Thread: Biggest One Hit Wonders

Driving along today and out from the radio comes Margaritaville. Couldn't resist singing along. Got me thinking about one hit wonders. For me it's got to be Jimmy Buffett. He's has to be the most successful. List yours.

Gotta be Norman Greenbaum and, "The Spirit in the Sky", here today, gone tomorrow, but still get's tons of airplay....a one hit wonder with a, "Definitive Anthology"....

"Ice Ice Baby" by the one and only Vanilla Ice. What a cheese ball song that was, I still can't believe how popular it was.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

"Ice Ice Baby" by the one and only Vanilla Ice. What a cheese ball song that was, I still can't believe how popular it was.

Oh yea, awesome, remember that one, and how could we ever, ever forget....the 80's, the "all inclusive" decade...

I never thought the day would come when we would get Rick-rolled here at SRP.

"Sunny" by Bobby Hebb! Top 25 in 1966, then never had another hit.

Im talking obscure here. The only pure one hit wonder to make it to #1 in the U.S and U.K Zager & Evans "In The Year 2525".

Originally Posted by Wirm

Im talking obscure here. The only pure one hit wonder to make it to #1 in the U.S and U.K Zager & Evans "In The Year 2525".

One of my dad's favorite songs, I heard it a lot growing up!!
One hit wonders that come to mind from my formative years are Baby got Back and flagpole sitta

Going back a bit further in time......... maybe to your grandpa .......... Louie Louie by the Kingsmen,



and further yet ....... one of my favorites, Muleskinner Blues, by the Fendermen.

Shifting gears to another genre ..........

Irma Thomas - Wish someone would care



Just took a chance and found this on youtube ........ haven't heard it since I was 13, until tonight ..... but I never forgot it. Not exactly a 'hit' though ;