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One-hit wonders in the United States

A one-hit wonder is a Top-40 phenomenon, the combination of artist and song that scores big in the music industry with one smash hit, but is unable to repeat the achievement with another hit. The term can refer to the artist, the song, or both together. The following were notable one-hit wonders in the United States.

Contents
1 Criteria for inclusion
2 Songs by decade

2.1 1950-1959
2.2 1960-1969
2.3 1970-1979
2.4 1980-1989
2.5 1990-1999
2.6 2000-present

3 See also
4 External links

Criteria for inclusion

Artists on this list have exactly 1 song that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rank of 1 to 40 inclusive.

Note that this is a much less heuristic aproach to determining a list than the method used by other sources, such as VH1. In VH1's 100 Greatest: One Hit Wonders series, they identified several artists that actually had more than one Top 40 Hit, but one of those hits was much more significant than the other; and the general public only remembers the artist for their one contribution, including:

  • Vanilla Ice ("Ice Ice Baby" was a #1 Hit, but he also had a #4 hit with his cover of "Play That Funky Music")
  • Rockwell ("Somebody's Watching Me" hit #2, but he had prior chart success with "Obscene Phone Caller" which hit #34)
  • a-ha ("Take On Me" hit #1 but "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." hit #20).
  • Kris Kross ("Jump" hit #1 but "Warm It Up" hit #13 and "Alright" hit #21).

Also, some artists who are known for a popular song or more did not chart on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Such as:

  • The Cardigans ("Lovefool" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but the song charted high on other charts)
  • Las Ketchup ("The Ketchup Song" peaked at 53, but the song charted high on other charts)
  • Semisonic ("Closing Time" did not chart, but the song charted high on other charts)
  • Modern English ("I Melt With You" peaked at 78, but charted high on other charts)
  • Bow Wow Wow ("I Want Candy " did not chart, but charted high on other charts)

As a rule of thumb, an artist should not be added to this list within a year of their first hit's entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Songs by decade

1950-1959

  • "The Book of Love" by The Monotones
  • "Black Denim Trousers" by The Cheers
  • "Black Slacks" by Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones
  • "Born Too Late" by The Poni-Tails
  • "Breeze and I" by Caterina Valente
  • "Cindy, Oh Cindy" by Vince Martin and The Tarriers
  • "Cry Me A River" by Julie London
  • "Daddy's Home" by Shep and the Limelights
  • "Daddy-O" by Bonnie Lou
  • "Earth Angel" by The Penguins
  • "The Flying Saucer, Pts. 1&2" by Buchanan and Goodman
  • "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes
  • "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" by The Tune Weavers
  • "Happy Whistler" by Don Robertson
  • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" by Karen Chandler
  • "I'm Available" by Margie Rayburn
  • "In the Mood" by Ernie Fields Jr. , rock'n'roll version of the classic big band tune
  • "Ivory Tower" by Cathy Carr
  • "Let Me go Lover" by Joan Weber
  • "Love Is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia , cosmic convergence
  • "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris
  • "Little Space Girl" by Jessie Lee Turner
  • "Little Star" by The Elegants
  • "Marianne" by Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders
  • "Moonglow And Theme From Picnic" by Morris Stoloff
  • "Mr. Lee" by The Bobbettes
  • "One Summer Night" by The Danleers
  • "Open Up Your Heart" by Cowboy Church Sunday School
  • "Plantation Boogie" by Lenny Dee
  • "Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley
  • "Rainbow" by Russ Hamilton
  • "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day
  • "Sh-Boom" by The Chords , early doo-wop hit
  • "True Love" by Grace Kelly
  • "Uh-Oh Pts. 1&2" by The Nutty Squirrels
  • "Volare" by Domenico Modugno

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-present

See also

External links

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