Music One-hit wonders - need help with a playlist - Page 3

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07:14 PM

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

Mojo Jojo · 12-01-2012, 04:53 PM

Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 04:53 PM

Baltimora- Tarzan Boy
Cameo- Word Up

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flachief58

Not one hit wonders

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 04:55 PM

Blind Melon- No Rain
Chumbawumba- Tubthumping

**Gonzo** · 12-01-2012, 04:55 PM

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 04:57 PM

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

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Also not a one hit wonder

scott free · 12-01-2012, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Johnny Fever

Biz Markie- Just A Friend

Definitely this, still love that simple ditty.

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 05:01 PM

Arcadia- Election Day

The had other singles but that was the only "hit"

JoeyChuckles · 12-01-2012, 05:01 PM

Mambo # 5

**Gonzo** · 12-01-2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Johnny Fever

Also not a one hit wonder

Really? What else did they do? That was all I knew of.

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Really? What else did they do? That was all I knew of.

Get It On (Bang A Gong) which I believe was the bigger hit. I'll have to look that up.

edit... nope Some Like It Hot was indeed bigger

**Buehler445** · 12-01-2012, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Johnny Fever

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

Jimmy Eat World is not a one hit wonder you son of a bitch!

Dr. Facebook Fever · 12-01-2012, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Jimmy Eat World is not a one hit wonder you son of a bitch!

They had one hit. They had several singles that did nothing and several albums. If you want to include over-seas chart success then they aren't one hit.

whoman69 · 12-01-2012, 05:12 PM

Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
Don't Dream Its Over, Crowded House

12-01-2012, 04:23 PM
Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $35379	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 Last edited by Fire Me Boy!; 12-02-2012 at 07:14 PM..
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