All-Time Fave One-Hit-Wonder

[Cupped]

David Essex, Rock On





Gary Glitter, Rock and Roll Part 1 and 2

 

[AlaCyclone]

 

[Cyched]

 

[cyspy]

I Melt With You by Modern English. The song that asks the musical question. Can you be a one hit wonder when your one hit wasn't technically a chart hit? It peaked at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

[AlaCyclone]

One of those, I know exactly where I was when I heard this song for the first time. It was a beautiful Spring early summer Saturday in Seoul, and I was looking for cassette tapes in one of the independent alley way markets, and this song was playing. I just stopped and listened and was like: ILOVE that song!

 

[cyspy]

The Archies also had a song called Bang Shang A Lang that hit the top 10. The lead singer is Ron Dante who later produced Barry Manilow's big hit records.

 

[cyspy]

If you want your mind blown, fast forward this to about the 2:20 mark.

Her follow-up New York You Keep Me Dancin' hit the top 30.

 

[cyspy]

Who doens't love a good xylophone solo?

Their follow-up song didn't hit the top 40. Their 3rd release Everybody Be Dancin' peaked at #38.

 

[cyspy]

Vienna Calling peaked at #18. Falco also wrote Der Kommissar by After The Fire which is a one hit wonder.

 

[cyspy]

60th post and no "Brandy"?



No more 1970s image has ever been taken.

Their follow-up Jimmy Loves Mary Anne peaked at #33.

 

[cyspy]

Shake Off The Demon
Oh Sweet Lady
Too Soon Tomorrow
People Love Each Other
Tarkio Road

They didn't have too many but they were good and not really just one hit. Obviously best known for One Toke. But I listened to them a lot.

One Toke their only top 40 hit. Jerry Garcia on steel guitar.

 

[AlaCyclone]

 

[ketchupnmustard]

Nena
99 Red/Luft Balloons

 

[cyspy]

Yep, that song won a Grammy too. For Best Rock Song.
They had multiple albums go multiplatinum.

I'll toss in "Stuck in the Middle with You" by Bob Dylan Stealers Wheel

In 1974 they hit #29 with a song called Star.

 

[cyspy]

Sue me. I'm an 80's kid.

Pop Goes The World peaked at #20 in 1988.

 

[cyspy]

Another: Tracey Ullman's They Don't Know. The single went to #8 on the Hot 100 in 1983. The follow up charted at #70 (Breakaway), but she never reached the U.S. charts again.

Her only top 40 hit. First recorded by an English singer Kirsty McColl. McColl sang backround vocals on Ullman's recording.

 

[AlaCyclone]

 

[cyspy]

I Believe peaked at #33 in 1982. They had four songs hit the Billboard hot 100 in the 70's but My Girl in 1981 was their first top 40 record.

 

[cyspy]

Love is like a rock!

Donnie Iris' biggest hit was My Girl (not the Temptations song) in 1982 peaking at #25. He also hit the top 40 with Ah Leah,#29 in 1981.

 

[cyspy]

The Raspberries had 4 top 40 hits. I Wanna Be With You and Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) are my 2 faves from them.