Consequence of Sound: The 100 Best One-Hit Wonder Songs

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Consequence of Sound: The 100 Best One-Hit Wonder Songs

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Let's have some delicious (and not-so-) one-hit wonders!
100. Europe - "The Final Countdown" (1986)
99. EMF - "Unbelievable" (1990)
98. Michael Sembello - "Maniac" (1983)
97. The Surfaris - "Wipe Out" (1963)
96. White Town - "Your Woman" (1977)
95. Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music" (1976)
94. Len - "Steal My Sunshine" (1999)
93. Ronald & Ruby - "Lollipop" (1958)
92. Billie Myers - "Kiss the Rain" (1997)
91. Grover Washington, Jr. (feat. Bill Withers) - "Just the Two of Us"
90. Shocking Blue - "Venus" (1969)
89. Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack" (1996)
88. The Cascades - "Rhythm of the Rain" (1962)
87. Luscious Jackson - "Naked Eye" (1996)
86. Pilot - "Magic" (1974)
85. The Darkness - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (2003)
84. Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio" (1982)
83. Republica - "Ready to Go" (1996)
82. The Vines - "Get Free" (2002)
81. Everything But the Girl - "Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix)" (1994)
80. Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy" (1982)
79. Bobby Day - "Rockin' Robin" (1958)
78. Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" (1979)
77. Robert Knight - "Everlasting Love" (1967)
76. Lipps, Inc. - "Funkytown" (1980)
75. Big Country - "In a Big Country" (1983)
74. The Flys - "Got You Where I Want You" (1998)
73. Barrett Strong - "Money (That's What I Want)" (1959)
72. Toadies - "Possum Kingdom" (1994)
71. The Youngbloods - "Get Together" (1967)
70. Kriss Kross - "Jump" (1992)
69. The Vapors - "Turning Japanese" (1980)
68. Primitive Radio Gods - "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (1996)
67. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (1987)
66. The Capitols - "Cool Jerk" (1966)
65. Corona - "The Rhythm of the Night" (1993)
64. ? and the Mysterians - "96 Tears" (1966)
63. Edison Lighthouse - "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (1970)
62. Peter Schilling - "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (1983)
61. Duncan Sheik - "Barely Breathing" (1996)
60. Norman Greenbaum - "Spirit in the Sky" (1969)
59. Sneaker Pimps - "6 Underground (1996)
58. 4 Non Blondes - "What's Up?" (1992)
57. Ten Years After - "I'd Love to Change the World" (1971)
56. Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy" (1983)
55. Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight" (1997)
54. King Harvest = "Dancing in the Moonlight" (1972)
53. Tommy Tutone - "867-5309/Jenny" (1983)
52. Meredith Brooks - "Bitch" (1997)
51. The Casinos - "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (1967)
50. Semisonic - "Closing Time" (1998)
49. Love and Rockets - "So Alive" (1989)
48. Divinyls - "I Touch Myself" (1990)
47. The Ides of March - "Vehicle" (1970)
46. Mountain - "Mississippi Queen" (1970)
45. Thunderclap Newman - "Something in the Air" (1969)
44. King Missile - "Detachable Penis" (1992)
43. The Ad Libs - "The Boy from New York City" (1964)
42. Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1984)
41. Jean Knight - "Mr. Big Stuff" (1971)
40. Phantom Planet - "California" (2001)
39. A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982)
38. Marcie Blane - "Bobby's Girl" (1962)
37. Dionne Farris - "I Know" (1995)
36. The Monotones - "Who Wrote The Book of Love?" (1958)
35. Real Life - "Send Me an Angel" (1989)
34. Marcy Playground - "Sex and Candy" (1997)
33. Billy Paul - "Me and Mrs. Jones" (1972)
32. Wheatus - "Teenage Dirtbag" (2000)
31. J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - "Last Kiss" (1964)
30. Young MC - "Bust a Move" (1989)
29. Edie Brickell and New Bohemians - "What I Am" (1988)
28. Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real" (1978)
27. The Exciters - "Tell Him" (1962)
26. Biz Markie - "Just a Friend" (1989)
25. When in Rome - "The Promise" (1987)
24. Blind Melon - "No Rain" (1992)
23. Steam - "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (1969)
22. Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby" (1961)
21. Concrete Blonde - "Joey" (1990)
20. Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" (1981)
19. The Human Beinz - "Nobody But Me" (1968)
18. Godley and Cream - "Cry" (1985)
17. Eddie Holman - "Hey There Lonely Girl" (1969)
16. Spacehog - "In the Meantime" (1996)
15. Macy Gray - "I Try" (1999)
14. Free - "Alright Now" (1970)
13. Dexys Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen" (1982)
12. Doris Troy - "Just One Look" (1963)
11. Nazareth - "Love Hurts" (1975)
10. Haddaway - "What is Love?" (1993)
9. The Church - "Under the Milky Way" (1988)
8. Nena - "99 Luftballons" (1984)
7. Harvey Danger - "Flagpole Sitta" (1997)
6. The Contours - "Do You Love Me" (1962)
5. a-ha - "Take on Me" (1985)
4. The Five Stairsteps - "O-o-h Child" (1970)
3. Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn" (1997)
2. The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight" (1979)
1. Modern English - "I Melt with You" (1982)
Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand - Sir Duke (1976)
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