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

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in the UK and the

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were also one hit wonders in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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* "If I Didn't Have a Dime" - Tom Dunphy * "Black & Tan Gun" - The Johnny Flynn Showband with Pat Smith * "

The Black Velvet Band "The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a c ...

" - Johnny Kelly * "Bucks Polka" - Clem Quinn and Miami Showband * "Chance of a Lifetime -

Pat McGeegan Patrick (Pat) McGuigan (10 February 1935 – 27 June 1987) was an Irish singer born in Clones, County Monaghan. McGuigan, who spelled his name McGeegan for the stage, first came to prominence in Ireland when his single with the Big Four reached ...

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The Wages of Love Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid, Spain. The participating broadcaster, RTÉ, selected the entrant through a national final, which was won by Muriel Day. Joined by the Lindsays, they finished 7th place with 10 po ...

" - Muriel Day * "Streets of Baltimore" - Des Kelly and the Capital Showband * "Under Your Spell Again" - Savoy Showband

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* "Three Leafed Shamrock" – John Kerr * "Things You Hear About Me" – Maxi, Dick and Twink *"Christmastime in Ireland" – Ann Bushnell *"

The Floral Dance "The Floral Dance" is an English song describing the annual Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall. The music and lyrics were written in 1911 by Kate Emily Barkley ("Katie") Moss (1881–1947) who was a professional violinist, pianist and concert sin ...

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Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekd ...

* "Viva II Papa" - Catrina Walsh * "Welcome John Paul II" - Jim Tobin * "(Shadow Play)" – Rory Gallagher

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* " Horoscopes" –

Sheeba Sheeba were an all-girl pop trio popular in Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were Maxi, Marion Fossett and Frances Campbell. They are best known for representing the host nation, Ireland, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 ...

*"It's a Sunday Morning" – Fuze * "

Here Today Gone Tomorrow The Irish National Final was held on 14 March 1982 by RTÉ in Dublin, Ireland. Before Eurovision National final Eight finalists took part in the final on 14 March 1982 in Dublin, Ireland, with the winner being chosen by the votes of 11 re ...

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The Duskeys The Duskeys was an Irish family pop group, known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Here Today Gone Tomorrow". Background Formed after the break-up of Sandy Kelly's (real name Philomena Ellis) touring sh ...

* "Business Enterprise (My Friend John)" –

Those Nervous Animals Those Nervous Animals is an Irish rock band from Sligo, Ireland. Formed in 1981, the original membership consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Barry Brennan, guitarist Padraig Meehan, bassist Eddie Lee and percussionist Cathal Ha ...

* "Show Some Concern" – The Concerned (Charity disc) * "Feel It Now" –

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* "Waiting for a Miracle" by Mama's Boys * "Green Boys" – Light a Big Fire * "Town to Town" –

Microdisney Microdisney were an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980. They were founded and led by songwriters Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar). Originally typeset as Micro Disney, the band had become Microdisney by the tim ...

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The By-road to Glenroe "The By-road to Glenroe" was a song from the Irish television series ''Glenroe'', performed by actor Mick Lally in character as Miley Byrne in honour of his wife Biddy. The song was released as a single in 1990, with the show's theme song performed ...

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Mick Lally Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broaden ...

*"Give It a Lash Jack" by Liam Harrison & The GOAL Celebrities *"The Game" by The Memories *"Ooh Aah Paul McGrath" by Watch Your House *"This Time"/"Life Without You" by Chris Moore *"No Lager" by Mad Jocks featuring Jockmaster B.A *" Riverdance" by Bill Whelan *"Lumen" by

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (; 10 December 1950 – 7 November 2018) was an Irish musician, composer, academic and educationalist. Biography Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin was a pianist, composer, recording artist and academic; he held the Pro ...

Nocturne A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...

" by Secret Garden *"The Voice" by Eimear Quinn *"The Only One" by Junkster *"She Moved Through the Fair" by Furry Village *"Goodbye Girl" by Shane O'Donoghue, 2FM Charity Single 1996. *"Aon Focal Eile" by Noel Furlong Family Group *"Man Utd Man" by Men Utd ft. The Absolutelys

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Maniac 2000 "Maniac 2000" is a song produced by Simon Fitzpatrick and Tim Hannigan featuring vocals performed by Mark McCabe and Shelley Bukspan. It is a medley of Michael Sembello's 1983 song "Maniac" and a rap written mainly by Dublin's Al Gibbs and Mark ...

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Mark McCabe Mark McCabe (born 10 May 1978) is an Irish music producer, remixer, radio DJ and club DJ, from Dublin. In 2000, he released "Maniac 2000" and it went to number one, as the second biggest-selling record ever in Ireland. In 2017, McCabe teamed ...

*" Who's in the House" – Fr. Brian and the Fun Lovin' Cardinals *"We're Really Saying Something" – Buffalo G *"Feeling So Low" - Petronella *"May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" – Ronan Tynan and Rita Connolly *" Orange" – David O'Doherty *"The Langer" – Tim O'Riordan & Natural Gas *"Number One" -

Tabby Callaghan Tabby Callaghan (born Trevor John O'Callaghan; 22 April 1981, County Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish musician. He finished third on the first series of ''The X Factor'' in 2004. Early career Callaghan played in many collectives and groups as a t ...

On Wings ''On Wings'' is the debut single by Leanne Moore Leanne Moore (born 24 July 1984) is the winner of the 2008 series of '' You're a Star'' on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fell ...

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Leanne Moore Leanne Moore (born 24 July 1984) is the winner of the 2008 series of ''You're a Star'' on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald ...

*" Merry Christmas Jakey Boy" –

Jake Stevens Jake Stevens is a fictional Irish television personality and musician portrayed by the comedian PJ Gallagher. He first featured in the popular RTÉ Two hidden camera television series, ''Naked Camera''. Stevens later achieved his own spin-off ...

*"Lay Me Down" – The Phases *"Make Her Cry" – The Marshals *"Shine" –

Laura Izibor Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor (born 13 May 1987) is an Irish recording artist, musician and producer. She won the 2FM Song Contest while still in secondary school. She went on to win an award at the 2006 Meteor Awards, 2006 Meteor Music Awards. ...

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*"Beautiful Lies" -

Roberta Howett Roberta Howett (born 26 September 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2004. ''The X Factor'': 2004 Howett successfully auditioned for the ...

*" Only Love Survives" – Ryan Dolan *"Roots" -

Orla Gartland Orla Joan Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist from Dublin who gained popularity from posting cover songs on her YouTube account. As of December 2021, her YouTube channel has received over 271k subscribers ...

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Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond and recorded by American rock band Starship for their second studio album, '' No Protection'' (1987). It is a power ballad duet featuring vocalists Grace Sl ...

" – JP Gilbourne *"Winter Song" – Twitterxmassingle *"My Hero" – Presentation Secondary School Clonmel *"We All Stand Together" – Zog Chorus *"High Hopes" – High Hopes Choir *"Silver Lining" – Aoife Parle

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* "Pour The Milk" – Robbie Doherty & Keees * "Fake Fine" – Robert Grace * "Plugged In Freestyle" – A92 * " Get Out My Head" – Shane Codd * "IDK Why" – Lea Heart * "I Don't Really Care For You" –

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* " Talk About" – DJ Craig Gorman Most recent one-hit wonder to be removed from the list: "Lately" by Chasing Abbey (July 2023)

Aggregate ensemble groups

The following is a list of aggregate ensemble groups. These are usually put together for charity purposes. The ones listed below are one-hit wonders in their respective line-ups, but most are primarily made up of Various Artists. * Various Artists – "Simple Things" (2013) Cycle Against Suicide * Various Artists – " Tiny Dancer A Song for Lily Mae" (2012) * Various Artists – "

The Rocky Road to Poland "The Rocky Road to Poland" is a song released in 2012 as the official anthem of the Republic of Ireland national soccer team for the 2012 European Championships, held in Poland and Ukraine. The song was published by EMI Music Ireland. The song ...

" (2012) * Various Artists – "

The Ballad of Ronnie Drew "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" is a single by U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies. The single was recorded as a charitable project, with proceeds going to the Irish Cancer Society - owing to Ronnie Drew's cancer condition.

" (2008) * Various Artists – "Candle for Kosovo" (1999) * Jocks & Co. – "Rap Against Rape" (1990) * Various Artists – "Think of Somebody Out There" (1988)

Under an alternative name

* Kodaline scored a single hit as The 21 Demands "Give Me a Minute" in 2007), but scored individual hits as Kodaline afterwards.

References

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