50 Greatest One-hit Wonders

In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. The hits of many one-hit wonders are novelty songs that are, to an extent, deliberately short-lived, recorded for humor or to cash in on a fad. The following is a list of the 50 greatest One-hit wonders of all time!

Los Del Rio - Macarena (1996)

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
Joan Osbourne - One Of Us (1995)
Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)

New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1999)

4 Non Blondes - What's Up (1993)
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)
Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)

Aqua - Barbie Girl (1997)
EMF - Unbelievable (1991)
Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997)
Haddaway - What is love (1993)
Des'ree - You gotta be (1994)
Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)

Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People (1988)

Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
OMC - How Bizarre (1996)
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
Semisonic - Closing Time (1998)
A-ha - Take on me (1985)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
Church - Under the Milky Way (1988)
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart (1990)
Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (1976)

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I Am (1989)

Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)

Gary Numan - Cars (1979)

Gerardo - Rico Suave (1991)

Toni Basil - Mickey (1982)

The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)

Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)

L. A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (1989)

Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)