“Real” One Hit Wonders

[RedAngie]

Yeah, technically the Grateful Dead are one hit wonders, but these are songs from artists who fizzled out quickly after their only success.

60s

Green Tambourine

70s

Kung Fu Fighting


80s

90s

00s

Stacy’s Mom

Any other favorite One Hit Wonders?

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

This one comes to mind...

 

[Kitty 34]

 

[fla4fun]

I love SVB. I have a hard time considering them a one hit wonder since they had more than one album as well as their own tv show, even though it was based on the popularity of AD. Their other music was actually much better than AD.

There are so many from the 80’s. Puttin‘ On The Ritz by Taco comes to mind, or Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners, or Mickey by Toni Basil. It felt like most of the music back then was one hit wonders.

 

[starvenger]

Len's "Steal My Sunshine" and Snow's "Informer" come to mind, although Snow has had a decent career within Canada and he was featured on Daddy Yankee's hit "Con Calma".

Similarly, Tom Cochrane only had the one hit in the US ("Life is a Highway") but he had a long career in Canada. And Maestro Fresh-Wes' "Let Your Backbone Slide" was a minor hit in the US but the man is hip-hop royalty in Canada.

 

[disneychrista]

Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out

 

[Kittyblue]

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Though they actually have two hits, they are nevertheless by my superior definition of one hit wonder a one hit wonder as that one hit is pretty much what they're known for.

Here's another. Katrina and the waves

And my favorite one hit wonder. Iron Butterfly

 

[LoveSpringsteen]

The Buggles. Most known for Video Killed the Radio Star.

 

[starvenger]

I don't think TV theme songs are supposed to hit number one, and yet...

 

[Dan Murphy]

Right Said Fred??

 

[GoingSince1990]

I don't think TV theme songs are supposed to hit number one, and yet...

That one is a regular on the Sirius XM one-hit wonder channel (“Onederland”). So is this one:

 

[Dan Murphy]

Gotye?

 

[bcla]

I don't think TV theme songs are supposed to hit number one, and yet...

That wasn’t their hit though, even though it was quite well known because it was a TV theme song. Their biggest was That’s Just the Way It Is Baby. That’s what I think of.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[Dan Murphy]

Elvis or the Beatles?

 

[bcla]

 

[starvenger]

That wasn’t their hit though, even though it was quite well known because it was a TV theme song. Their biggest was That’s Just the Way It Is Baby. That’s what I think of.

I remember it as well (and it's a good song) but it is most certainly not the song The Rembrandts are best known for. Wikipedia shows that they didn't crack the mainstream top 40 with the song.

Meanwhile "I'll Be There For You" hit number 1 on the Top 40 and adult Top 40.

 

[ramee]

 

[bcla]

I remember it as well (and it's a good song) but it is most certainly not the song The Rembrandts are best known for. Wikipedia shows that they didn't crack the mainstream top 40 with the song.

Meanwhile "I'll Be There For You" hit number 1 on the Top 40 and adult Top 40.

Are you looking at the right list?

https://www.billboard.com/music/the-rembrandts/chart-history

Just The Way It Is, Baby #14 in 1991. I'll Be There For You/This House Is Not A Home #17 in 1995.