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One hit wonders

Heard this song today listening to some classic rock. Only hit he ever had that i can find.

Can you name any one hit wonders?

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Belleinboots · 61-69, F

This one a very popular one-hit wonder back in the '80s... Toni Basil was a choreographer... she is now 80! So she was almost 40 when she did this... and apparently wore her high school cheerleader outfit for the video... so she must've been amazingly fit... undeniably catchy.

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MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F

@Belleinboots That often gets played on the pub jukebox.

Gusman · 61-69, M

This song captivated me.
Could not get it out of my head for months. I was 17 when I first heard it.
Pop Muzik - M
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Thrust · 56-60, M

@Gusman I hear this often on the Firstwave satellite radio station!

Thrust · 56-60, M

@Gusman

Where can I get a groovy suit like him? 🤔

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@Gusman Weird to think that both I Want A New Drug and Ghostbusters share lots of the same musical DNA as Pop Musik.

seaglass · F

I love this one; it actually features in the series Ozark too
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Iwillwait · M

@seaglass Great Song!

bijouxbroussard · F

@seaglass This came out when I was in high school.

seaglass · F

@bijouxbroussard It's a kind of other-worldly-sounding song... love to sing along

Gusman · 61-69, M

I loved this one when I first heard it in the mid 70s
Instrumental by Paul Mauriat
Love is Blue 1968
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MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F

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These two both got to number one, and I don't think either of them had anything else in the top 40.

supersnipe · 61-69, M

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This was a hit in the UK in the winter of 1982/83. We never heard from 'Incantation' again...

JackOatMon · 46-50, M

@supersnipe I will give it.a listen.

Iwillwait · M

Great song!

hunkalove · 61-69, M

"Telstar" by the Tornadoes (1962)
"Have I the Right?" By the Honeycombs (1964)

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supersnipe · 61-69, M

@hunkalove Both courtesy of Joe Meek! Both bands had a few follow-up hits in the UK, but no more No. 1's.

hunkalove · 61-69, M

@supersnipe I think those were the only two hits in the U S and A. Brian Epstein offered The Beatles to Joe Meek but he turned them down.

hunkalove · 61-69, M

@hunkalove A very good biography, The Legendary Joe Meek, by John Repsch (1989).

markinkansas · 61-69, M

good song .. if ya like music check my profile

Belleinboots · 61-69, F

There are so many one-hit wonders... here is another one I thought of. The video is cool also

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Gusman · 61-69, M

Personally I thought this was Tenpole Tudor's one hit wonder
Swords of a Thousand Men 1981
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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

He also had "Him" from the same album. #6 Billboard.

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JackOatMon · 46-50, M

@uncalled4 Me either. Glad you shared.

Thrust · 56-60, M

@uncalled4 oh that tune was atrocious 😩

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@Thrust I really like the whole album.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

The most played one hit wonder of all time.

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Mbingh01 · 61-69, F

@Gibbon that took me back to my high school days!

bijouxbroussard · F

Concrete & Clay…
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Lilymoon · F

Play that funky music white boy 🎸 😛

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Lilymoon · F

@JackOatMon catchy innit 🎶

JackOatMon · 46-50, M

@Lilymoon Hell yeah.

Iwillwait · M

@Lilymoon 😎

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

Cars, by Gary Numan (1979)

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MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F

@Belleinboots I've heard both "Cars" and "Are Friends Electric" on the pub jukebox loads of times. I was only 3 years old in 1979 so I don't really remember them when they were hits, but the pub jukebox is full of oldies.