One hit wonders...

Wild Cherry--Play That Funky Music [White Boy] in the 'one hit wonders' column. Originally Posted by bartipero

They only had one other song in the US top 100 so I guess they qualify ( "Baby Don't You Know")

Fantasy - Aldo Nova
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Come On Eileen - Dexi's Midnight Runners
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
My Sharona - The Knack

and the all-time greatest one-hit wonder:

American Pie - Don McLean

This was VH1s top 10 when they did a top 100 program hosted by William Shatner.

1. Los del Río — "Macarena" (1996)
2. Soft Cell — "Tainted Love" (1982)
3. Dexys Midnight Runners – "Come On Eileen" (1983)
4. Right Said Fred — "I'm Too Sexy" (1992)
5. Toni Basil — "Mickey" (1982)
6. Baha Men — "Who Let the Dogs Out?" (2000)
7. Vanilla Ice — "Ice Ice Baby" (1990)
8. a-ha — "Take On Me" (1985)
9. Gerardo — "Rico Suave" (1990)
10. Nena — "99 Luftballons" (1984)

In my mind, the greatest song that was a one-hit wonder was Soft Cell and Tainted Love. The Human League and Don't you want me Baby comes a close second.

Time Has Come Today---The Chambers Brothers

Radar Love---Golden Earring

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades---Timbuk 3

She's So High---Tal Bachman

Human League wouldn't be a one hit wonder. "Don't You Want Me" and "Human" were both #1s in the US and "(Keep Feeling) Fascination was #6. They had 3-4 other top 50 songs as well.

Golden Earring actually had a bigger hit with "Twilight Zone".

Just A Friend - Biz Markie
I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-lot
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
One Voice - Billy Gillman
Who let the dogs out - Baha Men
Because I got high - Afro man
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Youth of the nation - POD
Don't know why - Norah Jones
Angel - Amanda Perez
No letting go - Wayne wonder
never leave you - lumidee
headstrong - trapt
stacys mom - fountains of wayne
Theres gotta be more to life - Stacie Orrico
Gigolo - Nick Cannon
Fuck it - eamon
the reason - hoobastank
1985 - bowling for soup
broken - seether ft amy lee
feel good inc. - gorillaz
kryptonite - purple ribbon allstars
beverly hills - weezer


I could go on and on and on and on.

Golden Earring actually had a bigger hit with "Twilight Zone". Originally Posted by CryptKicker

You are correct. I guess they were two hit wonders. They actually had some pretty solid albums, but just the two radio hits.

Two words: Wang Chung

Two words: Wang Chung Originally Posted by Enchanterlingum

Two hits - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - US #2 and "Lets Go" - US #9. Two other #1s on the US Dance chart with "Don't Let Go" and "Dance Hall Days". Doesn't qualify.. sorry.

Maybe not a "real" band, but let's not forget the movie band The Wonders and That Thing you Do.

Was bored so was listening to the 80's music channel and they played some good ones...

Cutting Crew - Died In Your Arms Tonight
Nena - 99 Red Balloons or 99 Luft Balons (It was all the German I known in the 80's)
a-ha - Take On Me one of my favorite songs and videos from the 80's

So what are some of your favorite one hit wonders.. from any decade. Originally Posted by ElumEno

I will have you know that A-Ha was NOT a one hit wonder! They are actually still making music and touring to this day! Just sayin

(it is horribly embarrassing to admit, but the very first concert I went to was A-Ha and I cried like a girl through the whole concert)

Some great one hit wonders......

The Travelling Wilburys "End of the Line" - what is not to love about a few rock legends collaborating together too briefly.

Modern English "Melt With You"
Murray Head "One Night in Bangkok"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Europe "The Final Countdown"
Dream Academy "Life In A Northern Town"

There were so many one hit wonders in the 80's I can't even think of them all, but those were some of my favorites.

Not The Traveling Wilburys-- Hit #2 with 3 singles-- Handle With Care, End of the Line, and She's My Baby.....

Falco- Vienna Calling got to 18 in the US but few would know them by other than the Amadeus song.

Europe- You forget "Carrie" which was actually a bigger hit reaching #3 in the US.


And yes, music is kind of my thing.... LOL

Damn, CK is raining on everyone's one hit parade.