National One-Hit Wonder Day

[Spoonerfudj]

One of the best- What's Up? 4 Non Blondes.

One of the worst- Lipps Inc. Funky Town.

Rolling Stones had several, but I've heard they dedicated "The Last Time" to the nobbers' only playoff success

 

[Hevster]

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Wah! - The Story of the Blues

I'm sure there are loads more I should remember but these immediately sprang to mind.

 

[Tangerine10]

I spent years abroad so must have missed that scandal. Dirty bastard, good riddance

 

[Albert Ross]

Alan Partridge reference

Now it makes sense, I have never, ever seen a single episode of Alan Partridge, so I’m afraid it was wasted on me.

 

[Brabinho]

Now it makes sense, I have never, ever seen a single episode of Alan Partridge, so I’m afraid it was wasted on me.

I thought as much

 

[Graves]

Martika had at least 5 top 20 hits and a couple of those went top 10

Honestly the only other Martika song I can recall was ‘I feel the earth move’… toy soldiers surely was her biggest hit.

That snare hit.

 

[Graves]

Would that be Chrissy Maxwell by any chance ?

Stephen Duffy also recorded ‘icing on the cake’ which I actually preferred to ‘kiss me’

Thanks for the reminder, I’m going to dig that out now… I’m sure I have it on 7inch!

 

[Tangerinetiltingatwindmil]

Fade to grey Visage
(Although this could be to do with Oxford’s shirts looking lest than white)

 

[Notathome]

Zoom Fat Larry's Band.

 

[CGP1]

Visage had several.
Mind of a toy and Night train all I can think of without looking.

 

[Bloodtangerine]

Surely the answer has to be the OP.

Never posts and has just smashed a ton

Kudos

Bet Blood is gutted

Yep

 

[td53]

I think I have a winner if you don't count short term memory loss which nobody,ironically, nobody remembers. I give you... drumroll... Chumbawamba and Tubthumping

Are you doing a cryptic reference to the follow up single Amnesia?

 

[td53]

That stiltskin song off a Levi's advert.
That shit Babylon zoo song.
The crazy frog song.

 

[FY4MIKEH]

100% Chesney Hawkes and Iam the one and only, he's made millions touring the world singing that one song!

 

[Levi501]

Pigbag: “Papa’s got a brand new Pigbag “

 

[dodgy_surname]

Silly games - Janet Kay

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

Honestly the only other Martika song I can recall was ‘I feel the earth move’… toy soldiers surely was her biggest hit.

That snare hit.

Martika's kitchen
Love Thy Will Be Done
More Than You Know (I had to Google that tbf)

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

100% Chesney Hawkes and Iam the one and only, he's made millions touring the world singing that one song!

Except he had other chart hits

 

[Fleetwoodblack]

Babylon Zoo – Spaceman

 

[April13th1970]

Centerfold - J Geils Band

 

[Victorsponge]

Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos.

He also had "he's gonna step on you again" which the happy Monday recorded as Step on you

 

[Wizzerboy]

Like I posted earlier and asked could anyone name another track from the Lotus Eaters, I'll give you another......
Brian and Michael, matchstick cats n dogs.
Yeh they wasn't 1 hit wonders but name another without googling

 

[Victorsponge]

Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip

Another Girl Another Planet-The Only One's

We Are What We Are - The Other Ones

Chicory tip had a follow up hit with Good grief Christina

 

[Victorsponge]

Johnny Reggae/The Piglets.

The piglets were actually Jonathan King, another kiddie fiddler.

 

[RUSTY_2_STANDS]

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Wah! - The Story of the Blues

I'm sure there are loads more I should remember but these immediately sprang to mind.

Wah had another top twenty hit with Come Back

 

[bill40]

Are you doing a cryptic reference to the follow up single Amnesia?

It was funny, tough crowd tonight tough crowd..

 

[Levi501]

Wah had another top twenty hit with Come Back

Just dug out Wah! Heat:” Better Scream.”still sounds great.

 

[Matesrates]

There’s only one, the one and only

 

[Graves]

Martika's kitchen
Love Thy Will Be Done
More Than You Know (I had to Google that tbf)

Indeed, ‘Love thy Will be Done’ was a good one. Prince wrote that, as well as the big hit for Sinead O’Connor ‘Nothing compares to you’.

 

[FY4MIKEH]

Except he had other chart hits

When and where?

 

[Tangerine10]

Buggles were fronted by Trevor Horn. He was a member of Yes and the producer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Art of Noise.

 

[tea ern]

Just dug out Wah! Heat:” Better Scream.”still sounds great.

Pete Wylie is an underappreciated genius.

 

[WebCord]

Move on up - Curtis Mayfield
Brandy you’re a fine girl - Looking Glass.
I saw the light - Todd Rungren

Sorry to join this thread late, but I would have to agree with 'I Saw the Light' by Todd Rundgren (don't forget the 'd'), absolute classic!
He may have only ever had one UK Top 40 solo hit, but he also produced one of the biggest selling albums of all time - Meatloaf's 'Bat Out of Hell', so he managed to scrape by!

 

[tea ern]

Centerfold - J Geils Band

I remember Freeze Frame being a hit but when I double checked it only reached #27. This begs the question of what the criteria are to be classed as a one hit wonder

 

[Goldfinger]

Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos.

Not a 1 hit wonder. Step on.

 

[td53]

I remember Freeze Frame being a hit but when I double checked it only reached #27. This begs the question of what the criteria are to be classed as a one hit wonder

I think the technical definition of a 'hit' record is that it breaks into the the top 40.

 

[Goldfinger]

Frank Wilson: Do I love you ( indeed I do).
Whether a chart hit or not arguably the most famous Northern Soul record, largely as a result of being the last song ever played at Wigan Casino.
Also the most expensive single ever sold.

 

[Hevster]

Wah had another top twenty hit with Come Back

Putting my pop pedantry hat on, I think that was when they were called The Mighty Wah! rather than Wah!, so I think technically two one hit wonders there I think Wylie had about 5 or 6 variations on the name, though I think the line-ups were pretty much the same for all of them.

 

[Hevster]

Buggles were fronted by Trevor Horn. He was a member of Yes and the producer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Art of Noise.

And Hans Zimmer of multiple huge film soundtracks played keys in The Buggles too. Saw him in concert at Wembley Arena once and Trevor Horn rocked up as special guest to play 'Video Killed the Radio Star' live. It was a bizarre concert.

 

[SonOfTAM]

Some fantastic songs mentioned in this post, been listening to a few this evening

 

[SonOfTAM]

Also had hit with Just Got Lucky

And that’s a belter

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Any one mention Sugar Sugar the Archies

 

[SonOfTAM]

Im in love with a German Film Star - The Passions

Good choice

 

[berthalovelybertha]

Mine is a twist on it as this almost charted but the follow-up Airport made the top ten I think.
But this one is a far superior tune.

The Motors! I don't know which came first but, weirdly, Forget About You was essentially the Grandstand theme.

 

[dodgy_surname]

Take a walk on the wild side
Lou Reed
I am the passenger
Iggy pop

 

[Angloitalian]

Sorry to spoil your party, Real Thing had 2 hits. Can’t get by without you reached number 2.

Loads of hits by the Real Thing and still touring now

 

[Angloitalian]

Johnny Reggae/The Piglets.

Jonathan King

 

[April13th1970]

Buggles were fronted by Trevor Horn. He was a member of Yes and the producer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Art of Noise.

Also Geoff Downes of Yes and Asia

 

[April13th1970]

The Monks - Nice Legs, Shame About Her Face

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

When and where?

Yep I'm A Man Not a Boy. Number 27, sold 100k copies that year. Was a hit. 1+1=2

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