Best one-hit wonder
One massive hit and then (almost) nothing: the unforgettable songs by artists who never quite repeated the feat. Which one-hit wonder is the greatest?
Tier list by PairTier · 28 songs
- Spirit in the Sky — Norman Greenbaum
- Kung Fu Fighting — Carl Douglas
- My Sharona — The Knack
- Video Killed The Radio Star — The Buggles
- Tainted Love — Soft Cell
- Mickey — Toni Basil
- Come On Eileen — Dexys Midnight Runners
- The Safety Dance — Men Without Hats
- Pass The Dutchie — Musical Youth
- 99 Luftballons — Nena
- Too Shy — Kajagoogoo
- Tarzan Boy — Baltimora
- Don't Worry Be Happy — Bobby McFerrin
- Groove Is in the Heart — Deee-Lite
- The One and Only — Chesney Hawkes
- Baby Got Back — Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Jump Around — House of Pain
- Achy Breaky Heart — Billy Ray Cyrus
- What's Up? — 4 Non Blondes
- Tubthumping — Chumbawamba
- Sex & Candy — Marcy Playground
- Flagpole Sitta — Harvey Danger
- Closing Time — Semisonic
- You Get What You Give — New Radicals
- Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...) — Lou Bega
- Butterfly — Crazy Town
- Shut Up and Dance — Walk The Moon
- Dance Monkey — Tones and I