Earlier today I posted a question as my Facebook status: What is the most ANNOYING one-hit wonder of all time? So far I’ve received about 40 responses.
I did a little searching and found VH-1′s list of the Top 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders. These aren’t necessarily annoying songs, but the artists that recorded them were here and gone faster than an MTV movie in theaters.
Although not numbered, the list runs 100-1. According to VH-1, here are the Top 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (actually 98…I deleted 2 because of profanity). Feel free to add your own to the list!
- Kung Fu Fighting- Carl Douglas
- No Rain- Blind Melon
- Two of Hearts- Stacy Q
- Whoomp! (There it is)- Tag Team
- I Want Candy- Bow Wow Wow
- Harper Valley PTA- Jeannie C. Riley
- What’s Up- 4 Non Blondes
- Don’t Give Up on Us- David Soul
- Heart and Soul- T’Pau
- Electric Avenue- Eddie Grant
- Don’t Wanna Fall in Love- Jane Child
- Achy Breaky Heart- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Barbie Girl- Aqua
- Don’t leave me this way- Thelma Houston
- Bust a move- Young M.C.
- Spirit in the sky- Norman Greenbaum
- You gotta be- Des’ree
- The Safety Dance- Men without Hats
- I know what boys like- The Waitresses
- Just a friend- Biz Markie
- Come on feel the noize- Quiet Riot
- Puttin’ on the ritz- Taco
- Mmm,Mmm,Mmm,Mmm- Crash Test Dummies
- What I am- Edie Brickell
- We don’t have to take our clothes off- Jermaine Stewart
- I’ve never been to me- Charlene
- Rebirth of Slick (Cool like dat)- Digable Planets
- Convoy- C.W. McCall
- Maniac- Michael Sembello
- How Bizarre- OMC
- The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia- Vicki Lawrence
- Funkytown- Lipps Inc.
- A girl like you- Edwyn Collins
- Epic- Faith No More
- Mambo # 5- Lou Bega
- In My House- Mary Jane Girls
- You get what you give- New Radicals
- Jump Around- House of Pain
- The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades- Timbuk 3
- Round and Round- Ratt
- More, More, More- Andrea True Connection
- 867-5309 Jenny- Tommy Tutone
- What is love- Haddaway
- Somkin’ in the boy’s room- Brownsville Station
- Lovin’ You- Minnie Riperton
- It’s Raining Men- The Weather Girls
- Makin’ It- David Naughton
- Somebody’s watching me- Rockwell
- Genius of Love- Tom Tom Club
- I’m gonna be (500 Miles)- The Proclaimers
- Turn the beat around- Vicki Sue Robinson
- True- Spandau Ballet
- Rock and Roll (Part 2)- Gary Glitter
- Don’t worry, be happy- Bobby McFerrin
- Lovefool- The Cardigans
- Rock me Amadeus- Falco
- How do you talk to an angel- The Heights
- Hot child in the city- Nick Gilder
- Relax- Frankie goes to Hollywood
- In a big country- Big Country
- Bitter Sweet Symphony- The Verve
- Me and Mrs. Jones- Billy Paul
- I melt with you- Modern English
- Turning Japanese- The Vapors
- Afternoon Delight- Starland Vocal Band
- Got to be real- Cheryl Lynn
- Hot, Hot, Hot- Buster Poindexter
- Unbelievable- EMF
- Seasons in the sun- Terry Jacks
- Pass the Dutchie- Musical Youth
- It takes two- Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
- Pop Musik- M
- Stumblin’ In- Suzi Quatro
- Too Shy- Kajagoogoo
- Whip It- Devo
- All my life- K-Ci & Jojo
- Play that funky music- Wild Cherry
- Cars- Gary Numan
- She blinded me with science- Thomas Dolby
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly
- Nothing compares 2 U- Sinead O’Conner
- We’re not gonna take it- Twisted Sister
- Rapper’s Delight- Sugarhill Gang
- 96 Tears- ? & the Mysterians
- Groove is in the heart- Deee-Lite
- The Hustle- Van McCoy
- Baby Got Back- Sir Mix-a-Lot
- You light up my life- Debby Boone
- 99 Luftballoons- Nena
- Rico Suave- Gerardo
- Take on me- A-Ha
- Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice
- Who let the dogs out- Baha Men
- Mickey- Toni Basil
- I’m too sexy- Right Said Fred
- Come on Eileen- Dexy’s Midnight Runners
- Tainted Love- Soft Cell
Tags: One hit wonders
April 17th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I think K-Ci and Jojo had another hit with Crazy, but regardless, I love both of those songs. And sadly, I like quite a few of the songs on this list! There’s something about one-hit wonders, I think. Anyway, great post! :)