Top 10 Pop One Hit Wonders

These one-hit-wonders were everywhere, but the bands/groups associated with them faded away. For this list, we’ll be looking at the tunes from artists who couldn’t repeat their success. Our countdown includes “Video Killed the Radio Star”, “Tainted Love”, “A Thousand Miles”, and more! Did we forget one of your favorite one-hit wonders? Let us know in the comments below.

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[WatchMojo]

Did we forget one of your favorite one-hit wonders? Let us know in the comments below.

[mikeychrisanthus]

“Walking on Sunshine” has to be one of the most delightful songs out there, glad to see it here

[sn]

I can't hear 1, 000 miles without thinking about Terry Crews. 😄

[stephenbarry]

"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film The Muppet Movie, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. The song was performed by Jim Henson – as Kermit the Frog – in the film. Chart peak at # 25; My point is that it's a great hit song that was never followed up by another hit from Kermit.

[heatherr]

Blinded by the Light is one of my favorite songs from the '70s, and I love it when the radio station actually plays the full length version

[grf]

I always liked Ordinary Day as much as A Thousand Miles. For me, she was more than a one-hit wonder.

[jesterjosie]

I will have forever associate the song a Thousand Miles with the movie White Chicks and Terry Crews
How did you know?
I love this song!!

[robdog]

It’s too bad MTV doesn’t play actual music videos anymore 🤦🏻‍♂️

[stephenbarry]

"Making Our Dreams Come True" is a 1976 hit single, recorded by Cyndi Grecc, ; it was used as the theme song to the 1976–83 television sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" - Chart peaked was from # 13 to # 25 depending on which chart you look at. My point is that it's a great hit song that was never followed up by Cyndi.

[supertuber]

"She's Like The Wind" by Patrick Swayze from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. Made it to #3 in the US and the top 10 in Norway, Canada, Ireland and a few other countries. He was a big actor but that was his only radio hit.

[adamhasideas]

Vanessa Carlton continues to make excellent music to this day. May not have the chart results but anyone that listens will be rewarded. She's a great musician!

[RyCoke]

I like that #1 was the only one to have two hits - cuz I still remember "Ordinary Day" even if no one else wants to acknowledge it.

[EpicLebaneseNerd]

here we go again, WATCHMOJO making me smile like if i am 15 again in 1995, but also reminding i am a middle aged GEN-X who wish i can wake up tmw and find out i am back in the good old 90s....best era ever, epic sad.

[PaperiLiidokki]

Very surprised you didn't include Baltimora - Tarzan Boy, that shit is iconic and a true one hit wonder

[high-defRJ]

I grew up with 90s to early 2000s hits being popular in junior high and high school, and I thought of Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping", Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out", LFO's "Summer Girls", Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5", Harvey Danger's "Flagpole Sitta" and Meredith Brooks "Bitch" are some that I thought of, off top of my head. Smash Mouth's "All Star" can be a one-hit wonder, but that's the only one known single off their albums, though they did have a good song for Shrek soundtracks with "I'm a Believer".

[MusicOrLoseItTV]

One hit more than many of us will ever have 🙂

[LynkCableReacts]

Oh hey look it’s my Spotify playlist.

New Radicals had another great song called “Someday We’ll Know” which is definitely another nostalgic song for me

[garrettflores]

Vanessa Carlton isn’t a one-hit just because this is the song everyone knows. She’s had multiple radio hits

[wholelottapurrring]

Trevor Horn (singer in the Buggles) went on to become a producer for a heap of other artists such as ABC, Francis Goes To Hollywood, Dollar, Seal. Very talented man!

[JamesPhieffer]

Kim Carnes had 3 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits:

- "Don't Fall In Love With a Dreamer", a duet with Kenny Rogers that hit #4

- "More Love", a remake of the Smokey Robinson hit from 1967, which went to #10

- "Betty Davis Eyes", which was #1 for 9 weeks in '81

As well, she had two #15 hits, "Crazy In the Night", and a duet with Barbara Streisand, "What About Me"; as well as other singles that made the top 40.

While she is best known for one song, she is most definitely not a "one hit wonder".