One Hit Wonder Day

Yesterday (9/25) was National One Hit Wonder Day. A One Hit Wonder is a song that would be considered the only hit song for an artist. In surfing through Sirius XM while driving, almost all of the “Decade” channels were playing one hit wonders yesterday.

The book pictured above is filled with great stories about some of music’s One Hit Wonders. There are also many One Hit Wonder collections available on CD. The list below is a poor representation of some of my favorite One Hit Wonders. What are your favorites?

1950’s

Get a Job – The Silhouettes

Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford

Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) – The Impalas

Hushabye – The Mystics

1960’s

Hey Baby! – Bruce Channel

Suspicion – Terry Stafford

Keep On Dancing – The Gentry’s

Cool Jerk – The Capitols

Judy in Disguise – John Fred and The Playboy Band

More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase

1970’s

All Right Now – Free

Layla – Derek and the Dominoes

Vehicle – Ides of March

Brandy – Looking Glass

My Maria – BW Stevenson

Get it On – T Rex

1980’s

Tainted Love – Soft Cell

Key Largo – Bertie Higgins

I Melt With You – Modern English

Fantasy – Aldo Nova

Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant

Axle F – Harold Faltermeyer

Da Butt – EU

1990’s

Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite

Jump Around – House of Pain

What is Love – Haddaway

How Bizarre – OMC

Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin

Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

Closing Time – Semisonic

Mambo Number 5 – Lou Bega

2000’s

Bad Day – Daniel Powter

1000 Miles – Vanessa Carlton

I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness

2010’s

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Am I Wrong – Nico and Vinz

Rude – Magic

Budepest – George Ezra

Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon

Feel It Still – Portugal the Man