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Arguably the biggest one hit wonder of all time:

Thaank to that stupid Amazon Echo commercial, I can't get this song out of my head. Maybe it's the driving beat, but I kinda like it .... but enough's enough.

Its not cheesy at all, just not my usual fare. Concrete Blonde may or may not have had other hits - I'm just not aware of them. I just love Johnette Napolitano's voice and the raw emotion of this song.

Belly - Feed The Tree

I disagree

Louisiana's LeRoux was a great band, but never a "hit" machine. This one got a decent amount of FM airplay in the late 70's and was a minor hit. One of my all-time faves, "New Orleans Ladies".

I LOVE that song!

Another one hit wonder (but not as good as the song above - IMHO):



What a great, simplistic bass line.

How dare you disrespect Smash Mouth!!!!

Literally everyone has heard this song:

a well-written song never goes out of style.

These guys were never able to match the popularity of this tune. Truly one-hit wonders.

Hey Macarena!

Okay, lets argue.

This group had three hits that were somewhat popular. Tell Her No, She's Not There, and this marvelously cool song.

Maybe that should go into the 3 hit wonder thread.

They were, and still are, beloved in England and with all fans of 60s pop (and Rod Argent went and formed the band 'Argent' who had the hit 'Hold Your Head Up'). More than just a footnote in rock history...they would demand a page or two. Believe it or not they still also tour. They will be in Cleveland in August to play at their induction into the R&RHoF and they are playing our beautiful concert hall here in Portland with ex-Beach Boy, Brian Wilson in September, which holds 3000 people.

Norman Greenbaum of course

I used a green balm on a burn once.

How about Twilight Zone(when the bullet hits the bone) and Moontan.
The addition of theses two puts GE into the 3 hits wonder thread.

Paul Rogers sang a lot of hits. But only one with Free. And a GREAT one hit wonder!



A Canadian one hit wonder that was huge when it came out.



From back in my 45 record days.....



Stuck like chuck!

Nazareth also had:

Yep, can't get Twilight Zone out of my head since I saw his post lol.

He owes you a free beer if he gave you an earworm.

Dude....Free were HUGE! This was definitely their big Top 10 song, but aside from that one hit they became mega successful with their 'Fire & Water' album.

And, Nazareth were actually Scottish, not Canadian.

Sorry to be pedantic about all of the above, but I have written a lot about rock music and many of my articles have been published. I am sure if somebody on here got things wrong with the Browns people would be quick to correct them.

I couldnt decide if this goes in this thread or the Corvette thread.

Free's "Fire and Water", "The Stealer", "Heavy Load", "Wishing Well", and others may not have been hits in the Top 40 sense, but they are all great songs - rock standards, IMO.

Procol Harum had other "hits", just perhaps not of the type on the Top 40. Go on Youtube and check out "A Salty Dog", "Simple Sister", and "Conquistador".

Great band and one of the biggest selling album bands of the 70s. Their 2nd album with the star woman on its cover is superb. But, so are the two that bookend it.

I actually considered this thread was about singles that were hits. As such the only single on that album that reached the charts was "Alright Now". Now if we have a thread about albums, that's different. But did Free have another single that was a hit?



You're right. I had a brain fart on Nazerath.

IMO, this is the iconic "One Hit Wonder" ...

Did I miss someone mentioning 867-5309 (Tommy Tutone)?

Oh and Red Rider had a lot of hits in Canada (maybe not in the US), and their leader was Tom Cochrane, who had a US #1 with life is a highway.

Not in the US, but they did in the UK. I think they had 4 or 5 top 10 or top 20 hits in the UK. As with Grand Funk Railroad in the US, time has forgotten just how big they were.

"Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy"

I absolutely hate that song it's the most aggravating song I ever herd and Macs suck just as bad I can run circles around a mac with windows. I can find about 20 programs to your one on a mac.