Top 10 One-Hit Wonders

51. Bill, Green Tamborine, Lemon Pipers, saw 'em live in Couer d' Alene Idaho in 1967 or so

Posted at 12:35AM on Aug 10th 2009 by LVJJJ

52. Bill, Green Tamborine by the Lemon Pipers, saw 'em live in Couer d Alene Idaho in '67 or so, they told me they had to throw a group together to cover the song on the road. 2525 is THE one hit wonder. Larry

Posted at 6:50PM on Aug 10th 2009 by LVJJJ

53. There's at least two mistakes in your Top Ten: Spandau Ballet, a truly sucky band, managed to chart a second time with an appropriately sucky song called, "Gold". Meanwhile, a marginally beter band, Aha, cracked the Top 40 with "The Sun Always Shines On TV". Both songs were horrible, but both charted inside the Top 40, thereby making them hits and their parent bands non- one hit wonders.

Posted at 1:49AM on Aug 10th 2009 by radioguy

54. Who makes these lists? Where is Ina gadda da vita, 2525, One Tin Soldier and the list goes on.

Posted at 2:29AM on Aug 10th 2009 by tbrownvkfn

55. WHAT ?????????/ NO NORMAN GREENBAUM-

AND 'SPIRIT IN THE SKY" ??? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING
ME - IT IS THE ALL TIME ONE HIT WONDER
NONE OF THIS OTHER COMMERCIAL CRAP -THAT YOU
A-HOLES PICKED ... IT IS NORMAN - !!!!!

Posted at 3:43AM on Aug 10th 2009 by Geraldo

56. How about the group Alive and kickin' with the song Hold On (just a little bit tighter) dont remember the year but it went to #1

Posted at 5:20AM on Aug 10th 2009 by pklt01

57. If I made a list of the top 10 worst songs I've ever had to endure, those are the ones. UNREAL

Posted at 6:43AM on Aug 10th 2009 by Unrealdaddio

58. 500 Miles was a good choice, but where's Black Betty by Ram Jam? Epic song, my friends. Epic song. ;)

Posted at 8:10AM on Aug 11th 2009 by Luna

59. True was the only Top 10 hit for Spandau Ballet, but they also had two additional songs in the Top 40. They were "Gold" and "Only When You Leave." Not a one-hit wonder in my book.

Definition: Most American music industry insiders consider a song in the top forty positions of the Billboard Hot 100 to be a hit. Thus, any performer who recorded only one song that reached the Top 40 is, technically, a one-hit wonder.

Posted at 3:43PM on Aug 11th 2009 by Mcpogi

60. MORE

Posted at 2:46AM on Aug 18th 2009 by BASLa

61. aol radio is awesome!

Posted at 11:31AM on Aug 20th 2009 by samantha

62. I have an entire generation of people that all know the words to ICE ICE BABY whether they liked the song or not, which tells me it belongs somewhere on the list

Posted at 9:44AM on Aug 24th 2009 by Kevan

63. Hey, did anyone mention Rockwell's "Somebody's watching me"? The song was popular "back in the day" because he sounded so much like Michael Jackson.

Posted at 9:18AM on Sep 20th 2009 by opnyr3rdi

64. "What do all the People Know?" The Monroes- the record lable went out of business and the band broke up before the song was released. Therefore it is the ONLY hit they could ever have
"In the Summertime" Mungo Jerry
"Disco Duck" Rick Dees
"Louie,Louie" The Kingsmen
"'Til the Last Teardrop Falls" Freddie Fender
"Rock on" David Essex

Posted at 12:27AM on Oct 1st 2009 by Oldman

65. 1. Na Na Hey Hey-Steam
2. Spirit in the Sky-Norman Greenbaum
3. Get it on (Bang a Gong)-T Rex
4. Signs-5 Man Electrical Band
5. Chick a Boom-Daddy Dewdrop
6. Vehicle-Ides of March
7. All Right Now-Free
8. Love grows-Edison Lighthouse
9. How Do You Do?-Mouth and Mcneil
10.Venus-Shocking Blue

Posted at 7:09AM on Oct 21st 2009 by Jim

66. I'll Melt With You

Posted at 4:00PM on Nov 8th 2009 by amarsh54

67. really Bill Lucy in the sky- Beatles onehit wonder?????
ride captain ride Grand Funk Railroad One hit wonder????
IN the year 2525 is big though.
Sugarloaf green eyed lady even though they had "don't call me"not many people remember that song
Fine young canibals She drives me crazy but then they also had good thing.

Posted at 9:24AM on Nov 10th 2009 by Bruce

68. Cmon aol 867-5309/ jenny should AT LEAST be third!!!

Posted at 8:03PM on Feb 3rd 2010 by amazon97

69. These two are definitely one-hit-wonders, and they are also the two worst songs ever recorded:

#2 Friend and Lover - Reach Out in the Darkness

#1 Zager and Evans - In the year 2525

A great one-hit-wonder is Boogaloo Down Broadway by The Fantastic Johnny C. You've got to give credit to someone who labels himself 'fantastic'. But it is still a great song, and hails back to when dances had names - in this case The Funky Broadway and The Boogaloo.

Posted at 3:57AM on Mar 14th 2010 by Yodi

70. "Tighter and Tighter" -- a great song, by Alive and Kicking. But Alive and Kicking was really the "Hanky-Panky" guy - Tommie James? Who was way ahead of the pack in terms of recording techniques that he used.

Posted at 3:56AM on Mar 14th 2010 by Yodi

71. The Box Tops had 2 other hits, "Cry like a baby" which hit #2 in 1968, and "Soul Deep", whick hit #18, in 1969. Alex Chilton, the lead singer of the group died at 59 on Wednesday.

Posted at 5:52PM on Mar 19th 2010 by BM1958

72. As good as The Box Tops' version of The Letter was, they were not one hit wonders. The following year The Box Tops hit it again just as big with Cry Like A Baby and later with Neon Rainbow.

Want a truly great One Hit Wonder? "I'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan won't you hop inside my car ..." Try VEHICLE by The Ides Of March, 1971. "I'm your vehicle, Baby. I'll take you anywhere you wanna go ...." That heavy brass opening, throbbing bassline, and vocal hook is unmistakeable. But one megahit and they were essentially gone! "Great God in Heaven you know I love you ........"

Posted at 6:36PM on Mar 19th 2010 by Bob

73. I see the oldest song on here is from 1974. Once again, I have to ask if the 50's and 60's don't exist. My favorite one-hit wonder, by the way is 'I Love You' by People (1968).

Posted at 6:57PM on Mar 19th 2010 by Rohlemeyer

74. I love the one Hit wonders. It's so cool to hear these songs again in one place. Keep up the good job add more please.

Posted at 6:32PM on May 21st 2010 by Paul Rice

75. One Hit wonder means......."Only" having "ONE" "hit"(popular) song "anywhere" and that's it! Gone.....bye, bye...see you later.....over....done!!!!!

Posted at 10:25PM on May 31st 2010 by Bellabeehee

76. how about "skip a rope" by henson cargill or "the son of hickory holler's tramp"? my personal pick is norman greenbaum's "spirit in the sky". does anybody remember the chambers brothers release "time has come today"?

Posted at 10:38PM on Jun 3rd 2010 by kelly

77. One hit wonders? You have A-ha on this list.They had another hit with "The Sun Always Shines On TV".1985 was a big year in music! How about these 1-hit wonders-Gary Numan-(Cars),M-(Pop Music),Nick Gilder-(Hot Child In The City) and finally the group which set off M-TV, The Buggles(Video Killed The Radio Star)! Maybe The Buggles could reunite and remake that song as "Reality Shows Killed The Video Stars". What a Shame!!!!!!

Posted at 9:15AM on Jun 28th 2010 by OB1KNOB

78. "TIMOTHY" by the BOUYS in 1971! Gotta be my all time one hit wonder favorite! Freaked out a lot of people. Written by Rupert Holmes when he was 20 years old.

Posted at 10:18PM on Aug 29th 2010 by Chuck Morris

79. Sugar,Sugar - Archies - 1969

Posted at 12:00PM on Sep 9th 2010 by Jef

80. What about "Billy don't be a hero" or "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates" and my favorite
AMERICAN PIE BY DON McLEAN!!!!
Me thinks someone didn't give this alot of thought!
JUST LOVIN ALL THE SONGS
FROM L.A.(lower Alabama)
D.C.GRIDER

Posted at 1:04PM on Oct 7th 2010 by mymege3

81. You are obviously too young.... what about In the year 2525. It was a ground breaking work.Open up your mind and explore......

Posted at 4:59PM on Mar 4th 2011 by Doug Denehie