Favorite "One One Hit Wonder"?
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"Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles. The first music video played on MTV. Only made it to #40 in the US but was top of the charts all over the world.
A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one hit single that overshadows their other work. Sometimes, artists dubbed "one-hit wonders" in a particular country have had great success in other countries. Music artists with subsequent popular albums and hit listings are typically not considered a one-hit wonder. One-hit wonders usually see their popularity decreasing after their hit listing and most often don't return to hit listings with other songs or albums.
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What?! LMAO! Are you saying the Rolling Stones only had one hit ?
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was just kidding.
Figured it would be funny if someone casually paying attention to skim thru then see the Stones.
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I heard "I Scare Myself" from Do;by before i heard Dan Hicks. Dolby's body of work is large enough the he probably isn't a one hit wonder
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I was also creeped out and was going to mention it but the band seems to have performed and recorded a lot even if there were no other "hits".
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Okay people are starting to repeat so this is becoming like the Song Title thread....... Boooooo!!! It was fun while it lasted.
Space Age Love Song makes A Flock of Seagulls A 2-hit wonder, along with the Zombies.
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According to this she only has one SINGLE that qualifies.
11 Music Icons Who are Technically One-Hit Wonders - 11 Points
If you love music or just enjoy a good dose of trivia, these 11 music icons who are technically one-hit wonders should not be missed.
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"I Touch Myself" - The Divinyls
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Still stuck in the 70's...
When's the last time you head this one? (Killer Guitar!)
When's the last time you head this one? (Killer Guitar!)
Oh my, "Patches"! Totally forgot that one!
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*Slight veer*
While YouTubing for the One-Hit-Wonders, I stumbled across "Fanny". An all female rock band from the early 70's. I don't believe I have ever heard of them. Now they don't fit the One-Hit-Wonder label as they apparently had two top 40 songs, I'm posting them here because they ROCK! I love early 70's boogie rock-n-roll. They even have multiple lead singers!
And in case you're wondering what ever happened to them...
While YouTubing for the One-Hit-Wonders, I stumbled across "Fanny". An all female rock band from the early 70's. I don't believe I have ever heard of them. Now they don't fit the One-Hit-Wonder label as they apparently had two top 40 songs, I'm posting them here because they ROCK! I love early 70's boogie rock-n-roll. They even have multiple lead singers!
And in case you're wondering what ever happened to them...