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Usually, if something is one of a kind, it is, at the very least, unique. And if enough people

lust after this thing, it can be very, very valuable. Take the case of an artist having one and only one big hit,

a song that forever defines them,

and no matter how hard they try,

the artist is never ever able to scale those heights again.

On the positive side, a one-hit wonder

can provide a steady stream of income for years, even decades. In that sense, if you're a

giant success with this one song, you are a giant success forever. If it's sufficiently enduring

and popular, this one song can pay for a house, some cars, putting your kids through college,

and more. You may never have to work again because of this one song. But it could also be a

negative. What? You can only write one good song? What a loser. You know, that kind of thing.

And maybe this inability to repeat your success weighs on your psyche. It's not fair,

but you know how humans can be. But hey, having one hit is better than having zero hits, right?

So shouldn't this achievement be celebrated?

I think so.

This is part three of the biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders.

This is the ongoing history of new music podcast with Alan Cross.

Welcome again, I'm Alan Cross, and this is the third installment of a browse through the history of

Alt Rock in an attempt to rank the biggest Alt Rock one-hit wonders of all time.

Our starting point is 1976, the year of the original punk rock explosion.

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