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One-hit wonders in the UK
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1 Notable one-hit wonders
1.1 1950s
1.2 1960s
1.3 1970s
1.4 1980s
1.5 1990s
1.6 2000s
Notable one-hit wonders
1950s
"It's Almost Tomorrow" by
The Dreamweavers[?]
"Little Things Mean A Lot" by
Kitty Kallen[?]
"This Ole House" by
Billie Anthony[?]
"Rockin' Robin" by
Bobby Day[?]
"Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat" by
The Avons[?]
"Volare" by
Domenico Modugno[?]
"When" by the
Kalin Twins[?]
1960s
"Dominique" by
The Singing Nun
(Jeanine Deckers)
"Everything I Am" by
Plastic Penny[?]
"Fire" by the
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
"Green Tambourine" by
Lemon Pipers[?]
"I'm the Urban Spaceman" by
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
"In the Year 2525" by
Zager & Evans[?]
"Je t'aime...moi non plus" by
Jane Birkin
and
Serge Gainsbourg
(issued 3 times, reached #2 (Jul '69), #1 (Oct '69), #31 (Dec '74))
"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by
John Fred & His Playboy Band[?]
"Michelle" by
The Overlanders[?]
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by
Steam
"Rhythm of the Rain" by
Cascades
"San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair)" by
Scott McKenzie[?]
"Something in the Air" by
Thunderclap Newman[?]
"Tell Laura I Love Her" by
Ricky Valance[?]
"Sugar Sugar" by
The Archies
1970s
"Airport" by
The Motors[?]
"Barbados" by
Typically Tropical[?]
"Disco Duck (part one)" by
Rick Dees[?]
"Eye Level" by the
Simon Park Orchestra[?]
"Feelings" by
Morris Albert[?]
"Float On" by
The Floaters[?]
"Gimme Dat Ding" by
Pipkins[?]
, includes a bit of early
rap
"Grandad" by
CLive Dunn[?]
"The Hustle" by
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony[?]
"Horse with no name" by
America
"If" by
Telly Savalas[?]
"Kung Fu Fighting" by
Carl Douglas[?]
"Little Arrows" by
Leapy Lee[?]
"Little Does She Know" by The
Kursaal Flyers[?]
"Love Is In the Air" by
John Paul Young[?]
"Lovin' You" by
Minnie Riperton
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by
Brian and Michael[?]
"No Charge" by
J. J. Barrie[?]
"One Day at a Time" by
Lena Martell[?]
"Resurrection Shuffle" by
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke[?]
"Rose Garden" by
Lynn Anderson[?]
"Ring My Bell" by
Anita Ward[?]
"Spirit in the Sky" by
Norman Greenbaum[?]
"Sugar Sugar" by
The Archies
"Telephone Man" by
Meri Wilson[?]
"Torn Between Two Lovers" by
Mary MacGregor[?]
"Up Town Top Ranking" by
Althia and Donna[?]
"Venus" by
Shocking Blue
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by
The Buggles
"Wand'rin' Star" by
Lee Marvin
"Woodstock" by
Matthews' Southern Comfort[?]
1980s
"867-5309/Jenny" by
Tommy Tutone[?]
"99 Luftballons" by
Nena[?]
, anti-nuclear
protest song
popular in both the
German
original and English translation ("99 Red Balloons")
"Atmosphere" by
Russ Abbot[?]
"Birdy Song" by The Tweets
"Car 67" by
Driver 67[?]
"First Time" by
Robin Beck[?]
"Footloose" by
Kenny Loggins[?]
"It's Raining Men" by the
Weathergirls[?]
"I've Never Been to Me" by
Charlene[?]
"Japanese Boy" by
Aneka[?]
"Just what I always wanted" by
Mari Wilson[?]
"Move Closer" by
Phyllis Nelson[?]
"Oh Superman" by
Laurie Anderson
"Oldest Swinger in Town" by
Fred Wedlock
"Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag" by
Pigbag[?]
"Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
"Save Your Love" by Rene and Renato
"Shaddap You Face" by
Joe Dolce[?]
Music Theatre
"Spirit in the Sky" by
Doctor & The Medics[?]
, song was a two-time one-hit wonder
"There's No One Quite Like Grandma" by
St. Winifred's School Choir[?]
"Together We Are Beautiful" by
Fern Kinney[?]
"Turning Japanese" by
The Vapors[?]
"Take My Breath Away" by
Berlin
"Walking In The Air" (the
Snowman
theme) by Aled Jones
"Wonderful Life" by Black
1990s
"Achy, Breaky Heart" by
Billy Ray Cyrus
, dance video made it a hit before the record was even released
"A Girl Like You" by
Edwyn Collins[?]
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by
Big Mountain[?]
"Dirty Cash" by
The Adventures of Steve V[?]
"Enjoy Yorself" by A+
"I Promised Myself" by
Nick Kamen[?]
"I Swear" by
All-4-One[?]
"
Macarena
" by
Los Del Rio[?]
"
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm[?]
" by
Crash Test Dummies[?]
"Mambo Number 5" by
Lou Bega[?]
"Mr Blobby" by Mr Blobby
"Nothing Compares 2 U" by
Sinead O'Connor
"One Of Us" by
Joan Osbourne[?]
"Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta" by
The Artful Dodger
"Sleeping Satellite" by
Tasmin Archer[?]
"What's Up" by
4 Non-blondes[?]
"Your Woman" by
White Town[?]
"Doop" by
Doop[?]
2000s
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" by
Baha Men
See also:
One-hit wonder
One-hit wonders in the United States
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