150 one hit wonders

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

good one!

'Lonely Boy' -- Andrew Gold

Soft Cell and Gerry Rafferty did have other chart hits so not OHW's as such....

Heaps of repeats also in the list....eg Turning Japanese already mentioned (and it was by the Vapors I believe)

Shutupa you face was by an Italian/Aussie called Joe Dolce I believe

Great list here folks!

Criss Cross - was he the guy with 'Sailing....takes me away...'? had at least one other chart hit if its the same guy :)

yeah Gerry Rafferty also had 'Stuck in the Middle with You' which is a pretty kick ass song I must say....

ok good spot my mistake

what about quad city djs - ride the train

cmon ride the train

presidents of the USA

they had lump and peaches

serious one hit wonder though

Three dog night - Summer in the city

i think they had a few hits i forget


great thread btw

It is a great song but it was done by a band named 'Steelers Wheel' - maybe Rafferty was in it? dunno.

Driver's Seat, Sniffin' The Tears

I think people different definitions of what a 'one hit wonder' is. To me it's a musical artist/group that has ONE Top 10 hit then fades into total obscurity. The OHW lists I was looking at the other night had people on them who had good careers - like Twisted Sister is listed as a OHW. Grateful Dead only had one tune that ever got Top 40 airplay.

Our House - Madness

yea thats pretty much what im talking about.

i would SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY discredit anyone that tried to label grateful dead as a one hit wonder.

ICP (aka insane clown posse) - huge cult following, not so much radio play

technically, i guess these artists are underground 90% of the time but its definately more than enough to carry them

Shania Twain- That dont..
Celine Dion- My heart will go on
Bryan Adams- movie music



good thread! :thumbsup

morning has broken :)

and I say the e the a the eb to the abe to the..??

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bryan adams had summer of 69 and heaven too among others
dj sammy just redid them not too long ago

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1982 The Golden Age of Wireless
1984 The Flat Earth
1987 Gothic Soundtrack
1988 Aliens Ate My Buick
1992 Astronauts & Heretics
1994 Gate to the Mind's Eye
1999 Hyperactive

hardly a one hit wonder and a true innovator

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Crying
Vincent
Castles in the Air
American Pie
And I Love You So
If We Try
Dreidel
Wonderful Baby
Since I Don't Have You
Winterwood

looks like a 10 hit wonder to me
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Like to Get to Know You Well
Everlasting Love
Prisoner
Hide and Seek
Life in One Day
No One Is to Blame
Things Can Only Get Better
Pearl in the Shell
What Is Love?
New Song

one hit wonders do not have careers that span 20 years

I thought one hit wonder's were people that only had one hit ??

OPP by Naughty by Nature
Me so Horny by 2 Live Crew
Nasty Girl by Vanity 6
Lovers Lane by Gorgio
Girls want to Party All the Time by Eddy Murphy

who sung la bamba
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