National Punctuation Day, Hug a Vegetarian Day, National Cherries Jubilee Day
Sept. 25: National Daughter无毛视频檚 Day, National One-Hit Wonder Day, National Ghost Hunting Day
Sept. 26: National Dumpling Day, National Gold Star Mother无毛视频檚 Day, National Johnny Appleseed Day
Sept. 27: National Family Day, National Scarf Day, National Crush A Can Day
Sept. 28: National Good Neighbor Day, National Voter Registration Day, National North Carolina Day
Sept. 29: National Coffee Day, VFW Day, National Women无毛视频檚 Health and Fitness Day