Eruption were a British disco group who reached a wide audience with one bright, propulsive hit at the end of the 1970s. "One Way Ticket", released in 1978 and 1979, was a disco reworking of an old Neil Sedaka song, all driving rhythm and soaring vocals, and it became an international hit, the track that carried the group's name around the world.
Eruption had earlier success with a cover of "I Can't Stand the Rain", but to most listeners they are defined by their disco-era signature, and nothing later matched its reach.
On streaming, "One Way Ticket" sits near 78 million plays, while their next most-streamed track, "I Can't Stand the Rain", trails at around 15 million. That puts the ratio above 5, over our line.
By our measure Eruption are a certified one-hit wonder, with the small caveat that they had a second well-known cover to their name. To the streaming audience, though, the numbers are clear: one driving, disco-fied reworking became their lasting calling card, a dancefloor staple of its era that stands far ahead of everything else they recorded. Its galloping rhythm still turns up on disco compilations and dancefloors, far better remembered than the group that recorded it.