Over 2000 One Hit Wonder Songs!!
Last Update 04/03/16
Instrumental One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra
- Year
- 1982
- Song
- Hooked On Swing
- Chart
- 31
Larry Elgart was an American jazz musician and bandleader who has been in the big band business ever since the mid 1940s. His biggest succes was a medley of popular jazz titled "Hooked On Swing". The song became a Top40 hit in 1982. Elgart released a series of 'Swing' albums throughout 1980s and mid 1990s, but none could became another hit.
- Artist
- Harold Faltermeyer
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Axel F
- Chart
- 3
1984's comedy/action film "Beverly Hills Cop" was not only the place that gave an American actor Eddy Murphy a superstar status. It also the place where a German composer Harold Faltermeyer had made his name. The electronic instrument theme "Axel F" became a phenomenal worldwide hit. Unfortunately, unlike Murphy, this is the only moment of fame for Faltermeyer.
- Artist
- David Foster
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
- Chart
- 15
The Canadian record producer and musician David Foster has worked with a wide range of artists since 1970s. In 1985, he composed a score for Joel Schumacher's film 'St. Elmo's Fire'. The soundtrack produced 2 hits, one of them was credited to Foster himself. "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" became no.15 hit on Billboard chart and Foster's only US hit.
- Artist
- Jan Hammer
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Miami Vice Theme
- Chart
- 1
'Miami Vice' was a popular detective drama series which was run on NBC from 1984 to 1990. The show was notable for using music and visual effect as part of the story-telling. The most famous of them all is the catchy rhythm of the opening theme by Czech composer/keyboardist Jan Hammer. The theme became the last instrumental to top the US chart for the next three decades - and his only Billboard appearance.
- Artist
- The Timelords
- Year
- 1988
- Song
- Doctorin' The Tardis
- Chart
- UK 1
KFM was an acid house duo from Britian back in the late 80s and early 90s. At one time, they decide to cut an experimental singles called "Doctorin' The Tardis", under the alias 'The Timelords'. This Doctor Who theme mixed with the heavy riff from Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2" and Sweet's "Blockbuster" topped the UK chart in 1988. It was the only singles the Timelords ever released so far.
- Artist
- David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer
- Year
- 1991
- Song
- Lily Was Here
- Chart
- 11
The ex-Eurythmics David A. Stewart teamed up with a Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer to record this smooth jazz romantic in 1989. "Lily Was Here" became a hit singles that topped the Netherland chart for 5 straight weeks as well as a Top20 hit in US the same year. Stewart is still an active musician but he has yet not produced another solo hit.
- Artist
- Doop
- Year
- 1994
- Song
- Doop
- Chart
- UK 1
Doop was a short-lived Dutch music act who suddenly became a celebrity in the mid 1990s. Their adaptation of 1920's Charleston dance became a surprise no.1 hit in UK in 1994. Unfortunately, all their follow-up works were a flop and they vanished from the scene as quickly as they came.
- Artist
- Two Cowboys
- Year
- 1994
- Song
- Everybody Gonfi-Gon
- Chart
- UK 7
Two Cowboys was a one-time music act from Italy who abruptly appeared on the scene with their instrumental singles "Everybody Gonfi-Gon", which became the no.7 hit in UK in 1994. They never released anything after that.
- Artist
- Robert Miles
- Year
- 1996
- Song
- Children
- Chart
- 21
Swiss musician Robert Miles was a former DJ before opening his own music studio where he did the production for the Italian label Metromaxx. In 1995, his dream-like instrumental "Children" became no.1 singles in many countries in Europe. The song almost topped the UK chart and became no.24 hit on Billboad Hot 100 the following year. It remains his only song to break US chart to date.
- Artist
- Adam Clayton & Lary Mullen
- Year
- 1996
- Song
- Theme from Mission Impossible
- Chart
- 7
Beside working with his band, U2, British musician Adam Clayton also worked with other artists including Robbie Robertson, Sharon Shannon, and Nanci Griffith. He made one hit under his own name with the help of the band's drummer Lary Mullen. Their rendition of Tom Cruise film-franchise opener became a Top10 hit on both side of the Atlantic in 1996.
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