Top 100 One-Hit Wonders Of All Time! (RANKED)

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  • Top 100 one hit wonders of all time, i really tried to make sure these are all actual one hit wonders and that the artists didnt have any other song with real success on any other major singles chart.
    Let me know your rankings and favourites in the comments. Cheers!
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  • @Media_Ranker
    @Media_Ranker  Месяц назад +32

    I tried to make sure all of these songs were true one hit wonders without the artists having any other genuinely successful songs on main singles charts but just a few notes: if the artists OTHER 'hit' was a cover then i didnt count that, for example Sixpence None The Richer did cover There She Goes and Wheatus also did an Erasure cover. Michael Jackson wasnt an official feature for Somebody's Watching Me. Corinne Bailey Rae has another great song called Like A Star but it didnt chart well and for Brimful Of Asha the remix was Norman Cook, not him as Fatboy Slim. Im sure there are one or two others that people might question a bit though of course lol. Cheers!

    • @Demo-critus
      @Demo-critus 28 дней назад +3

      Nice list - thanks! However, several of the entries are themselves covers (e.g., Mad World, La Bamba) so shouldn't these have been excluded?

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  28 дней назад +2

      @@Demo-critus Thanks! Well not if the cover was still their only hit, thats how i viewed it anyway. But if their only other successful song was a cover i thought i can count them as a one hit wonder if that makes sense lol.

    • @Demo-critus
      @Demo-critus 27 дней назад +2

      @@Media_Ranker Okay, thanks. Keep up the good work.

    • @carolinejane8145
      @carolinejane8145 25 дней назад +1

      Fantastic list. I’d question two entries. Goyte has had a few hits in Australia, I love his albums. I’d never consider him a one hit wonder. I’m Australian so I might be biased! The second one is Gnarls Barkley. One of their albums had five Grammy nominations! They had a few hits out of the US. Anyway, that’s my five cents worth! I really enjoyed your list. Thanks 😊

    • @NJGuy1973
      @NJGuy1973 23 дня назад +1

      Here's five more from the '70s;
      - O-o-h Child, Five Stairsteps
      - Brandy You're A Fine Girl, Looking Glass
      - Ride Captain Ride, Blues Image
      - Native New Yorker, Odyssey
      - Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder

  • @bandgeekdad5825
    @bandgeekdad5825 19 дней назад +43

    I don't agree with every entry on this list, but I REALLY love that you gave us the music without the incessant commentary we get with most channels that do "top" lists. Bravo!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  19 дней назад +2

      As in whether or not they are one hit wonders? Thanks lol i mean there really is a reason they have to do that though but i know what you mean. Cheers

  • @steffinrobinson7869
    @steffinrobinson7869 8 дней назад +27

    Some of my favorites include Lovefool by The Cardigans, Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger, In The Meantime by Spacehog, and Pepper by The Butthole Surfers

    • @AlDuke14
      @AlDuke14 3 дня назад +1

      The Cardigans aren't a one hit wonder 😅

  • @debbieanne7962
    @debbieanne7962 26 дней назад +34

    In the year 2525, Eve of Destruction , Pass the Dutchie, How Bizzare, Sugar Sugar and Venus by Shocking Blue come to mind

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  26 дней назад +3

      The Turtles version? The others did have other successful (top 40) songs too though! For OMC it was mostly just in their native New Zealand but still. Thanks for watching

    • @cristianrodriguez-rojas3987
      @cristianrodriguez-rojas3987 24 дня назад +1

      But The Archies and The Shocking Blue were not one hit wonders

    • @alexzapf6422
      @alexzapf6422 21 день назад +3

      Pass the Duchie was a great song. Still is.

  • @philipmeckley5154
    @philipmeckley5154 27 дней назад +61

    Okay. Strictly speaking, a lot of these weren't actually "one hit wonders," but a fun compilation nonetheless.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  27 дней назад +16

      I dont know about a lot lol another 'hit' does need to be in the top 40 of a main singles chart really but yeah there were some i had to work around for sure! But i was never going to do the thing of having a-Ha or Dexy's etc, the ones that people quite regularly wrongly deem as one hit wonders. Cheers

  • @markcossman200
    @markcossman200 24 дня назад +49

    John Waite was not a one hit wonder

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад +10

      He was in terms of main singles charts, but of course he had other great songs though. Thanks for watching

    • @andrewburton9643
      @andrewburton9643 23 дня назад +4

      Missing you. Only song of his I know

    • @markcossman200
      @markcossman200 23 дня назад +3

      @andrewburton9643 Also "Change"

    • @NorthStarKnifeReviews
      @NorthStarKnifeReviews 22 дня назад +1

      He did some great stuff with The Babys

    • @scottdickey8734
      @scottdickey8734 21 день назад +2

      He was also in Bad English with Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain of Journey.

  • @anthonyeastaway1596
    @anthonyeastaway1596 24 дня назад +14

    Thank you and I would say at least 70% of them im still listening too today 🙂

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah many of these are pretty timeless actually...some we have probably already heard too many times lol

  • @whitebread3872
    @whitebread3872 13 дней назад +11

    I love The Middle by Jimmy Eat World! I had no idea they were a on hit wonder, they’re one of my favorite bands

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  13 дней назад +7

      Only in terms of main singles charts, they are a band that have obviously had success with albums and tours for a long time havent they. Cheers

    • @greatestever2212
      @greatestever2212 2 дня назад +3

      Sweetness is popular, so 2 hit wonder

    • @whitebread3872
      @whitebread3872 4 часа назад

      @@greatestever2212 That’s what I was thinking, I feel like I’ve heard Sweetness on the radio more than The Middle recently

  • @kojikicklighter371
    @kojikicklighter371 24 дня назад +10

    Some of my favorites: I Melt with You, Bittersweet Symphony, She Blinded Me with Science, Heart and Soul(T'Pau), What is Love(Haddaway), No Rain, The Way(Fastball), Jane's Getting Serious,

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  23 дня назад +3

      Yeah a few have mentioned I Melt With You, that will definitely be in part 2 if i do that. The Verve, Haddaway, T'Pau did all have other songs that did well in the charts, in fact i think China In Your Hand was a bigger hit than Heart And soul. Thanks for watching

  • @fdterritory
    @fdterritory 2 дня назад +3

    I think this was actually a pretty good list. Defining what a "one-hit wonder" actually is is super difficult, and I'd even tend to agree with Adam Neely who argues that it's pretty impossible to have a real one-hit wonder in the streaming era since it's so easy to release just one song. There are a couple that were probably too influential even without charting to be considered O-HW (Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock is the most obvious example), but nicely done.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад

      Yeah thats true, theres rare examples of that from longer ago like Stardust here, they only ever released Music Sounds Better With You before going solo. Actually i maybe couldve had that really, i might be able to do a part 2 for this as well. Cheers

  • @zammerman9424
    @zammerman9424 25 дней назад +8

    Cool list! A lot of these I forgot about!

  • @Media_Ranker
    @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад +11

    Just a reminder that one-hit wonders are really about main singles chart numbers and placements. So while artists can have other great songs on great albums thats all we can go off of for this

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner 20 дней назад +4

    A+ video!
    LOVE IT! Awesome songs!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  20 дней назад +1

      Thanks very much! Lots of videos to come

  • @ericthuemmel5275
    @ericthuemmel5275 15 дней назад +5

    I know this is a more of a "worldwide" list, but Foster the People had half a dozen gold singles in the US. Sit Next to Me was one of the top 75 year-end most played songs on radio in the US in 2018, and the single was 4x platinum.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  15 дней назад +1

      Oh yeah this is just based on peak positions on main singles charts, not overall sales or anything, but they do have some other great songs, i really like 'Call It What You Want' too. But Pumped Up Kicks was the only hit in that regard. Cheers

  • @ajbico
    @ajbico 5 дней назад +7

    Some of them are not technically one hit wonders. They just have a song that the popularity is so much that people just know them only that song but they made another popular song but less popular than their biggest hit.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  5 дней назад

      Yeah this is based on main singles top 40 chart placements, there will be a few that i had to be a bit flexible with (hence my cover point in the pinned commnet) but there could be a lot more of them that really only had one hit in that sense than you realise. Cheers

  • @drdorelghiriti
    @drdorelghiriti 26 дней назад +5

    Surprisingly awesome list!!!

  • @jameslewin7000
    @jameslewin7000 4 дня назад +3

    You forgot Duncan Shiek-barley breathing and OMC-how bazaar

  • @stanbalo
    @stanbalo 28 дней назад +10

    Vanessa Carlton Thousand Miles should be in Top 10. My jam!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  28 дней назад +3

      Its great i may have heard it too many times now though lol but it will always be an iconic one hit wonder! Thanks for watching

    • @charlii_tvMMVI
      @charlii_tvMMVI 24 дня назад +1

      @@Media_RankerShe had other songs

  • @esqueletaceo
    @esqueletaceo 5 дней назад +3

    1:39 That transition was so perfect

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  5 дней назад +1

      Thanks, to be honest i just got a bit lucky with that lol

  • @craigfawcett-smith1287
    @craigfawcett-smith1287 21 день назад +2

    Great video! If these dates are all correct then I feel old!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  21 день назад +1

      Lol well hopefully i havent got any wrong but there is a pretty big span of time here too! Thanks for watching

  • @kiwimaddog2020
    @kiwimaddog2020 День назад +1

    So many of these songs are on the playlist I have to hear at work at the the supermarket dude

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  День назад

      Apologies lol what would you think of the list if that wasnt the case? Cheers

  • @f04rm3r
    @f04rm3r День назад +2

    Ram Jam is the most epic one hir wonder ever

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  День назад

      Yeah i think for a lot of people its been overused in recent years, i still love it though! Thanks for watching

  • @RRNumber4
    @RRNumber4 6 дней назад +1

    Nice list, songs that will always hold up

  • @AleksandarMaric-xq9pg
    @AleksandarMaric-xq9pg 3 часа назад +1

    Yakida- I saw you dancing and Nu Shooz- I can't wait?!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  47 минут назад +1

      Nu Shooz - I Cant Wait was close, i may have that it their originally actually, cant fully remember what i swapped it out for tbh lol. Cheers

  • @jota8193
    @jota8193 8 дней назад +3

    Very good job

  • @crismaldo3369
    @crismaldo3369 21 день назад +5

    Is this under a worldwide perspective or American? Los del Rio are very known in Spain, having, at least, another hit "Sevilla tiene un color especial"

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  21 день назад +1

      This is worldwide, ill be honest i didnt even see that as a single they released? Did it chart well or is it just a big song in Spain generally? Cheers

  • @Alex-wt8zm
    @Alex-wt8zm День назад +2

    Lustra with Scotty doesn’t know could be added

  • @alpo6668
    @alpo6668 20 дней назад +5

    Great list but “walking on Sunshine” Catrina and the Waves?

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  20 дней назад +2

      I had walking on sunshine in there initially but they actually had another top 5 song, Katrina And The Waves, in several places in the late 90s too. Cheers

  • @reallymysterious4520
    @reallymysterious4520 Месяц назад +4

    As I make my list I just want to say that both Foghat & Buffalo Springfield had several great tunes

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  Месяц назад +1

      Oh yeah that will be true for other artists too but this is just purely about chart success, and i guess general radio play at the time in terms of what we think of as 'hits'. Cheers

  • @carybenjaminportway
    @carybenjaminportway 29 дней назад +4

    Great list! You should defo do a part two. My Baby Daddy by B-Rock and the Bizz (in the US), and one could argue Spaceman by Babylon Zoo (in the UK), although they had a second top 20 that only I remember!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  29 дней назад +2

      Cheers! I likely will do a part 2 at some point so ill definitely add those to the list. Thanks for watching

    • @carybenjaminportway
      @carybenjaminportway 28 дней назад +1

      @@Media_Ranker Thanks for all your hard work on these videos. They're always fun and interesting. I'll try to send you some other suggestions for one-hit wonders if I think of any. Just don't include Tiffany, cos she ain't no one-hit wonder, lol.
      PS: I understand your channel is all about rankings, which is totally cool. But if you'd ever be inclined to organise lists like this in chrono order instead, that would could make it more negotiable for some people (me!). Especially because of how short the clips are (which I understand is due to copyrights), it's hard to take everything in so quickly (audio, video, info graphics, subtitles, etc.) I sometimes have to play them in slo-mo to catch everything. 🙂

    • @JohnDoe-lt8fd
      @JohnDoe-lt8fd 26 дней назад

      @@carybenjaminportway I agree, I would prefer to see them in chrono order... After all, ranking them by one person's opinions doesn't mean anything to anyone else.

    • @Gordanovich02
      @Gordanovich02 День назад +1

      The irony being that Animal Army was a far better song than Spaceman.

  • @maxeddie1789
    @maxeddie1789 5 дней назад +2

    Dexys midnight runners and aha not being on here is wild

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  4 дня назад +1

      Well it turns out that its not actually lol. a-Ha had several other hits and Dexy's had a couple, most notably a song called Geno. Cheers

    • @Mind-your-own-beeswax
      @Mind-your-own-beeswax 2 дня назад

      Both had a load of hits. So therefore they have no place on a ‘one hit wonders’ list

  • @waynegriffith2402
    @waynegriffith2402 22 дня назад +3

    One characteristic of these hits were either their very unique musical style and arrangement or the appeal of their lyrics

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад +1

      Yeah thats true, while still being very catchy and memorable of course. Thanks for watching

  • @ocanaldojj
    @ocanaldojj День назад +1

    The rankings aren't amazing but the list in itself is great

  • @pokecat6122
    @pokecat6122 6 дней назад +2

    I guess in my mind a one hit wonder is a band that had a #1 hit then drops off the face of the earth when it’s really that that was their only song that charted. Because of my perception, it’s hard for be to think of many of these as one hit wonders because I know they have a bunch of great songs.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  5 дней назад

      Yeah there actually isnt enough like that i think, or enough that enough of us know well if you see what i mean. So i had to go with the artists who had one big hit on main singles charts and even then i was a bit flexible with a few of them. Cheers

  • @alikbey
    @alikbey 2 дня назад +1

    These songs literally shaped our culture and you're telling me these were all one hit wonders? Wow❤

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад

      Well one or two could be argued to a degree but overall yeah! Thanks for watching

  • @leonardodesouzagualberto7649
    @leonardodesouzagualberto7649 11 дней назад +4

    Kaoma is one hit wonder only for non brazillian people, their songs is BOP in brazil

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  10 дней назад

      Yeah this is specifically about main singles chart placements. even if the artist is bigger generally speaking. Cheers

  • @badgeroldtop6249
    @badgeroldtop6249 28 дней назад +2

    excellent choices

  • @cailiansavage8832
    @cailiansavage8832 4 дня назад +3

    Afroman is a one hit wonder, but that hit is Colt 45, not the one you included here

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  4 дня назад

      You mean that's also called Crazy rap? That wasnt nearly as big on main singles charts though. Cheers

  • @tattales9262
    @tattales9262 4 дня назад +2

    Take on Me - Ah Ha!

  • @MichaelMoorePDX
    @MichaelMoorePDX Месяц назад +5

    I would add Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire (his only top 40 song) and One Tin Soldier by The Original Caste. (They had a second song that was a hit in Canada & Japan, but no where else.)

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  Месяц назад +1

      Great ones too! Definitely could do another part to this i think. Thanks for watching

    • @zer0_iz_d34d
      @zer0_iz_d34d 2 дня назад

      Barry McGuire’s cover of California Dreamin was pretty successful too

  • @bhamden84
    @bhamden84 2 дня назад +1

    Im not mad at this list at all. It was really diverse.

  • @mainepurple1974
    @mainepurple1974 29 дней назад +4

    I saw 8 artists that had had another charted song

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  29 дней назад +2

      i had to be a bit flexible, so if they had another that charted (at a much higher number) in a major chart somewhere i allowed that. And with what i said in my pinned comment, if that other song was a cover too ignored that. Cheers

  • @drbluzer
    @drbluzer 5 дней назад +2

    The SURFARIS were actually a two - hit wonder as the flip side of "WIPE OUT" (instr.) was "SURFER JOE" , which
    also got radio airplay .

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  5 дней назад

      Yeah there was a few here i had to be a little bit flexible with really. Cheers

  • @dtikvxcdgjbv7975
    @dtikvxcdgjbv7975 7 дней назад +3

    Great songs

  • @AgataHyra
    @AgataHyra 21 день назад +3

    What's even more iconic, some od them gad pretty big career later as a musician or songwriter- for example, Thomas Bangalter grom Stardust was in Daft Punk before and after that group, same with Gbarls Barkley's CeeLo Green.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  21 день назад

      Oh yeah same with Gerry Rafferty In Stealers Wheel and a couple of others too, i was able to use the fact that that were as those specific artists for those songs so technically then one hit wonders! Thanks for watching

  • @Metasota
    @Metasota 4 дня назад +1

    first, I appreciate how diverse the list is. we’ll ask have orders that we’ll disagree on, but I respect the hell out of how eclectic it is.
    second, number 1 is one of the biggest let down finales since GOT & Lost. I’d have taken any of the top 20 over that. just my opinion, great video regardless.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  3 дня назад

      Thanks! Lol well fair enough, what would your number 1 have been? Cheers

  • @TheDiegobalthazar
    @TheDiegobalthazar 6 дней назад +2

    I love what you did ,but as others pointed out there several not hit wonders ,but well that is what sparked conversations. Eagle Eye Cherry

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  6 дней назад

      Quite a few of the ones people have mentioned are because they know their other songs from successful albums etc, but when it comes to actual main singles charts they really are a one hit wonder. Eagle Eye Cherry, yeah maybe a bit harsh to consider a one hit wonder with that in mind though. Cheers

  • @user-up2vs8xv1x
    @user-up2vs8xv1x 26 дней назад +3

    Great Songs!! Memories of Back in the Day!!!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      So many great one hit wonders from different eras too! Thanks for watching

  • @graveyard63
    @graveyard63 4 дня назад +1

    Amazing songs by 1 hit wonders that were forgotten :(
    Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
    Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
    Timex Social Club - Rumors
    And they all from 86 too

  • @duncancurtis5108
    @duncancurtis5108 14 дней назад +2

    Berlin and Stevie V were one and a slice hit wonders.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  14 дней назад

      Yeah i had Berlin - Take My Breath Away in there initially but they did just well enough with one or two others, in a few places, that i decided they couldnt be really. But some of these artists you really can accept both sides lol. Thanks for watching

  • @geor67
    @geor67 26 дней назад +1

    I recognize most of these songs! Quite a few of my favorites are on that list 😃

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      Whats your number 1 one hit wonder of all time? cheers

  • @mattsilver2237
    @mattsilver2237 24 дня назад +1

    Fun concept, and thanks for the work on this. But perhaps there are mistakes: Buffalo Springfield was a one hit wonder?!

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад

      Thanks! Well technically yeah, can only go off of singles chart numbers for this and 'For What Its Worth' was their only top 40 song. They didnt release that many though. Cheers

  • @adamc1966
    @adamc1966 3 дня назад +2

    How about Minnie Ripperton, Loving You? One #1 because she later died from cancer.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  3 дня назад +1

      Oh yeah thats a great song, have to be honest i made a mistake there cause i didnt even think to check if she was a one hit wonder, i just assumed she had more big songs! My bad. Thanks for watching

  • @Thin_Whlte_Duke
    @Thin_Whlte_Duke 9 дней назад +2

    I can't agree some of these artists are one hit wonders, but I appreciate that you didn't add here Soft Cell and a-ha

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  9 дней назад +2

      Yeah i had to be a bit flexible with it but tried to leave out the ones who are commonly mis represented as one hit wonders. Dexy's Midnight Runners being another example. Cheers

    • @Mind-your-own-beeswax
      @Mind-your-own-beeswax 2 дня назад +1

      Soft Cell and A-Ha had several hits.

  • @reallymysterious4520
    @reallymysterious4520 Месяц назад +6

    My Top 25 of your Top 100
    25 There she goes
    24 Steal my sunshine
    23 Your woman
    22 Ring my bell
    21 Save tonight
    20 Rapper's delight
    19 What's up
    18 Walking in Memphis
    17 Feel it still
    16 Kernkraft 400
    15 How long
    14 Missing you
    13 Play that funky music
    12 Funkytown
    11 Wipe out
    10 Bad Day
    9 San Francisco
    8 Baby come back
    7 She's like the wind
    6 Louie Louie
    5 Do you love me
    4 For what it's worth
    3 Don't worry be happy
    2 Slow ride
    1 Black Betty
    When I first heard Never met a girl like you before I thought it was David Bowie - lol

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  Месяц назад +2

      Great list, surprised Stuck In The Middle With You wasn't there though! yeah i can hear that lol it definitely sounds like a big song from a big artist way before his time!

    • @charlii_tvMMVI
      @charlii_tvMMVI 24 дня назад +1

      4 Non Blondes, Portugal. the Man & Daniel Powter had other songs.

  • @sologeist
    @sologeist День назад +1

    There's one that's not on the list that I love and that is Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz

  • @maurosanchezhernandez5021
    @maurosanchezhernandez5021 День назад +1

    #71 the correct name of the group is Kaoma

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  День назад

      Oh yeah my bad! Ill definitely fix that if i use that song for another video. Cheers

  • @zer0_iz_d34d
    @zer0_iz_d34d 2 дня назад +2

    Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus should’ve been up here

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад +1

      Just listened to that, that is a great song! Cheers

  • @czars694
    @czars694 7 дней назад +1

    A few acts had multiple hits in the top 40. "The Jolly Green Giant" by the KIngsmen reached #4 on Billboard.

  • @justinmathewson3692
    @justinmathewson3692 5 дней назад +1

    You missed In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry, Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes by Edison Lighthouse, and Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards !

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  5 дней назад +1

      Mungo Jerry did actually have a few other big songs actually but the other definitely could have had a chance thats fair. I might do a part 2 for this. Cheers

    • @justinmathewson3692
      @justinmathewson3692 5 дней назад

      @@Media_Ranker I never knew they had any other top 40 hits.

  • @Jorbo23
    @Jorbo23 21 день назад +2

    Thank you for not adding aha’s Take On Me (not a one hit wonder), but where is Come On Eileen?? A #1 song from Dexy’s Midnight Runners (who? exactly!)

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  21 день назад

      Thanks! Well no they also had other hit songs lol a song called Geno which you might recognize the instrumental part at least and another pretty big one called Jackie Wilson. Check those out 👍

    • @Jorbo23
      @Jorbo23 21 день назад +2

      @@Media_Ranker You are not wrong if this is a worldwide list. I was looking at it from a US perspective where Come On Eileen was their only top 40 hit. Great list though.

  • @cheyennet218
    @cheyennet218 28 дней назад +3

    How about “I melt with you” by modern English? That was the first example I thought of when I saw this video

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  28 дней назад

      Definitely could have been there, if i ever do a part 2 that will surely be in it. Cheers

  • @eincan1313
    @eincan1313 12 дней назад +2

    Great list. I would argue John Waite and Foster the People were not hit wonders. Waite had 3 songs within the top 40 on the US charts. Foster the People had two albums that were top 10 with two big hits. I would maybe add Devo, Tommy Tutone, Eddy Grant, Falco and Modern English.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  12 дней назад

      Thanks, yeah its difficult but i could only go off main singles charts and even then you cant be completely consistent with it. Eddy Grant and Falco did have other successful songs in that sense. Also depends on region too, some artists are a one hit wonder in one place but not others. Cheers

  • @cata8989899
    @cata8989899 2 дня назад +1

    Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад

      I mean hes a pretty big solo artist (and obviously Velvet Underground were massive) but maybe didnt have the singles chart success, although because of Perfect Day i cant really count him as a one hit wonder. Amazing song though! Cheers

  • @plozky123
    @plozky123 8 часов назад +1

    A one album wonder would be a better suited title for Foster the People as the torch Album was lit

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  47 минут назад

      Maybe even more than just that, they have some great songs, but Pumped Up Kicks is the only one that did anything on main singles charts. Cheers

  • @charlii_tvMMVI
    @charlii_tvMMVI 24 дня назад +2

    I would like to see a video about "Well & Truly One Hit Wonders" about musical acts who only had 1 song and that's it, excluding charity songs:-
    Monster Mash.
    Clive Dunn - Grandad.
    St. Winifred's School Choir - There's No-One Quite Like Grandma.
    Anita Dobson - Anyone Can Fall in Love.
    Mr. Blobby.
    Teletubbies - Say Eh-Oh.
    Wubb Girlz - Sing a Song.
    £1 Fish Man - £1 Fish.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад +1

      Oh you mean specifically only ever released one single officially? Yeah thats a good idea actually. Cheers

    • @charlii_tvMMVI
      @charlii_tvMMVI 24 дня назад +3

      @@Media_Ranker Artists who only ever released one single officially are true "one hit wonders".

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад +1

      @@charlii_tvMMVI well only if it was a true hit though lol but i know thats what you mean in the end. Cheers

  • @mikecivitillo23
    @mikecivitillo23 10 часов назад +2

    Regardless of your previous statement I personally think you've lost a lot of listing that Foster the People are a one hit wonder

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  51 минуту назад

      But it doesnt matter that they have other great songs and albums, Pumped Up Kicks is their only big single on main singles charts. Thats all we can go off. Cheers

  • @fabriziodambrosio86
    @fabriziodambrosio86 22 дня назад +1

    Ace - how long. Love love love that song, had it on repeat lately. Vanessa amorosi did a nice cover recently . and there's a cool house version of that song on spotify too. David bowies version is great also

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад

      It is a great song isnt it! I actually dont know those other versions ill have to check them out. Thanks for watching

  • @lansesteiner3563
    @lansesteiner3563 28 дней назад +3

    How Bizarre - OMC

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  28 дней назад

      I did have that in there initially but they did have 3 other top 40 songs in New Zealand so i thought thats probably enough for them to not count really. Cheers

  • @danmccarthy4700
    @danmccarthy4700 25 дней назад +2

    This is probably the most accurate 'one hit wonder' compilation on RUclips. Following your criteria that any second hit can't be a cover, the only one I have contention with is Snow, as he had a top 20 billboard Hot 100 hit with "Girl I've Been Hurt".

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      Thanks! Yeah i did see that, with Snow because that was the only other song i did go more with the fact that he is really well known as a one hit wonder with Informer if you see what i mean. Similar with Vanilla Ice (well he was even bigger), i think had one other song that did ok in the main charts but he is so well known as a one hit wonder for Ice Ice Baby.

  • @spiffyfootball
    @spiffyfootball 17 дней назад +1

    what about escape(the pina colada song) by rupert homes?

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  17 дней назад

      He did have another couple of relatively successful songs though on the main charts, well mostly just the song Him but enough to count as another hit really. Cheers

  • @schumannchris13
    @schumannchris13 18 часов назад +1

    I don’t know how I feel about “Lean Back” being a one hit wonder song. I guess technically “Terror Squad” had only the one hit, but Fat Joe and the song’s producer Scott Storch are far from one hit wonders

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  18 часов назад

      Yeah but i mean the same goes for Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, the members of Stardust etc, its only about the official artist for that specifc song. One thing ive found doing this is that you have to come up with sort of rules to try and be the most consistent on selection lol but its still pretty much impossible really! Cheers

  • @teku1883
    @teku1883 19 часов назад +1

    For me kernkraft 400 is the best

  • @Daniel-79
    @Daniel-79 День назад +1

    Where is Surfin’ Bird?

  • @El_Bueno
    @El_Bueno 22 дня назад +2

    How is shackles praise you so damn high? I’ve never even heard that one.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад

      Oh wow really that was pretty big one, here in the UK in the US but also charted well in quite a lot of other countries too! Definitely give that one a few listens it gets better and better. Cheers

    • @El_Bueno
      @El_Bueno 22 дня назад +1

      @@Media_Ranker interesting. Will have to listen. Was wonderwall on here?

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад

      @@El_Bueno Oh you could upset a lot of Brits with that one lol Oasis had a LOT of hits! Probably in other countries too but maybe not America. Cheers

  • @pauljmccluskey5532
    @pauljmccluskey5532 27 дней назад +1

    Chesney Hawkes had a few follow up singles such as ‘I’m A Man Not A Boy,’ and ‘What’s Wrong With This Picture.’

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  27 дней назад +2

      True but neither broke into the top 20 of any major market singles chart. And he is also one who is really known as a one hit wonder i feel. Thanks for watching

  • @TripSoul10
    @TripSoul10 28 дней назад +2

    11 historic

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  28 дней назад +1

      Definitely, first ever video played on MTV too if im not mistaken. Cheers

  • @carlosortega3920
    @carlosortega3920 2 дня назад +1

    I ran so far away!!
    I dont remember the name of the band. 😂😂

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад +1

      A Flock Of Seagulls, they did have some other pretty successful songs though, particularly in the UK. Cheers

  • @spinna22
    @spinna22 13 часов назад +1

    Afroman is well known for colt 45 and other songs

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  49 минут назад

      It didnt chart well though, cant be considered a hit like Because I Got High was. Cheers

  • @tpsam
    @tpsam 15 часов назад +1

    0:53 only heard this on FIFA or ads

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  14 часов назад

      It has been used quite a bit hasnt it, still gets some decent radio play too though. Depending on where you are i guess lol. Cheers

  • @CharleyWales1999
    @CharleyWales1999 13 дней назад +1

    Macarena at 23? I thought that would be higher hahaha

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  13 дней назад

      Well in terms of how big it was as a one hit wonder it could have been, i just think we have all heard it a bit too much now lol. Cheers

  • @nmt3f
    @nmt3f 25 дней назад +2

    How could you miss Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass??

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      I was going to have it but that Jimmy Loves Mary song did get into the top 40 in 2 or 3 countries. If it was just one country i probably would have included it though. But if i do a part 2 i will have to be more flexible with it so that will definitely be there. Cheers

  • @XMLarry
    @XMLarry 23 дня назад +1

    Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525, was #1 for five weeks, their only hit

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  23 дня назад

      Yeah that one really shouldve been here actually, if i do a part 2 it definitely will be! Thanks for watching

  • @lalomillar6335
    @lalomillar6335 20 дней назад +2

    And Walking on sunshine ??

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  20 дней назад

      Katrina And The Waves did have another hit in the late 90s. Thanks

  • @MuzicTunes-lk6np
    @MuzicTunes-lk6np 25 дней назад +1

    Last Song 🎵, by Edward Bear 🐻

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      They did have quite a few top 40 songs in Canada though, even if that was their only major hit that went international to any degree. Thanks for watching

  • @Imbroglione171
    @Imbroglione171 29 дней назад +2

    4 Non Blondes- Spaceman
    Kaoma-Dança Lambada
    Rockwell-Knife

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  29 дней назад +1

      Yeah Spaceman did get into the 20s in a couple of places but 4 Non Blondes are own of the biggest known one hit wonders if you see what mean. Is that a different version of Lambada? Rockwell Knife didnt actually chart though. Thanks for watching

    • @slickrex
      @slickrex 21 день назад +1

      ​@@Media_Ranker Knife is very well known in Brazil, maybe even more than Somebody's Watching Me

  • @Lgz009
    @Lgz009 25 дней назад +2

    Jimmy eat world has many hits, their whole bleed American record is stacked

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  25 дней назад

      Oh yeah there will be a few here that do really have other great songs, on great albums, but this is just about major singles chart numbers so that was their only real hit in that sense. Cheers

  • @annastasia4403
    @annastasia4403 27 дней назад +1

    Will any of them have another hit ?

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  27 дней назад

      A couple of the more recent ones could, if they are still active artists. Portgual.The Man perhaps, maybe Awolnation too. Cheers

  • @matheus43355
    @matheus43355 6 дней назад +1

    Man, Ok Go has a lot of other songs. I think the one in the video isn't even the most famous...

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  6 дней назад

      But its by far their most successful single, and really their only successful single, and thats all i can go off for this. Cheers

  • @maxblechman2665
    @maxblechman2665 10 часов назад +1

    I would ask about Dynamite by Taio Cruz but I figure he's more of a two-hit wonder.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  50 минут назад

      Yeah Break Your Heart was another big enough hit really. Cheers

  • @greg901
    @greg901 15 дней назад +1

    Surprised "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez didn't make this list.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  15 дней назад

      Actually yeah that could've been there! If i do a part 2 it definitely will be. Thanks for watching

  • @linkanjos3006
    @linkanjos3006 7 дней назад +1

    Amo ❤

  • @gonesjbasta1165
    @gonesjbasta1165 5 дней назад +1

    whrr is seven second yousso ndour feat neneh cheri

  • @igors1002
    @igors1002 3 дня назад +1

    So good that I'm a metalhead.

    • @zer0_iz_d34d
      @zer0_iz_d34d 2 дня назад

      Die MF Die is a pretty good metal one hit wonder

  • @dead-head9331
    @dead-head9331 9 часов назад +3

    Chamillionaire, afroman, Jimmy eat world, Gnarls Barkley/Ceelo Green and House of Pain/Everlast aren't one hit wonders

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  53 минуты назад

      They are in terms of main singles chart placements and it is the named artist for that specifc song. This doesnt include the members of a groups other songs etc. Cheers

  • @JCR6573
    @JCR6573 24 дня назад +1

    Left out Billy Thorpe children of the sun
    Definitely a top 100

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад

      Being completed honest i didnt know that one and it didnt come up in my research, i think maybe it didnt officially chart well even if it was a big song overall. If i do a part 2 ill definitely include it, cheers

  • @bradenborman4396
    @bradenborman4396 2 дня назад +2

    Imagine calling Chamillionaire one hit wonder lmao - I have 60 songs of his 😂😂 playlist poison 🔥

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  2 дня назад

      Lol I know what you mean but this can only be about solo main singles chart positions, so in that regard he is. Thanks for watching

  • @joannefalkinder393
    @joannefalkinder393 24 дня назад +1

    Wonder why most of them were one hit wonders💯🇬🇧

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  24 дня назад

      Sometimes they can have other great songs, songs even better than the hit, but for whatever reason they just didnt get the same radio play and then sales etc. Thanks for watching

  • @MR-mb5kt
    @MR-mb5kt 4 дня назад +1

    Almost a great list but BREEDERS?!?! Utter madness

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  3 дня назад

      Not a fan or you dont agree they are a one hit wonder? Cheers

  • @hooareya6261
    @hooareya6261 22 дня назад +1

    Kung Fu fighting No 15 are you kidding ? It was No1 in 17 countries and one of the top 10 biggest selling singles of all time.

    • @Media_Ranker
      @Media_Ranker  22 дня назад

      The ranking is just personal taste but of course it was/is huge. I may have just heard it too many times now lol. Cheers