One Bad Apple by The Osmonds

“One Bad Apple” is a song that was recorded by American pop group, The Osmonds. It was written by George Jackson, who originally had the Jackson Five in mind (when he wrote it).

This is actually a very interesting piece of information because (in my opinion), I always considered the Osmonds to be a similar style to the Jackson 5, especially between both bands’ lead singers, Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond. It was during the same era (from the early 1970s) that both, Jackson and Osmond, became teen idols throughout North America.

On this very day, March 19th 1971, it was the #1 song in America, topping Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. If you’d like to have a listen, please feel free to use the provided link. Released as a single (in November 1970), here’s the OSMONDS, with “ONE BAD APPLE”…