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Escape (The Pina Colada Song) |
Rupert Holmes |
1979 |
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Why not? |
Holmes had another hit single in 1980 entitled "Him" that |
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reached #6 on the Billboard charts. |
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The Song: |
On and On |
Stephen Bishop |
1977 |
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Why not? |
In '77 Bishop also charted with "Save it for a Rainy Day" |
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and again in '78 with "Everybody Needs Love". In 1983 |
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he charted with "It Might be You" from "Tootsie". |
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The Song: |
It Never Rains in Southern California |
Albert Hammond |
1972 |
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Why not? |
Hammond managed to crack the top 40 a second time |
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with "I'm a Train in 1974. |
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The Song: |
If You're Going to San Francisco |
Scott MacKenzie |
1967 |
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Why not? |
MacKenzie scored a second hit in 1967 with |
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Like an Old Time Movie which peaked at # 24. |
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The Song: |
1, 2, 3, |
Len Barry |
1965 |
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Why not? |
Barry also charted with "Like a Baby" in 1966. |
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The Song: |
Eve of Destruction |
Barry McGuire |
1965 |
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Why not? |
According to Billboard, if you chart as a solo or part of a
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it counts the same. So, McGuire's hit with the New Christy
Minstrels, |
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"Green Green" in 1963 disqualifies him. |
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The Song: |
Green-Eyed Lady |
Sugarloaf |
1970 |
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Why not? |
In 1974 they charted again with "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You."
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