McLean had two songs hit #1 on the UK charts (not american pie) and several top

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Sep 27, 2024
12:08:52pm

BYUheaven Truly Addicted User

100 hits on the US charts. Here is my favorite song from Don MClean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI9NjQK_xm8

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POLL: Greatest one hit wonder of all-time?

BGRTHNUMEGO

11:51am

Seasons in the Sun, and Gary Glitter

valleus

11:52am

The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself

cougarmeister

11:53am

Is American Pie not considered a one hit wonder? If so, stop the count.

gangbusters

11:53am

Vincent makes Don McLean at worst a 2 hit wonder.

Courtimedes

11:54am

Yeah I'm familiar w/ that one. IDK how much of a hit it was but it's decent.

gangbusters

11:58am

McLean had two songs hit #1 on the UK charts (not american pie) and several top

BYUheaven

12:08pm

RE: Is American Pie not considered a one hit wonder? If so, stop the count.

Ferb

12:28pm

Spirit in the Sky is in SO MANY movies - it's gotta be the winner.

Penske Material

11:54am

Macarena may have been played more than any of those.

Thrill

11:55am

Gotye or Psy (the guy who sings Gangnam Style)

HarlemCoug

11:55am

Gangnam Style was everywhere and the right time for earlier social media

Beggar

11:56am

Blind Melon - No Rain - is my favorite

DataMouth

11:55am

No Chumbawamba?

WDaddy

11:56am

Beat me too it as I was trying to look up how to spell their name

Disco Lemonade

12:00pm

theGreenRake

cougfanblue

11:57am

Ice Ice Baby

Peter Venkman

11:57am

I think this would be it, but "Play that Funky Music" hit #4 on the charts and

Thrill

12:02pm

He wrote the anthem to Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze and I don't care

wabluecoug

12:03pm

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)

Disco Lemonade

11:58am

Beautiful day U2

Baron

11:58am

Pachelbel, Canon in D

Joe Banks

11:59am

Good addition.

CascadeBYUFan

12:51pm

Right said Fred, Sir Mix-a-Lot… Buster Douglas is it for me tho.

Probable Sacko

11:59am

Buster Poindexter, maybe? Or was that a boxing joke?

PGVikingDad

12:02pm

Turning Japanese by The Vapors.

Hawk in the 303

12:00pm

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Mike Bolton

12:01pm

Aqua’s masterpiece, Barbie Girl

Nikomedes

12:02pm

Playlist of Good One Hit Wonders from the 80s

BlueNtheFace

12:06pm

The Sun Always Shines on T.V. was also a big song for A-ha

BYUBandfan

12:15pm

Yep. Just heard it again the other day on the classic alt station

Pete

12:21pm

This can be byujacob’s CB bracket madness thing for next year.

Faceman

12:20pm

RE: This can be byujacob’s CB bracket madness thing for next year.

byujacob

12:28pm

Has to be Sugar Hill Gang, they made an entire genre of music mainstream off of

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

12:23pm

That Thing You Do - The Wonders

bluesloth

12:26pm

All these votes for A'Ha are just wrong, they have multiple great songs

RenoCoug

12:28pm

You Light up my Life by Debby Boone, ten weeks at #1. It was played all the

RC Vikings

12:31pm

Some of these have led to great covers

maxpowers

12:34pm

Rebecca Black - Friday

maxpowers

12:35pm

Where is the "Macarena" ?

40boliviano

12:51pm

Classical Gas, Mason Williams

Florwood

12:52pm

Call me maybe… Carly Rae jeppson

BaseCoug

1:03pm

She had a second hit. "I really really really really really really really like you."

byujacob

1:16pm

AHa is not a one hit wonder.

Jagger

1:06pm

They are because even though they have some other songs that got some solid

BGRTHNUMEGO

1:19pm

Nah, Living Daylights is one of the best Bond songs.

Jagger

2:01pm

New Radicals — You get what you give.

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