Greatest 1-hit wonder band/song ever?
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Golden Earing. They were so great at being a 1-hit wonder they did it twice.0
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You should have just called this thread "'80's Earworms" :grumble:0
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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...0 -
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.0 -
Take On Me -Aha
horrible song0 -
I'm also going to say "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang.0
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i open with Modern English and "I Melt With You".
can anyone top that?
^^^THIS was so my reply too!!!0 -
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 hit0 -
When MTV first premiered, the very first music aired was this: "Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles .0
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She Blinded me with Science!--->Thomas Dolby
Gotta love my 80's!0 -
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:0 -
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham...mmmmm George MIchael(I think his teeth actually glowed in the dark:)0
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It's hard to beat Modern English's..."I Melt With You" but I do love After the Fire's..."Der Kommissar"! :flowerforyou:0
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Would ICE ICE BABY count?0
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I'm too Sexy Right Said Fred0
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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 UK0 -
OMC --- How Bizarre
(Although the cut "Lingo with the Gringo" on the same album was even better.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcQXXPmW2Nk0 -
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!0 -
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.0 -
Ice Ice Baby. Guy is STILL making money off of it because I heard it on a commercial last night.0
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EMF- Unbelievable
Right Said Fred- I'm too sexy
Digital Underground- Humpty Dance
There are more but those are my favorites lol0 -
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.0 -
the beatles
They had a hit?0 -
Tarzan Boy by Baltimora0
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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.0 -
Georgia Satellites- Keep your hands to yourself0
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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.0 -
Brandy by Looking Glass.0
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"Come on Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners
Yup. This song was the first to pop into my head before I even saw any answers.0
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