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"One Bad Apple"
#1 weeks: 5
weeks: 1971-02-13, 1971-02-20, 1971-02-27, 1971-03-06, 1971-03-13
genre: pop, r&b, bubblegum, blue-eyed soul
artist: The Osmonds
album: Osmonds
writers: George Jackson
label:
lengths: 2:46

"One Bad Apple" was a single released by The Osmonds in December 1970. The single hit number-one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart in February 1971 and stayed there for five weeks, and also reached number six on the R&B charts .

The song was written by George Jackson who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it. He also wrote the single "Double Lovin'" for the Osmonds. Both "One Bad Apple" and the Donny Osmond-credited single "Sweet and Innocent" are on the 1971 album " Osmonds". Singer Aaron Carter covered the song on his debut album Aaron Carter, in 1997.

According to Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson later told him that the Jackson 5 almost recorded this song first, but chose to record "ABC" instead.

The song was revived in the mid 80s by UK singer Nolan Thomas.