Favourite One-Hit-Wonders

[Trolleydollycoffeelover]

I love the cheesy one hit wonders- you know the ones you only hear at xmas parties, weddings, on holiday. Cotton Eye Joe and stuff!

 

[Cupid_Stunt]

Somebody mentioned Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl as a one hit wonder. Peter had other hits including a No1 called Flava that nobody seems to remember

Sticking to the Australian connection a group who had many hits in Australia but only the one hit in the UK and internationally

Divinyls - I Touch Myself

 

[DCICassieStuart]

Wes - Alane




Dario G - Sunchyme

 

[Gym&Tonic]

A lot of the ones already mentioned here, also Finally by CeCe Peniston.

 

[letsmeltthatlard]

how has this gem not been mentioned yet?

 

[Baconbutties]

Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA
Spagna - Call Me
Scarlet - Independent Love Song
Michelle Gayle - Sweetness
Baltimora - Tarzen Boy.
One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head

 

[Linda La Hughes]

I also loved Trouble by Shampoo

 

[Bluetomato]

Tamsin Archer - Sleeping Satellite

 

[Bluelipstick]

"Call Me" - Go West

Go west are not one hit wonders they've had loads of hits

 

[Warpaint]

 

[bubbadabut]

I was just listening to a mixed playlist on YouTube and 'Last Resort' by Papa Roach came on. What an absolute banger that song is. Made me cringe a bit at the time but as the years have passed I guess the nostalgia effect has set in and I appreciate it a lot more now. I know they had a few other hits but essentially I think of them as a one-hit-wonder.

So what are your favourite one-hit-wonders? I think the criteria should be:

1. Either an artist who only actually had one song, or
2. An artist who did have other minor hits, but is generally only remembered for one mega-hit

Another one I thought of is 'Glorious' by Andreas Johnson.

 

[FoksiOska]

 

[under the ivy]

 

[Pinkblush]

Pass the dutchie - musical yoof

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Zoe and "Sunshine on a Rainy Day"

 

[letsmeltthatlard]

Lewis Capaldi is a one hit wonder.

Fact.



I cannot put into words just how much I adore this.

 

[Happy Lady]

He did record more, but nothing as famous as this

 

[Giggling Squid]

Struggling to come up with any that haven’t been mentioned, sooo I asked my other half.

“what’s your favourite one hit wonder?”
“Like someone who’s only had one hit?”
“Yep..”
“Oh, eemmmm, that mad one who sung poker face and wore bacon?”


Not quite how I saw that conversation going

 

[Marj24]

More a worthy come back than a one hit wonder but a great tune

 

[Linda La Hughes]

Phats and Small- Turn Around

I can’t hear Phats & Small anymore without cringing The singer Ben was on some programme years ago and he kept banging on about how he was famous and no one knew who he was so he kept singing the chorus to try and remind people