25: Mercy: Love (Can Make You Happy) (1969) And despite the term’s pejorative labeling, we can vouch for the greatness of every song on this list, which spans decades and genres. This list of the greatest one-hit wonders includes both obscure artists and long-running acts with one proper hit single under their belt. Other instances include acts whose one hit eclipses their entire careers – like Carly Rae Jepsen’s “ Call Me Maybe” – despite a few subsequent chart outings here and there.įor the purposes of this list, we’ve decided to define a one-hit wonder as a band/artist that has cracked the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 only once. No phrase in music riles up passionate fans and chart watchers alike quite like “one-hit wonder.” To most, it refers to flash-in-the-pan artists like Los Del Rio, the group behind the megahit “Macarena” who flew too close to the sun (and the top of the charts), never to be heard from again.
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