Greatest One-Hit Wonders
One Hit Wonders is a structured music dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Artist, Song, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 25 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Artist, Song, Year, Genre, Peak Chart Position, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1974 to 2000
- Across 25 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Artist, Song, and Year across music entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
Artist↕ | Song↕ | Year↕ | Genre↕ | Peak Chart Position↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soft Cell | Tainted Love | 1981 | Synth-Pop | #8 US / #1 UK | Spent 43 weeks on the Hot 100, a record at the time |
A-ha | Take On Me | 1985 | Synth-Pop | #1 US | Pencil-sketch animation music video became iconic |
Dexys Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen | 1982 | Celtic Soul | #1 US / #1 UK | Best-selling single in the UK in 1982 |
Toni Basil | Mickey | 1981 | Pop | #1 US | Cheerleader-themed video became an MTV staple |
Lipps Inc | Funkytown | 1980 | Disco/Funk | #1 US | Last great disco hit, sampled endlessly |
Tommy Tutone | 867-5309/Jenny | 1981 | Power Pop | #4 US | Phone number became the most dialed in America |
Nena | 99 Luftballons | 1983 | New Wave | #2 US / #1 Germany | Cold War protest song sung entirely in German |
Carl Douglas | Kung Fu Fighting | 1974 | Disco | #1 US / #1 UK | Recorded in 10 minutes, sold 11 million copies |
Chumbawamba | Tubthumping | 1997 | Alternative Rock | #6 US / #2 UK | Anarchist band's ironic anthem became a sports staple |
Right Said Fred | I'm Too Sexy | 1991 | Eurodance | #1 US / #2 UK | Tongue-in-cheek novelty hit about male vanity |
Dexy's Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen | 1982 | Celtic Soul | #1 US | Wedding DJ staple for 40+ years |
Chesney Hawkes | The One and Only | 1991 | Pop Rock | #1 UK | Title became an ironic joke about his one-hit status |
Baha Men | Who Let the Dogs Out | 2000 | Junkanoo | #40 US / #2 UK | Became a sports arena anthem worldwide |
Harvey Danger | Flagpole Sitta | 1997 | Alternative Rock | #57 US | I'm not sick but I'm not well became a 90s anthem |
Cornershop | Brimful of Asha | 1997 | Indie Pop | #1 UK | Norman Cook remix turned it into a global hit |
Los del Rio | Macarena | 1995 | Latin Pop | #1 US | 14 weeks at #1, defined 90s dance culture |
Vanilla Ice | Ice Ice Baby | 1990 | Hip-Hop | #1 US | First hip-hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100 |
Dead or Alive | You Spin Me Round | 1985 | Hi-NRG | #11 US / #1 UK | First Stock Aitken Waterman production to reach #1 |
Len | Steal My Sunshine | 1999 | Pop | #9 US | Quintessential late-90s summer one-hit wonder |
New Radicals | You Get What You Give | 1998 | Power Pop | #36 US | Called out Courtney Love and Hanson in the lyrics |
Ini Kamoze | Here Comes the Hotstepper | 1994 | Dancehall | #1 US | Featured in the Pret-a-Porter movie soundtrack |
The Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star | 1979 | New Wave | #40 US / #1 UK | First music video ever played on MTV |
Gerardo | Rico Suave | 1991 | Latin Hip-Hop | #7 US | Bilingual hip-hop novelty hit of the early 90s |
Blind Melon | No Rain | 1992 | Alternative Rock | #20 US | Bee girl music video became iconic on MTV |
Marcy Playground | Sex and Candy | 1997 | Alternative Rock | #8 US | Lazy, drawled delivery defined late-90s alt-rock |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Greatest One-Hit Wonders organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 25 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 25 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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