Do you remember that amazing song we used to sing? You know,
that one you had on repeat at Saturday night’s house party, in the tape deck of
your first car, and while dancing with your reflection in your bedroom mirror
while you got ready for high school? The funny thing is you can recite the
lyrics of that song word-for-word, even ten or twenty years later, but the name
of the band escapes you. Or maybe you do remember them but can’t for the life
of you recall one other notable song they had. That’s because we’re taking a
trip down memory lane into One Hit Wonder territory. In fact, some of the best
songs of all time have been from obscure artists who never followed up with
hits or even anything else of musical relevance. Here are our top One Hit Wonders
of all time, ranked by how big the song was AND how fast the band disappeared
into obscurity.
So what’s on your list of One Hit Wonders? What songs did we
forget? How would you rank them?
PSY
24. Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
23. True
Spando Ballet
22. The Final Countdown
Europe
21. Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
Lou Bega
19. My Sharona
The Knack
18. Mickey
Tony Basil
17. No Rain
Blind Melon
16. Rock Me Amdaeus
Falco
Color Me Bad
14. Tainted Love
Soft Cell
13. Come on Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
12. Don’t Worry Be Happy
Bobby McFerrin
11. Informer
Snow
B52s
9. I’m Too Sexy
Right Said Fred
8. I Melt With You
Modern English
7. 99 Luftballons
Nena
The Proclaimers
5. Who Let The Dogs Out
Baha Men
4. Macarena
Los Del Rios
3. Unbelievable
EMF
2. Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
Vanilla Ice
