One Hit Wonders?

Question

A "one hit wonder" is a singer/band who had only one song top the charts -- but that one song was a great one! I'm interested in hearing some of your favorite OHW's.

Here are a few of mine to get us started:

Tobacco Road ~~ Nashville Teens
Dirty Water ~~ The Standells
Montego Bay ~~ Bobby Bloom
Spirit in the Sky ~~ Norman Greenbaum
In the Summertime ~~ Mungo Jerry
I'd like to teach the world to sing ~~ Hillside Singers
Hot Rod Lincoln ~~ Commander Cody & his lost planet airmen
The night the lights went out in Georgia ~~ Vikki Lawrence
Never been any reason ~~ Head East
Play that funky music ~~ Wild Cherry
Black Betty ~~ Ram Jam
Funkytown ~~ Lipps Inc
Whip It ~~ Devo
Tainted Love ~~ Soft Cell
Mickey ~~ Toni Basil
Miami Vice Theme ~~ Jan Hammer
Keep your hands to yourself ~~ Georgia Satellites
Walkin in Memphis ~~ Mark Cohn
Life is a highway ~~ Tom Cochrane
I'm too sexy ~~ Right Said Fred
Baby Got Back ~~ Sir Mix-a-Lot
Mambo #5 ~~ Lou Bega

Answer 1

a-ha- Take on Me

Aaliya-Try Again

Ace of Base- The Sign

Atlantic Starr- Always

The Archies- Sugar,Sugar

Bachman -Turner Overdrive- You Aint Seen Nothing Yet

Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night

The Champs- Tequilla

Gene Chandler- Duke Of Earl

Jimmy Dean- Big Bad John

Robert John- Sad Eyes

Andy Kim- Rock Me Gently

The Knack- My Sherona

Buddy Knox- Party Doll

Kris Kross- Jump

Lemon Pipers- Green Tambourine

Little Eva-The Loco-Motion

London Beat-I've Been Thinking About You

Looking Glass- Brandy(You're A Fine Girl)

Los Del Rio- Macarena(Bayside Boys Mix)

Love Unlimited Orchestra- Love's Theme

M- Pop Muzik

C.W. McCall- Convoy

The McCoys- Hang On Sloopy

George McCrae-Rock Your Baby

Mitch Miller- The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Johnny Nash- I Can See Clearly Now

The New Vaudeville Band-Winchester Cathedral

Answer 2

Zorak says, "My Sharona"--the Knack

"Cars"--Gary Numan

"Mexican Radio"--Wall of Voodoo

"Pop Music"--M

"Oh, Yeah"--Yello

"Big Country"--Big Country

"Turning Japanese"--the Vapors

"There She Goes"--the Las

"Under the Mily Way"--the Church

"Obsession"--Animotion

"Electric Avenue"--Eddie Grant

"99 Luftballons"--Nena

"Love Plus One"--Haircut 100

"2-4-6-8 Motorway"-Tom Robinson Band

"Pure Energy"--Information Society

"I Know What Boys Like"--the Waitresses

(no, I am not gay--it's a good song)

"Talk Talk"--Talk Talk

"Too Shy"--Kajagoogoo

"88 Lines about 44 women"--the Nails

"So Alive"--Love and Rockets

"Let's Go All the Way"--Sly Fox

"Send Me an Angel"--Real Life

"Harden my Heart"--Quarterflash

"I Could Be Happy"--Altered Images

"Cruel to be Kind"--Nick Lowe





There are more, but the criteria I used was that the song was the only song to ever chart by the musician or band. Groups like Devo had more than one charting hit, but they weren't in the top 5. All the ones I listed charted but never made it to #1 that I know.



As you can tell, they are all from the 80's.

Answer 3

A few favorites of mine:



The La's - There She Goes

Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Blind Melon - No Rain

Veruca Salt - Seether

Skee-Lo - I Wish

The Cardigans - Lovefool

Craig Mack - Flava in Your Ear

Spacehog - In the Meantime

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

White Town - Your Woman

Answer 4

I would add



Cars ~~ Gary Neuman



and delete



Whip IT ~~ Devo



Devo Had a number of top 40 hits, including the titular We are Devo, Coalmine, a cover of Satisfaction, Whip It, and Going Under. They have a number of successful albums spanning over a decade.

Answer 5

Stacey's mom - Fountains of Wayne

How Bizzare - OMC

Blue - Eiffel 65

Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men

Barbie Girl - Aqua

Answer 6

Unbelievable-EMF

Whoomp there it is - Tag Team

Video Killed The Radio Star - ?

The Freshman - The Verve

Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

Answer 7

Magic~~Pilot

What Would You Say~~Hurricane Smith

I Can Help~~Billy Swan

Answer 8

i love

kung fu fighting

ymca

tainted love

im too sexy

mambo 5

in the summertime

mickey

my fave though is probably mickey though

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Answer 9

Ice, ice, baby! ~~ Vanilla Ice

Funky Cold Madina ~~ Tone Loc

Answer 10

blind melon, mudhoney, fastball, loads of ninety's bands. some bands categorized one hit ask your self are not it relatively is gloomy. like blur. they seem to be a one hit ask your self in u.s. yet like legends in england. so it adjustments from the place you're too. reliable question.

Answer 11

It is not even close to one I like but I remember Rico Suave` or something like that... I get why it was his only.... Some people really liked it, lol.

Answer 12

rock the casbah --- the clash

brandy --- not sure who sung it

the night the lights went out in georgia --vicky lawarance

Answer 13

Take on Me by Aha

Answer 14

I like many of the ones you put. In fact all of them.



Was "Love me, love me (Say that you love me)" a one hit wonder? By the Cardigans of Sweden, wasn't it?

Answer 15

I actually like "The ***** Song",,by Mederith Brooks,,

Answer 16

"Rock On" by Dobie Gray I believe

"Heart And Soul" by T'Pau

Answer 17

There is no greater one hit wonder then Take on Me - AHA!.

Answer 18

"American Pie" -Can't remember his name

(CHORUS)



Bye bye Miss American pie

drove my Chevy to the levy, and the levy was dry

and good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

singin' "This will be the day that I die"

Answer 19

you had all the ones I knew