Best One-Hit Wonders?

[Badger]

breakfast at tiffany's by deep blue something

All for You by Sister Hazel

Albatross by Corrosion of Conformity

Formaldehyde by Sons of Elvis (look it up)

Blinded by Slack Jaw (ditto)

Turn Up The Radio by Autograph (an early 80s hair metal guilty pleasure )

How Bizarre by OMC

Motorcycle Girl. By the Cruzados.

Memory's Garden by Trouble

I gotta million of em folks !

[101spotted]

I like "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.  I will try to think of some more later.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes by Edison Lighthouse
I Live for the Sun by The Sunrays
Pipeline by The Chantays (I especially love the guitar on the bridge)
Wipe Out by The Surfaris
Venus by Shocking Blue
Black is Black by Los Bravos
Party Doll by Buddy Knox (I think he had several hits, but this is the only one that's remembered much now)
Hey, Baby by Bruce Channel
Hey Paula by Paul & Paula
Mickey by Toni Basil
It Never Rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond
Rock & Roll by Gary Glitter (Had a number of hits in the UK, but this is the only one he had in the States)

As you can see, a lot of surf rock bands back in the 60s were one-hit wonders.  If I can think of any more to add to this list, I will include them in a future post.

Take On Me certainly comes to mind.

I think a-ha had another hit with "The Sun Always Shines on TV"

[All Along The Watchtower]

I like "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. I will try to think of some more later.

lmao

[Slow Learner]

I like "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. I will try to think of some more later.

lmao

If only.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Jimi Hendrix, of course.

[politicallefty]

I have never actually seen The Breakfast Club, but I still love that song.

"Alive and Kicking" does play occassionally on the radio, at least in this area, but indeed is dwarfed by "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in number of radio plays by far.

Although I don't know what you really like in terms of movies, I still do recommend it and I hope you'll like it.

Turn Up The Radio by Autograph (an early 80s hair metal guilty pleasure )

I love that one too. Even though I was born in 1987, I think the '80s hair bands have some of best music ever.

Fwiw, I did think of another ('80s, of course): Europe's The Final Countdown

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Fwiw, I did think of another ('80s, of course): Europe's The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown actually wasn't Europe's only hit. It wasn't even their highest charting song.

[Mauldania]

MMbop

[HAnnA MArin County]

The best by far  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5YGWS5H84

Cher and Lonestar's versions are pretty good, too.

Typical gay man's response to this question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhrYis509A

and, as a true homage to the 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiBYM6g8Tck

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Last French Eurovision winner was nice:

Marie Myriam - L'enfant et l'oiseau

[youngohioan216]

Marky Mark- Good Vibrations
Blind Melon- No Rain
Mark Morrison- Return of the Mack
OMC- How Bizarre
Sister Hazel- All For You
Mighty Mighy Bosstones- The Impression That I Get
Chumbawumba- Tubthumping
The Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
Semisonic- Closing Time
New Radicals- You Only Get What You Give
Lou Bega- Mambo #5
LFO- Summer Girls
Eiffel 65- Blue
Nine Days- Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Fountains of Wayne- Stacy's Mom

Man, the late 90s were a great time for one hit wonders.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

These are a few which came to mind, although The Knack are arguably two-hit wonders and Derek and the Dominos is sort of a special case.

Fastball - The Way
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
The Knack - My Sharona
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

Yeah I don't think we can honestly say Derek and the Dominos is a one-hit wonder considering the person behind the entire band continued to make hits for decades thereafter.

[MasterJedi]

When I think of one-hit wonders, I think mostly of the '80s, with maybe a few in the '90s. I looked around sites, like VH1's top 100 list and others. Some of the songs I like:

Blind Melon - No Rain
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (yes, I like The Breakfast Club)
Ratt - Round and Round

BRTD might be right about some of the '80s bands, because I always thought Loverboy's Working for the Weekend was a one-hit wonder. I would have put it on the list, but apparently it doesn't meet the qualifications. I probably have a few more on my playlist, but I'm not searching right now.

Not a one hit wonder. Probably the only song they play on mainstream radio which has a few hits from back in the day but they have a lot of other popular songs in the hair metal/rock/80s communities.

[All Along The Watchtower]

That annoying "Jenny Jenny" song...

(867-5309...)

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Back when it came out I was a fan of Just the Girl by The Click Five.

[DINGO Joe]

Not gonna start a thread for it, but all the "Atlas in the year...." threads does remind that the worst one-hit wonder of all time is Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525".  And it did truly go to #1 in the US and Britain.  Horruble.

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Tainted Love! Great song. Strange video though, ge looks like a pederast.

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Not gonna start a thread for it, but all the "Atlas in the year...." threads does remind that the worst one-hit wonder of all time is Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525".  And it did truly go to #1 in the US and Britain.  Horruble.

The worst one hit wonder is afternoon delight FACT

[DINGO Joe]

Not gonna start a thread for it, but all the "Atlas in the year...." threads does remind that the worst one-hit wonder of all time is Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525".  And it did truly go to #1 in the US and Britain.  Horruble.

The worst one hit wonder is afternoon delight FACT

Naw, even if it was, "Arrested Development" totally redeemed it. 

[RaphaelDLG]

These are a few which came to mind, although The Knack are arguably two-hit wonders and Derek and the Dominos is sort of a special case.

Fastball - The Way
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
The Knack - My Sharona
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

Uh, excuse me, sir, you forgot about fastball's smash hit "out of my mind"

[rpryor03]

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Duck Sauce - Barbara Striesand
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Train - Hey Soul Sister
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

[RaphaelDLG]

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Duck Sauce - Barbara Striesand
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Train - Hey Soul Sister
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

Drops of Jupiter was a bigger hit from Train

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Yeah. I want to say Carly Rae Jepsen had another hit too, but it's hopefully been erased from my memory completely.

[Badger]

These are a few which came to mind, although The Knack are arguably two-hit wonders and Derek and the Dominos is sort of a special case.

Fastball - The Way
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
The Knack - My Sharona
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

Yeah I don't think we can honestly say Derek and the Dominos is a one-hit wonder considering the person behind the entire band continued to make hits for decades thereafter.

Not to mention there are other songs periodically played on classic rock from the album.

And No way in hell re: Zevon.