 Just started watching some VH-1 and saw where they have the top 100 one hit wonders that started at 4pm. What is your best one hit wonder of all time? You can only pick ONE!
Mine is "Take on Me" by A-ha in 1985. 
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selectusername
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Apr 4 @ 4:43PM
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The Ventures originated the "album concept" where most
songs followed a certain theme.
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bandit892
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Apr 4 @ 5:08PM
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"I'll stop the world and cum in you" by Modern English 
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 4 @ 5:08PM
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Where the hell is everyone on here this afternoon? Damn, looks like another slow ass day on here. 
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 4 @ 5:09PM
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I'll stop the world and cum in you" You never get tired of saying that, do you?
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bandit892
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Apr 4 @ 5:16PM
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no but i almost got my ass in trouble singing it like that in front of the wrong people a few times
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1bunny629
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Apr 4 @ 5:31PM
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Hi Straddle....a one hit wonder? I am not sure, but I think that's every guy I have ever met....do I need to name one? 
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Lisa46
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Apr 4 @ 6:36PM
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^bunney
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onehornytoad69
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Apr 4 @ 6:52PM
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....a one hit wonder? I am not sure, but I think that's every guy I have ever met....do I need to name one?
That is so Right!!! 
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onehornytoad69
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Apr 4 @ 6:53PM
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Wanna meet One more......?! 
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NightOfOld
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Apr 4 @ 6:56PM
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I never get hit on, ... so all I do is Wonder. 
But if your talking about music ?
The Penguins.........Earth Angel.
Gene Chandler's......Duke of Earl
I could ad many more.
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cottoncandydragon
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Apr 4 @ 8:20PM
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Looking Glass - Brandi (You're a Fine Girl)
I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
Key Latgo - Bertie Higgins
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loveslife158
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Apr 4 @ 9:28PM
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I don't have my own, so i will steal nightofold's.
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sugarnspice005
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Apr 4 @ 9:45PM
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Although I liked my "head banging" "glam rock" of the 80's...one song I always liked because it had a catchy beat was Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby. I always lmao at the old man yelling "Science!!" in the video.
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 4 @ 9:49PM
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Although I liked my "head banging" "glam rock" of the 80's...one song I always liked because it had a catchy beat was Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby. I always lmao at the old man yelling "Science!!" in the video I think that song hit # 5.
My "Take on Me" was # 3 on that list. Should have been # 1. 
"I Ran" came in at # 2
And the top one was "Come on Eileen" at # 1. I do like that one too!
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PinkToeNails
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Apr 4 @ 9:50PM
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Electric Avenue...... What a one hit wonder that was.........
I hate that song!! LOL
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 4 @ 9:53PM
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Electric Avenue...... What a one hit wonder that was.........
I hate that song!! LOL Hey now, I love that song! 
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ThePurpleProphet
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Apr 4 @ 9:59PM
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Fastway - Say what you will
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 4 @ 10:21PM
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Fastway - Say what you will Never even heard of it. Who sings it and what year did it come out?
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BlueEyes708
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Apr 4 @ 10:32PM
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Play that Funky Music _ Wild Cherry.
I got to know these guys. They were from the Pittsburgh Area, and played a local club at least twice a month .
Bryan Bassett moved on, and is now touring with Foghat. When I had the pleasure of seeing him again last Oct, I reminded him of a blast from his past, mentioning the club he got his start in. It was like old home week after that, because we know a lot of the same local Musicians.
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ThePurpleProphet
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Apr 4 @ 10:44PM
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Fastway - Say what you will
It's early 80's hard rock. Fastway opened up for AC/DC during their For those about to rock tour
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texastigress
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Apr 5 @ 4:33AM
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The Vapors - Turning Japanese (1980) Wait a minute...I AM Japanese! 
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evild614
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Apr 5 @ 5:01AM
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That's tough- I mean really, really tough. I especially have a hard time qualifying a lot of otherwise obvious choices because even if an artist only has one chart-topper, if they have other songs I like I tend not to think of them as a one-hit-wonder. Artists like 13th Floor Elevators or Edwin Starr, for example. If I really had to choose, I'd go with Ben E. King- Stand By Me. Here's a really kick-ass version.
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southerngent64
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Apr 5 @ 6:10AM
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I loved the video for "Come On, Eileen!'
I saw a UK version of "One Hit Wonders" on VH1 Classic a few weeks back. One of the videos was "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. I never understood the lyrics and was surprised to learn that the song was about a 16 year girl who, in 1979, shot at a bunch of kids and adults at the elementary school across the street from her house.
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1bunny629
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Apr 5 @ 8:32AM
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I love electric avenue too! Funny...those one hit wonders have a place in my heart!
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onehornytoad69
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Apr 5 @ 8:36AM
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"Schools Out" by A.C. isn't a one hit wonder...but, I loved that one!!!
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Looking4ever
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Apr 5 @ 8:46AM
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Shoot us a link so you can see and choose...
I really prefer this blog over most of the ones you do...
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StraddleMyNose
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Apr 5 @ 9:37AM
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I saw a UK version of "One Hit Wonders" on VH1 Classic a few weeks back. One of the videos was "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. I never understood the lyrics and was surprised to learn that the song was about a 16 year girl who, in 1979, shot at a bunch of kids and adults at the elementary school across the street from her house Oh yeah, they covered this as well yesterday with that song and how they came up with it. I never knew that. It's pretty dark and creepy. lol
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Wordsofwit
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Apr 5 @ 9:53AM
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The Nashville Teens, "Tobacco Road", 1964
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flavorbuster
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Apr 5 @ 9:54AM
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Aldo Nova came out w/ a song life is just a fantasy or it was called fantasy which was a catchy little rock tune in it's time but the rest of what he did sucked so I guess that's a one hit wonder ..... I know you said just name one but the artist who sang I smell sex & candy was a one hit thing as well as while the rest of their songs sucked
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Sunshine79
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Apr 5 @ 10:21AM
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Way too many to just pick 1!
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LJRite69
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Apr 5 @ 1:11PM
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I've never been to me - Charlene
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irishblonde81
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Apr 5 @ 8:44PM
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Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy ...that's a classic!
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irishblonde81
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Apr 5 @ 8:48PM
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I just thought of a BRILLIANT one! ....
.....Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only !
...one word ...WOW! 
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enigma00
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May 2 @ 10:15PM
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Smoke From A Distant FIre---The Sanford Townsend Band
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ms11557
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May 18 @ 9:20PM
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It ias really hard to say-
to me the year of one hit wonders was in the 70"s
I love listening to them
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theSkwirl
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May 18 @ 9:29PM
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Don't Worry... Be Happy.
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r_jones52
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May 21 @ 1:31PM
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In the Year 2525, Zager and Evans--have no idea when released?! Finally a blog worth a reply
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Wordsofwit
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May 21 @ 1:57PM
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I am changing my vote. This wasn't truly a one hit wonder as the guy came out with a send single but it bombed and died in a week. Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum is living in northern California and remains as he always has been, a practicing Jew.
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twohander
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May 26 @ 3:28PM
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Vickie Sue Robinson - The orginal "Turn the Beat Around" love the beat
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popie757
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Jun 3 @ 5:44PM
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Hey, you want 1 hit wonders? Just go back to the '60s. Just about all of those hits were 1 hitters, mainly because they all sucked...with a few notable exceptions. I kinda liked Itchycoo Park by Small Faces.
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bigman1960
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Jun 6 @ 4:40PM
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TAKE MY BREATH AWAY BY TERI NUNN AND BERLIN.
ROBERT
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PussyLicker4U967
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Jun 14 @ 1:34AM
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Tommy Tutone.....867-5309.......Jenny......
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iltaraho
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Jun 21 @ 12:44AM
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How about The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
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StraddleMyNose
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Jun 21 @ 12:51AM
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How about The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like That's a good one! The lead singer was very HOT and SEXY in that skirt in the video.  It's a shame she passed away in 1997 from lung cancer.  What was her name again? Patty something.
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iltaraho
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Jun 21 @ 5:12PM
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Patty Donahue. Just thought of another from around the same time period, Toni Basil with Hey Mickey.
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geena
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Jun 24 @ 8:55PM
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yeah i've always loved Tommy Tutone's JENNY 8675309
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KitKat25
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Oct 22 @ 10:47PM
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I can't list just 1 song...I can't...I can't...and you can't make me... 
Favorites:
"I'm Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
"I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
"St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr
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