Greatest 1-hit wonder band/song ever?

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  • DavidMartinez2
    DavidMartinez2 Posts: 840 Member
    Golden Earing. They were so great at being a 1-hit wonder they did it twice.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    You should have just called this thread "'80's Earworms" :grumble:
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    From a search...

    20 "Tainted Love" Soft Cell
    19 "Mambo No.5" Lou Bega
    18 "Venus" Shocking Blue
    17 "Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus
    16 "Mickey" Toni Basil
    15 "I'll Be Gone" Spectrum
    14 "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba
    13 "Counting the Beat" The Swingers
    12 "Slice of Heaven" Dave Dobbyn & The Herbs
    11 "Rockin' Robin" Bobby Day
    10 "Pass the Dutchie" Musical Youth
    9 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin
    8 "99 Luftballons" Nena
    7 "Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum
    6 "Come on Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners
    5 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc
    4 "Turning Japanese" The Vapors
    3 "Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles
    2 "Born to Be Alive" Patrick Hernandez
    1 "My Sharona" The Knack

    Dammit Cliffy...now I'm going to be mumbling Tubthumping to myself for the rest of the day :grumble:

    I get knocked down...but I get up again...argh...
  • RockinTerri
    RockinTerri Posts: 499 Member
    Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy

    I can't not be happy listening to that song! :glasses:

    Oh - and for different reasons - 18 and Life by Skid Row.
  • Jipples
    Jipples Posts: 650 Member
    Take On Me -Aha

    horrible song
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I'm also going to say "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang.
  • 1_Slick_Chick
    1_Slick_Chick Posts: 199 Member
    i open with Modern English and "I Melt With You".

    can anyone top that?


    ^^^THIS was so my reply too!!! :love:
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    I'm not fan of Duran Duran but think Save a Prayer is a beautiful song.


    I'm not a fan of Duran Duran either but they definitely had more than one hit
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,479 Member
    When MTV first premiered, the very first music aired was this: "Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles .
  • CassandraBurgos83
    CassandraBurgos83 Posts: 544 Member
    She Blinded me with Science!--->Thomas Dolby

    Gotta love my 80's!
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I'm also going to say "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang.

    you and me baby ain't nothing but mammals... so lets's do it like they do on the discovery channel...

    that'll earworm a few people. :laugh:
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham...mmmmm George MIchael(I think his teeth actually glowed in the dark:)
  • 271lisa
    271lisa Posts: 49 Member
    It's hard to beat Modern English's..."I Melt With You" but I do love After the Fire's..."Der Kommissar"! :flowerforyou:
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    Would ICE ICE BABY count?
  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    I'm too Sexy Right Said Fred
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    Snowy White .... Bird Of Paradise

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEUF_YP_9aU


    80's ear worms is bang on

    as for soft cell ... their debut album had 3 top 10's here in the UK
  • Quieau
    Quieau Posts: 428 Member
    OMC --- How Bizarre

    (Although the cut "Lingo with the Gringo" on the same album was even better.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcQXXPmW2Nk
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    It's hard to beat Modern English's..."I Melt With You" but I do love After the Fire's..."Der Kommissar"! :flowerforyou:

    ..."Der Kommissar"!
    that song is awesome!
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Scritti Politti - "Perfect Way"

    http://youtu.be/hs7Jy2y-33A

    Love this song!

    If you want to go a little older (okay, a LOT older), "Vehicle" by Ides of March.
  • hananah89
    hananah89 Posts: 692 Member
    Ice Ice Baby. Guy is STILL making money off of it because I heard it on a commercial last night.
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
    EMF- Unbelievable
    Right Said Fred- I'm too sexy
    Digital Underground- Humpty Dance
    There are more but those are my favorites lol
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Dammit. All my favorites are on that list.

    How about
    Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys.
    The Verve Pipe - Freshmen.

    The Verve Pipe also had "Bittersweet Symphony," so I don't think they're a one-hit wonder.
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    the beatles

    They had a hit?
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Tarzan Boy by Baltimora
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Elastica - "Connection"

    http://youtu.be/gY2s4hJ8kuA
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Dammit. All my favorites are on that list.

    How about
    Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys.
    The Verve Pipe - Freshmen.

    The Verve Pipe also had "Bittersweet Symphony," so I don't think they're a one-hit wonder.

    i think it was 2 different bands. one called The Verve and the other Verve Pipe.
  • ksimmons19
    ksimmons19 Posts: 223 Member
    Georgia Satellites- Keep your hands to yourself
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    Dammit. All my favorites are on that list.

    How about
    Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys.
    The Verve Pipe - Freshmen.

    The Verve Pipe also had "Bittersweet Symphony," so I don't think they're a one-hit wonder.

    Incorrect. The Verve did "Bittersweet Symphony". The Verve Pipe did "Freshman" Separate groups. However, the Verve Pipe ddi have other songs that got radio play: "Photograph" comes to mind.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Brandy by Looking Glass.
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    "Come on Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners

    Yup. This song was the first to pop into my head before I even saw any answers.

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