One-hit wonders in the UK
Notable one-hit wonders
- "A Pub With No Beer" by Slim Dusty
- "At The Hop" by Danny And The Juniors
- "Ballad Of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes
- "Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong" by Freddie Bell And The Bellboys
- "The Happy Wanderer" by Obernkirchen Children's Choir
- "Here Comes Summer" by Jerry Keller
- "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?" by Patti Page
- "It's Almost Tomorrow" by The Dreamweavers
- "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds
- "Little Things Mean A Lot" by Kitty Kallen
- "This Ole House" by Billie Anthony
- "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day
- "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat" by The Avons
- "Tequila" by The Champs
- "To Know Him Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears
- "Tom Hark" by Elias And His Zigzag Jive Flutes
- "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler
- "Volare" by Domenico Modugno
- "When" by the Kalin Twins
- "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Jeanine Deckers)
- "Everything I Am" by Plastic Penny
- "Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown
- "Green Tambourine" by Lemon Pipers
- "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans
- "Je t'aime...moi non plus" by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg (issued 3 times, reached #2 (Jul '69), #1 (Oct '69), #31 (Dec '74))
- "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred & His Playboy Band
- "Michelle" by The Overlanders
- "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble And The Stingers
- "Rhythm of the Rain" by Cascades
- "San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair)" by Scott McKenzie
- "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman
- "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies
- "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance
- "With A Little Help From My Friends" by the Young Idea
- "Back of my Hand" by The Jags
- "Barbados" by Typically Tropical
- "Big Yellow Taxi" byJoni Mitchell
- "Black Betty" by Ram Jam
- "Black is Black" by La Belle Epoque
- "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand
- "Dance with the Devil" by Cozy Powell
- "Dancing in the City" by Marshall Hain
- "Disco Duck (part one)" by Rick Dees
- "Drummer Man" by Tonight
- "Emotion" by Samantha Sang
- "Every Night" by Phoebe Snow
- "Eye Level" by the Simon Park Orchestra (The UK's biggest-selling non-charity one hit wonder)
- "Feelings" by Morris Albert
- "Float On" by The Floaters
- "Groovin with Mr. Bloe" by Mister Bloe
- "Gimme Dat Ding" by Pipkins, includes a bit of early rap
- "Grandad" by Clive Dunn
- "How Long?" by Ace
- "If" by Telly Savalas
- "If I Had Words" by Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley
- "Jilted John" by Jilted John
- "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
- "Let's All Chant" by Michael Zager Band
- "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee
- "Little Does She Know" by The Kursaal Flyers
- "The Lone Ranger" by Quantum Jump
- "Love Is In the Air" by John Paul Young
- "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton
- "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian and Michael
- "Mississippi" by Pussycat
- "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
- "No Charge" by J. J. Barrie
- "One Day at a Time" by Lena Martell
- "Resurrection Shuffle" by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
- "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson
- "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
- "Sky High" by Jigsaw
- "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
- "Substitute" by Clout
- "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies
- "Sunshine Day" by Osibisa
- "Supernature" by Cerrone
- "Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson
- "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor
- "Up Town Top Ranking" by Althia and Donna
- "Venus" by Shocking Blue
- "Wand'rin' Star" by Lee Marvin
- "Woodstock" by Matthews' Southern Comfort
- "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive
- "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
- "99 Luftballons" by Nena, anti-nuclear protest song popular in both the German original and English translation ("99 Red Balloons")
- "Anyone Can Fall In Love" by Anita Dobson
- "Atmosphere" by Russ Abbot
- "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer
- "Birdy Song" by The Tweets
- "Brilliant Mind" by Furniture
- "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
- "Car 67" by Driver 67
- "Da Da Da" by Trio
- "Driving Away From Home" by It's Immaterial
- "Drowning in Berlin" by The Mobiles
- "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins
- "Ever So Lonely" by Monsoon
- "Feel So Real" by Steve Arrington
- "First Time" by Robin Beck
- "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins (had numerous hits in the USA)
- "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc.
- "Funky Town" by Pseudo Echo (cover of the Lipps, Inc. song)
- "Girlie Girlie" by Sophia George
- "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
- "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls
- "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
- "Is Vic There?" by Department S
- "Japanese Boy" by Aneka
- "Just Say No" by Grange Hill Cast
- "Just what I always wanted" by Mari Wilson
- "Life in a Norhern Town" by Dream Academy
- "Live is Life" by Opus
- "Move Closer" by Phyllis Nelson
- "My Favourite Waste of Time" by Owen Paul
- "(Nothin' Serious) Jus' Buggin'" by Whistle
- "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson
- "Obsession" by Animotion
- "Oldest Swinger in Town" by Fred Wedlock
- "Only Love" by Nana Mouskouri
- "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag
- "Pump Up the Volume" by MARRS
- "Radio Africa" by Latin Quarter
- "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge
- "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
- "Save Your Love" by Renee and Renato
- "Shaddap You Face" by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
- "Since Yesterday" by Strawberry Switchblade
- "Solid" by Ashford and Simpson
- "Spirit in the Sky" by Doctor & The Medics, song was a two-time one-hit wonder and was re-released by Gareth Gates in 2004
- "Stairway to Heaven" by Far Corporation
- "Starting Together" by Su Pollard
- "Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime)" by Morris Minor & the Majors, AKA Tony Hawks and friends
- "Suicide Is Painless", the theme tune of M*A*S*H
- "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora.
- "The Chicken Song" by Spitting Image
- "The Politics of Dancing" by Re-Flex
- "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" by St. Winifred's School Choir
- "Together We Are Beautiful" by Fern Kinney
- "Trapped" by Colonel Abrams
- "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, from the movie Top Gun
- "Walking In The Air" by Aled Jones
- "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club (also one-hit wonders in the USA, but with a different song)
- "Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus, dance video made it a hit before the record was even released
- "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins
- "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
- "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop
- "Dirty Cash" by The Adventures of Stevie V
- "Enjoy Yorself" by A+
- "I Promised Myself" by Nick Kamen
- "I Swear" by All-4-One
- "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
- "Mambo Number 5" by Lou Bega
- "Mr Blobby" by Mr. Blobby
- "One Of Us" by Joan Osbourne
- "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo
- "Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin Archer
- "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
- "Your Woman" by White Town
- "Doop" by Doop
- "All This Time" by Michelle McManus, winner of the reality TV show Pop Idol
- "Do You Really Like It" by MC Pied Piper
- "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller. A dancefloor hit the previous year, lyrics from Sophie Ellis-Bextor were added and it was re-released as a pop tune
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