What is a One-Hit Wonder, you ask? There are several definitions, but they typically vary only slightly. General consensus is that a One-Hit Wonder is any musical act that recorded only one song that reached the U.S. Top 40. Of course, since many musical acts have numerous hits on the other charts, they are not considered one hit wonders. For examples, there are countless Country, Rap, Blues, Jazz, and Heavy Metal artists that dominated their prospective charts in the eighties, but may not have even had a Top 40 hit (or, perhaps, one Top 40 hit).
Enough with the footnotes; here are songs from artists that I consider One-Hit Wonders:
“Mickey” by Toni Basil – was Billboard’s number one single in December of 1982
“Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo – was in the Billboard top five in the spring of 1983
“Double Dutch Bus” by Frankie Smith – a big hit in the summer of 1981
“Tainted Love” by Soft Cell – was a huge Billboard single in the spring of 1982
“99 Luft Balloons” by Nena – the far superior German-language version was a hit in 1984
“Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Taco - was a Billboard top four hit in September of 1983
“Pee Wee’s Dance” by Joeski Love – a hit inspired by Pee Wee’s Big Adventure in 1985
Ok, so these songs ought to keep you both humming and cringing for the rest of the week!
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