50 Greatest One-hit Wonders
10/16/2007 under Amazing Art -TAGS: One hit wonders, bitter sweet symphony, come on eileen, one-hit wonder, ice ice baby, vanilla ice, edie brickel
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!
- Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996)
- Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
- Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)
- Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
- Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
- Joan Osbourne - One Of Us (1995)
- Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
- The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
- Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)
- Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1999)- 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (1993)
- Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
- Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
- The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)
- Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
- The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)
- Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
- Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)
Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997)- EMF - Unbelievable (1991)
- Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
- Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
- Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
- Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997)
- Haddaway - What is love (1993)
- Des'ree - You gotta be (1994)
- Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)
Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People (1988)- Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
- OMC - How Bizarre (1996)
- Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
- Semisonic - Closing Time (1998)
- A-ha - Take on me (1985)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
- Church - Under the Milky Way (1988)
- Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart (1990)
- Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (1976)
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (1989)- Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
- Gary Numan - Cars (1979)
- Gerardo - Rico Suave (1991)
- Toni Basil - Mickey (1982)
- The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)
- Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)
- Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
- L. A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (1989)
- Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)
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