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The
Ultimate One Hit Wonders Site
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Over 800 One Hit Wonders
with audio samples here,
at the ultimate One Hit Wonders
site. Find a different One Hit
Wonder year directly below,
or
use the One Hit Wonder song
index, or One Hit
Wonder artist
and group index.
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Hit Wonder Home Page
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The One Hit Wonder Controversy.
Each song has a note to explain
why may be considered a One
Hit Wonder. You get to decide
if it is.
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The
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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The
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was formed
in 1946. The top
20 dance hit medley Hooked
On Classics was the only song by the group
that received noticeable radio airplay.
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Although
More Than Just The Two Of Us was the only
top 30 song by Sneaker,
the group also released Don't Let Me In,
which received minor pop and rock radio
airplay. |
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Secret
Weapon was the most popular song by Secret
Weapon. The group also received slight
radio play with other songs like DJ Man.
Group leader Jerome Prister also had his
own songs out. |
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Although
Pac-Man Fever was the only top 30 song
by Buckner & Garcia, the group followed
up with the minor radio played song Do
The Donkey Kong, also about a video game.
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Take
Off featured guest performer Geddy Lee
from Rush. While Take Off was the most
popular song and a rock
number two hit for Bob & Doug
McKenzie, the duo received radio airplay
with other novelty songs too, like The
Twelve Days Of Christmas. |
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In
1995, Mariah
Carey borrowed from Genius
Of Love on her number one pop song Fantasy.
Although Genius Of Love was the biggest
pop song by Tom
Tom Club, the group had a string
of popular dance songs. |
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Although
Goin' Down was the only top
20 hit by Greg
Guidry, the follow-up, Into
My Love, received minor radio airplay.
Goin' Down was from the original album
Over The Line. |
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I've
Never Been To Me was first released in
1977 and received minor radio play. The
song was released again in 1982, and became
a top
20 hit. Although this was the
only top 20 song by Charlene, she had
a few other songs that received minor
radio airplay including Used To Be, a
duet with Stevie
Wonder that received extensive
play on light music stations. |
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Although
A Million Miles Away was the most popular
song and a rock
top 20 hit for The Plimsouls,
A Million Miles Away was not much bigger
on rock radio than the group's other rock
top 20 song, Great White Line. A Million
Miles Away was from the movie Valley
Girls. |
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Feb
1982
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Jun
1982
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Although
Fantasy was by far the greatest hit by
Aldo Nova, being his only top 30 song
and only rock
number one or rock
top 20 hit, Aldo Nova had other
rock top 20 hits like Monkey On Your Back.
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Although
Personally was the only top
20 hit by Karla
Bonoff, she had a few songs
that received country and light radio
play. |
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The
most popular Soft Cell version of Tainted
Love was a medley with Where Did Our Love
Go by The Supremes. There were also separate
Soft Cell versions of the two songs on
different Soft Cell recordings. Songs
like Tainted Love and Don't You Want Me
by The
Human League ushered in the
mainstreaming of remixes. Tainted Love
was originally done in 1964 by soul singer
Gloria
Jones. In 1999, the song became
a popular dance song again through the
remix version by Soft Cell Vs Club 69.
Tainted Love was also remade by musical
artists like Impedance, The Living End,
and Marilyn Manson. Although Tainted Love
was the only pop
and rock
top 20 hit by Soft
Cell, the group had a string
of alternative dance songs. Lead singer
Marc Almond also had a few solo songs
that received some radio airplay. Soft
Cell's Tainted Love was from the original
album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.
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May
1982
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1982
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The
top 30 song If The Love Fits Wear It was
the only song by Leslie Pearl that received
noticeable radio airplay. |
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Although
Love Plus One was the greatest hit by
Haircut
One Hundred, and the group's
only rock top 20 hit, Haircut One Hundred
had two other songs that received minor
radio play. This song was from the original
album Pelican West. |
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Dancing
In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) was the most
popular song for dance duo Q-Feel. Another
song, Heroes Never Die, also received
slight airplay. Member Martin
Page went on to have a solo
number
2 hit with In The House Of
Stone And Light. Dancing In Heaven (Orbital
Be-Bop) was written by: Brian Fairweather,
Martin
Page. |
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Holdin'
On was the only top 30 song for Tane Cain.
She followed-up with My Time To Fly, which
received slight radio airplay.
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Although
Nobody was the only top 20 hit by Sylvia,
she had a string of popular country songs.
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Although
Micky was the only top
20 hit by Toni
Basil, she had a few other
dance songs, including the very popular
song Over My Head. |
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Eightyeight
Lines About Fourtyfour Women was the most
popular song by The Nails. The group received
lesser airplay with other songs like Cops
Are Punks. Eightyeight Lines About Fourtyfour
Women was from the original album Mood
Swings. |
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The
Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun became very
popular through video airplay. This song
was the b-side of the single I Like 'Em
Big And Stupid, which received slight
radio airplay earlier. Julie Brown received
minor airplay with other songs too, like
I Want To Be Gay. |
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