Over 2000 One Hit Wonder Songs!!
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Novelty One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- LaTour
- Year
- 1991
- Song
- People Are Still Having Sex
- Chart
- 35
The Chicago producer William LaTour only released two albums of his own during the 1990s - with only one success. The novelty, eletronic dance record "People Are Still Having Sex" was able to crack into Top40 territory on Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. However, he quickly called it a quit after the follow-up singles failed to capture any attention.
- Artist
- 3rd Bass
- Year
- 1991
- Song
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- Chart
- 29
3rd Bass was a hip-hop group from Queens, New York, who actived for a short time during the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Their big break came in 1991 when their novelty rap song "Pop Goes the Weasel" became a hit and subsequently put their name on the map. However, they disbanded just a year after as their members went separate ways.
- Artist
- Hale & Pace and the Stonkers
- Year
- 1991
- Song
- The Stonk
- Chart
- UK 1
Gareth Hale and Norman Pace was a British comedian duo from the late 1980s and 1990s. In 1991, they recorded a charity singles for an operating British charity called Comic Relief. The song about the fiction dance craze "The Stonk" really did became a craze and topped the UK chart that year. It was the only success in the music world for the duo.
- Artist
- Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Year
- 1992
- Song
- Baby Got Back
- Chart
- 1
Although Anthony Ray, better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot, was already a famous hip-hop artist, he was virtually unknown in pop world ...until he smashed the pop chart with his 1992's "Babay Got Back". The song about a man's obsession to women's bottom unexpectedly became a no.1 hit on Billboard Hot 100, and the only time he ever made it.
- Artist
- Right Said Fred
- Year
- 1992
- Song
- I'm Too Sexy
- Chart
- 1
This British dance pop trio shaked the US chart with their monster hit in 1992. The self-delusion novelty song "I'm Too Sexy" took the top spot on Billboard chart but barely missed it in their homeland. Since then, they have continued to produce more hits in Europe - but none of those ever reach US again.
- Artist
- Mr. Blobby
- Year
- 1993
- Song
- Mr. Blobby
- Chart
- UK 1
Although he was just a character from UK TV show, Mr. Blobby proved that he was capable of becoming success on his own when his theme song became a no.1 smash hit in 1993. However, his stardom did not last long as his popularity quickly dropped in the mid 1990s. He scored another small hit in 1995 and nothing more.
- Artist
- Green Jelly
- Year
- 1993
- Song
- Three Little Pigs
- Chart
- 17
Green Jelly was the New York rock band who usually appeared in their cartoonish costumes. They released their debut video album, Cereal Killer, in 1993. The metal upgrade of the classic children tales "Three Little Pigs" became an MTV favourite and hit no.17 on the chart. They never had anything else on the chart since then.
- 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 titled "Doop" became a surprise no.1 hit in UK in 1994. Unfortunately, all their follow-up works were flops and they vanished from the music world as quickly as they came.
- Artist
- Crash Test Dummies
- Year
- 1994
- Song
- MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM
- Chart
- 4
This Canadian alternative rock band became a brief (but huge) talk in the US with their debut singles "MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM". This sequence of three short (but rather weird) stories became a worldwide Top10 hit (and no.4 hit in US) and brought the band an instant fame. Sadly, it was the only time their works ever appeared on the US chart.
- Artist
- Rednex
- Year
- 1995
- Song
- Cotton-Eye Joe
- Chart
- 25
Rednex was the Swedish techno-country group found in mid 1990s. They had a big hit in 1994 when their dance version of the traditional folk song "Cotton-Eye Joe" became an international hit and climbed to no.25 in US. Although they still an active group and made more hits in Europe, none of them ever hit Billboard Hot 100 chart again.
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