One-Hit Wonders

The best way to define a one hit wonder, is an artist who creates a fantastic song that makes a huge impression on the world and grows in popularity so much that it's surprising it was their only hit. The artist will essentially vanish or may have an entire album with songs that nobody really cares for other than their one fantastic hit. If the artist cannot produce anymore groundbreaking music like their ever-popular hit that made them famous, they won't make it in the industry. There are many one-hit wonders in the world of music. The following list is the most popular one-hit wonders that you are sure to remember. Of course, you may not even recognize the artist's name in many of the songs since they've only really had one big hit.

1969 - The Archies - Sugar, Sugar

1974 - Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

1976 - Wild Cherry - Play that funky music

1979 - Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (First MTV music video ever)

1979 - The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

1980 - Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown

1982 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

1982 - Toni Basil - Mickey

1982 - Soft Cell - Tainted Love

1984 - Nena - 99 Luftballons

1984 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax

1988 - Church - Under the Milky Way

1988 - Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

1990 - Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

1990 - Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you

1990 - Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart

1991 - EMF - Unbelievable

1991 - Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

1993 - Haddaway - What is love

1995 - Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

1996 - Los Del Rio - Macarena

1996 - The Cardigans - Lovefool

1996 - OMC - How Bizarre

1997 - Meredith Brooks - Bitch

1997 - Aqua - Barbie Girl

1997 - The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

1997 - Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

1998 - Semisonic - Closing Time

1999 - New Radicals - You Get What You Give

1999 - Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5

1999 - Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

2000 - Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out?

2001 - Afroman - Because I Got High