Notable one-hit wonders

1950s

  • "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

    1960s

  • "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

    1970s

  • "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

    1980s

  • "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

    1990s

  • "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

    2000s

  • "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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