Posted April 21, 201312 yr What acts are widely perceived as one-hit wonders but actually had at least one more sizeable hit? For me the most famous case is Eiffel 65 who everybody seems to have forgotten that the follow-up to "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" made to #3.
April 21, 201312 yr As mentioned in the Chart Show thread, Carly Rae Jepsen ('Call Me Maybe' is considered the one-hit wonder) and PSY ('Gangnam Style' is considered the one-hit wonder).
April 21, 201312 yr Chumbawamba had a second top 10 and have been going for many years yet the only song that's remembered is Tubthumping
April 21, 201312 yr Author Chumbawamba had a second top 10 and have been going for many years yet the only song that's remembered is Tubthumping "Amnesia" is heavily played in the VH1 Europe breaks. Edited April 21, 201312 yr by N-S
April 21, 201312 yr "Amnesia" is heavily played in the VH1 Europe breaks. But most people forget that :P
April 21, 201312 yr Author But most people forget that :P I know, but that's how I remembered it (and that it was a top 10 hit).
April 21, 201312 yr Kajagoogoo have had a few other top 10 hits than "Too Shy" but they're still on every one hit wonder program.
April 21, 201312 yr I know, but that's how I remembered it (and that it was a top 10 hit). Guess who didn't get the joke... :D
April 21, 201312 yr Scatman John Afroman Shanks & Bigfoot (their second hit under this name did 'only' make #12, but they are definitely not the one-hit wonders that they are often considered - plus they also charted as Doolally)
April 21, 201312 yr The thing about PSY is that he actually got a second hit! Top-10 here you go. Same about Carly Rae Jepsen + she's getting vibes with a new song so both of them don't count properly.
April 21, 201312 yr The thing about PSY is that he actually got a second hit! Top-10 here you go. Same about Carly Rae Jepsen + she's getting vibes with a new song so both of them don't count properly. The point of this thread is for acts who aren't one hit wonders but are seen as one hit wonders...
April 21, 201312 yr Although Carly RJ's second hit was as a guest star on somebody else's record, so you could choose not to count that. What about Deep Blue Something? They had a second Top 30 hit, though most people probably only bought it because it had 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' as an extra track on the CD single. When I was a kid everyone always used to refer to Mungo Jerry as a one-hit wonder, even though they had two Number One singles!
April 21, 201312 yr Good Times was credited as & CRJ though, wasn't it? It was. Owl City may have come first but they had equal billing.
April 21, 201312 yr David Sneddon somehow got another top 10 hit after Stop Living The Lie...as if he wasn't forgettable enough as a one hit wonder!
April 21, 201312 yr It was. Owl City may have come first but they had equal billing. Which in my view makes her a one and half hit wonder, at least for the time being.
April 21, 201312 yr Phats & Small - many forget they had several tracks after the mighty 'Turn around'. Feel Good, Tonite & This Time Around were both top 20 hits back in the day. Tamperer Featuring Maya had a massive hit Number 1 hit back in 1998 with 'Feel It', but people have long forgotten the follow ups 'If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better' & 'Hammer To The Heart'.
April 21, 201312 yr I was going to say Gnarls Barkley (barely anyone remembers the Top 10 hit they got in the aftermath of 'Crazy'), but on second thoughts I suppose most people conflate Cee-Lo's solo stuff with it.
April 22, 201312 yr Wheatus had a top ten follow up to Teenage Dirtbag, a cover of A Little Respect. However they are still refered to as one hit wonders here.
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