Haircut 100's "Love + 1" is probably the one-hit wonder the closest to my heart.

But then I'm a one-hit wonder whore. As an 80's music lover, you kind of have to be.

A Ha - Take On Me

1) Hot Child In The City by Nick Guilder, #1 in 1978

2) She's Like The Wind by Patrick Swayze, #3 in 1988

3) To Be With You by Mr. Big, #1 in 1992

Actually, they had another Top 20 hit with Brand New Lover.

Yeah, they had a #5 smash with The Things We Do For Love.

I'm splitting hairs here by saying that Men Without Hats had a Top 20 single with Pop Goes The World.

'Tis strange, as this was also included on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders - yet Vanilla Ice scored a #4 hit with Play That Funky Music.

Which, incidentally, was a cover of a one-hit wonder by Wild Cherry in 1976.

I'll agree with the Vapors -- as much as I love their best-known song, I'd say "Spring Collection" and "News at 10" are even better.

This breaks my heart. The best band of the 90s remembered for THAT song. Jeez.

Luckily, they don't fit the mold of a 1-hit band. They've got 4 studio albums, are currently touring, and are releasing a new disc in a couple of months after the members did some solo-record-soul-cleansing.

Anyway, their single "Dim" placed at #24 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and their sophomore album "American highway Flower" charted, with the single "All I Am" staying on the charts for 8 weeks.

Nothing they ever did was #1, but they're definately not a one-trick pony.

Modern English: Melt with You
Motels: Only the Lonely (although they did hit with "Suddenly Last Summer" as well, that's more of a remake of this song than something else).

I love a lot of the songs in this thread. I would add Tub Thumping by chumbawumba. It's catchy as all hell.

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

It's too bad that The Verve was a one-hit wonder. They didn't deserve to be.

"Hey there, lonely girl"-Eddie Holman
"Feels so good"-Chuck Mangione
"Major Tom"-Peter Schilling
"Just got paid"-Johnny Kemp
"Someone like you"-Bang Tango
"Apple Pie"-White Trash
"D'ur D'ur Bebe"-Jordy
"My Boo"-Quad City DJs

Darn straight. The Verve was one of the best bands of the 1990's. A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns are amazing albums.
The Verve had a no.1 hit in the UK with "The Drugs don't work" too. Great song by a great band.

Creep - Radiohead
Loser - Beck

Both Radiohead and Beck have had prolific, famous careers.

That brings me to remember Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills.

Other instrumentals:
Memphis by Lonnie Mack

Joy by Apollo 100

[stands in front of mirror and does Bruce Lee moves]That's right..Yeah.[/stands in front of mirror and does Bruce Lee moves]

I guess the song is a "lost classic," because the first time I ever heard it (and sought it out) was when Deuce Biga...uh, Dirk Diggler...wait, he wasn't Dirk yet...Eddie was in his room doing kung-fo in the mirror in Boogie Nights.

Sniff 'n' The Tears - "Driver's Seat"
Shooting Star - "Last Chance"
Angel City - "No Secrets"
Jay Ferguson - "Thunder Island"
Ozack Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue"
Angel - "Winter Song"


Alan

Most of the ones I was going to name have already been named (Relax, Black Velvet, One Night in Bangkok, Rock Me Amadeus I Touch Myself).

Does the Knack count as a one-hit wonder? They were supposed to be the next Beatles, but I've never heard anything from them besides My Sharona.

Other good ones:

Toni Basil -- Mickey
Michael Penn -- No Myth
T'Pau -- Heart and Soul (though they were big in the UK, I think)
Georgia Satelites -- Keep Your Hands to Yourself
EMF -- Unbelievable (Another band that was big in the UK, but only hit once in the US)

Probably my favorite, though, is Laid, by James.

How about Tony Burrows? He is unique for being a One Hit Wonder FIVE TIMES.

Edison Lighthouse- "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
The Pipkins- "Gimmie Dat Ding"
First Class- "Beach Baby"
White Plains- "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
Brotherhood of Man- "United We Stand"
Flowerpot Men- "In a Moment of Madness".

Electric Ave. -- Eddie Grant
Walking on Sunshine -- Katrina and the waves
Life in a Northern Town -- Dream Academy
Bust a Move -- Young MC
Always Something There to Remind Me -- Naked Eyes (i think)

You gotta love 80's 1 hit wonders!

Didn't the Vapors put out that song "Sit on my face Stevie Nicks" ? Anyone else remember that tune?

In all fairness, Dada's "Puzzle" has a number of good (and better songs than Dizzyknee Land). The power of radio (I say that under my breath slightly) can work for a band's advantage and expose equally better songs than what the Radio can and won't play.

Tripping Daisy - "Blown Away", even though "I Got A Girl" was the more popular of the two.

You have to give A-ha credit for a band to stick around eight years and still write great (if not better) songs than the one's on their debut album.

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