Aerothorn on 17/11/2009 at 22:57

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So I was recently minded that I legitimately like Harvey Danger's "Flagpole Sitta" in contrast to the vast majority of hit singles, particularly from one-hit wonders. So: what are your favorites?

gunsmoke on 18/11/2009 at 00:01

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Tainted Love-Soft Cell

Kolya on 18/11/2009 at 01:52

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Took me a while to find this because I didn't remember the name, anyway...

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PeeperStorm on 18/11/2009 at 02:54

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Have we defined what constitutes a "hit" here? Something that got a lot of airplay? Something that had decent sales? Something that made the Top 100? The only song that anyone remembers by that band? What?

There's so many that this might take all day. Anyway, here's a few. To limit the sheer volume, I'll just list the ones that I own a copy of:


* Belle Stars, "Iko Iko"
* Autograph, "Turn Up Your Radio"
* Mountain, "Mississippi Queen"
* The Buggles, "Video Killed the Radio Star"
* Daddy Dewdrop, "Chick-a-Boom"
* M, "Pop Muzik"
* Taco, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
* Iron Butterfly, "In A Gadda Da Vida"
* Honeymoon Suite, "New Girl Now"
* Men Without Hats, "Safety Dance"
* Timelords, "Doctorin' the Tardis"
* Big Country, "In a Big Country"
* Landscape, "Norman Bates"
* Eddy Grant, "Electric Avenue"
* ? And The Mysterians, "96 Tears"

SD on 18/11/2009 at 03:13

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Maybe one-hit wonders in the USA; not so much the rest of the world.