Over 2000 One Hit Wonder Songs!!
Last Update 04/03/16
Novelty One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Baz Luhrmann
- Year
- 1999
- Song
- Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
- Chart
- 45
The Australian filmmaker Buz Luhrmann probably did not think that he would make his name outside movie business. In 1998, he released a collection of remix version of theme songs from his films. One of them, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) became a surprise hit in US.
- Artist
- Lou Bega
- Year
- 1999
- Song
- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of ...)
- Chart
- 3
David Loubega, better known as Lou Bega, was an Italian/Ugandan artist from Germany since 1988. He was known, solely, for his international smash hit "Mambo No.5". This pointless Cuban dance became a worldwide smash hit, including in US (although no official singles was issued). Unfortunately, all his follow-ups unabled to carry on this success.
- Artist
- LEN
- Year
- 1999
- Song
- Steal My Sunshine
- Chart
- 9
This alternative rock band was form in Toronto, Canada, in 1991. They broke into US territory with their laid-back song "Steal My Sunshine", which was featured in 1999 film 'Go'. The singles turned out to be their first and last hit in US to date.
- Artist
- Vengaboys
- Year
- 1999
- Song
- We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)
- Chart
- 26
Vengaboys was an Euro-dance outfit created by two Dutch producers, Danski and Delmundo in the late 1990s. They had scored a handful of hits in Europe but not in US. Until 1999, when their hilarious party song "We like to Party" finally broke to no.26 spot on Billboard Hot 100. It is still their only US hit so far.
- Artist
- Bloodhound Gang
- Year
- 2000
- Song
- The Bad Touch
- Chart
- UK 4
Bloodhound Gang was an alternative rock band from Pennsylvania who rosed to fame in the late 1990s. The band was famous for their teenage-humour and explicit lyric. Their most famous work was the infectious dance groove with vulgar lyric "The Bad Touch", which became a smash Top5 hit in UK, as well as no.52 spot on Billboard chart, in 2000. It was their only international hit so far.
- Artist
- Baha Men
- Year
- 2000
- Song
- Who Let the Dogs Out
- Chart
- 40
The Baha Men was a dance-pop group who specialized in the fusion of Carribean music with modern dance rhythms. Their breakthrough came in 2000 when their singles "Who Let the Dogs Out" became Top40 hit in US. This novelty dance tune also won the Grammy Award and ened up became a sport anthem throughout the globe. It was their only success so far.
- Artist
- Afroman
- Year
- 2001
- Song
- Because I Got High
- Chart
- 13
Joseph Foreman (aka Afroman) was an American rapper who achived an international status in the early 2000s. His chance came when he got the attention of the Universal Records and released his first full album in 2001. "Because I Got High" was a mumbling song based on his difficulty to clean his room, became an internal hit in 2001. He continued releasing his works, but so far, none could grant him another hit.
- Artist
- Las Ketchup
- Year
- 2002
- Song
- The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)
- Chart
- UK 1
Las Ketchup was a short-live Spanish all-female singing group who actived in the early 2000s. They started their career with an Europop-fusion singles "Aserejé" in the summer of 2002. It was virtually the Spanish translation of Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" - with a load of Spanish gibberish. The song became an international hit and topped the UK chart, as well as other 26 countries worldwide. Sadly, their quickly ran out of hit and haven't released anything since 2006.
- Artist
- Fast Food Rockers
- Year
- 2003
- Song
- The Fast Food Song
- Chart
- UK 2
In 2003, this British pop group had taken the fast food trend to another level like no others. Their singles "The Fast Food Song" became so popular that it almost topped the UK chart in 2003. Although they managed to create another small hit later on, but they will be eternally remembered as fast food sellers in that colorful uniforms.
- Artist
- Gareth Gates with The Kumars
- Year
- 2003
- Song
- Spirit in the Sky
- Chart
- UK 1
Yet another version of Norman Greenbaum's Seventies classic. In 2003, a UK pop idol Gareth Gates teamed up with the Kumars at No.42's casts to produced a novelty version for the Comic Relief charity. This noisy and hilarious version became a miraculous hit and topped the UK chart in 2003 - and also the Kumars' only hit song so far.
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