<P> `` One Bad Apple '' was a number - one hit single released by The Osmonds on November 14 , 1970 . It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 2 , 1971 . It hit the top of the chart on February 13 , 1971 and stayed there for five weeks . It also reached number six on the R&B chart . Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1971 . Both `` One Bad Apple '' and the Donny Osmond - credited single `` Sweet and Innocent '' are on the 1970 album Osmonds . It was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 4 , 1971 . </P>
who sang one bad apple spoils the bunch
The Osmonds