One-hit wonders often feel like lightning in a bottle, sparkling bright before vanishing from view. Behind those catchy choruses and unforgettable hooks, though, lurk stories shaped by loss, illness, ...

One-hit wonder songs were all over the place in the 1970s, across genres like disco, rock, new wave, and pop. And a select few of those one-hit wonders are really difficult to cover properly. Some of ...