Top 10 One-Hit Wonders

1. love aol radio!!! So many choices, so much great music and more... keep it comin' Peace..

Posted at 11:00AM on Jul 27th 2009 by Connie Aiello

2. GREENEYED LADY by Sugarloaf, energized 70s, tune, Xtended version is especially cool...Good Cruising song

Posted at 11:59PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Joseph A Rincones jr

3. Though I don't agree with all of them, I think you missed "The Letter" by the Box Tops.

Posted at 12:59PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Richard

4. Spandau ballet was not a one hit wonder..they had several hits in the UK, and the song GOLD was also a hit in the USA.

Posted at 2:32PM on Aug 7th 2009 by David R

5. I had seen VH1's "Top 100 One-Hit Wonders of the '80s" (or whatever it's called) and was hoping "Tainted Love" would be included because I believe it is. I suppose the blogger(s) do too, which is pretty cool. Oh, and that it's on the list as #1. I think it's kind of funny though that on the show "Come On Eileen" was #1 but on here it's #6. To each his own I guess. The did-you-know thing for "True" was also a very interesting fact. I didn't know that and never would've guessed it was actually a tribute to Marvin Gaye since he was only mentioned in the song.

Posted at 4:02PM on Aug 7th 2009 by stranger than emily

6. How about "IN A GODDA DA VIDA "by Iron Butterfly?

Posted at 4:34PM on Aug 7th 2009 by releefun1

7. The letter by the Boxtops shouls have been in here.

Posted at 5:07PM on Aug 7th 2009 by rhous67512

8. Soft Cell is not a one hit wonder, I made that mistake in a coversation with a friend from the UK, theve got tons of big songs over there.

Posted at 5:15PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Mikey

9. IN THE YEAR 2525 BYZAGER & EVANS WAS THE BIGGEST ONE HIT WODER OF THE 60'S IT IS OBVIOUS THE PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED WERE TOO YOUNG TO HAVE ENJOYED THE REAL ONE HIT WONDERS

Posted at 2:21PM on Aug 8th 2009 by JOE

10. A-Ha had other hits. For example, "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and the theme song for the James Bond movie "The Living Daylights." I don't think they are appropriately called a one-hit wonder.

Posted at 8:52PM on Aug 7th 2009 by J

11. Kiss You All Over!! Do you know how many kids were conceived to this song!!

Posted at 7:47PM on Aug 7th 2009 by G

12. I guess some people's memories don't go very far back (at least beyond the 70's): "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans hit the #1 spot 40 years ago in July 1969 -- during the same week of the first manned landing on the moon by the crew of Apollo 11. The musical duo has consistantly been labeled a One Hit Wonder on the basis of this song.

Posted at 9:40PM on Aug 7th 2009 by wspaceport

13. One hit wonders or groups that people only remember one song from? What's the criteria?

Tommy Tutone had a top 40 hit prior to 867-5309 Jenny, "Angel Say No" in 1980

A-HA made the top 20 with "The Sun Always Shines On TV"

Spandau Ballet also made the top 40 with "Gold" and "Only If You Leave"

Exile also made the top 40 with "You Thrill Me"

Of the 10 acts mentioned only the Proclaimers and Soft Cell never made the Billboard hot 100 again after their hit.

Posted at 9:56PM on Aug 7th 2009 by cmmmbase

14. At least you didn't pick on Chumbawamba, which seems to be a popular thing to do...

Another case of an audience latching onto one song that doesn't even resemble most of what a band did and ignorantly bypassing a massive body of work.

Posted at 11:29PM on Aug 7th 2009 by Steve

15. How about Smoking in the Boys Room by Brownsville Station.

Posted at 2:01AM on Aug 8th 2009 by susan

16. Sorry to have to say this but "LIES" by The KNICKERBOCKERS fall into this category..I outta know i had 2 brothers in the band and my brother Beau co-wrote it..It's was so sad cus they had soooo many great follow-up songs but the record label they were under were horrible. My friend Richie Moon Walker dedicates most of his My Space page to the Knickerbockers...

Posted at 8:16AM on Sep 4th 2009 by Linda

17. Thumbs up on the knickerbockers tune "Lies"
How about "Incense & Peppermints" by Stawberry Alarm Clock?

Posted at 7:42AM on Aug 8th 2009 by jrpwiz

18. True one hit wonder and my favorite is "Incense and Peppermints" by Stawberry Alarm Clock.

Posted at 7:48AM on Aug 8th 2009 by Jim

19. Touch of Grey by The Grateful Dead.
The only top 10 song that the band ever released.

Posted at 9:43AM on Aug 8th 2009 by jwwillmot

20. I have never even heard that song by The Procalaimers.

Posted at 11:07AM on Aug 8th 2009 by Chris

21. The Box Tops also had "Cry Like a Baby", which was a big hit soon after "The Letter".

Posted at 11:23AM on Aug 8th 2009 by Tom

22. you need to quantify "one hit wonders as at least 5 bands on your list had multiple releases that charted in the UK and Europe. Aha's take on me did very well in the UK reaching number 2 and spending 19 weeks on the chart. Their follow up hit The sun only shines on tv reached number 1, and let's not forget the title track to the Bond movie The living Daylights... Spandau Ballet had numerous hits, To cut a long story short, Lifeline, Gold, Only when you leave, through the barricades, to name just a few. The proclaimers equally had other hits notably and probably just as popular was Letter From America their first hit reaching number 3 in November 1987... So if you mean one hit wonders stateside then please state this...

Posted at 12:22PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Nigel

23. Picks from a 70 year-old..
Harper Valley PTA--written by Tom T.Hall, sang by Jeannie C. Riley..
Ode to Billy Joe---Bobbi Gentry
Keep on Smilin---Wet Willie
Third Rate Romance--The Rythem Aces

Posted at 2:04PM on Aug 8th 2009 by jerry

24. Jeannie C. Riley also had a respectable hit with a catchy cover of Joe South's, "Games People Play."
1977's "Don't Give Up on Us, Baby," by David Soul (of Starsky & Hutch fame) and Peter McCann's "Do You Wanna Make Love?" were a couple of memorable OHWs.

Posted at 7:49PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Alan Wallace

25. #1 all-time is "96 Tears," ? (Rudy Martinez) and the Mysterians. This is list for chumps.

Posted at 4:20PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Johnny

26. Dream Weaver-Gary Wright

Posted at 6:51PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Geno

27. You'd recognize the proclaimers song if you heard it. You can see a video of it on Youtube.
I'd nominate Thunderclap Newman for 'Something in the Air' a big hit in 1969.

Posted at 8:05PM on Aug 8th 2009 by xsecretcravingx

28. let's see the box tops "the letter","cry like a baby","soul deep","sweet cream ladies","neon rainbow", and more.

Posted at 8:13PM on Aug 8th 2009 by bill

29. What!? Norman Greenbaum's " Spirit in the sky" didn't make the cut? This list must be made up by some record company tryin to sell some records!

Posted at 9:04PM on Aug 8th 2009 by piledriver

30. gotta include 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians and "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum

Posted at 10:04PM on Aug 8th 2009 by PRO

31. "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace was a big hit way back in 1974 and still good listening now

Posted at 10:07PM on Aug 8th 2009 by PRO

32. I think "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence qualifies, dont you? Also, memo to the person who said "The Letter"by the Box Tops. They also had Cry Like a Baby so they dont qualify.

Posted at 10:37PM on Aug 8th 2009 by Rb1330

33. WHAT ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX "HEY JOE"

Posted at 11:07PM on Aug 8th 2009 by chuck

34. Let It All Hang Out by The Hombres???

Posted at 12:33AM on Aug 9th 2009 by cobdlb

35. can anyone name a couple of two-hit wonders?

Posted at 2:28AM on Aug 9th 2009 by John

36. How about "Brother Louie" by Stories. Or, "Temptation Eyes" By the Grass Roots, or "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire? There are some good songs left off that list. I guess for the most part, it only went back a few years. As usual, some Cocaine snortin Yuppie in "Holly-Weird" made the list...........

Posted at 2:11AM on Aug 9th 2009 by Scott Martin

37. I forgot about cry like a baby..the boxtops..they sounded so much like the four tops

OK how about-
World without love...Peter and Gordon
(a Lennon and McCartney song when Jane Asher -Peter's sister...was Pauls girlfriend and The Beatles had so many songs written they could not record them all)

Come on down to my boat baby....Every Mother's Son
Silence in Golden................The Tremelos
Reach out in the darkness..... Friend and Lover
Na Na Hey Hey kiss him goodbye....Steam
Gold.....John Stewart
Those were the Days...Mary Hopkins
(another Lennon and McCartney tune)
Moonlight Feels Right....Starbuck
Dancin' in the moonlight....King Harvest
Green Tamborine....?????
Lucy in Disguise....?????
It's Magic.....Pilot
Ride Captain Ride......?????
Brandy, your a fine girl....?????
Afternoon delight...Starland Vocal Band
(written by John Denver)
Gentle on my Mind....John Hartford
Classical Gas...Mason Williams
Life is a Highway...John Cochrane??
Do you know what I Mean....Lee Michaels

Now think of all the one hit disco artists other than donna summer and the bee gees.

How about these

99 luft Ballo0ns...Nina
Take your breath Away...Berlin
Der Commizar...After the Fire
Blinded Me with Science...Tomas Dolby
Fantasy...Aldo Nova
On the Loose....Saga
Louie Louie....the Kingsmen
Hang on Sloopy...The McCoys
(Rick Deringer went on to other bands and hits)
The Rapper....Jaggerz
(this is the same guy who recordered play that Funky Music....Donny Iris...had several hits under that name)
Eye of the Tiger...Survivor
Steelers Wheel...Stuck in the middle with you.
Outfield...Josie

The Grateful Dead also had the srecogized hits of Alabama Getaway, Truckin, Uncle John's Band, Casey Jones (ridin'that train..hiogh on cocaine).


It is more fun to find TWO HIT BANDS

Here are a few
Golden Earing.....Radar Love, Twilight Zone
Quarterflash.....Harden My Heart, Find Another Fool
Head East....Never been any Reason, Since you've been Gone...(Richtie blackmore did a cover of it as well)
April Wine...Just between you and me, Enough is ENough.

Posted at 1:15PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Bill

38. Your one hit wonder without I WILL FOLLOW HIM is a joke.

Posted at 8:33AM on Aug 9th 2009 by arnie harris

39. @wspaceport;

WOW! Your knowledge is encyclopedic, It must be highly likely that most of us, even those who remember thousands of 60's and 70's songs, had no idea that these "one-hit wonder" lists are so bogus. Thank you for a surprising fact. Going now to look for more of their songs. You are really quite smart!

Posted at 11:25AM on Aug 13th 2009 by D Cohen

40. The greatest one hit wonder of all times has got to be, hands down,Minnie Ripperton's Loving You. Tainted Love you have go to be kidding.

Posted at 11:47AM on Aug 9th 2009 by Lorrie

41. this is the top tem one hit wonders. The other hits you may and will be listing could all well be one hit wonders, but the list is LIMITED TO THE TOP TEN.

Posted at 4:00PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Guy

42. @ Lorrie - Berlin was at least 2 hit wonder, don't forget The Metro

Posted at 3:45PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Ian

43. The Greatest one hit wonder of all time and of course the greatest guitar player that ever lived Jimi Hendrix

Posted at 6:10PM on Aug 9th 2009 by sqhead62

44. What about "Your Love" by the Outfield? I love that song!

Posted at 6:12PM on Aug 9th 2009 by alot

45. Brother Louie by the Stories enough said

Posted at 6:43PM on Aug 9th 2009 by golfpickitup

46. Brother Louie by the Stories enough said

Posted at 6:42PM on Aug 9th 2009 by bob

47. Proper research was not done for this. Spandau Ballet had hits overseas and a minor hit called "Only When You Leave" Biggest one hit wonder was probably Zager and Evans "In The Year 2525" that was number one for 6 weeks and almost 1969 top single.

Posted at 8:23PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Tony Arellano

48. This list is good and I agree with most of it. A more recent song (early 2000's) by a one hit wonder is 'Heard It All Before' by Sunshine Andersen.

Posted at 8:51PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Mad

49. In 1973, there was two songs I thought would make it.......Andy Kim had a big hit played all over today, "Rock Me Gently" also Terry Jacks had "Seasons In The Sun"..........and geeez, how could you leave out "American Pie" by Don McLean, big #1 in 1972.

Posted at 10:02PM on Aug 9th 2009 by Alan

50. the purple people eater Sheb Wooly
angel baby
book of love
All the artists had 1 hit wonders. Some just had more than one.LOL Each one was a hit.

Posted at 12:14AM on Aug 10th 2009 by alan