American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders from the 1960s With Tragic Backstories

Remember The Singing Nun? Jeannine Deckers was a Catholic nun who became famous for her gorgeous tune, “Dominique”, in 1963. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Deckers’ only major ...
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How The Singing Nun's 'Dominique' Outsold Elvis Presley and Topped the Charts in 1963

In 1963, the Billboard Hot 100 had one of its strangest moments ever when an extremely unlikely song reached No. 1 and even outsold Elvis Presley at the time. Jeanine Deckers, who was known as Soeur ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s That Hit No. 1 (and Blew Everyone Away)

Several “singing nuns” got famous back in the day, but the one-hit wonder “Dominique” from 1963 was made famous by a specific singing nun named Jeanne-Paule Marie “Jeannine” Deckers. Deckers’ cover of ...
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How the Singing Nun's 'Dominique' outsold Elvis Presley and topped the charts in 1963

In 1963, the Billboard Hot 100 had one of its strangest moments ever when an extremely unlikely song reached No. 1 and even outsold Elvis Presley at the time. In March 2026, Stereogum revisited the ...