One-hit wonders - need help with a playlist
I'm working on a one-hit wonders playlist (80s, 90s, 2000s). What is a MUST to include?
Here's the list so far... alphabetical order. NOTE: There are a few songs by a small handful of artists that my wife and/or I enjoy, but their larger collection we don't like. So there are a few in there, like Lady Gaga or Beyonce, that aren't one-hit wonders, but rather part of the few hits one of us enjoys from that artist. All That She Wants, Ace Of Base Asshole, Denis Leary At This Moment, Billy Vera & the Beaters Axel F., Harold Faltermeyer Baby Got Back [Explicit], Sir Mix-A-Lot Baby, I Love Your Way, Peter Frampton Bad Romance [Explicit], Lady Gaga The Ballad of Jayne, L.A. Guns Barbie Girl, Aqua Beautiful Life, Ace Of Base Beds Are Burning, Midnight Oil Bitch, Meredith Brooks Black Velvet, Alannah Myles Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder Breakfast at Tiffanys - Single, Deep Blue Something Breakout, Swing Out Sister C'est La Vie [#], Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen Cars, Gary Numan Catch Me (I'm Falling), Pretty Poison Come on Eileen, Various Artists Cruel Summer, Bananarama Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta [Explicit], Geto Boys Der Kommissar, After The Fire Don't Worry Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin Easy Lover, Phil Collins Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant Eye of the Tiger, Survivor Fantasy, Aldo Nova Funky Cold Medina, Tone-Loc Funkytown, Lipps, Inc. The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, Timbuk 3 Gangnam Style, Psy Gangsta's Paradise (LP Version) [Explicit], Coolio feat. L.V. Genius of Love, Tom Tom Club Harden My Heart, Quarterflash The House of the Rising Sun, The Animals The Humpty Dance, Digital Underground I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Proclaimers I Adore Mi Amor, Color Me Badd I Can't Wait, Nu Shooz I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight, Cutting Crew I Ran (So Far Away), A Flock of Seagulls I Try, Macy Gray I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow Informer, Snow Keep Your Hands to Yourself, The Georgia Satellites Key Largo, Bertie Higgins Lady In Red, Chris DeBurgh Lean on Me, Club Nouveau Let the Music Play, Barry White Like_A_Bad_White_Guy_Party_Gangnam_Style-Steve_Streza, Steve Streza Lips of an Angel, Hinder Major Tom (Coming Home), Peter Schilling Maniac, Michael Sembello Mickey, Toni Basil Missing You, John Waite Mississippi Queen, Mountain No Rain, Blind Melon Nothing Compares 2 U (2009 Digital Remaster), Sinead O'Connor Obsession, Animotion Our House, Madness People Are Strange, The Doors People Are Strange, Echo & the Bunnymen Poker Face, Lady Gaga Poker Face (Live at The Cherrytree House Piano & Voice Version), Lady Gaga Popular, Various Artists Puttin' On The Ritz, Taco Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood Respect Yourself, Bruce Willis Rock Me Amadeus, Falco Rock On, Michael Damian Safety Dance, Men Without Hats Save Tonight, Eagle Eye Cherry She Blinded Me With Science, Thomas Dolby The Sign, Ace of Base Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Beyonce Knowles Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion), Various Artists Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand, Various Artists Steal My Sunshine, Len Tainted Love (Where Did Our Love Go), Soft Cell Take on Me, a-ha Telephone, Lady Gaga Too Shy, Kajagoogoo Tubthumping, Chumbawamba Tuff Enuff, The Fabulous Thunderbirds Turning Japanese, The Vapors Two of Hearts, Stacey Q Video Killed the Radio Star, Presidents of the United States of America Walk Like an Egyptian, The Bangles Walk The Dinosaur, Was (Not Was) Walking In Memphis, Marc Cohn Walking on Sunshine, Katrina & the Waves We're Not Gonna Take It, Various Artists What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy), Information Society What's Up?, 4 Non Blondes Whip It, Devo Wicked Game, Chris Isaak 867-5309/Jenny, Tommy Tutone 99 Luftballons, Nena |
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Gotta have Axel F on there. It was a 5 time one hit wonder.
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"Relax" Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Escape Club - Wild Wild West
Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now EMF - Unbeliveable Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Cry Of Love - Peace Pipe |
"Turning Japanese" The Vapors
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"Funky Town" Lips, Inc.
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Cars, Alex F, Relax, Turning Japanese already on the list. :)
Will look for some of your suggestions, Driving Wheel. |
That's all I can think of at the moment.
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Never been any reason by Head East.
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I hate the song with the burning fire of 1000 suns, but I bet a lot of people would include Macarena.
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Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine you blow my mind Hey Mickey! Hey Mickey! |
Yeah I don't know why, Mickey is the first song I think of when I think one-hit wonders. But I hate that song almost as much as the Macarena.
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I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
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You won't do Macarena but you'll do Mickey?
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He asked for 1 hit wonders not 1 hit lip sync'ers. :evil: |
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Kajagoogoo- Too Shy
Benny Mardones- Into the Night... great song The Divinyls- I Touch Myself Autograph- Turn Up the Radio Sugar Hill Gang- Rappers Delight Jimmy Eat World- The Middle Blues Image- Ride Captain Ride Devo- Whip It Dee-Lite- Groove Is In The Heart Big Country- In A Big Country Dexy's Midnight Runners- Come On Eileen Bow Wow Wow- I Want Candy Soft Cell- Tainted Love Jane Child- I Don't Wanna Fall In Love Free- All Right Now Sinead O'Connor- Nothing Compares to You Deep Blue Something- Breakfast At Tiffanys 4 Non Blondes- What's Up |
Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
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Baltimora- Tarzan Boy
Cameo- Word Up |
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Blind Melon- No Rain
Chumbawumba- Tubthumping |
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Jack Wagner- All I Need
Patrick Swayze- She's Like The Wind Mellow Man Ace- Menitrosa Tone Loc- Wild Thing Biz Markie- Just A Friend |
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Arcadia- Election Day
The had other singles but that was the only "hit" |
Mambo # 5
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edit... nope Some Like It Hot was indeed bigger |
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Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
Don't Dream Its Over, Crowded House |
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Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
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Quite possibly the greatest one hit wonder...
One Night in Bangkok!!! - Murray Head (trivia: brother of the actor in Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show) <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P9mwELXPGbA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and who can forget this one... Peter Schilling - Major Tom <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_IVp3uqYZZQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> tons more... Falco - Der Kommissar Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves The Church - Under the Milky Way Tonight |
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That was a hit? Jesus, what a piece of shit song. |
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Oh and Der Kommisar was by After The Fire :) |
Amadeus.
And tone loc isn't a 1 hit wonder |
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Yes. That's more like it. I thought Major Tom was Bowie for some reason. Herp Derp. Falco had "Rock Me, Amadeus" though. |
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T'Pau.... Heart and Soul.... add it to your list
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The Impression That I Get – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve |
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Oh, here are a couple more... When In Rome - The Promise <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5HI_xFQWiYU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and... Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PGNiXGX2nLU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I have no shame.. I'll admit I had both 45s. |
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Dead Or Alive actually had a few other top 20 hits... and don't feel bad AustinChief, I have 2 of their... cassettes. Ha.
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_w4Xulsjo5I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The video is WELL WORTH WATCHING. Just freakin hilarious. |
Really liked this one a lot:
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Poor bastard had to have a horrible case of blue balls after that shoot.
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Yeah, it's a 70's song, but when I think of one hit wonder...
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Can't. Stop. Watching. |
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The video makes the song. That's pure prehistoric trolling. |
You people are slipping.....
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Heres another for FMB's list, i used to want to eat Lady Miss Kier alive... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zmZ08V4GFQg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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Obligated to rep this. Kicks ass. |
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