10 of the Most Well-Known
One-Hit Wonders.
A song is considered a one-hit wonder
when it is the only single by a band to make
the top 10 of the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 chart. .
In honor of National One-Hit Wonder Day, here are 10 of
the most popular one-hit wonders to ever be released. .
1. “Bust A Move” was released
by Young MC in 1989 and reached
number seven on the Hot 100 chart.
2. The 1987 song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” was
released by Bill Medley and peaked at the number one spot. .
3. “Come on Eileen” was released by Dexys
Midnight Runners in 1982, but it wasn’t until
1983 that it hit the number one chart spot.
4. Although “Take on Me” was first released in 1984 by
Norwegian band A-ha, the release of the second version
in 1985 is what propelled the song to a number one spot. .
5. Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” successfully
made it to the number three spot on the chart in 1999.
6. “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter was first released in 2005,
and later ranked number one on the Hot 100 chart in 2006.
7. Originally released in 2004, “You’re Beautiful” by
James Blunt didn’t take the number one spot until 2006.
8. Vanessa Carlton’s debut song
“A Thousand Miles” ranked number
five on the chart in 2002.
9. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” was released by
Eiffel 65 in 1998, but didn’t reach number six
on the ‘Billboard’ chart until early 2000.
10. Foster The People’s “Pumped
Up Kicks” found success a year after
its release, reaching the number three
spot on the Hot 100 chart in 2011