50 One Hit Wonders

[sms316]

I reckon we can get 50 one hit wonders in a day pretty easily. The sad thing is this will probably inspire about 30 iTunes purchases (especially 1980's songs).

Add them to the list.

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive

[henno]

2. Green Jellÿ - Three Little Pigs (1993) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYwNWHZuT0)

[Dotty]

This bloke ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1aWk9Y9cMA

[Eag's]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. The Vapors - Turning Japanese

[sms316]

Great call Henno. :lol:

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot

[Eag's]

5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over

[Dotty]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

[henno]

Would Denis Leary's song, "Asshole", count? He has been somewhat successful, but I don't think he had another musical hit?

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back

[Webster]

1.Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up

[Dotty]

1.Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'

[Johnny Canuck]

1.Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up

Candy was also a hit for Cameo. Not as good as Word Up!, but still a solid song by from a man who wears a leather jockstrap outside of his leather pants.

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker

[razaar]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15 Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
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[Sasquatch]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this

[dc68]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That

[Johnny Canuck]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

Come on DC. I'd expect more from you. This isn't even their most famous song. Free Bird was a top 40 hit as both the original and live versions of the song. Saturday Night Special also made the top 40 charts.

Where's Jarro?

[Andrew]

Geez guys, your definition of ‘one hit wonder’ is extremely loose. You have 3 artists listed who have had multiple albums go platinum, then you mis-spell Lynyrd Skynyrd, a band that has had 4 platinum albums.

[Andrew]

Come on DC. I'd expect more from you. This isn't even their most famous song. Free Bird was a top 40 hit as both the original and live versions of the song. Saturday Night Special also made the top 40 charts.

Where's Jarro?

Thanks Johnny, you posted while I was typing. Obviously you were as shocked as I was.

[sms316]

Geez guys, your definition of ‘one hit wonder’ is extremely loose. You have 3 artists listed who have had multiple albums go platinum, then you mis-spell Lynyrd Skynyrd, a band that has had 4 platinum albums.
I should have expected the almanac to come in here and wreck it. :mrgreen:

Who btw?

[PeteyD]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That 24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation

[Johnny Canuck]

The best "Southern Rock" band of all time.

Going to put some on right now.

Mc Hammer also had a few "Hits" but I didn't want to go there.

[PeteyD]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said

[Johnny Canuck]

Hammer had 3 triple platinum albums, hard to believe.

[sms316]

Hammer had 3 triple platinum albums, hard to believe.
What is that saying G69 comes out with occassionally about McDonalds being the biggest restaurant? :-k

[Andrew]

Unfortunately, Billy Ray Cyrus is a multi-platinum artist.

Dexy's Midnight Runners had a #1 hit in the UK with Geno 2 years before Come On, Eileen. They have had 2 or 3 other top 10's.

The Rembrandts had a Top 20 hit off their 1st album called 'Just The Way It Is', which was 5 years before 'I'll Be There For You'.

Don't worry SMS, I'm just here to keep it real.

[3oneday]

2. Green Jellÿ - Three Little Pigs (1993) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYwNWHZuT0)I actually found that one quite good :lol:

[sms316]

Dexy's Midnight Runners had a #1 hit in the UK with Geno 2 years before Come On, Eileen. They have had 2 or 3 other top 10's.

*****

Don't worry SMS, I'm just here to keep it real.
Damn Vh1. I watched a One Hit Wonders special a while back and they got a start (although they only counted US hits). Gee that lead singer went weird in later life.

Regards to Myf.

[Andrew]

Damn Vh1. I watched a One Hit Wonders special a while back and they got a start (although they only counted US hits). Gee that lead singer went weird in later life.

Regards to Myf.

Mate, there is heaps of crap information out there. I can still remember competing in a large club trivia night & being told I was wrong because they insisted that Alanis Morissette’s 1st album was ‘Jagged Little Pill’. I told them she had released 2 albums previously in Canada, but they insisted I was wrong because the book said so.

How foolish were they to think I would be wrong.

[sms316]

What happened to your avatar?

[Andrew]

He was becoming too legit!

[Johnny Canuck]

Mate, there is heaps of crap information out there. I can still remember competing in a large club trivia night & being told I was wrong because they insisted that Alanis Morissette’s 1st album was ‘Jagged Little Pill’. I told them she had released 2 albums previously in Canada, but they insisted I was wrong because the book said so.

How foolish were they to think I would be wrong.

Technically, you are wrong. Her first albums were under the moniker "Alanis".

Alanis Morisette's first album was Jagged Little Pill.

They got you on a technicality.

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?

[The Wet Coaster]

take Skynard off that list, that's crazy!

my vote, dunno the artist, but song is "Video killed the Radio Star".

and you can throw
Men at work: Land down under
in there.

[Sasquatch]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie

[mike]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes

[mike]

32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
Could never work out what a 'Dutchie' was. A bong ?

[henno]

Technically, you are wrong. Her first albums were under the moniker "Alanis".

Alanis Morisette's first album was Jagged Little Pill.

They got you on a technicality.

I would argue that Alanis Morisette (the person) did release two albums before "Jagged Little Pill"; the fact that they were release under the name "Alanis" is irrelevent. She still released them. It was still her name and her singing. Next they are going to say that Madonna Louise Ciccone didn't release a single album, because they were all under the name "Madonna". Not the mention The Eagles, now being known simply as Eagles.

God help us if we have to count Prince's number of albums; he changes his name every year or so!

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese

[henno]

Could never work out what a 'Dutchie' was. A bong ?

It's a blunt - a joint basically, but rolled up in a cigar (A Dutch Master cigar actually, hence the name).

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway

[Johnny Canuck]

I would argue that Alanis Morisette (the person) did release two albums before "Jagged Little Pill"; the fact that they were release under the name "Alanis" is irrelevent. She still released them. It was still her name and her singing. Next they are going to say that Madonna Louise Ciccone didn't release a single album, because they were all under the name "Madonna". Not the mention The Eagles, now being known simply as Eagles.

God help us if we have to count Prince's number of albums; he changes his name every year or so!

I was just giving him crap, but it is open for interpretation.

Her other albums were only released in Canada, and in reading up on this JLP is considered her debut album.

The question needs to be more specific. What if she had released an independent album? Would that count too? What if she released an album under the title "Henno's Girl's Juggs"? Would it count as an Alanis Morisette album if it was just her singing?

What if she didn't suck?

[henno]

What if she didn't suck?

I'd love to live in a universe where Alanis didn't suck.

But I don't, and she does.

[Johnny Canuck]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway

Thread police! 3 US top tens, numerous hits with Tom Cochrane and Red Rider. Went the same high school as Johnny Canuck!

[sms316]

Thread police! 3 US top tens, numerous hits with Tom Cochrane and Red Rider. Went the same high school as Johnny Canuck!
Fine. Although that isn't the one I thought you would fire up aboot, eh?

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm

[Johnny Canuck]

Fine. Although that isn't the one I thought you would fire up aboot, eh?

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm

I've tried very hard to ignore all things to do with both Brian and Ryan Adams. Summer of 69 wasn't even his biggest hit!

Crash Test Dummies should be removed as well. Although, after reading up on them, they acheived bigger success in Aus and Europe than they did at home.

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
38. Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face

[Webster]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
38. Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
39. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap

[sms316]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. The Vapours - Turning Japanese
36. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
37. Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
38. Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
39. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
40. The Firm - Star Trekkin'

[henno]

40. The Firm - Star Trekkin'

Hahaha, that's right! Klingons off the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow..

[Jarro]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.

I cleaned the list up too .... you had Turning Japanese in there twice :roll:

[Sasquatch]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.
41. Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom Let's Go Back To My Room

[sms316]

I cleaned the list up too .... you had Turning Japanese in there twice :roll:
Only until post #51. Replaced with Informer.

[Jarro]

This thread is a mess :roll:

[PeteyD]

Like the dunderhead that started it ! hehe

[WBennett]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.
41. Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom Let's Go Back To My Room
42. Marrs - Pump Up the Volume
43. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
44. Timelords - Doctorin the Tardis (although they did become the KLF)

[markTHEblake]

So many that shouldnt be there, and cannot beleive nobody has put Adam Ant up yet.
Wasnt Dexys Midnight Runners on the Young Ones, and they didnt sing Eileen.
Nena and Plastic were huge in their respective countries.

Mike- is there any special reason that you remembered 'Baby its You"? :-)

[Courty]

40. The Firm - Star Trekkin'

Damn, you beat me to it.

45. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

[gazgolf1]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.
41. Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom Let's Go Back To My Room
42. Marrs - Pump Up the Volume
43. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
44. Timelords - Doctorin the Tardis (although they did become the KLF)
45. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
46. Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
47. The Vapors - Turning Japanese

[gazgolf1]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.
41. Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom Let's Go Back To My Room
42. Marrs - Pump Up the Volume
43. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
44. Timelords - Doctorin the Tardis (although they did become the KLF)
45. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
46. Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
47. Benny Mardones - If I could fly
48. Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
49. Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
50. Big Country - In a Big Country

[PeteyD]

Flock of Seagulls had more than I Ran, unfortunately.

[Jarro]

No hits though :roll:

[PeteyD]

Was I Ran a hit? Nothing worse than singing about bad curries

[Johnny Canuck]

Their song Wishing (If I had a photograph) was a good 80's tune. TIme to research and see where it made it to.

When I saw this thread, I actually wondered if anyone would throw these guys in.

[Johnny Canuck]

Wishing (if I had a photograph of you) Top 10 UK, number 26 US

[Andrew]

1. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2. Green Jelly - 3 Little Pigs
3. Snow - Informer
4. Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
5. Lipps, Inc - Funnky Town
6. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
7. Baha Men - Who let the dogs out.
8. Afro Man - Then I got high.
9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
10. Dennis Leary - Asshole
11. Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back
12. Cameo - Word Up
13. The Rembrandts - Theme from 'Friends'
14. Wreckx N Effect - Rumpshaker
15. Ackey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
16. Nena - 99 Luftballons
17. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
18. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
19. MC Hammer - Can't touch this
20. The Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star
21. Da Muttz - Wassup!
22. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
23. Henry Lee Summer - Wish I Had a Girl Who Walked Like That
24. Toni Basil - Mickey
25. Disneyland After Dark - Girl Nation
26. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
27. four Non Blondes - What's Up
28. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
29. Los Del Rio - Macarena
30. t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said
31. Captain Sensible - Wot?
32. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
33. Baby It's You - Promises
34. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
35. Brett Lee & Asha Bhosle - You're The One For Me (bwahahaha)
36.Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm
37.Joe Dolce - Shaddup a you face
38. Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap
39. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.
41. Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom Let's Go Back To My Room
42. Marrs - Pump Up the Volume
43. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
44. Timelords - Doctorin the Tardis (although they did become the KLF)
45. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
46. Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
47. Benny Mardones - If I could fly
48. Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
49. Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
50. Big Country - In a Big Country

Big Country were huge in the UK. They had 4 or 5 top 10 hits in the UK & a few in the US. I played on the same bill as them quite a few time & got to know Stuey fairly well in the early 90's when he still had it all together.

[Scottt]

20. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

Three double platinum albums does not a one hit wonder make.

[AndyP]

2. Green Jellÿ - Three Little Pigs (1993) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYwNWHZuT0)

I actually found that one quite good :lol:
Until last year when I threw all my cassettes out, I had this one as a cassingle. :shock: The B-side song was something about a Sacred Cow.


God help us if we have to count Prince's number of albums; he changes his name every year or so!He's always been Prince Rogers Nelson. ;) He only had Prince and 0(+-> (when he was seeing out the contract with Sony and had 'Slave' written on his cheeks). Of course, that doesn't mean he's not weird.

Plenty on the list that are not one-hit wonders. I guess if the criteria is that you don't hear the song on the radio 20 years later then it's a one hit wonder....

[henno]

He's always been Prince Rogers Nelson. ;) He only had Prince and 0(+-> (when he was seeing out the contract with Sony and had 'Slave' written on his cheeks). Of course, that doesn't mean he's not weird.

I think you are forgetting a few. What about when he was The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and the simply The Artist. After that he became that weird symbol.

[AndyP]

I think you are forgetting a few. What about when he was The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and the simply The Artist. No album was released using either of those "names". They would have been names used by the media (as well as TAFKAP), because it was too hard to say/print the symbol.

[Dotty]

If you need some reserves ...
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Genghis Khan - Moscow
Los Lobos - La Bamba

Although Los Lobos may not count, as they may have had hits with the two other Richie Valens hits (Donna and Let's Go) from the movie.

[Johnny Canuck]

multi grammy award winners too, i believe. still very big in Mexico.

[jimandr]

There are two problems with a list like this. We are Australians, so we are only thinking about Australian charts. So, we think bands like Crash Test Dummies and Flock of Seagulls were One Hit Wonders, as no other songs got airplay here. They fit the criteria in Australia, but not in other countries.

Once upon a time, it wasn't hard to predict which artists would be one-hit wonders. They would appear out of nowhere, they would a promo tour and perform/mime their one song on Countdown, do lots of radio interviews, but never do any live shows. Remember Roger Voudouris on Countdown?

There are a number of websites devoted to this subject. Most of them are US based, and include people like Divinyls and Kylie Minogue.

The other problem is the modern trend of producers releasing songs under a different name for each project. So you get 'artists' like MARRS and Timelords, who have done lots of music subsequently, but not under those names.

Some genuine OHW's off the top of my head...

Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Jennifer Paige - Rush
Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love (wish her song was called Paige!)
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Benny Mardones - Into The Night
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
Alan o'Day - Undercover Angel (look him up on Wikipedia. You won't believe the other songs he wrote, but didn't perform)
Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
Rupert Holmes - Escape (where's that worst ever songs thread?)

I'll leave up to SMS whether he wants to include The Weathergirls - It's Raining Men, as one of the singers was also the lead singer of Blackbox (but didn't appear in the videos).

Wikipedia is an amazing source for this type of trivia. I love this sort of stuff.

[AndyP]

I'm sure Crash Test Dummies had a second hit here in Afternoons and Coffeespoons. It just didn't have the same success as their big hit. But what do we define as a hit? A number 1? Top 10? Top 20?

[Johnny Canuck]

Mr Mister had a second hit from the same album, Kyrie. It also went to #1.

Escape. Is that the Pina Colada song? That song is horrible.

[CobraSS]

Limahl - Never Ending Story.

Europe - The Final Countdown

Phil Oakley - Together in Electric Dreams

John Parr - St Elmo's Fire

[CobraSS]

The Knack - My Sharona

[CobraSS]

Time Bandits - Endless Road

MC Lars - Download this song.

Tenacious D - Tribute

[CobraSS]

Bros - When will I be Famous :)

[AndyP]

Bros - When will I be Famous :)They definitely had several hits at the time.

[CobraSS]

The Proclaimers - Im Gunna be (500 miles)

[AndyP]

You don't remember I'm On My Way?

[markTHEblake]

Phil Oakley - Together in Electric Dreams

Its Oakey and no chance for this list.

He also had Goodbye Bad Times with Moroder, and Dont You Want Me, as the front man fore Human League (for 20 odd years), and has remained in the industry as producer, writer, singer for as long as most of us have been alive. Most of the time he has collaborated with other artists so you dont hear of him as often, at least compared to when he dressed weird like Sms316

[CobraSS]

Black Lace - Agadoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-UkTv8tVk

[AndyP]

Black Lace - Agadoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-UkTv8tVkWikipedia comment: In 2003, Black Lace's hit "Agadoo" was named as the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers for Q Magazine.

[CobraSS]

Wikipedia comment: In 2003, Black Lace's hit "Agadoo" was named as the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers for Q Magazine.

Was still a hit.

[CobraSS]

Deeeeeee-lite - Groove is in the Heart.

[CobraSS]

Young MC -bust a move.

[AndyP]

Was still a hit.I'm not disputing it. I thought it was interesting.

[CobraSS]

OMC - How Bizarre

[CobraSS]

Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5

[Russ]

40. Survivor - Eye of the tiger.

Whilst technically a one hit wonder, I believe this song should be removed from the list and should never be compared alongside the rest due to it's complete awesomeness!


I nominate: ALT & The Lost Civilization - Tequila

[Jarro]

Mr Mister had a second hit from the same album, Kyrie. It also went to #1.


Sure did.

It'll be on my disc if/when i get around to doing it too ;)

[Andrew]

Europe - The Final Countdown

Hey, don't knock Europe, man. They were the greatest band in the world for a few months.

Truth be known, everytime I hear that song I end up huddled in the corner whispering 'mummy'.

[goughy]

take Skynard off that list, that's crazy!

my vote, dunno the artist, but song is "Video killed the Radio Star".

and you can throw
Men at work: Land down under
in there.

How young are you Wet Coaster!!!!

I learned to drum to Men At Work's Greatest Hits Album!! 'Land Down Under' wasn't even their best song! 'Who can it be now'(#1 US 1982), 'Dr Heckle and Mr Jive' (#28 US), 'Overkill' (#3 US) and 'It's a mistake' (#6 US).

Their 2nd Album Cargo was #1 in the US while their first album Business As Usual was still holding #3. And they won a Grammy.

If I remember correctly 'Land Down Under' was released but did nothing, and then was re-released due to the Americas Cup and went HUGE!

Sorry, but I just loved these guys!

[goughy]

Mike- is there any special reason that you remembered 'Baby its You"? :-)

It's either the chick with the rack leaning forward while singing and wearing a loose white shirt!

Or it could be the dude with the blow wave with no shirt on but with suspenders and a tie!

Or shit, do I remember that. I didn't even have to youtube!!

[CobraSS]

LondonBeat - I've been thinking about you.

[CobraSS]

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

[Johnny Canuck]

what happened to your list? cobrass missing the concept here?

[CobraSS]

the list was "50 one hit wonders" so at 50 the list stops, I didn't start posting till the list was complete................

[BrisWesty]

How young are you Wet Coaster!!!!

I learned to drum to Men At Work's Greatest Hits Album!! 'Land Down Under' wasn't even their best song! 'Who can it be now'(#1 US 1982), 'Dr Heckle and Mr Jive' (#28 US), 'Overkill' (#3 US) and 'It's a mistake' (#6 US).

Their 2nd Album Cargo was #1 in the US while their first album Business As Usual was still holding #3. And they won a Grammy.

If I remember correctly 'Land Down Under' was released but did nothing, and then was re-released due to the Americas Cup and went HUGE!

Sorry, but I just loved these guys!

And then you get Colin Hay popping up in Scrubs singing Overkill until Dr Cox grabs his guitar and destroys it - outstanding!

[BrisWesty]

Does "Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive" count? Only for John Laws listeners.

[Russ]

And then you get Colin Hay popping up in Scrubs singing Overkill until Dr Cox grabs his guitar and destroys it - outstanding!

... and again popping up from between Kim's legs singing 'Down Under' when she's giving birth to J.D.'s kid.

"So that's what that song means!" :mrgreen:

[jimandr]

Extra bonus points for anyone who can think of a tune that has been a OHW twice, as the original and a cover. I can think of two candidates, but without looking up the artists(which would be unfair) I can't be absolutely certain. One is a bit obscure, but I'm surprised the other hasn't been mentioned yet for either version.

I'll keep quiet for the moment and see if any suggestions come up.

In the meantime, two absolute classics

Golden Earring - Radar Love
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat

plus another classic that shouldn't be on this list, but in Oz it is. Blue Oyster Cult were very big in USA, but I can't recall ever hearing any other song of theirs on Oz Radio except Don't Fear The Reaper.

[Courty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFdbceXmWE

I remember thinking this song was awesome back in the day. On reflection, it was obviously because of the filmclip, because it definitely ain't the vocals. :-s

[Johnny Canuck]

Extra bonus points for anyone who can think of a tune that has been a OHW twice, as the original and a cover. I can think of two candidates, but without looking up the artists(which would be unfair) I can't be absolutely certain. One is a bit obscure, but I'm surprised the other hasn't been mentioned yet for either version.

I'll keep quiet for the moment and see if any suggestions come up.

In the meantime, two absolute classics

Golden Earring - Radar Love
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat

plus another classic that shouldn't be on this list, but in Oz it is. Blue Oyster Cult were very big in USA, but I can't recall ever hearing any other song of theirs on Oz Radio except Don't Fear The Reaper.

One hit wonder twice:
Only You - The Flying Pickets and Yazoo

Golden Earring also had "Twilight Zone". Thanks for reminding me of that song, it is a good tune and definately worth a download.

[Bruce]

Yazoo! Not Kazoo!

[Courty]

Can't be a One Hit Wonder then... Yazoo also had 'Situation' which made it to No. 2 in the UK.

[Johnny Canuck]

Yazoo! Not Kazoo!

I don't know what you are talking about....:smt030:---)

[Johnny Canuck]

Can't be a One Hit Wonder then... Yazoo also had 'Situation' which made it to No. 2 in the UK.

Wow, I can't believe they actually had two songs that someone would listen to. Time to think again...

[Andrew]

Golden Earring - Radar Love

They had a hit in the early 80's with a song called 'Twilight Zone'. They have released 20 something studio albums since the mid 60's & a bunch of live albums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4VRmTXshM0

[Johnny Canuck]

Andrew, see post 116. Gotcha!

[just]

s another classic that shouldn't be on this list, but in Oz it is. Blue Oyster Cult were very big in USA, but I can't recall ever hearing any other song of theirs on Oz Radio except Don't Fear The Reaper.

I enjoy the Mutton Birds version of this.


One hit wonder twice:
Only You - The Flying Pickets and Yazoo



Yazoo! Not Kazoo!


Can't be a One Hit Wonder then... Yazoo also had 'Situation' which made it to No. 2 in the UK.


I don't know what you are talking about....:smt030:---)


Wow, I can't believe they actually had two songs that someone would listen to. Time to think again...
Nobody's Diary was also very big for them. Alison Moyet had a successful solo career. They were quite good. Vince Clarke (the other half of Yazoo) also wrote some of the early hits for Depeche Mode when he was part of the band. Hardly one hit wonders!

[Johnny Canuck]

i never knew alison moyet was part of yazoo. thanks just.

[just]

Vince Clarke was/is part of Erasure, who I don't rate all that much, who had many more hits. I've always had a soft spot for Alison Moyet, great voice.

[Johnny Canuck]

i knew about the erasure/dm connection, but never knew where it all began.

[virge666]

Mike Oldfield a one hit wonder . . . I think not.


Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
Divine - You think your a man.
Berlin - Take my breath Away
Jacko - I'm an individual.

[goughy]

Pseudo Echo - Listening which was pretty big for them too. They performed up in Woomba a year or two ago and were a big hit actually!

edit: thanks to wiki, 'beat for you' and 'don't go' are the others I remember!

[goughy]

Patrick Swaze - She's like the wind???

[sms316]

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby.

Surely this is the ultimate one hit wonder, given that the music was a rip off from "Under Pressure" and he didn't acknowledge it. Got his arse sued, and ended up selling shoes for a living.

[Scottt]

The Thong Song - Sisqo

Didn't Vanilla Ice end up in prison for drug dealing?

[henno]

Didn't Vanilla Ice end up in prison for drug dealing?

I thought it was for smacking his missus around?

[AndyP]

But that song he did in Turtles II was huge.

[Johnny Canuck]

Ice is still around under the name "Rob Van Winkle" doing kind of an Everlast thing now. He did get forced to sign some of the royalties of Ice Ice Baby over to LA gang member and record company owner Suge Knight after being dangled off a balcony by him, true story.


One hit wonders twice, I'll guess again. I did a little thinking on the long drive to work.

Cars - Gary Numan and Fear Factory (I know FF have sold a lot of albums, but Cars is probably their only one that made the charts, I could be wrong)

Forever Young - Alphaville and Youth Group

Axel L - Harold Faltermyer (or something like that) and Crazy Frog!

Sorry for that last one, but I think it's safe. I know that no one want so be the one that tells me about the Frog's other hits!

[virge666]

Forever Young - Alphaville and Youth Group


Was that not one of the worst covers versions ever from Youth Group. It is like they copied it tone for tone. It wasn't a cover - it was a imitation.

Fugly Osbourne also did Papa don't preach in exactly the same style as Madonna.

Like a weak decaf soy latte - why bother ?

[Bruce]

This thread is a ****ing shambles. You guys are less qualified than my mum to decide what counts as a hit.

Gary Numan! Cars! 1 hit!??? Cars was his second #1 FFS! Are Friends Electric was his first #1 in 1979

[Johnny Canuck]

Was that not one of the worst covers versions ever from Youth Group. It is like they copied it tone for tone. It wasn't a cover - it was a imitation.

Fugly Osbourne also did Papa don't preach in exactly the same style as Madonna.

Like a weak decaf soy latte - why bother ?

Agree 100%. The original was a good song. The imitation simply sucked.


This thread is a ****ing shambles. You guys are less qualified than my mum to decide what counts as a hit.

Gary Numan! Cars! 1 hit!??? Cars was his second #1 FFS! Are Friends Electric was his first #1 in 1979

Gary Numan's first number one hit was Cars.

Are 'Friends' Electric was a number one for "Tubeway Army", which happened to be Gary Numan's group, not Gary Numan. Sorry Bruce. (Although Gary did have other UK hits)

[Andrew]

Gary Numan's first number one hit was Cars.

Are 'Friends' Electric was a number one for "Tubeway Army", which happened to be Gary Numan's group, not Gary Numan. Sorry Bruce. (Although Gary did have other UK hits)
Yeah, but he had 'We Are Glass' & 'I Die, You Die' which were both top 10.

[Julie]

William Shakespear - My Little Angel.

[Johnny Canuck]

Yeah, but he had 'We Are Glass' & 'I Die, You Die' which were both top 10.

I acknowledged that he had others, but was just correcting Brucey!

[jimandr]

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby.

Surely this is the ultimate one hit wonder, given that the music was a rip off from "Under Pressure" and he didn't acknowledge it. Got his arse sued, and ended up selling shoes for a living.

The main problem with this argument is that he had a second 'hit', based on Play That Funky Music, which I think was called Cruising in my 5.0. It was woeful as well.

Regarding my double one hit wonder question, Forever Young is very good call. I hadn't thought about it. While Youth Group are still around, on the evidence so far, more hits are unlikely.

I was thinking about Ring My Bell, firstly by Anita Ward, and then by Collette, and also Don't Leave Me This Way, by Thelma Houston and then the Communards. I'm not sure whether T Houston had any other hits or not.

I'll concede my error on Golden Earring. I'd forgotten that Twilight Zone was by them.

[just]

and also Don't Leave Me This Way, by Thelma Houston and then the Communards. I'm not sure whether T Houston had any other hits or not.
Except that the Communards had a few other UK top 10's and Jimmy Sommerville had more hits with Bronski Beat and solo efforts.

[Courty]

Except that the Communards had a few other UK top 10's

Never Can Say Goodbye went alright here, too. ;)

[BrisWesty]

Joe Dolce - Shaddup You Face

[AndyP]

It was no. 37 on the list, Westy.

Haddaway - What is Love?

[Johnny Canuck]

Except that the Communards had a few other UK top 10's and Jimmy Sommerville had more hits with Bronski Beat and solo efforts.

Smalltown Boy is a timeless classic from the 80's. It gets remixed every 5 years or so and is always good.


It was no. 37 on the list, Westy.

Haddaway - What is Love?

Great song. My favourite dance track ever.

[Johnny Canuck]

The main problem with this argument is that he had a second 'hit', based on Play That Funky Music, which I think was called Cruising in my 5.0. It was woeful as well.

Regarding my double one hit wonder question, Forever Young is very good call. I hadn't thought about it. While Youth Group are still around, on the evidence so far, more hits are unlikely.

I was thinking about Ring My Bell, firstly by Anita Ward, and then by Collette, and also Don't Leave Me This Way, by Thelma Houston and then the Communards. I'm not sure whether T Houston had any other hits or not.

I'll concede my error on Golden Earring. I'd forgotten that Twilight Zone was by them.

I think it was called Play that Funky Music. Highly creative.

The chances of Youth Group having another hit are about the same as DC68 winning Mr. Universe.

[Courty]

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby.

Surely this is the ultimate one hit wonder, given that the music was a rip off from "Under Pressure" and he didn't acknowledge it. Got his arse sued, and ended up selling shoes for a living.

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[AndyP]

Great song. My favourite dance track ever.Was it that much of a hit in the end? Or is it more of a cult classic?
Night at the Roxbury didn't hurt it's popularity.

[Johnny Canuck]

It got a lot of play in the clubs back home. A Night of the Roxbury and the accompaning SNL skits made it legendary.

[just]

The Waterboys-The Whole of the Moon

[Scottt]

Has Sum 41 had another hit after Fat Lip?

[BrisWesty]

It was no. 37 on the list, Westy.

Haddaway - What is Love?

Oops, my bad.


The Waterboys-The Whole of the Moon

just, great song. One of The Waterboys, Karl Wallinger went on to form World Party who did "Ship of Fools".

Has anyone put in "You Only Get What you Give" by the New Radicals?

[dc68]

are about the same as DC68 winning Mr. Universe.


You dirty yank.

[TheNuclearOne]

Wasnt Dexys Midnight Runners on the Young Ones, and they didnt sing Eileen.


Smart man, tho no-one picked up on this post. What consdtitutes a hit may vary, but Geno (a fine song) reached #44 and was in the Australian charts for 19 weeks. "Jackie Wilson Said" reached 67 and was quite catchy.

Someone please tell me Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star has been mentioned. The epitome.

[BrisWesty]

How did we miss Stutter Rap by Morris Minor & the Majors?


Also, from Wikipedia - one hit wonders - British, but interesting all the same.

Channel 4's "50 Greatest One Hit Wonders"
A 2006 television poll, conducted by Channel 4 in the UK, asked viewers to select their favourite one hit wonder from a shortlist of 60 [4]. Respondents could also vote by e-mail to select a song that was not on the original list, if they so wished. The top 50 were:

"Kung Fu Fighting" – Carl Douglas
"99 Red Balloons" – Nena
"Because I Got High" – Afroman
"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
"Can You Dig It?" – The Mock Turtles
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" – Monty Python
"Spirit in the Sky" – Doctor and the Medics (also Norman Greenbaum)
"Who Let the Dogs Out" – Baha Men
"The Safety Dance" – Men Without Hats
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please" – Splodgenessabounds
"Groove is in the Heart" – Deee-Lite
"Trouble" – Shampoo
"It's Raining Men" – The Weather Girls
"All By Myself" – Eric Carmen
"Jilted John" – Jilted John
"I’ll Be There For You" – The Rembrandts
"Doctorin’ the Tardis" – The Timelords
"Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco
"Flat Beat" – Mr. Oizo
"Video Killed the Radio Star" – Buggles
"Je t'aime... moi non plus" – Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)" – Lou Bega
"Turning Japanese" – The Vapors
"Mickey" – Toni Basil
"Mouldy Old Dough" – Lieutenant Pigeon
"Pump Up The Volume" – M/A/R/R/S
"Lovin' You" – Minnie Riperton
"Axel F" – Harold Faltermeyer (also well known for the Grammy Award winning Top Gun Anthem)
"**** It (I Don’t Want You Back)" – Eamon
"I'm the Urban Spaceman" – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
"Spaceman" – Babylon Zoo
"My Sharona" – The Knack
"Shaddap You Face" – Joe Dolce Music Theatre
"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" – Baz Luhrmann
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry’s Song)" – Brian & Michael
"MacArthur Park" – Richard Harris
"Monster Mash" – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
"Rapper’s Delight" – Sugarhill Gang
"Fire" – Crazy World of Arthur Brown
"The One and Only" – Chesney Hawkes
"Louie, Louie" – The Kingsmen
"Since Yesterday" – Strawberry Switchblade
"My Boy Lollipop" – Millie Small
"Read a Book, Nigga" – D'Mite
"Stutter Rap (No Sleep ‘til Bedtime)" – Morris Minor and the Majors
"Just Say No" – Grange Hill Cast
"Woo Hoo" – The Rock-A-Teens
"Japanese Boy" – Aneka
"Save Your Love" – Renee and Renato
"Brimful of Asha" – Cornershop
Even this list is riddled with inaccuracies, since at least fifteen of the fifty acts ranked in the Top 50 by the poll had multiple Top 40 hits in the UK singles chart, thus disqualifying them from the appellation 'one-hit wonder', although the success of the other hits was (with one very notable exception) of a lesser measure than those included in the poll:

Millie reached No. 30 with 'Sweet William' in 1964.
Lieutenant Pigeon reached No. 17 with 'Desperate Dan' in 1972.
Carl Douglas reached No. 35 with 'Dance the Kung Fu' in 1974 and No. 25 with 'Run Back' in 1977.
The Buggles reached No. 16 with 'Living in the Plastic Age' and No. 38 with 'Clean Clean' in 1980.
Splodgenessabounds reached No. 26 with the double A-side 'Two Little Boys' / 'Horse' in 1980.
Doctor and the Medics reached No. 29 with 'Burn' in 1986.
Falco reached No. 10 with 'Vienna Calling' in 1986.
Deee-Lite reached No. 25 with the double A-side 'Power of Love'/'Deee-Lite Theme' in 1990.
Chesney Hawkes reached No. 27 with 'I'm a Man Not a Boy' in 1991.
Shampoo reached No. 27 with 'Viva La Megababes' in 1994, No. 21 with 'Delicious' in 1995, No. 36 with 'Trouble (1995)' in 1995, and No. 25 with 'Girl Power' in 1996, thus notching up no fewer than five hits including two different versions of 'Trouble'.
Babylon Zoo reached No. 17 with 'Animal Army' and No. 32 with 'The Boy with the X-ray Eyes' in 1996.
Cornershop reached No. 23 with 'Sleep on the Left Side' in 1998 and No. 37 with 'Lessons Learnt From Rocky I To Rocky III' in 2002.
Baha Men reached No. 14 with 'You All Dat' in 2001 and No. 16 with 'Move It Like This' in 2002.
Afroman reached No. 10 with 'Crazy Rap' in 2002.
Eamon (featuring Ghostface) reached No. 27 with 'Love Them' in 2004.
Most notably, The Timelords reached the UK Top 40 eight times—once under that name; once as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; once as 2K; and five times, including one #1, under their best-known name, The KLF.

[TheNuclearOne]

How did we miss Stutter Rap by Morris Minor & the Majors?


It was listed pages ago unless i misunderstand.

[Johnny Canuck]

How did we miss Stutter Rap by Morris Minor & the Majors?


Also, from Wikipedia - one hit wonders - British, but interesting all the same.

Channel 4's "50 Greatest One Hit Wonders"
A 2006 television poll, conducted by Channel 4 in the UK, asked viewers to select their favourite one hit wonder from a shortlist of 60 [4]. Respondents could also vote by e-mail to select a song that was not on the original list, if they so wished. The top 50 were:

"Kung Fu Fighting" – Carl Douglas
"99 Red Balloons" – Nena
"Because I Got High" – Afroman
"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
"Can You Dig It?" – The Mock Turtles
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" – Monty Python
"Spirit in the Sky" – Doctor and the Medics (also Norman Greenbaum)
"Who Let the Dogs Out" – Baha Men
"The Safety Dance" – Men Without Hats
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please" – Splodgenessabounds
"Groove is in the Heart" – Deee-Lite
"Trouble" – Shampoo
"It's Raining Men" – The Weather Girls
"All By Myself" – Eric Carmen
"Jilted John" – Jilted John
"I’ll Be There For You" – The Rembrandts
"Doctorin’ the Tardis" – The Timelords
"Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco
"Flat Beat" – Mr. Oizo
"Video Killed the Radio Star" – Buggles
"Je t'aime... moi non plus" – Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)" – Lou Bega
"Turning Japanese" – The Vapors
"Mickey" – Toni Basil
"Mouldy Old Dough" – Lieutenant Pigeon
"Pump Up The Volume" – M/A/R/R/S
"Lovin' You" – Minnie Riperton
"Axel F" – Harold Faltermeyer (also well known for the Grammy Award winning Top Gun Anthem)
"**** It (I Don’t Want You Back)" – Eamon
"I'm the Urban Spaceman" – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
"Spaceman" – Babylon Zoo
"My Sharona" – The Knack
"Shaddap You Face" – Joe Dolce Music Theatre
"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" – Baz Luhrmann
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry’s Song)" – Brian & Michael
"MacArthur Park" – Richard Harris
"Monster Mash" – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
"Rapper’s Delight" – Sugarhill Gang
"Fire" – Crazy World of Arthur Brown
"The One and Only" – Chesney Hawkes
"Louie, Louie" – The Kingsmen
"Since Yesterday" – Strawberry Switchblade
"My Boy Lollipop" – Millie Small
"Read a Book, Nigga" – D'Mite
"Stutter Rap (No Sleep ‘til Bedtime)" – Morris Minor and the Majors
"Just Say No" – Grange Hill Cast
"Woo Hoo" – The Rock-A-Teens
"Japanese Boy" – Aneka
"Save Your Love" – Renee and Renato
"Brimful of Asha" – Cornershop
Even this list is riddled with inaccuracies, since at least fifteen of the fifty acts ranked in the Top 50 by the poll had multiple Top 40 hits in the UK singles chart, thus disqualifying them from the appellation 'one-hit wonder', although the success of the other hits was (with one very notable exception) of a lesser measure than those included in the poll:

Millie reached No. 30 with 'Sweet William' in 1964.
Lieutenant Pigeon reached No. 17 with 'Desperate Dan' in 1972.
Carl Douglas reached No. 35 with 'Dance the Kung Fu' in 1974 and No. 25 with 'Run Back' in 1977.
The Buggles reached No. 16 with 'Living in the Plastic Age' and No. 38 with 'Clean Clean' in 1980.
Splodgenessabounds reached No. 26 with the double A-side 'Two Little Boys' / 'Horse' in 1980.
Doctor and the Medics reached No. 29 with 'Burn' in 1986.
Falco reached No. 10 with 'Vienna Calling' in 1986.
Deee-Lite reached No. 25 with the double A-side 'Power of Love'/'Deee-Lite Theme' in 1990.
Chesney Hawkes reached No. 27 with 'I'm a Man Not a Boy' in 1991.
Shampoo reached No. 27 with 'Viva La Megababes' in 1994, No. 21 with 'Delicious' in 1995, No. 36 with 'Trouble (1995)' in 1995, and No. 25 with 'Girl Power' in 1996, thus notching up no fewer than five hits including two different versions of 'Trouble'.
Babylon Zoo reached No. 17 with 'Animal Army' and No. 32 with 'The Boy with the X-ray Eyes' in 1996.
Cornershop reached No. 23 with 'Sleep on the Left Side' in 1998 and No. 37 with 'Lessons Learnt From Rocky I To Rocky III' in 2002.
Baha Men reached No. 14 with 'You All Dat' in 2001 and No. 16 with 'Move It Like This' in 2002.
Afroman reached No. 10 with 'Crazy Rap' in 2002.
Eamon (featuring Ghostface) reached No. 27 with 'Love Them' in 2004.
Most notably, The Timelords reached the UK Top 40 eight times—once under that name; once as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; once as 2K; and five times, including one #1, under their best-known name, The KLF.

Eric Carmen had a hit with "Hungry Eyes" as well.

Vienna Calling was a better song than Rock me Amadeus.

[Jarro]

Someone please tell me Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star has been mentioned. The epitome.

I know as 'The Buggles' they didn't have any more hits ..... but Trevor Horn and Geoff Downs were in Yes and Asia (not together though) so they must've at least had one more hit each in those times ???

[Andrew]

Smart man, tho no-one picked up on this post. What consdtitutes a hit may vary, but Geno (a fine song) reached #44 and was in the Australian charts for 19 weeks. "Jackie Wilson Said" reached 67 and was quite catchy.

Someone please tell me Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star has been mentioned. The epitome.
I think you may find both of those issues were cleared up about 37 pages ago.

[Andrew]

I know as 'The Buggles' they didn't have any more hits ..... but Trevor Horn and Geoff Downs were in Yes and Asia (not together though) so they must've at least had one more hit each in those times ???

Not that this counts, but Trevor Horn went on to become one of the U.K.'s top producers. He was responsible for Franky Goes To Hollywood's success, as well as producing & writing with Seal.

He was one of the first producers in the world to use polyphonic synths to put a wash behind every recording. Quite a clever guy in the studio.

[Jarro]

Not that this counts, but Trevor Horn went on to become one of the U.K.'s top producers. He was responsible for Franky Goes To Hollywood's success, as well as producing & writing with Seal.

He was one of the first producers in the world to use polyphonic synths to put a wash behind every recording. Quite a clever guy in the studio.

Correct.

I've got a couple of Yes albums that he produced ... 90125 being a point in reference, and the production is brilliant!

[TheNuclearOne]

Not that this counts, but Trevor Horn went on to become one of the U.K.'s top producers. He was responsible for Franky Goes To Hollywood's success


I certainly wouldn't be forgetting Paul Morley.

[TheNuclearOne]

I think you may find both of those issues were cleared up about 37 pages ago.

I can't see the revelance of UK chart action in this tho, there's myriads of bands had just one hit here (and the USA) but stacks in the UK.

[TheNuclearOne]

I know as 'The Buggles' they didn't have any more hits ..... but Trevor Horn and Geoff Downs were in Yes and Asia (not together though) so they must've at least had one more hit each in those times ???

I count them as one hitters tho. I think a fair few individual members from one hitters would have hits elsewhere. One being the Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You cover.

[markTHEblake]

Most notably, The Timelords reached the UK Top 40 eight times—once under that name; once as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; once as 2K; and five times, including one #1, under their best-known name, The KLF.

and also as the Jams

[BrisWesty]

One hit wonder twice:
Only You - The Flying Pickets and Yazoo



Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder and Unique II. The original beats the cover.

[goughy]

London Beat - 'I've been thinking about you' ????

[CobraSS]

London Beat - 'I've been thinking about you' ????


http://ozgolf.net/forums/showpost.php?p=293019&postcount=107

please keep up :)

[kev]

I can't believe no one has mentioned:

Soft Cell - Tainted Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cCI_XDQWb0)

EDIT: apparently Gloria Jones did the original...

[Johnny Canuck]

Correct.

I've got a couple of Yes albums that he produced ... 90125 being a point in reference, and the production is brilliant!

Great album. I own the original cassette.

[TheNuclearOne]

Wow, I can't believe they actually had two songs that someone would listen to. Time to think again...

Not to mention "Don't Go", which at number 6 went one spot higher than "Only You". "Nobody's Diary" hit 17 as well as previously mentioned.

[TheNuclearOne]

Kim Hart - Love At First Night
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie Blue

The Ozarks had some chart action in other countries but were one hitters here. Good song too.

[TheNuclearOne]

43. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)


Sexy Girl went ok too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7VDXlFD2N0.

[AndyP]

I saw these consecutively on Music Max tonight

The Only Way is Up - Yazz
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head
Love You Right - Euphoria (I had forgotten their 'One in a Million' hit, so not a one hit wonder)

[sms316]

Can't be stuffed doing any research on this, but was at the supermarket the other day and the y were playing "Nothing's Going To Change My Love For You", by Glenn Medeiros?? How many weddings in the 1980's must that song have been played at. Have serious doubts about him ever doing anything else.

[LarryLong]

Glenn Medeiros also did "She aint worth it" with Bobby Brown back in the day as well. Only thing I can remember about that song was the video had chicks (and maybe blokes) in lycra doing a pelvis-thrusting conga line.

[Courty]

Only thing I can remember about that song was the video had chicks (and maybe blokes) in lycra doing a pelvis-thrusting conga line.

:-s

[TheNuclearOne]

PH.D - I Won't Let You Down

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[TheNuclearOne]

Alan o'Day - Undercover Angel (look him up on Wikipedia. You won't believe the other songs he wrote, but didn't perform)


Liked this one too, i love em i love em i love em LOL

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Wiki actually has it wrong this song went to number 1 here, 11 was it. Oh the memories :oops:

[TheNuclearOne]

Jim Diamond from PH.D. solo. Real crooner eh

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[TheNuclearOne]

Another for the lovers

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[TheNuclearOne]

And a killer one hitter (Certainly in OZ) everyone should know

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[TheNuclearOne]

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[TheNuclearOne]

I wonder if anyone remembers this one, goodness me lol

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[TheNuclearOne]

And who on earth could ever forget!

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[BrisWesty]

Building a Bridge to your Heart - Wax

[Dotty]

TNO's Cowboy clip reminded me of another from the 70's, that rolled during the credits on 'Spicks and Specks' last month.

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=56042

Skatt Brothers - Life on the Outpost

[davidp]

Maybe I missed this one if it was listed:

Shaddup Ya Face - Joe Dolce

"What's da matter you - eh?"

[BrisWesty]

They got that one daveyp, but he seems to have taken his own advice as we haven't heard from him since.

[TheNuclearOne]

TNO's Cowboy clip reminded me of another from the 70's, that rolled during the credits on 'Spicks and Specks' last month.

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=56042

Skatt Brothers - Life on the Outpost

Man i love this song! :smt038

[Dotty]

Dana Lyons - Cows with Guns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5s5qGg01nE

Stretching the term 'one hit', but made it to no. 2 on the Australian Country Charts, according to his website.

[Johnny Canuck]

Can't be stuffed doing any research on this, but was at the supermarket the other day and the y were playing "Nothing's Going To Change My Love For You", by Glenn Medeiros?? How many weddings in the 1980's must that song have been played at. Have serious doubts about him ever doing anything else.


You are a cockhead.

If this song is stuck in my head for the rest of the night, I am going to hop on a plane to Canberra.

I haven't thought of this guy is 15 years!

[TheNuclearOne]

You are a cockhead.

If this song is stuck in my head for the rest of the night, I am going to hop on a plane to Canberra.

I haven't thought of this guy is 15 years!

:lol:

[sms316]

You are a cockhead.

If this song is stuck in my head for the rest of the night, I am going to hop on a plane to Canberra.

I haven't thought of this guy is 15 years!
No reports of Canadian terrorists in Canberra this morning.

[Johnny Canuck]

No reports of Canadian terrorists in Canberra this morning.

I am happy to report that this song was forgotten about shortly after posting.

However, like Elton John, the bitch is back.

[LarryLong]

Canadian terrorists singing "Nothing's gonna change my love for you", at that.

[Dotty]

So, if I hear a Mr Whippy van playing Glen Mediros, it's really full of deisel, fertilizer and a crazed canuck on his way to Canberra.

[BrisWesty]

Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air

Guilty confession time - I actually really like this song. Don't know what it is, might be the really incongruous instrumental in the middle of the song.

[Johnny Canuck]

So, if I hear a Mr Whippy van playing Glen Mediros, it's really full of deisel, fertilizer and a crazed canuck on his way to Canberra.
'Straight out of Dexter...

[sms316]

Hopefully everything has settled down now, Captain Johnny Cupcake.

[goughy]

Can't believe I forgot this one!

'What'll We Be Singing in the Eighties' - Terry McCarthy and the Monitors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9IIry1bKQA

Considering he's my dad's cousin after all.
Probably more famous for other things of course. He became and advertising guru - anyone remember 'I can feel a XXXX coming on'.

And the Blakeney twins, from Neighbours but more famously (for me anyway) from Wombat!

They did release another song 'Nobody Told Me' but it did squat. My 2nd cousin appeared in the clip though.