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Thunder Island (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Thunder Island'" is the lead single off of the album 'Thunder Island' by American musician Jay Ferguson. The song peaked at #9 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 the week of April 1, 1978. The recording features Joe Walsh on guitar. In Canada, it reached #8.

As "Thunder Island" was Ferguson's highest-ranking song on the charts, he is sometimes tagged a one-hit wonder. However, he achieved an additional hit with the song "Shakedown Cruise" which reached #31 on the Hot 100 the week of June 23, 1979.

Chart performance



Uses in popular culture



*The 2013 film 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'

*Episode 13 of Season 5 of the TV show 'Breaking Bad'

*The 2004 film 'Miracle'

*In "Island Adventure", a Season 17 episode of the TV show 'Family Guy'

*On the 2021 'Good Girls' Season 4 Episode 4

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