Stacker dug into the rich history of one-hit wonders to bring you 25 top hits from the 1960s that you might know.

The 1960s are often remembered as a decade of social and political change, in a manner not dissimilar to today's climate. Amid the upheaval of gender norms and racial bias, popular music was ...

Linda Ronstadt is no one-hit wonder. Technically, her old band, The Stone Poneys, would be considered one-hit wonders. The baroque pop folk group only scored one major hit back in the 1960s, and that ...

The Jaggerz released "The Rapper" in the spring of 1970, years before that term would become commonplace in the music ...

The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution—and revolution—in rock music. The British Invasion made its mark in this decade, with bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, who were inspired by ...

We're all familiar with the one-hit wonder—that artist who storms onto the music scene with a smash hit, only to disappear as soon as they arrive. Some one-hit wonders continue making music for years, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I'll never let you go, why? Because I love you." This iconic 1960s song made history 66 years ago, when it was the No. 1 song in ...

The album was released by a beloved British band.

NEW YORK — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of rock singer Del Shannon holding guitar. - The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution—and revolution—in rock music.