| Re: 50 Greatest One-hit Wonders |
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In article <vi1dq3hap125merrue4086t815vnborss8@4ax.com>,
"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote:
> 50 Greatest One-hit Wonders
> Published on 10/16/2007
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> 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!
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> 1. Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996)
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> 2. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
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> 3. Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)
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> 4. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
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> 5. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
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> 6. Joan Osbourne - One Of Us (1995)
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> 7. Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
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> 8. The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
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> 9. Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)
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> 10. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
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> 11. New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1999)
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> 12. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (1993)
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> 13. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
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> 14. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
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> 15. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
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> 16. The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)
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> 17. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
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> 18. The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)
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> 19. Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
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> 20. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)
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> 21. Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997)
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> 22. EMF - Unbelievable (1991)
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> 23. Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
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> 24. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
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> 25. Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
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> 26. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
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> 27. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997)
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> 28. Haddaway - What is love (1993)
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> 29. Des'ree - You gotta be (1994)
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> 30. Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)
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> 31. Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People (1988)
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> 32. Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
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> 33. OMC - How Bizarre (1996)
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> 34. Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
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> 35. Semisonic - Closing Time (1998)
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> 36. A-ha - Take on me (1985)
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> 37. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
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> 38. Church - Under the Milky Way (1988)
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> 39. Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart (1990)
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> 40. Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (1976)
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> 41. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (1989)
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> 42. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
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> 43. Gary Numan - Cars (1979)
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> 44. Gerardo - Rico Suave (1991)
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> 45. Toni Basil - Mickey (1982)
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> 46. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)
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> 47. Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)
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> 48. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
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> 49. L. A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (1989)
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> 50. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)
I would not agree that all of these are 1 hit wonders, certainly not
Europe or A-ha, and also Bobby McFerrin. There are others on the list
who were in the charts with several records. Maybe England or Europe
don't count.
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