Happy Holiday (kinda)

[Dasubervixen]

Today is National One Hit Wonder Day! Yay!!!

Celebrating musical artists and acts who have enjoyed one and only one hit (top 40) record.

Some of my favorites are:

Spirit in the sky , Norman Greenbaum
99 Luftballoons , Nina
Harper Valley P.T. A. , Jeannie C. Riley
Classical Gas , Mason Williams
The Hustle , Van McCoy
Come on Eileen , Dexy's Midnight Runners

What are some of your favorite one hitters?

[Shigy]

Right said fred - I'm to sexy

[Twisty]

Eiffel 65 - Blue
Rednex - Cottoneye-Joe

Nina is a bit questionable because she did make a successful comeback with new songs, though only in Germany.

[Dasubervixen]

Eiffel 65 - Blue
Rednex - Cottoneye-Joe

Nina is a bit questionable because she did make a successful comeback with new songs, though only in Germany.

That's right. Nena (spelled her name wrong the first time) would not be considered a one hit wonder in Germany. She had quite a few songs that charted better then 40 there. In the 80's and then again in the 2000's.

[Gridfan]

Eiffel 65 is hardly a one hit wonder, nor Rednex.

Wikipedia: A one-hit wonder is a music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_hit_wonder

In other words, if an artist released a single that got popular,
or in a stretch in definition an album that got popular,
and never to be heard of since or quit being an artist, would be a prime example of a one hit wonder.
Although as Wikipedia states, this is mostly a singles chart thing,
in other words artists that may not even had a chance to finish the album.
There's also a huge varied definition list on Wikipedia as well.

So you might want to state your criteria/own definition in the first post in this thread to avoid confusion

PS! And just to be an ass as usual, I'll have to ask. National? Which nation exactly?

[Shigy]

Das said at the top only one hit in the top 40s...now most people only know about there own country so...