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25 One-Hit Wonders From Across The Decades

We’ve put together a list of popular one-hit wonders, including Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag”, and more!

Musicnotes

Sep 22, 2022 • 2 min read

There are so many artists whose music never makes it into mainstream culture. And there are others who see continued success. But what about those who end up with only one popular song? Those one-hit wonders are what we’re focusing on today! And they come from a variety of decades, so there’ll be music here for everyone to love.

While these artists may not have had as much global success outside of their respective hits, they still have made a significant impact on the music industry. After all, we’re still enjoying these songs today!

If you want to bring these songs to your music stand, click on each of the titles below to check out the sheet music arrangements on our website. Otherwise, we hope you have fun reminiscing on all of the great music on our list!

Bonus: September 25 is National One-Hit Wonder Day, so you can celebrate with some of these arrangements!

One-Hit Wonders:

1. “96 Tears” by Question Mark and The Mysterians

2. “867-5309 / Jenny” by Tommy Tutone

3. “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter

4. “Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

5. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin

6. “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc.

7. “Hey! Baby!” by Bruce Channel

8. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers

9. “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred

10. “In a Big Country” by Big Country

11. “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls

12. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens

13. “Macarena” by Los Del Rio

14. “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” by Lou Bega

15. “Mickey” by Toni Basil

16. “My Sharona” by The Knack

17. “No Rain” by Blind Melon

18. "Rock & Roll - Part II" by Gary Glitter

19. “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats

20. “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye feat. Kimbra

21. “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum

22. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell

23. “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus

24. “Turning Japanese” by The Vapors

25. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris

And there are many more songs that we could have added to the list! If we missed your favorite one-hit wonder, head to Musicnotes.com and search for the title. Enjoy the music!