Geez. That's a great playlist right there.

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POLL: Greatest one hit wonder of all-time?

BGRTHNUMEGO

Sep 27, 11:51am

Geez. That's a great playlist right there.

oxcoug

Sep 27, 11:52am

Seasons in the Sun, and Gary Glitter

valleus

Sep 27, 11:52am

The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself

cougarmeister

Sep 27, 11:53am

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

gangbusters

Sep 27, 11:53am

Vincent makes Don McLean at worst a 2 hit wonder.

Courtimedes

Sep 27, 11:54am

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

gangbusters

Sep 27, 11:58am

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

BYUheaven

Sep 27, 12:08pm

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

Ferb

Sep 27, 12:28pm

Don McClean, as others have said, is most definitely not a one hit wonder.

kimdaddy35

Sep 27, 12:32pm

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

Penske Material

Sep 27, 11:54am

Macarena may have been played more than any of those.

Thrill

Sep 27, 11:55am

Gotye or Psy (the guy who sings Gangnam Style)

HarlemCoug

Sep 27, 11:55am

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

Beggar

Sep 27, 11:56am

Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground is a candidate

oxcoug

Sep 27, 11:55am

Blind Melon - No Rain - is my favorite

DataMouth

Sep 27, 11:55am

Blind Melon was extremely talented tho - cut short by Hoon's death - but their

oxcoug

Sep 27, 11:58am

People tend to think of one-hit wonder artists as lacking in skill, but

bluesloth

Sep 27, 12:18pm

This. Blind Melon was a great band

Penske Material

Sep 27, 2:01pm

No Chumbawamba?

WDaddy

Sep 27, 11:56am

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

Disco Lemonade

Sep 27, 12:00pm

theGreenRake

cougfanblue

Sep 27, 11:57am

Ice Ice Baby

Peter Venkman

Sep 27, 11:57am

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

Thrill

Sep 27, 12:02pm

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

wabluecoug

Sep 27, 12:03pm

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)

Disco Lemonade

Sep 27, 11:58am

Beautiful day U2

Baron

Sep 27, 11:58am

Pachelbel, Canon in D

Joe Banks

Sep 27, 11:59am

Good addition.

CascadeBYUFan

Sep 27, 12:51pm

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

Probable Sacko

Sep 27, 11:59am

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

PGVikingDad

Sep 27, 12:02pm

Turning Japanese by The Vapors.

Hawk in the 303

Sep 27, 12:00pm

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Mike Bolton

Sep 27, 12:01pm

Aqua’s masterpiece, Barbie Girl

Nikomedes

Sep 27, 12:02pm

Too many great one hit wonders to even name. Some favorites: Dancing in the

kimdaddy35

Sep 27, 12:06pm

Playlist of Good One Hit Wonders from the 80s

BlueNtheFace

Sep 27, 12:06pm

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

BYUBandfan

Sep 27, 12:15pm

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

Pete

Sep 27, 12:21pm

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

Faceman

Sep 27, 12:20pm

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

byujacob

Sep 27, 12:28pm

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

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

Sep 27, 12:23pm

That Thing You Do - The Wonders

bluesloth

Sep 27, 12:26pm

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

RenoCoug

Sep 27, 12:28pm

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

RC Vikings

Sep 27, 12:31pm

Some of these have led to great covers

maxpowers

Sep 27, 12:34pm

Rebecca Black - Friday

maxpowers

Sep 27, 12:35pm

Where is the "Macarena" ?

40boliviano

Sep 27, 12:51pm

Classical Gas, Mason Williams

Florwood

Sep 27, 12:52pm

Call me maybe… Carly Rae jeppson

BaseCoug

Sep 27, 1:03pm

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

byujacob

Sep 27, 1:16pm

And "Good Time" which was top 10 on the charts

kimdaddy35

Sep 27, 1:22pm

AHa is not a one hit wonder.

Jagger

Sep 27, 1:06pm

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

BGRTHNUMEGO

Sep 27, 1:19pm

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

Jagger

Sep 27, 2:01pm

New Radicals — You get what you give.

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