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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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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) and who can forget this one... Peter Schilling - Major Tom 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 
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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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Heck, this was on the same album and was pretty much as big a hit... |
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