Reassesing the entire discography of every single one hit wonder that made a record
 

C'mon lads! This won't take much of an effort, will it?

too boring for me...i'll pass.

1950s

• "A Pub with No Beer" by Slim Dusty
• "A Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie" by Norman Brooks
• "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes
• "Band of Gold" by Don Cherry
• "Blue Star (The Medic Theme)" by Charlie Applewhite
• "Bushell and a Peck" by Vivian Blaine
• "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper
• "The Dambusters March" by The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Conductor W/Cdr. A.E. Sims O.B.E.
• "Dragnet" by Ray Anthony
• "Forgotten Deams" by Leroy Anderson
• "Giddy-up-a-Ding-Dong" by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
• "The Happy Wanderer (Der Frohliche Wanderer)" by Obernkirchen Children's Choir
• "Here Comes Summer" by Jerry Keller
• "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page
• "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd
• "It's Almost Tomorrow" by The Dreamweavers
• "Little Darlin"' by The Diamonds
• "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen
• "Mad Passionate Love" by Bernard Bresslaw
• "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" by Ames Brothers
• "Pickin' A Chicken" by Eve Boswell
• "Portuguese Washerwoman" by Joe "Fingers" Carr
• "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" by the Chipmunks
• "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day
• "Sadie's Shawl" by Frank Cordell
• "Seventeen" by Boyd Bennett
• "Shifting Whispering Sands (Parts 1 & 2)" by Eamonn Andrews
• "Staccato's Theme" by Elmer Bernstein
• "Teach You To Rock/Short'nin' Bread" by Tony Crombie and his Rockets
• "Tequila" by The Champs
• "The Three Bells" by The Browns
• "The Three Bells" by Compagnons De La Chanson
• "This Ole House" by Billie Anthony
• "To Know Him Is to Love Him" by The Teddy Bears
• "Topsy (Part 1 & 2)" by Cozy Cole
• "Tom Hark" by Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes
• "Torero - Cha Cha Cha" by Renato Carosone and his Sextet
• "The Trouble with Harry" by Alfi and Harry
• "True Love" by (Bing Crosby and) Grace Kelly (Crosby is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Twenty Tiny Fingers" by The Coronets
• "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler
• "Unchained Melody" by Les Baxter
• "Volare" by Domenico Modungo
• "When" by the Kalin Twins
• "When the Boys Talk About the Girls" by Valerie Carr
• "Zambesi" by Lou Busch
• "Zing A Little Zong" by (Bing Crosby and) Jane Wyman (Crosby is not a one-hit wonder)

1960s

• "98.6" by Keith
• "A Walk in the Black Forest" by Horst Jankowski.
• "All I Want For Christmas Is a Beatle" by Dora Bryan
• "All The Love In The World" by Consortium
• "Angela Jones" by Michael Cox
• "At The Palace" by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett
• "Baby Sittin'" Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos
• "Baby Sittin' Boogie" by Buzz Clifford
• "Bend Me Shape Me" by American Breed
• "Big Time Operator" by Zoot Money and The Big Roll Band
• "Billy Boy" by Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents
• "The Birds and the Bees" by Jewel Akens
• "Blue Girl" by Bruisers
• "Blue Moon" by The Marcels
• "Dominique" by The Singing Nun
• "Can't You Hear My Heart" by Danny Rivers
• "Can't You Hear My Heart Beat?" by Goldie & the Gingerbreads
• "Concrete And Clay" by Unit Four Plus Two
• "The Deal" by Pat Campbell
• "Don't Be Cruel" by Bill Black's Combo
• "Don't Jump Of The Roof Dad" by Tommy Cooper
• "Down in the Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal
• "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind
• "Everything I Am" by Plastic Penny
• "Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - In this song, Brown acts as "The God of Hell Fire", who seems to be explaining to a new resident of hell what lies ahead.
• "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" by Crazy Elephant
• "Goodbye-ee" by (Peter Cook and) Dudley Moore (Cook is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Green Tambourine" by Lemon Pipers
• "Greenfields" by Brothers Four
• "Harlem Shuffle" by Bob and Earl
• "I Love How You Love Me" by Jimmy Crawford
• "I'm Just a Baby" by Louise Cordet
• "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
• "Il Silenzio" by Nini Rosso
• "In the Mood" by Ernie Fields' Orchestra
• "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" by Zager and Evans
• "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" by Whistling Jack Smith
• "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - This song courted controversy. Originally a duet between Serge Gainsbourg and French film star Brigitte Bardot, it was re-recorded as a duet with Jane Birkin when Bardot pleaded with Serge not to release their version of it. The saucy delivery of even saucier lyrics resulted in an airplay ban in many countries, and the song was even publicly denounced by The Pope.
• "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred and the Playboy Band
• "Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" by Edward Byrnes (and Connie Stevens, who is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Let the Little Girl Dance" by Billy Bland
• "Let's Go" by The Routers
• "Little White Berry" by Roy Castle
• "Lonely Man's Theme" by Cliff Adams
• "Loo-Be-Loo" by The Chucks
• "The Magnificent Seven" by Al Caiola
• "Make The World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold
• "Michelle" by The Overlanders
• "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe
• "Mr. Bass Man" by Johnny Cymbal
• "Mustapha" by Bob Azzam
• "Never On Sunday" by Don Costa
• "Never On Sunday" by Lynn Cornell
• "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble and the Stingers
• "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" by Bedrocks
• "Old Rivers" by Walter Brennan
• "Only the Hearteaches" by Houston Wells
• "Painter Man" by The Creation
• "Paper Roses" by Anita Bryant
• "Peppermint Twist" by Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks
• "Peter and the Wolf" by Clyde Valley Stompers
• "Pipeline" by The Chantays
• "Please Stay" by The Cryin' Shames
• "Private Number" by Judy Clay (and William Bell, who is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Proud Mary" by The Checkmates Ltd.
• "Rain and Tears" by Aphrodite's Child
• "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades
• "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair" by Scott McKenzie
• "Saturday Nite At The Duck Pond" by The Cougars
• "Seven Daffodils" by The Cherokees
• "Shotgun Wedding" by Roy C
• "So Much Love" by Tony Blackburn
• "Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No)" by Paper Dolls
• "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman
• "Soul Finger" by Bar-Kays
• "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies
• "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto

that one song: good catchy number that instantly takes you back to where you heard it first OR awful "musical" advert that irritates you to the point of mortality

those two other songs: the would be follow up hits that are not quite as good.

rest of the album: shit.

1970s

• "A Horse with No Name" by America (band)
• "A Ba Ni Bi" by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta
• "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden and Whitehead
• "After the Goldrush" by Prelude (a hit twice, again in 1982)
• "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band
• "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen
• "Ally's Tartan Army" by Andy Cameron
• "Alright Baby" by Stevenson's Rocket
• "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" by Deodato
• "Back of my Hand" by The Jags
• "Back Street Luv" by Curved Air
• "Bad Old Days" by Co-Co (Cheryl Baker from the band had hits with Bucks Fizz)
• "Barbados" by Typically Tropical
• "Beach Baby" by First Class
• "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group
• "Black Betty" by Ram Jam
• "Black Is Black" by Belle Epoque
• "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey (band)
• "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez
• "Borsalino" by Bobby Crush
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Linda Clifford
• "Burundi Black" by Burundi Steiphenson Black
• "Car 67" by Driver 67
• "Cocomation" by El Coco
• "Convoy" by C.W. McCall
• "Couldn't Get It Right" by Climax Blues Band
• "Dazz" by Brick
• "Desiderata" by Les Crane
• "Desire Me" by Doll
• "Disco Duck (Part One)" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
• "Do It Do It Again" by Raffaella Carrà
• "Don't Hold Back" by Chanson
• "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
• "Don't Let Him Touch You" by Angelettes
• "Don't Throw It All Away" by Gary Benson
• "Don't You Know" by Butterscotch
• "Drummer Man" by Tonight
• "Dynomite (Part 1)" by Tony Camilio's Bazuka
• "East River" by Brecker Brothers
• "Eighteen with a Bullet" by Pete Wingfield
• "El Bimbo" by Bimbo Jet
• "Emotions" by Samantha Sang
• "The Entertainer" by Marvin Hamlisch
• "Every Night" by Phoebe Snow
• "(Everybody) Get Dancin'" by Bombers
• "Express" by B.T. Express
• "Eye Level" by the Simon Park Orchestra
• "Feelings" by Morris Albert
• "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band
• "Float On" by The Floaters
• "The Floral Dance" by Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
• "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" by Elvin Bishop
• "Funky Moped/Magic Roundabout" by Jasper Carrott
• "Funky Nassau" by The Beginning of the End
• "Groovin' with Mr Bloe" by Mr. Bloe
• "Gimme Dat Banana" by Black Gorilla
• "Gimme Dat Ding" by The Pipkins
• "Gimme Some" by Brendon
• "Gimmix! Play Loud" by John Cooper Clarke
• "Gonna Capture Your Heart" by Blue (70s Rock Group)
• "Good Old Arsenal" Arsenal F.C. First Team Squad

I didn't know that the Chipmunks were a one-hit wonder.

1980s

• "99 Red Balloons" by Nena
• "A Walk in the Park" by Nick Straker Band
• "All Out of Love" by Air Supply
• "Amigo" by Black Slate
• "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday
• "Anyone Can Fall in Love" by Anita Dobson
• "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer
• "Baby Come to Me" by Patti Austin and James Ingram, (who is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes
• "Big in Japan" by Alphaville
• "Birdie Song (The Birdie Dance)" by The Tweets
• "Body Work" by Hot Streak
• "Brilliant Mind" by Furniture
• "Broken Land" by The Adventures
• "Brother Louie" by Modern Talking
• "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
• "Can I" by Cashmere
• "Can't Take My Eyes off You" by Boystown Gang
• "The Captain of Her Heart" by Double
• "Casanova" by Coffee
• "Chalk Dust — the Umpire Strikes Back" by The Brat
• "Comin' On Strong" by Broken English
• "The Crown" by Gary Byrd and the GB Experience
• "Cry" by Waterfront
• "Cry Boy Cry" by Blue Zoo
• "Da Da Da" by Trio
• "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung
• "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" by Q-Feel
• "Dancing in the Dark" by Big Daddy
• "Danger Games" by Pinkees
• "Do It Again - Billie Jean (Medley)" by Clubhouse
• "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid (made up of many established artists, most of whom had other hits)
• "Dolce Vita" by Ryan Paris
• "Don't Push It Don't Force It" by Leon Haywood
• "Doot Doot" by Freur - see image at right
   
  
   
  
  The 'squiggle' symbol used for the release of "Doot Doot" by Freur
  
  
• "Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)" by It's Immaterial
• "Drowning in Berlin" by The Mobiles
• "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins
• "Ever So Lonely" by Monsoon
• "Fascinating Rhythm" by Bass-O-Matic (William Orbit has had other hits)
• "The First Picture of You" by The Lotus Eaters
• "First Time" by Robin Beck
• "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
• "Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne
• "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc.
• "Funky Town" by Pseudo Echo
• "Genie" by B. B. & Q. Band
• "Get Down Saturday Night" by Oliver Cheatham
• "Girlie Girlie" by Sophia George
• "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera (formerly lead singer of Chicago, who had more hits)
• "The Groove" by Rodney Franklin
• "Hands to Heaven" by Breathe
• "Heartache Avenue" by The Maisonettes
• "Hooked On Classics" by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra arranged and conducted by Louis Clark
• "House Nation" by The Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy of the House
• "How 'Bout Us" by Champaign
• "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
• "I Don't Mind At All" by Bourgeois Tagg
• "I Got You" by Split Enz
• "I Love My Radio" by Taffy
• "I Need You" by B.V.S.M.P.
• "I.0.U." by Freeze
• "I Specialize In Love" by Sharon Brown
• "I Wanna Be a Winner" by Brown Sauce
• "I Want To Be Your Property" by Blue Mercedes
• "I Won't Let You Down" by Ph.D.
• "I'd Rather Jack" by Reynolds Girls
• "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
• "Is It a Dream" by Classix Nouveaux
• "It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2)" by Claire and Friends
• "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls
• "Is Vic There?" by Department S
• "Jack Your Body" by Steve 'Silk' Hurley
• "The Jack that House Built" by Jack 'n' Chill
• "Japanese Boy" by Aneka
• "Jazz Carnival" by Azymuth
• "Jive Talkin'" by Boogie Box High
• "Joy" by Band AKA
• "Jump Back (Set Me Free)" by Dhar Baxton
• "Just Say No" by Grange Hill Cast
• "Keeping the Dream Alive" by Münchener Freiheit
• "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau
• "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid
• "Let's Do Rock Steady" by Bodysnatchers
• "Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox
• "Lies" by Jonathan Butler
• "Life in a Northern Town" by The Dream Academy
• "Live is Life" by Opus

1990s

• "808" by Blaque
• "7:7 Expansion" by System 7
• "A London Thing" by Scott Garcia featuring MC Styles
• "A Trip to Trumpton" by Urban Hype
• "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" by Regina Belle (and Peabo Bryson, who was not a one-hit wonder)
• "All This Love I'm Giving" by Music and Mystery featuring Gwen McCrae
• "Angels Go Bald Too" by Howie B
• "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
• "Bikini Girls With Machine Guns" by The Cramps
• "(Bom Digi Bom) Think About The Way" by Ice MC
• "Call Me" by Le Click
• "Can You Dig It?" by The Mock Turtles
• "Chocolate Salty Balls" by Chef (aka Isaac Hayes)
• "Choose Life" by PF Project
• "Coco Jamboo" by Mr. President
• "Das Boot" by U96
• "Don't Miss The Party Line" by Bizz Nizz
• "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" by Jane Child
• "Doop" by Doop
• "Drinking in LA" by Bran Van 3000
• "Enjoy Yourself" by A Plus
• "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann
• "Everybody Needs Someone To Love" by Blues Brothers
• "Everybody (Rap)" by Criminal Element Orchestra and Wendell Williams
• "Falling" by Julee Cruise
• "Flat Beat" by Mr. Oizo
• "Found Love (remix)" by Double Dee featuring Dany
• "Friends Forever" by Thunderbugs
• "Funk Dat" by Sagat
• "Gamemaster" by the Lost Tribe
• "Give It Up" by the Goodmen
• "Hippy Chick" by Soho
• "I'll Be There for You by The Rembrandts
• "I Need to Know" by Marc Anthony
• "If I Ever Fall in Love" by Shai
• "The Impression That I Get" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• "In the Meantime" by Spacehog
• "It's a Fine Day" by Opus III
• "Informer" by Snow
• "Just This Side of Love" by Malandra Burrows
• "Knockin on Heaven's Door/Throw These Guns Away" by Dunblane
• "Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins
• "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
• "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit of ...)" by Lou Bega
• "The Masterplan" by Diana Brown and Barrie K. Sharpe
• "Monday Morning" by Candyskins
• "More to Love" by Volcano

2000s

• "2 Little Boys/Never Say Die 2005" by The Monkey Hangerz
• "Addictive" by Truth Hurts featuring Rakim (Rakim has had hits with Eric B)
• "Around the World (La la la la)" by ATC
• "Baby Cakes" by 3 Of A Kind
• "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter
• "Beautiful Soul" by Jesse McCartney
• "Big City Life" by Mattafix
• "Come on Over" by John Silver
• "Come with Me" by Special D (he had other hits in Europe)
• "Cry Little Sister (I Need U Now)" by Lost Brothers featuring G Tom Mac
• "Dance with Me" by Debelah Morgan
• "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster
• "Dirty Water" by Made in London
• "Do You Really Like It" by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies
• "Don't Think I'm Not" by Kandi
• "Don't Say You Love Me" by M2M
• "Down 4 U" by Irv Gotti presents The Inc. (featuring Ja Rule, Ashnati, Charli Baltimore & Vita, who are not one-hit wonders)
• "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-zone
• "Dusk til Dawn" by Danny Howells and Dick Trevor
• "Flowers" by Sweet Female Attitude
• "F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)" by Frankee
• "Girl You Know It's True" by Keith 'n' Shane (former members of Boyzone, who is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Heard It All Before" by Sunshine Anderson
• "How Wonderful You Are" by Gordon Haskell
• "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw
• "JCB Song" by Nizlopi
• "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup
• "Listen to Your Heart" by D.H.T. featuring Edmee
• "Loneliness" by Tomcraft
• "Looking for a Place" by Mania
• "Macushla" by Bernie Nolan
• "Mad World" by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
• "Meant to Live" by Switchfoot
• "Moi... Lolita" by Alizée
• "Move Ya Body" by Nina Sky
• "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" by Khia
• "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" by Lumidee
• "No More" by Ruff Endz
• "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" by Safri Duo
• "Right On!" by Silicone Soul
• "Satellite" by Oceanlab
• "Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia
• "Soul Survivor" by Young Jeezy (featuring Akon, who is not a one-hit wonder)
• "Stars Are Blind" by Paris Hilton
• "Touch Me" by Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra
• "Woo Hoo" by 5.6.7.8's

you wrapped this thread up really nice, Tuna-Curtains.

didn't know "Whoo hoo" was considered a *hit*. i know it was on like 3 tv commercials and in kill bill and on the uk singles chart (not # 1) but.. i thought these were, like, # 1 hit singles ..

oh no, akon is no one hit wonder, he's had more number ones than the beatles.

smack that, on the floor, smack that, till you get sore, smack that, oh oh ohoh (i seriously can't name or recognize another of his r kelly-wannabe songs).

Was that all listed on Wikipedia er something... damn!?

and yeah how is someone ranked as a "one hit wonder" in this current decade, there is always a chance they would return w/ another hit? No?

When did "Puss" by The Jesus Lizard become a hit??? did I "blink" when that one happened???

As far as i know the single reached #12 in the UK and that was most likely because it was a split single with Nirvana!