One hit star or so-called "one-hit wonder"

In the pages of musical history, one could enumerate for quite a long time the bands and performers whom we know only thanks to one song. Such artists can be called "One-hit star" or from English "One-hit wonder". We decided to create a special category for such performers and their songs.Read more

However, I would like to make it clear that this is not about artists or bands that have only one song to their credit. The category presented here is more about showing you performers who we associate only through one song they once recorded. On the other hand, their earlier or later work passed without much publicity, did not climb to the top of the charts and hardly anyone associates it today.

Examples of such songs are plentiful, so if you have any suggestions of such hits yourself, feel free to contact us.

Music videos in "One hit star" category (73)

4 Non Blondes - What's Up?

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Release year: 1993
Added: 12 years ago

"What's Up" is a song written by Linda Perry for the band 4 Non Blondes. The song was included on their 1992 album "Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" and was released...

A-Ha - Take On Me

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Release year: 1984
Added: 18 years ago

Another video for fans of older hits namely the video of A-Ha - Take On Me, some people certainly did not have the opportunity to watch the original video and listen...

Afroman - Because I Got High

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Release year: 2001
Added: 4 years ago

Joseph Edgar Foreman is a 1974-born American musician, singer and multi-instrumentalist best known as Afroman. Despite the fact that he has as many as 12 studio...

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

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Release year: 1989
Added: 13 years ago

"Black Velvet" is a song written by Canadian rock musicians David Tyson and Christopher Ward, and recorded by Canadian singer Alannah Myles in 1989. The song became...

Aneka - Japanese Boy

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Release year: 1981
Added: 5 years ago

Mary Sandeman is the real name of a Scottish singer nicknamed Aneka. Her musical career was quite short and lasted only six years during which she released only...

Babybird - You're Gorgeous

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Release year: 1996
Added: 4 years ago

"You're Gorgeous" comes from the repertoire of the British band Babybird. The song was released as a commercial single in 1996, and is the band's only hit song...

Baltimora - Tarzan Boy

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Release year: 1985
Added: 14 years ago

Największy przebój grupy Baltimora is undoubtedly the 1985 single"Tarzan Boy." The song became a huge hit and topped the charts. It can be said to be a one hit...

Barthezz - On The Move

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Release year: 2000
Added: 18 years ago

Very well known to you song Barthezz - On The Move is the first of two music videos I have for you today. This is a beautiful example of an artist who falls into...

Beverley Craven - Promise Me

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Release year: 1990
Added: 4 years ago

"Promise Me" is British singer Beverly Craven 's biggest hit from 1990. The ballad was released as the lead single from the artist's debut album titled "Beverly...

Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

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Release year: 1992
Added: 4 years ago

"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress, which was originally published under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" by The Marcy Brothers. A year...

Break Machine - Street Dance

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Release year: 1984
Added: 3 years ago

"Street Dance" is a song released as a debut single by the band Break Machine in 1983, from the album "Street Dance Party." The hit was produced and written by...

Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You?

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Release year: 1992
Added: 3 years ago

The hit "Would I Lie To You?" is a song by American duo Charles & Eddie, which was written by Mike Leeson and Peter Vale and produced by Josh Deutsch. The song...

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

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Release year: 1997
Added: 12 years ago

Chumbawamba is a British band performing anarcho-punk music. It was founded in Leeds in 1982. Their most famous hit is the song "Tubthumping" from 1997 and this...

Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

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Release year: 1993
Added: 12 years ago

"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" is a single by Canadian folk rock performing group Crash Test Dummies, which was featured on their 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet. The song...

Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen

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Release year: 1982
Added: 14 years ago

Dexys Midnight Runners is an English music group playing mainly pop music with a touch of soul. They released their hits in the 1980s and their biggest hit was...

Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

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Release year: 1992
Added: 5 years ago

Digable Planets is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 in Brooklyn, New York. In the world of hip hop and rap music, the band was quite recognizable, but I...

Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You

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Release year: 1995
Added: 5 years ago

Edwyn Collins and his hit song "A Girl Like You" can win over rock, blues and pop fans alike. It is a perfect example of a hit song that shows that music connects....

EMF - Unbelievable

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Release year: 1990
Added: 5 years ago

The band EMF is a British music group founded in 1989, which, with interruptions and lineup changes, still exists today. The band's work can be pigeonholed into...

Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven

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Release year: 1983
Added: 17 years ago

Today I begin a long series of the best music videos from 20, 30, 40 years ago and even older gems may happen. No new reworking (well, almost) of an old song is...

Gary Numan - Cars (E Reg Model Remix)

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Release year: 1987
Added: 12 years ago

The song Cars is a famous hit from 1979 by Gary Numan. In 1987 a great remix of this song appeared, I invite you to this very song Gary Numan - Cars (E Reg Model...