Joe_Cool–
Yeah, except I have an MP3 learning deficiancy…I have no idea how to listen to them…
The Fat Boys? The Human Beat Box died a few years ago. And they had (IMHO) more than one hit: Wipeout (with the Beach Boys), William “Refrigerator” Perry, All You Can Eat, Dees Nuts, and who can forget their cinematic epic Disorderlies with Randolph Duke? (As IMDB describes it: “Three bumbling orderlies are hired to take care of an old rich man. Humorous mayhem follows.”)
The standard most often used to define a “one hit wonder” in the U.S. is that the artist had exactly one Top 40 hit appearing on the Billboard charts. A classic example of a one hit wonder group is Rush (any one else ever heard of them?), whose “New World Man” was its only U.S. top 40 hit. (So now you know the answer to the trivia question: “What do Rush and Tiny Tim have in common?”)
Unfortunately, some of the artists being mentioned in this thread are the result of wishful thinking, or amnesia about how little competition there was for chart positions in the 1980s, because they had more than one U.S. Top 40 hit. For example, Tiffany had numerous hits, the Fat Boys had two (Wipeout plus The Twist), Golden Earring added Twilight Zone eight years after Radar Love, Escape Club had two more 40 hits (Shake for the Shiek and I’ll be There), and so on.
Finally, believe or not–and I wouldn’t have if I wasn’t looking at this in Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles this very minute–Kriss Kross and Martika each had <i>four</i> Top 40 singles.
Side note: I believe the “Soy Bomb” guy is currently receiving assistance from the “Your 15 Minutes are Up” Foundation.
In defense of Tom Cochrane, Corey Hart, and Men Without Hats, they were so incredibly popular in Canada they didn’t need #1 US hits to survive, and, indeed, do well.
Also, wouldn’t the Talking Heads count as a one-hit wonder? If I recall correctly, for all their influence, they only had one song chart, ever.
(Of course, this being the Straight Dope, I reserve the right to be wrong.)
And then there’s that girl who sang “Hye Ricky”. Did anyone notice whether half of those cheerleaders were guys or girls with really beefy and hairy legs?
'Scuse the typo. That should have been “Hey Ricky”.
I think you mean ‘Hey Mickey’. 
‘Hey Ricky’ was Weird Al Yankovic’s parody of that song.
TMR
If you believed in yourself, and tore enough holes
in your pants, there was always a mist-filled alley
right around the corner.
‘Mickey’ was originally penned as ‘Kitty’ and was originally done by Arrow-or was it Sailor? anyway that explains the line that doesn’t really rhyme-
Oh Mickey what a pity…
Debunking: Belinda Carlisle, in addition to being Go-Go’s lead vocalist, had solo hits with “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” (already mentioned) and “Mad About You” (not the theme to the TV show; the song came first, btw).
Definition: to be a one-hit wonder, not only must an artist or group have only one Billboard top-40 hit, but the rest of their musical career has to be pretty much invisible, too. For instance, the Grateful Dead may or may not have had top-40 hits before “Touch of Gray” (I can’t remember, and my reference library’s at home) but it hardly matters; their albums sold well.
Nomination: Bob Lind, singer of “Elusive Butterfly”, a hit in early 1966. Did he chase his butterfly into oblivion?
“Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo.” - Marx
How about Bobby McFerrin… and really, aren’t we all glad that “Don’t worry, be happy” was enough for that guy?
–I am Soren Kierkegaard.–
“People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.”
I am happy to report that I have no clue who or what a “Soy Bomb Guy” is. And, looking at my life as it now stands, I find I have no need to know.
You may all now fall all over each other to be the first to post the saga of the Soy Bomb Guy.
In the name of all those who have had a perfectly fine name besmirched and mangled, I beg of you to issue a “shoot on site” order in regard to Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
Breaking back to the ‘60s some more, let’s consider the Count Five (“Psychotic Reaction”), the Swingin’ Medallions (“Double Shot of My Baby’s Love”), the New Vaudeville Band (“Winchester Cathedral”), and Cannibal and the Headhunters (“Land of 1000 Dances”).
“Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo.” - Marx
Now, what’s wrong with Dexy’s Midnight Runners? (WAG: you were in college in the spring of 1983, and heard “Come On Eileen” far too many times. But why blame that on them?)
For your consideration: the 4 Non Blondes.
Those who do not learn from history are condemned to fail the class. --A WallyM7 creation
You can’t get much more of a one hit wonder than Tommy Tutone and his hit “876-5309”.
Now, the real question is how many of you called the poor soul who had this telephone number? I’ll be big and say, “Yes. I did.” It was a local exchange in my home town!
“Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.’”
E A Poe
I just had mention this.
Nurlman, I love anybody who can glom onto a wingnut idea like this and fly with it.
Bravo!
Inky
Ok, confess…am I the only one jotting down titles and artists from this thread in hopes of finding the songs being trashed? 
Boycott Circuit City
(See my thread in the pit)
Otto:
Well, since I brought him up, I might as well…
It was at the Grammy Awards in (I think) 1998. I think it was Bob Dylan on stage (it was my mentioning the Wallflowers led by his son, that brought the guy to my mind). Some nutcase with no shirt (alas, a man) and the words “Soy Bomb” painted on his torso managed to jump up on stage and get himself on the air for a few brief moments before security took him away.
I guess it’s a stretch to call him a One-Hit Wonder, but he did take the stage at the Grammys.
Con Man:
Yes you can, if that was a hit for him. He also made it big with “867-5309.” 
Chaim Mattis Keller
You can’t get much more of a one hit wonder than Tommy Tutone and his hit “876-5309”. Yes you can, because, once again, this group–it wasn’t a “him”–had two Top 40 hits, of which 867-5309/Jenny was the second. (The first was “Angel Say No” a year and one half earlier.)