# Favorite One-Hit Wonder **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831 "2003-08-04T04:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/21 "2003-08-04T13:13:07Z")
MmmmmBop - Hanson ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/22 "2003-08-04T13:38:09Z")
Hands down, it’s _96 Tears_ by ? and the Mysterians! ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/23 "2003-08-04T13:39:20Z")
_Purple Haze_, **Jimi Hendrix** ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/24 "2003-08-04T13:50:52Z")
_Wham Bam_ by **Sylver** ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/25 "2003-08-04T13:52:18Z")
“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” Crash Test Dummies “Weird Out” Dandelion (strangely there is just about nothing to indicate this band ever existed, yet they were somewhat popular in 1995 with this song. The only other person I’ve found who remembers them is a friend of mine who was apparently in the band briefly. Interesting.) “Here Comes The Hot Stepper” Ini Kamoze (God I hated this song. It was everywhere around December 1994. Yet…part of me likes it.) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/26 "2003-08-04T13:53:36Z")
Will two hits count? If so, did Gilbert O’Sullivan have anything resembling a hit after Alone Again (Naturally) Clare? I bought an album for Alone Again, and all the other tunes sounded like copies. Even Clare has a sameness to it. Even if he only had Alone Again, it was a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/27 "2003-08-04T14:18:40Z")
Der Kommisar - After The Fire Thompson Twins song I like is Lay Your Hands On Me, equal to Hold Me Now. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/28 "2003-08-04T14:49:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bruce\_Daddy \* > \*\*_Purple Haze_, **Jimi Hendrix** \*\* Never made the Top 40. _All Along the Watchtower_ did, though. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/29 "2003-08-04T14:55:03Z")
**Judy in Disguise (with Glasses** by John Fred and his Playboy Band. One of the most infectious songs ever. Other options: **Green-Eyed Lady** by Sugarloaf (they had a second single “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” about five years later, but no one remembers it). **I Got a Line on You** by Spirit was the closest thing to a hit they had, and did get good FM airplay. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/30 "2003-08-04T15:06:48Z")
Hey, **acrossthesea** , I saw Dandelion in 95 or 96 at the 9:30 club in DC and met them backstage, as my friend knew one of the members…they were good! ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/31 "2003-08-04T15:07:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > **Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf (they had a second single “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” about five years later, but no one remembers it).** Heh - I remember _Don’t call us, we’ll call you_ very well, but I never heard of _Green-eyed lady_. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/32 "2003-08-04T15:08:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Walloon \* > \*\*Never made the Top 40. _All Along the Watchtower_ did, though. \*\* You’re right. Damn it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/33 "2003-08-04T15:13:26Z")
“Groove is in the Heart,” by Dee Light. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/34 "2003-08-04T15:14:50Z")
My uncle’s group **The Chaps** was labelmates (on Paula Records) with the guys who did _Judy in Disguise._ I believe one of the singles they had was “Forget Me”. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/35 "2003-08-04T15:38:49Z")
One that came up in another thread: Rescue Me - Fontella Bass ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/36 "2003-08-04T16:03:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > \*\*I guess you never heard of a little ditty called “Jesus Christ Superstar.” > \*\* I’m well aware of it as well as Tim Rice’s involvement. It blows. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/37 "2003-08-04T16:12:47Z")
“Into the Night” by Benny Mardones “Sweetheart” by Franke and the Knockouts “Fantasy” by Aldo Nova “Fool if You Think it’s Over” by Chris Rea (probably has more hits in UK) “Life in a Northern Town” by Dream Academy “Tarzan Boy” by Baltimora ---
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/38 "2003-08-04T16:57:22Z")
Your Love by The Outfield ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/39 "2003-08-04T17:07:44Z")
“Spirit In the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum. Fuzz so thick you can almost smell it. By the way, Thin Lizzy is no “one-hit wonder”! ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/40 "2003-08-04T17:45:32Z")
"By the mid-'90s, Status Quo had scored 50 British hit singles, which was a greater number than any other band in rock & roll’s history. " One-hit-wonder in the USA, yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831.md?page=3)