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Lists Of One-hit Wonders
The following articles contain lists of one-hit wonders, where a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. * List of one-hit wonders in Ireland * List of one-hit wonders in Scotland *List of one-hit wonders on the UK Albums Chart *List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart * List of one-hit wonders on the UK Official Download Chart *List of one-hit wonders in the United States A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take on Me" by A-h ... {{DEFAULTSORT:One-hit Wonders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-hit Wonder
A one-hit wonder or viral hit is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one hit single that overshadows their other work. Some artists dubbed "one-hit wonders" in a particular country have had great success in other countries. Music artists with subsequent popular albums and hit listings are typically not considered a one-hit wonder. One-hit wonders usually see their popularity decreasing after their hit listing and most often do not ever return to hit listings with other songs or albums. Music industry In ''The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,'' music journalist Wayne Jancik defines a one-hit wonder as "an act that has won a position on henational, pop, Top 40 record chart just once." This formal definition can include acts with greater success outside their lone pop hit and who are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders In Ireland
This list covers songs which were one-hit wonders in Ireland by Irish artists only and achieved only one top 40 hit. Most of the one hit wonders in the UK and the United States were also one hit wonders in Ireland. 1960s * "If I Didn't Have a Dime" - Tom Dunphy * "Black & Tan Gun" - The Johnny Flynn Showband with Pat Smith * " The Black Velvet Band" - Johnny Kelly * "Bucks Polka" - Clem Quinn and Miami Showband * "Chance of a Lifetime - Pat McGeegan * "The Wages of Love" - Muriel Day * "Streets of Baltimore" - Des Kelly and the Capital Showband * "Under Your Spell Again" - Savoy Showband 1970s * "Three Leafed Shamrock" – John Kerr * "Things You Hear About Me" – Maxi, Dick and Twink *"Christmastime in Ireland" – Ann Bushnell *"The Floral Dance" – Terry Wogan * "Viva II Papa" - Catrina Walsh * "Welcome John Paul II" - Jim Tobin * "(Shadow Play)" – Rory Gallagher 1980s * " Horoscopes" – Sheeba *"It's a Sunday Morning" – Fuze * "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders In Scotland
This list covers songs which were one-hit wonders in Scotland by Scottish artists only and achieved only one top 40 hit. Most of the one hit wonders in the UK and the United States were also one hit wonders in Scotland. 1990s * "Just Say You Love Me" – Hue and Cry (1994) * "Acid Folk" – Perplexer (1994) * "You'll Know Us By Our Noise" – Rangers F.C. (1994) * "Gazometer EP" - Scott Brown (1995) * "Do What You Like" – Rezerection (1995) * "Baby In Your Arms" – Nexus (1997) * "Yodel in the Canyon of Love" – Do-Re-Mi with Kerry (1997) 2000s * " You're Supposed to Be My Friend" – 1990s (2006) * "The Haggis" – Clax (2009) * "P is for Pirate" – Alestorm (2009) 2010s * "Caledonia" – Dougie MacLean (2013) * "I'll See Your Face One Day" – Jonathan Cordiner (2013) 2020s * " My Way" – Margaret Mackie and Jamie Lee Morley (2020) * "Dead Man's Blues" – Luke La Volpe (2020) *"Edinburgh" – Joshua Grant (2020) * "Echo" – Talisk (2020) Aggregate ensemble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders On The UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. It listed only physical album sales until 2007, after which it also included albums sold digitally and streams (the latter included in 2015). The chart is currently compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the UK music industry, and each week's new number one is first announced by BBC Radio 1 on their weekly chart show. The definition of a "one-hit wonder", as given by the reference text '' The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'', was any act that achieves a number one on the UK Album Chart and no other Top 40 entry. However, when Guinness first published the list in the 1980s the hit albums chart was a Top 100 with compilations included, until being split at the end of 1989 into a Top 75 Hit/Official Albums Chart and Top 20 Hit/Official Compilations Chart, with a Top 200 artist albums chart being available to industry insiders from the 1990s. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders On The UK Singles Chart
This is a list of artists who have achieved one number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart and no other entry on the chart. The list uses the strict ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles'' definition of "one-hit wonder", a term also commonly used more loosely to refer to any act known primarily for one major hit. Methodology A hit is attributed to the main artist given credit. If a single is released by two artists with the conjunction 'and' or 'versus' then both artists have equal billing (e.g. Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP, who have also been credited as Yolanda Be Cool vs. DCUP) and are both counted as having a number one (in this case "We No Speak Americano") whereas if the conjunction between two artists is 'featuring' or 'with' (or similar) then the first artist is considered the main artist for that hit, with the other artist listed being given a lesser billing (traditionally in these cases they would be additional vocalists or contributing instrumentalists, although in the 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders On The UK Official Download Chart
The UK Singles Downloads Chart is a weekly music chart that ranks most-downloaded songs in the United Kingdom over the past seven days. It is compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the British music industry, and is based solely on non-subscription downloads of songs from official music retailers. The chart was founded in 2004 and was first published on 1 September that year. The first artist ever to reach number one was Irish boy band Westlife. Since then, , 200 different artists have reached number-one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart as either a main or featured artist. The following table lists those artists. The totals do not include non-credited appearances (such as those on multiple-artist charity ensembles), although they are listed below. Artists , align=center, 2 , , - !scope=row, Snoop Dogg , " California Gurls" , EMI , , align=center, 2 , Featured artist , - !scope=row, Stereophonics , " Dakota" , V2 , , align=center, 2 , , - !scope=row, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-hit Wonders In The United States
A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take on Me" by A-ha in the United States, which topped a ''Rolling Stone'' magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder). This list contains artists known primarily for one hit song in the United States, who are described as one-hit wonders by the media even though they may actually have had multiple hits. Criteria Music reviewers and journalists sometimes describe a musical artist as a one-hit wonder, based on their professional assessment of chart success, sales figures, and fame. For the purpose of his book ''The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders'', music journalist Wayne Jancik defines a one-hit wonder as "an act that has won a position on ''Billboard''s national, pop, Top 40 just once." In his definition of an "act", Jancik distinguishes between a sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
