Notable one-hit wonders
"It's Almost Tomorrow" by The_Dreamweavers
"Little Things Mean A Lot" by Kitty_Kallen
"This Ole House" by Billie_Anthony
"Rockin' Robin" by Bobby_Day
"Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat" by The_Avons
"Volare" by Domenico_Modugno
"When" by the Kalin_Twins
"Dominique" by The_Singing_Nun (Jeanine Deckers)
"Everything I Am" by Plastic_Penny
"Fire" by the Crazy_World_of_Arthur_Brown
"Green Tambourine" by Lemon_Pipers
"I'm the Urban Spaceman" by Bonzo_Dog_Doo-Dah_Band
"In the Year 2525" by Zager_&_Evans
"Je t'aime...moi non plus" by Jane_Birkin and Serge_Gainsbourg (issued 3 times, reached #2 (Jul '69), #1 (Oct '69), #31 (Dec '74))
"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John_Fred_&_His_Playboy_Band
"Michelle" by The_Overlanders
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
"Rhythm of the Rain" by Cascades
"San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair)" by Scott_McKenzie
"Something in the Air" by Thunderclap_Newman
"Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky_Valance
"Sugar Sugar" by The_Archies
"Airport" by The_Motors
"Back of my Hand" by The_Jags
"Baker Street" by Gerry_Rafferty
"Barbados" by Typically_Tropical
"Big Yellow Taxi" byJoni_Mitchell
"Black Betty" by Ram_Jam
"Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic_Bertrand
"Dance with the Devil" by Cozy_Powell
"Dancing in the City" by Marshall_Hain
"Disco Duck (part one)" by Rick_Dees
"Drummer Man" by Tonight
"Every Night" by Phoebe_Snow
"Eye Level" by the Simon_Park_Orchestra
"Feelings" by Morris_Albert
"Float On" by The_Floaters
"Groovin with Mr. Bloe" by Mister_Bloe
"Gimme Dat Ding" by Pipkins, includes a bit of early rap
"Grandad" by Clive_Dunn
"How Long?" by Ace
"The Hustle" by Van_McCoy_&_The_Soul_City_Symphony
"If" by Telly_Savalas
"If I Had Words" by Scott_Fitzgerald_and_Yvonne_Keeley
"Jilted John" by Jilted_John
"Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl_Douglas
"Let's All Chant" by Michael_Zager_Band
"Little Arrows" by Leapy_Lee
"Little Does She Know" by The Kursaal_Flyers
"The Lone Ranger" by Quantum_Jump
"Love Is In the Air" by John_Paul_Young
"Lovin' You" by Minnie_Riperton
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian_and_Michael
"Mississippi" by Pussycat
"No Charge" by J._J._Barrie
"One Day at a Time" by Lena_Martell
"Resurrection Shuffle" by Ashton,_Gardner_and_Dyke
"Rose Garden" by Lynn_Anderson
"Ring My Bell" by Anita_Ward
"Sky High" by Jigsaw
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman_Greenbaum
"Substitute" by Clout
"Sugar Sugar" by The_Archies
"Sunshine Day" by Osibisa
"Supernature" by Cerrone
"Telephone Man" by Meri_Wilson
"Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary_MacGregor
"Up Town Top Ranking" by Althia_and_Donna
"Venus" by Shocking_Blue
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by The_Buggles
"Wand'rin' Star" by Lee_Marvin
"Woodstock" by Matthews'_Southern_Comfort
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman_Turner_Overdrive
"867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy_Tutone
"99 Luftballons" by Nena, anti-nuclear protest_song popular in both the German original and English translation ("99 Red Balloons")
"Atmosphere" by Russ_Abbot
"Birdy Song" by The Tweets
"Brilliant Mind" by Furniture
"Car 67" by Driver_67
"Da Da Da" by Trio
"Driving Away From Home" by It's_Immaterial
"Drowning in Berlin" by The_Mobiles
"Echo Beach" by Martha_and_the_Muffins
"Ever So Lonely" by Monsoon
"First Time" by Robin_Beck
"Footloose" by Kenny_Loggins (had numerous hits in the USA)
"Funkytown" by Lipps,_Inc.
"It's Raining Men" by the Weather_Girls
"I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
"Is Vic There?" by Department_S
"Japanese Boy" by Aneka
"Just what I always wanted" by Mari_Wilson
"Live is Life" by Opus
"Love and Pride" by King
"Move Closer" by Phyllis_Nelson
"O Superman" by Laurie_Anderson
"Oldest Swinger in Town" by Fred_Wedlock
"Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag
"Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
"Radio Africa" by Latin_Quarter
"Save Your Love" by Rene and Renato
"Shaddap You Face" by Joe_Dolce Music Theatre
"Since Yesterday" by Strawberry_Switchblade
"Spirit in the Sky" by Doctor_&_The_Medics, song was a two-time one-hit wonder and was re-released by Gareth_Gates in 2004.
"Stars on 45" by Stars_on_45
"The Politics of Dancing" by Re-Flex
"There's No One Quite Like Grandma" by St._Winifred's_School_Choir
"Together We Are Beautiful" by Fern_Kinney
"Turning Japanese" by The_Vapors
"Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
"Walking In The Air" (the ''Snowman'' theme) by Aled Jones
"Wonderful Life" by Black
"Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom_Tom_Club
"Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy_Ray_Cyrus, dance video made it a hit before the record was even released
"A Girl Like You" by Edwyn_Collins
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big_Mountain
"Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop
"Dirty Cash" by The_Adventures_of_Stevie_V
"Enjoy Yorself" by A+
"I Promised Myself" by Nick_Kamen
"I Swear" by All-4-One
"Macarena" by Los_Del_Rio
"Mmm_Mmm_Mmm_Mmm" by Crash_Test_Dummies
"Mambo Number 5" by Lou_Bega
"Mr Blobby" by Mr. Blobby
"One Of Us" by Joan_Osbourne
"Spaceman" by Babylon_Zoo
"Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin_Archer
"What's Up" by 4_Non_Blondes
"Your Woman" by White_Town
"Doop" by Doop
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha_Men
See Also
One-hit_wonder
One-hit_wonders_in_Canada
One-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States
UK_topics
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