Brilliant One Hit Wonders?

[Scarlett]

I'm trying to think of really great songs that were one hit wonders. Things like Video Killed the Radio Star. Real classics that everyone loves. Any ideas?!

[Patsy33]

Never tire of this one..
https://youtu.be/6oqJ0JpMj6I

[piggynose]

Shut up yaface by Joe Dolce.

[Mozz71]

Piggy, a-ha, Right Said Fred and Dexys all had number one hits aside from their most famous songs. Unless you're in the US of A, where they were all one hit wonders.

[piggynose]

Bahamen..who let the dogs out?

[piggynose]

Dexys had 2 hits the other being Geno.

[MargoTester]

Anyone remember Here Comes Summer by Jerry Keller from 1959.

[Mamyalynne]

[MargoTester]

Thanks Mamya.

[Mozz71]

//Dexys had 2 hits the other being Geno//

They had 7 or 8 hits, but Geno and Come On Eileen were both number ones.

Come On Eileen was the first single I ever bought with my own money!

[Mozz71]

Patsy, love me some Edwin. Orange Juice were a great band too!

[Patsy33]

Yes, Mozz. Love it. Can some kind person please put the link up? :-)

[mushroom25]

[JimF]

B-side of "There, There, My Dear", No 7 in 1980.

[JimF]

[theshedman]

Barbados by Typically Tropical which got to number 1 and another is John Kettley Is a Weatherman by the band A Tribe of Toffs but that only got to number 21.

[New Judge]

Lord Rockingham's Eleven, "Hoots Mon"

Clive Dunn, "Grandad"

[jno]

yer right, folks, Ugly Kid Joe it was.

[Patsy33]

I like the Orange Juice song! Can somebody put Edwyn Collins. 'Never met a girl like you before' Thank you.

[JimF]

This is how to be a one-hit wonder, by anybody's definition!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floaters#Singles

[mushroom25]