Best One Hit Wonder Songs!

[needleboy]

I'll start it off with:

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky

 

[HighIntensity]

im 2 sexy....right said fred

 

[TheProject]

The One and Only - Chesney Hawkes

 

[needleboy]

Modern English- I Melt With You

 

[Stryc-9]

Tub thumping - Chumbuwumba (sp?)

"I get knocked down, but I get up again...." etc., etc.,

 

[needleboy]

Presidents of the United States of America- Lump( no Peaches doesn't count cause it was a horrible song)

 

[AAP]

Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice

Blame it on the Rain Milli Vanili

Nobody Knows Tony Rich Project

Bust a Move Young MC

Other artists are:

Kid Sensation
Dino (Everybody walk the dinosaur)
Billy Ray Cyrus

 

[RyanH]

my all-time favorite:

"BOOM, I fucked your boyfriend!!!" by M.C. Luscious

 

[needleboy]

When in Rome- The Promise

 

[gorilla_boy]

Marrs- Pump Up the Volume

 

[needleboy]

Kajagoogoo- Too Shy

 

[69Muscle]

Golden Earing - Radar love
Sister Hazel - Change your mind
Edwin - Alive

 

[TheProject]

Golden Earing - Radar love
Sister Hazel - Change your mind
Edwin - Alive

C'mon now, you can't call Golden Earring and Sister Hazel one-hit wonders! They've both got more than one hit!

 

[needleboy]

James- Laid

 

[the nature boy]

dexies midnight runners - come on eileen

eddie grant - electric avenue

thomas dolby - she blinded me with science

 

[needleboy]

Planet P- Why Me??

 

[BathBeachBoy]

You guys are killin me, I have most of them in 45's ..... yeah, 45"s
BBB:

 

[TheProject]

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride

 

[supersizeme]

"Informer" - Snow

havoc will probably be in this thread in a new york minute attempting to discredit the claim that Snow was a one hit wonder and instead had many illmatic hits.

 

[The_Ghost]

"Informer" - Snow

havoc will probably be in this thread in a new york minute attempting to discredit the claim that Snow was a one hit wonder and instead had many illmatic hits.

Actually you are wrong. Snows latest album was a bigger hit then the one with Informer on it.

 

[Bullit]

Damn, lots of 80's responses.

Skee-lo - wish i was a lil bit taller
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
K's Choice - Not an addict
Cracker - Low
and about 5 million dance songs.

 

[dballer]

Damn, lots of 80's responses.

Skee-lo - wish i was a lil bit taller
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
K's Choice - Not an addict
Cracker - Low
and about 5 million dance songs.

what do you mean? They have 7 albums and about 5 hit singles.
Teen Agnst, Low, St. Catejan, Euro Trash Girl... to name a few..

My Choice for the one hit wonders are..

Saftey Dance: Men Without Hats

Mexican Radio: Wall of Voodoo

 

[needleboy]

AHA- Take on Me

Tommy Tutone- Jenny(867-5309)

 

[dballer]

The Romantics: What I like about you

 

[needleboy]

The Romantics: What I like about you

Nope they had Walking in Your Sleep!

 

[Taffy]

Shaddup a ya Face - Joe Dolce

Save your Love - Renee and Renata

 

[the nature boy]

soft cell - tainted love
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
Cameo - Word Up
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
The Knack - My Sherona
the gap band - you dropped a bomb on me

 

[dballer]

Nope they had Walking in Your Sleep!

Yep... except it was "Talking in your sleep"... remember "I HEAR, the secrets that you keep"

How about Boz Scaggs: Lido

 

[TheProject]

Toni Basil - Mickey

 

[needleboy]

Yep... except it was "Talking in your sleep"... remember "I HEAR, the secrets that you keep"

How about Boz Scaggs: Lido

Yep meant talking!

Saga - On the Loose!(God I hated that song)

Slade- Run. Run away(sad to see an old Oi! band come to that)

Scandal - Goodbye to You

Romeo Void- Never Say Never

Bow Wow Wow- I Want Candy

 

[georgie24]

suge knights pet biotch




ice ice baby....na na na .....na na na.....ice ice baby

 

[the nature boy]

Toni Basil - Mickey

we're talking "best" not "cheesy"!!! "Break my stride?" I'm gonna have spatterson kick you in the groin.

 

[dballer]

Nina: 99 Red Ballons

 

[TheProject]

we're talking "best" not "cheesy"!!! "Break my stride?" I'm gonna have spatterson kick you in the groin.

This from the man that posted Cameo's Word Up?

 

[toga22]

AHHH......I am going to have these songs stuck in my head all Day!!

Timbuk3- My Future's So Bright, I gotta Wear Shades

Paul Lekakis- Boom, Boom, Boom (Let's go back to my room)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax

Taco- Puttin' on the Ritz

Twisted Sister- We're not Going To Take It

Boy's Don't Cry- I Wanna Be A Cowboy

Devo- Whip It!

 

[needleboy]

Peter Schilling - Major Tom

 

[dballer]

Peter Schilling - Major Tom

YOU BASTARD!!!!

I was trying sooo hard to think of that guys name!!!

 

[needleboy]

YOU BASTARD!!!!

I was trying sooo hard to think of that guys name!!!

I have his follow up that never got released- The Different Story- It kicked ass


PS- CLEAN OUT YOUR PM BOX!!!!!!!!!!

 

[toga22]

Deee-Lite- Groove is in the Heart

EMF- Unbelieveable

2 in a Room- Wiggle it

Divinyls- I Touch Myself


Geraldo- Rico Suave


I have a ton of songs floating through my head that I can't think of who the singers were.....

 

[Enrico]

I like rico suave cuz it has my name in it, sort of.

But Anyways I nominate

"All Around the World", Lisa Stansfield

"The Captain of Her Heart", Double

"Oops (Hit em up Style)", Blu Cantrell (We all know that she'll only ever have the one hit song!)

 

[Bikini Mod]

"Waiting for a star to fall".... Boy Meets Girl

Geeze, I am 21 again!

 

[the nature boy]

a lil old and new

Till Tuesday - Voices Carry

Rupert holmes - Escape (pina colada song)

Bow Wow Wow - I want Candy

T Pau - Heart and Soul

Georgia Satellites - keep your hands to yourself

Gary Neuman - Cars

Michael Sambello - Maniac

Sly Fox - Lets Go All The Way (lol had that single)

The Waitresses - I know What Boys Like

Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight



(yes I have all of these songs on MP3 on my laptop )

 

[talonracer]

Georgia Satellites - keep your hands to yourself

Nope they also had "Battleship Chains" too................

My vote goes to a song I have on my MP3
WinAmp playlist.........
Firehouse "Don't treat me bad"

 

[smallmovesal]

99 red luftballoons - nena is one of my faves

 

[1911]

Aldo Nova - Life is Just a Fantasy (I think that's it).

 

[the People's Champ]

video kill the radio star-the buggles

I thought the chick in the video was hot when it first came out. I must have been like 4 or something

 

[TheProject]

Nope they also had "Battleship Chains" too................

My vote goes to a song I have on my MP3
WinAmp playlist.........
Firehouse "Don't treat me bad"

Ah, but ya can't label Firehouse as a 1-hit wonder. They had Love of a Lifetime off their 1st CD, and 2 more moderate hits off their 2nd!

 

[the nature boy]

Ah, but ya can't label Firehouse as a 1-hit wonder. They had Love of a Lifetime off their 1st CD, and 2 more moderate hits off their 2nd!

you are correct sir!


Nobody mentioned Winger!!!!

And Bullet Boyz - Smooth Up In Ya

 

[HighIntensity]

99 red luftballoons - nena is one of my faves

good song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheProject]

you are correct sir!


Nobody mentioned Winger!!!!

And Bullet Boyz - Smooth Up In Ya

or Accept - Balls to the Wall

 

[Crazier]

Toga - The song's on your lists rock!!!!!!!
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[Kahn]

Francis Scott Key- Star Spangled Banner. I win.

 

[BigBazooka]

European guys should remember the song "Nobody's Wife" by Anouk. It was a huge hit in Europe and still a kick-ass song.

 

[Kahn]

Thomas Dolby was NOT a one hitter. Speaking of a one hitter.....

 

[Sebass67]

Anyone remember Spin Doctors?

 

[BigBazooka]

Anyone remember Spin Doctors?

LOL! They've got many hit songs. This thread was about ONE hit wonders

 

[Bigsatan13]

Who played that song "I know what boys like, I know what guys want"? Don't ask!

 

[MommaKin]

Thanks for the flashbacks..

lol

 

[needleboy]

Charlie Sexton- Beat So Lonely!

 

[MassAmania]

tone Loc- funky cold madina
Jump Around- House of Pain
Oh Carolina- Shaggy
Busy Child- Crystal Method
Message to you Rudy- the Specials
The Show- Dougy Fresh