50 Greatest One-hit Wonders

Published on 10/16/2007 under Art - 210,923 views
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In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. The hits of many one-hit wonders are novelty songs that are, to an extent, deliberately short-lived, recorded for humor or to cash in on a fad. The following is a list of the 50 greatest One-hit wonders of all time!

1. Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996)



2. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)



3. Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)



4. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)



5. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)



6. Joan Osbourne - One Of Us (1995)



7. Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)



8. The Knack - My Sharona (1979)



9. Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)



10. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)





11. New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1999)



12. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (1993)



13. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)



14. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)



15. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You



16. The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)



17. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)



18. The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)



19. Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)



20. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)






21. Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997)



22. EMF - Unbelievable (1991)



23. Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)



24. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)



25. Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)



26. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)



27. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997)



28. Haddaway - What is love (1993)



29. Des'ree - You gotta be (1994)



30. Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)





31. Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People (1988)



32. Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)



33. OMC - How Bizarre (1996)



34. Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)



35. Semisonic - Closing Time (1998)



36. A-ha - Take on me (1985)



37. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)



38. Church - Under the Milky Way (1988)



39. Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart (1990)



40. Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (1976)





41. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (1989)



42. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)



43. Gary Numan - Cars (1979)



44. Gerardo - Rico Suave (1991)



45. Toni Basil - Mickey (1982)



46. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)



47. Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)



48. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)



49. L. A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (1989)



50. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)

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