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50 Greatest One-hit Wonders
Published on 10/16/2007
In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known
for only one hit single. The hits of many one-hit wonders are novelty
songs that are, to an extent, deliberately short-lived, recorded for
humor or to cash in on a fad. The following is a list of the 50
greatest One-hit wonders of all time!
1. Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996)
2. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
3. Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)
4. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
5. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
6. Joan Osbourne - One Of Us (1995)
7. Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
8. The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
9. Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)
10. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
11. New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1999)
12. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (1993)
13. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
14. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
15. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
16. The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)
17. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
18. The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)
19. Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
20. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)
21. Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997)
22. EMF - Unbelievable (1991)
23. Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
24. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
25. Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
26. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
27. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997)
28. Haddaway - What is love (1993)
29. Des'ree - You gotta be (1994)
30. Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)
31. Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People (1988)
32. Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
33. OMC - How Bizarre (1996)
34. Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
35. Semisonic - Closing Time (1998)
36. A-ha - Take on me (1985)
37. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
38. Church - Under the Milky Way (1988)
39. Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart (1990)
40. Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (1976)
41. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (1989)
42. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
43. Gary Numan - Cars (1979)
44. Gerardo - Rico Suave (1991)
45. Toni Basil - Mickey (1982)
46. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)
47. Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)
48. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
49. L. A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (1989)
50. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)
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