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Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images 4 Rock One-Hit Wonders That Jog Every Baby Boomer’s Memory About Their Younger Years
Not everyone can remember which rock bands were behind these iconic one-hit wonders of the 1970s. But the songs are great regardless.
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NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1985: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton circa 1985 in New York City. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Neil Sedaka (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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BLOOMINGTON, MN – SEPTEMBER 4: Tom Petty performs on the Touring The Great Wide Open Tour at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on September 4, 1991. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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AUSTIN, TX – FEBRUARY 28: <> at ACL Live on February 28, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) -
EW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: Kenny Chesney performs on NBC's "Today" at the NBC's TODAY Show on September 23, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/FilmMagic) -
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL — Episode 4 — Pictured: The Doobie Brothers perform on February 16, 1973 — (Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBC via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 20: Elwood Francis and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage during Noches del Botanico music festival at Real Jardin Botanico Alfonso XIII on July 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 21: Megan Moroney performs onstage during The Cloud 9 Tour at Bridgestone Arena on August 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Megan Moroney)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 08: Koe Wetzel performs during The Night Champion World Tour at Bridgestone Arena on August 08, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images) -
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American singer Brenda Lee performs live on stage in London in 1964. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
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Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle, and Paul Layton, members of the British-based pop group The New Seekers, photographed in November 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) -
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American Pop & Rock musician Kenny Loggins plays electric guitar as he performs, during the Dr Pepper Music Festival, onstage at Central Park's Wollman skating rink, New York, New York, July 28, 1980. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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A portrait of American singer and actor Elvis Presley wearing a purple shirt circa 1956. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) -
SHREVEPORT, LA – CIRCA 1947: Hank Williams performs on KWKH Radio circa 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES – NOVERMBER 1963: Rock and roll group "The Beach Boys" pose with Corvette in their first photo session since Al Jardine returned to the band in Novermber 1963. (L-R) Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Photo by Karen Wiles/Newsday RM via Getty Images This Hilarious Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings Memory Proves Star Power Only Gets You So Far
They’ll listen to their music. They won’t let them muddy up their car.
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American singer-songwriters Tom Petty (left) and Bob Dylan with the band 'Traveling Wilburys', performing on stage in 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Singer Patsy Cline poses for a portrait session circa 1960. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
The Beatles at the press launch for their new album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', held at Brian Epstein's house at 24 Chapel Street, London, 19th May 1967. Left to right: George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Paul McCartney. (Photo by John Downing/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
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American rock group The Doors L-R John Densmore, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger pose for an Electra Records publicity still circa 1969. (Photo by Electra Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – OCTOBER 14: Toby Keith performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 14, 1993 in Mountain View California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1984: Michael Jackson performing circa 1984 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images) -
OLLYWOOD – DECEMBER 13, 1975: Disco singer Gloria Gaynor performs a song on December 13, 1975, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)