Music: Which listed one hit wonders do you like?

[bogart]

Which listed one hit wonders do you like? Votes are anonymous and can be changed. Please skip the "That's not a one hit wonder" posts.

 

[Primary Assist]

My favorite of these is No Rain, so I went with that. Also in contention for the best music video of the 90s (maybe ever?)

OP, I can confirm those are all One Hit Wonders - nice job curating

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Only two for me. Dexy's and Greenbaum. Sinead had more hits than just that Prince song. It was her biggest hit but not her only one. Sorry, Bogart, but Blind Melon did too. "Galaxy" was a hit for them and I loved it. Couldn't stand "No Rain" though.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Vanilla Ice also had Play that Funky Music reach #4 on the charts and go Gold as a single

 

[bogart]

Only two for me. Dexy's and Greenbaum. Sinead had more hits than just that Prince song. It was her biggest hit but not her only one. Sorry, Bogart, but Blind Melon did too. "Galaxy" was a hit for them and I loved it. Couldn't stand "No Rain" though.

@Chairman Maouth It's okay, CM, you gotta be CM. I still pray for you to break Jan Wenner's mind control programming and realize the Beatles are not the best 60s band & Bob Dylan is not one of the two best 70s artists.

 

[DJESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Vanilla Ice also had Play that Funky Music reach #4 on the charts and go Gold as a single

yeah ice is definitely not a one hit wonder lol. he was a mega star

the rest of these definitely qualify though. although TECHNICALLY a-ha had another hit but barely anyone remembers it

 

[kingsfan28]

Sinéad O'Connor. She did have other good songs [collabed with Daltry,Gabriel and others ], but "Nothing" was her big hit . It's sorta like Kate Bush, lots of good songs, but many only remember Running up that Hill. The song was top 30 in 85', reached #3 almost 40 years later, thanks to Stranger Things. She cleaned up on royalties thanks to that tv series which is pretty cool.

 

[kingsfan28]

yeah ice is definitely not a one hit wonder lol. he was a mega star

the rest of these definitely qualify though. although TECHNICALLY a-ha had another hit but barely anyone remembers it

And somehow landed a Bond theme. Forgetable song , just like the movie.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

“No Rain” gets my vote

 

[DJESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

And somehow landed a Bond theme. Forgetable song , just like the movie.

you mean timothy dalton ISNT your favorite bond??

 

[Chairman Maouth]

@Chairman Maouth It's okay, CM, you gotta be CM. I still pray for you to break Jan Wenner's mind control programming and realize the Beatles are not the best 60s band & Bob Dylan is not one of the two best 70s artists.

Dude, the Beatles were not only the best '60s band. They are the greatest band of all time. They drove and heavily influenced culture. They helped bring about the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Wanna throw down? Wanna fight?

 

[phrenssoa]

No Rain is the only song on this list that I truly love. I used to like Black Betty a lot but find it a bit repetitive now.

 

[bogart]

Dude, the Beatles were not only the best '60s band. They are the greatest band of all time. They drove and heavily influenced culture. They helped bring about the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Wanna throw down? Wanna fight?

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@Chairman Maouth Don't worry, CM. I'm working my rosary for you.

 

[frisco]

My favorite one-hit wonder is probably Jack Wagner "All I Need" from 1984 or "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire in 1965.

"Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum is kind of interesting as it was covered by The Doctor And The Medics in 1986 and was their only hit, too. So the song served as a one-hit wonder for two artists.

Is "Closing Time" by Semisonic considered a 1HW?

My Best-Carey

 

[kingsfan28]

you mean timothy dalton ISNT your favorite bond??

No, I think not.
I can't even remember the 2nd movie he did.

 

[Jack Straw]

Voted for Sinead O'Connor even though she wasn't a one-hit wonder

Also, how could you leave off Toto's "Africa"? One of the greatest one-hit wonders of all time.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Voted for Sinead O'Connor even though she wasn't a one-hit wonder

Also, how could you leave off Toto's "Africa"? One of the greatest one-hit wonders of all time.

Toto was not a one hit wonder

Hold the line and Rosanna were both big hits going triple and double platinum respectively

 

[Jack Straw]

Toto was not a one hit wonder

Hold the line and Rosanna were both big hits going triple and double platinum respectively

Hmm. Didn't know Rosanna was Toto and never heard of the other one.

 

[the valiant effort]

Sinéad O'Connor. She did have other good songs [collabed with Daltry,Gabriel and others ], but "Nothing" was her big hit . It's sorta like Kate Bush, lots of good songs, but many only remember Running up that Hill. The song was top 30 in 85', reached #3 almost 40 years later, thanks to Stranger Things. She cleaned up on royalties thanks to that tv series which is pretty cool.

A bunch of Kate Bush’s singles and albums charted in the top 5 all over the UK and Europe during her heyday though

 

[bogart]

... Also, how could you leave off Toto's "Africa"? One of the greatest one-hit wonders of all time.

The song Rosanna went double platinum.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I love it when people do zero research into who were actual one hit wonders and who were in fact two hit wonders

I will do the Knack



Number one in Canada in 79

 

[Jussi]

A-ha a one-hit-wonder? Noooooo.....

 

[kingsfan28]

My favorite one-hit wonder is probably Jack Wagner "All I Need" from 1984 or "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire in 1965.

"Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum is kind of interesting as it was covered by The Doctor And The Medics in 1986 and was their only hit, too. So the song served as a one-hit wonder for two artists.

Is "Closing Time" by Semisonic considered a 1HW?

My Best-Carey

How about David Soul from Starsky and Hutch . He had a no 1 song called "Don't give up on us"

Semisonic is a definite yes.

 

[Jack Straw]

The song Rosanna went double platinum.

I didn't know that it was Toto

 

[Shareefruck]

Don't enjoy any of these, personally.