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1 Notable one-hit wonders

Notable one-hit wonders

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

  • "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
  • "99 Luftballons" by Nena, nuclear protest song popular in both the German original and English translation ("99 Red Balloons")
  • "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot
  • "Curly Shuffle" by Jump in the Saddle Band
  • "Der Kommissar" by After the Fire (English cover version of a German hit by Falco)
  • "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
  • "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk 3
  • "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy
  • "Great White North" by Bob and Doug McKenzie
  • "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau (They had several hits in the UK)
  • "Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter
  • "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry
  • "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls
  • "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
  • "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by Georgia Satellites
  • "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
  • "My Sharona" by The Knack
  • "NVR Say NVR" by Romeo Void
  • "Our House" by Madness (only US hit, but had over 20 hits in the UK)
  • "Pac Man Fever" by Bunkner & Garcia
  • "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy
  • "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth
  • "Pilot of the Airwaves" by Charlie Dore
  • "The Politics of Dancing" by Re-Flex
  • "Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
  • "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
  • "Spirit in the Sky" by Doctor & The Medics, song was a two-time one-hit wonder
  • "Stop" by Sam Brown
  • "Take On Me" by a-ha
  • "Touch Me" by Samantha Fox
  • "Turning Japanese" by The Vapours
  • "You Look Marvelous" by Billy Crystal
  • "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
  • "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, first song played on MTV

1990s

  • "Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus, dance video made it a hit before the record was even released
  • "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
  • "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite
  • "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
  • "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
  • "Mambo Number 5" by Lou Bega
  • "Slam" by Onyx
  • "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
  • "Unbelievable" by EMF (they had greater success in England than the USA)
  • "Whoomp... There It Is" by Tag Team

2000s

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