“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
Wait, Tami is a real artist? I thought this was just a bit.
One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
The Veronicas - “Untouched”
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
The Veronicas - “Untouched”
White Town - “Your Woman”
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
The Veronicas - “Untouched”
White Town - “Your Woman”
XTC - “Dear God”
It may be unfair to label XTC a one-hit wonder, but they never had any mainstream chart success in the U.S. “Dear God” is likely their song that got the most exposure in the U.S.; the video won Billboard’s Best Video Award, and was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards.
Yeah, XTC had several hits: “Senses Working Overtime” (#38 on US charts), “Generals and Majors” (#28), and “Mayor of Simpleton” (#15). But I can’t think of another “X” top 40 song or artist which fits the theme of a one-hit wonder.
Assuming you’re looking at their discography on Wikipedia, those numbers are from the column for “US Main,” which is Billboard’s “Mainstream Rock” chart. Billboard’s primary popular music chart, the “Hot 100,” is two columns to the left, and just labeled “US” – it’s that chart which is usually used to define a top 40 hit, a #1 hit, etc. On that chart, XTC never got higher than #72 (“Mayor of Simpleton”).
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
The Veronicas - “Untouched”
White Town - “Your Woman”
XTC - “Dear God” Yellow River – Christie
“Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band
Baltimora - “Tarzan Boy”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
“Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest
Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law”
The Five Blobs - “The Blob”
Gallery – “Nice To Be With You”
“Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog
“I Can Help” - Billy Swan
Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff”
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972)
Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean”
“Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani
Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky”
Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain”
“Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks
Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album)
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
“Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen
Tami, “The Sugar Shack”
“Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day
The Veronicas - “Untouched”
White Town - “Your Woman”
XTC - “Dear God” Yellow River – Christie Zager and Evans – In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
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The V-2 ballistic missile was also the first rocket in space; the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle (the first rocket to take an American in to space) was derived from the Redstone / Jupiter missiles.
