1996 One Hit Wonders page |
One Hit Wonders from 1996 at Tunecaster |
Here are the US 1996 one hit wonders. All the one hit wonder songs by the artists you remember, and maybe some one hit wonders you forgot. Find a one hit wonder.
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red # = rock chartblue # = pop chart |
1 | Missing | 1 | Jan 1996 |
Everything But The Girl |
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Although Everything But The Girl was a huge international group, Missing was a number one and its only US hit. |
2 | Breakfast At Tiffany's | 22 | 2 | Jan 1996 |
Deep Blue Something |
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Breakfast At Tiffany's was followed-up with the song Halo, which received minor radio airplay a few weeks later. The song Breakfast At Tiffany's was from album Home. |
3 | One Of Us | 10 | 2 | Jan 1996 |
Joan Osborne |
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One Of Us was the only top 20 hit by Joan Osborne. Although she released other songs, they received virtually no radio airplay. |
4 | Anything | 12 | Jan 1996 |
3T |
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3T was a group of three sons of Tito Jackson, member of The Jackson 5. This was the group's only top 20 hit. |
5 | Drown | 5 | Mar 1996 |
Son Volt |
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Drown was the only rock top 20 hit for Son Volt. The group received slight radio airplay with other songs too, like Back To Your World. The song Drown was from album Trace. |
6 | Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love) | 11 | Mar 1996 |
Lina Santiago |
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7 | Chains | 18 | May 1996 |
Tina Arena |
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Chains was the only top 20 song for Tina Arena, but she had a string of moderately popular dance songs. |
8 | Everything Falls Apart | 4 | 2 | May 1996 |
Dog's Eye View |
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Although Everything Falls Apart was the only pop or rock top 20 hit for Dog's Eye View, the group received some radio airplay with the follow-up Small Wonders. Singer Peter Stuart also had popular solo songs. Both songs were from the album Happy Nowhere. This song was written by Peter Stuart. |
9 | Insensitive | 1 | May 1996 |
Jann Arden |
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Canadian star Jann Arden broke into the US top 20 once with Insensitive, a number one tune. |
10 | Theme From Mission: Impossible | 7 | 5 | Jun 1996 |
Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen |
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Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen were members of U2. As a side-project, this instrumental was the duo's only top 20 song. The song was from the movie Mission: Impossible. This song was written by Lalo Schifrin. |
11 | Here In Your Bedroom | 4 | 29 | Jun 1996 |
Goldfinger |
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Here In Your Bedroom was the only rock top 20 song for alternative group Goldfinger, who had a string of popular songs including 2002 rock top 20 near miss Open Your Eyes. |
12 | Mother Mother | 1 | 14 | Jun 1996 |
Tracy Bonham |
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Mother Mother was the only pop or rock top 20 hit for Tracy Bonham. Her follow-up, The One, was a rock top 20 near miss. The song was from album The Burdens Of Being Upright. |
13 | Flood | 5 | 18 | Jun 1996 |
Jars Of Clay |
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Christian rock group broke out to become both a pop and rock top 20 one hit wonder with Flood. The song was from album Jars Of Clay. |
14 | Banditos | 6 | Jun 1996 |
The Refreshments |
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The Refreshments followed up Banditos with the song Down Together which received some alternative music radio airplay. Both songs were from the original album Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy>. |
15 | Forever More | Jun 1996 |
Puff Johnson |
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Forever More was the most popular song for soul singer Puff Johnson. The next year, she received some play with All Over Your Face. |
16 | MacArena (Bayside Boys Mix) | 1 | Jun 1996 |
Los Del Rio |
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Los Del Rio recorded different versions of MacArena for years before the Bayside Boys Mix version reached number one on the top 20. The song became a dance craze, a top 20 one hit wonder, and the 1996 top song of the year. A few months later, MacArena Christmas received some notice. |
17 | Hay | 25 | Jul 1996 |
Crucial Conflict |
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Hay was a top 20 near-miss and by far the most popular song by rap and hip-hop group Crucial Conflict. |
18 | Sucked Out | 12 | Aug 1996 |
Superdrag |
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Sucked Out was the only rock top 20 hit for Superdrag. The group followed-up with Destination Ursa Major, which received slight airplay. The song Sucked Out was from album Regretfully Yours. |
19 | Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand | 1 | 4 | Aug 1996 |
Primitive Radio Gods |
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Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand was a number one rock hit, the top rock song of the year, and the only rock top 20 hit for Primitive Radio Gods. The group followed-up with Motherfucker, which, even in the edited version, received virtually no radio airplay. This song was from album Rocket. |
20 | Popular | 6 | 12 | Aug 1996 |
Nada Surf |
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Popular was the only rock top 20 hit for Nada Surf. The group returned to some airplay nearly ten years later with the song Always Love. The song Popular was from album High/Low. |
21 | My Boo | 5 | Sep 1996 |
Ghost Town DJ's |
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My Boo was the only top 20 hit for Ghost Town DJ's. The group had no mentionable radio airplay with any other song. |
22 | Ocean | 16 | Oct 1996 |
Sebadoh |
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Ocean was the only rock top 20 hit for Sebadoh. The group followed-up with Beauty Of The Ride, which received very slight radio airplay. The song Ocean was from album Harmacy. |
23 | Birmingham | 14 | Oct 1996 |
Amanda Marshall |
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Birmingham was a US top 20 one hit wonder for popular Canadian singer, Amanda Marshall. |
24 | Mouth | 1 | Oct 1996 |
Merril Bainbridge |
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Merril Bainbridge followed-up her number one pop song with the alternative song Under The Water. |
25 | Novocaine For The Soul | 1 | 24 | Oct 1996 |
Eels |
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Novocaine For The Soul was the only rock top 20 entry for eels, and a pop top 20 near miss. Last Stop: This Town peaked at rock number 30. The song Novocaine For The Soul was from album Beautiful Freak. |
26 | Scooby Snacks | 10 | Nov 1996 |
Fun Lovin' Criminals |
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Despite a long string of popular dance alternative songs, Fun Lovin' Criminals made the rock top 20 only once with Scooby Snacks, a reference to the cartoon show Scooby Doo. The song was from album Come Find Yourself. |
27 | I Luv U Baby | Nov 1996 |
The Original |
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I Luv U Baby was the most popular song by The Original. The group had other songs that received minor radio airplay, like B 2 Gether. |
28 | Just Between You And Me | 6 | Dec 1996 |
DC Talk |
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Just Between You And Me was the only top 20 song for famous Christian group DC Talk. |
29 | The Distance | 2 | 12 | Dec 1996 |
Cake |
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This was the only top 20 song for Cake, whose later song, Never There made it to number 26. Cake also had a string of Rock Top 20 hits. The song The Distance was from album Fashion Nugget. |
30 | Tattva | 10 | Dec 1996 |
Kula Shaker |
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Tattva was the only rock top 20 for Kula Shaker. The follow-up, Hey Dude, reached number 26 rock. The song Tattva was from album K. |