Top 100 One Hit Wonders 1960 To 2000 |
| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | You Light Up My Life | 1 | Oct 1977 |
| Debby Boone |
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| 2 | Seasons In The Sun | 1 | Feb 1974 |
| Terry Jacks |
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| 3 | We Are The World | 1 | Mar 1985 |
| USA For Africa |
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| 4 | Nothing Compares 2 U | 14 | 1 | Apr 1990 |
| Sinead O'Connor |
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| 5 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) | 1 | Aug 1972 |
| Looking Glass |
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| 6 | MacArena (Bayside Boys Mix) | 1 | Jun 1996 |
| Los Del Rio |
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| 7 | Me And Mrs. Jones | 1 | Dec 1972 |
| Billy Paul |
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| 8 | Hot Child In The City | 1 | Sep 1978 |
| Nick Gilder |
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| 9 | Greenfields | 1 | Apr 1960 |
| The Brothers Four |
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| 10 | Here Comes The Hotstepper | 1 | Nov 1994 |
| Ini Kamoze |
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| 11 | Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) | 1 | Oct 1962 |
| The Contours |
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| 12 | Dominique | 1 | Nov 1963 |
| The Singing Nun |
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| 13 | Lovefool | 9 | 1 | Jan 1997 |
| The Cardigans |
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| 14 | Whoomp! (There It Is) | 1 | Jul 1993 |
| Tag Team |
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| 15 | When I'm With You | 1 | Jan 1989 |
| Sheriff |
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| 16 | Ode To Billie Joe | 1 | Sep 1967 |
| Bobbie Gentry |
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| 17 | One More Try | 1 | Mar 1991 |
| Timmy T |
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| 18 | Playground In My Mind | 1 | Jun 1973 |
| Clint Holmes |
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| 19 | Expressway (To Your Heart) | 1 | Oct 1967 |
| The Soul Survivors |
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| 20 | Take On Me | 1 | Sep 1985 |
| A-ha |
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| 21 | Hey! Baby | 1 | Mar 1962 |
| Bruce Channel |
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| 22 | Rump Shaker | 1 | Nov 1992 |
| Wreckx-N-Effect |
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| 23 | Johnny Angel | 1 | Mar 1962 |
| Shelley Fabares |
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| 24 | Tubthumping | 1 | 1 | Oct 1997 |
| Chumbawamba |
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| 25 | Torn | 21 | 1 | Apr 1998 |
| Natalie Imbruglia |
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| 26 | Tell Him | 1 | Jan 1963 |
| The Exciters |
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| 27 | Kiss You All Over | 1 | Sep 1978 |
| Exile |
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| 28 | Missing | 1 | Jan 1996 |
| Everything But The Girl |
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| 29 | Rose Garden | 1 | Jan 1971 |
| Lynn Anderson |
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| 30 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 | Aug 1961 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 31 | Maria, Maria | 1 | Mar 2000 |
| Santana Featuring The Product G&B |
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| 32 | Chariots Of Fire - Titles | 1 | Apr 1982 |
| Vangelis |
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| 33 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | 1 | Sep 1968 |
| Jeannie C. Riley |
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| 34 | Crush | 1 | Aug 1998 |
| Jennifer Paige |
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| 35 | I Know | 1 | Mar 1995 |
| Dionne Farris |
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| 36 | Winchester Cathedral | 1 | Nov 1966 |
| The New Vaudeville Band |
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| 37 | Brother Louie | 1 | Aug 1973 |
| Stories |
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| 38 | Bobby's Girl | 1 | Dec 1962 |
| Marcie Blane |
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| 39 | Talking In Your Sleep | 1 | 1 | Dec 1983 |
| The Romantics |
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| 40 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) | 1 | Jan 1968 |
| John Fred & His Playboy Band |
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| 41 | Ring My Bell | 1 | Jun 1979 |
| Anita Ward |
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| 42 | Alley-Oop | 1 | Jun 1960 |
| Hollywood Argyles |
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| 43 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | 1 | Dec 1969 |
| Steam |
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| 44 | Good Vibrations | 1 | Sep 1991 |
| Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch Featuring Loleatta Holloway |
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| 45 | Return Of The Mack | 1 | May 1997 |
| Mark Morrison |
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| 46 | Put Your Hand In The Hand | 1 | May 1971 |
| Ocean |
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| 47 | Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) | 1 | Jul 1981 |
| Joey Scarbury |
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| 48 | In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) | 1 | Jul 1969 |
| Zager & Evans |
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| 49 | The Hustle | 1 | Jul 1975 |
| Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
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| 50 | Sukiyaki | 1 | Jun 1963 |
| Kyu Sakamoto |
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| 51 | Lullaby | 11 | 1 | Nov 1998 |
| Shawn Mullins |
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| 52 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly | 1 | Jun 1968 |
| Hugo Montenegro |
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| 53 | Play That Funky Music | 1 | Sep 1976 |
| Wild Cherry |
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| 54 | Mouth | 1 | Oct 1996 |
| Merril Bainbridge |
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| 55 | Just The Two Of Us | 1 | Apr 1981 |
| Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers |
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| 56 | Baby Got Back | 1 | Jun 1992 |
| Sir Mix-A-Lot |
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| 57 | Shake You Down | 1 | Dec 1986 |
| Gregory Abbott |
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| 58 | Feelings | 3 | Oct 1975 |
| Morris Albert |
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| 59 | Nice To Be With You | 1 | Jun 1972 |
| Gallery |
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| 60 | A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) | 1 | Jan 1993 |
| Peabo Bryson And Regina Belle |
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| 61 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia | 1 | Apr 1973 |
| Vicki Lawrence |
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| 62 | Pop Muzik | 1 | Oct 1979 |
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| 63 | A Fifth Of Beethoven | 1 | Sep 1976 |
| Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
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| 64 | Rock Me Amadeus | 1 | Mar 1986 |
| Falco |
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| 65 | Lovin' You | 1 | Mar 1975 |
| Minnie Riperton |
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| 66 | Don't Give Up On Us | 1 | Apr 1977 |
| David Soul |
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| 67 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) | 2 | Apr 1974 |
| MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees |
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| 68 | Torn Between Two Lovers | 1 | Jan 1977 |
| Mary MacGregor |
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| 69 | Insensitive | 1 | May 1996 |
| Jann Arden |
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| 70 | Breakfast At Tiffany's | 22 | 2 | Jan 1996 |
| Deep Blue Something |
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| 71 | Grazing In The Grass | 1 | Jul 1968 |
| Hugh Masekela |
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| 72 | Life Is A Highway | 6 | 1 | Jul 1992 |
| Tom Cochrane |
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| 73 | Black Velvet | 9 | 1 | Mar 1990 |
| Alannah Myles |
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| 74 | In The House Of Stone And Light | 2 | Apr 1995 |
| Martin Page |
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| 75 | I'm Too Sexy | 1 | Feb 1992 |
| Right Said Fred |
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| 76 | Venus | 1 | Jan 1970 |
| The Shocking Blue |
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| 77 | Stay | 1 | Nov 1960 |
| Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
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| 78 | Do Anything | 2 | Oct 1991 |
| Natural Selection |
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| 79 | What's Up | 15 | 1 | Jul 1993 |
| 4 Non Blondes |
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| 80 | Baby I Love Your Way | 3 | Apr 1994 |
| Big Mountain |
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| 81 | Telstar | 1 | Dec 1962 |
| The Tornadoes |
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| 82 | Jump Around | 2 | Sep 1992 |
| House Of Pain |
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| 83 | Disco Duck (Part 1) | 1 | Oct 1976 |
| Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots |
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| 84 | Take A Letter To Maria | 3 | Nov 1969 |
| R.B. Greaves |
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| 85 | Afternoon Delight | 1 | Jun 1976 |
| Starland Vocal Band |
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| 86 | Wipe Out | 2 | Aug 1963 |
| The Surfaris |
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| 87 | Blue (Da Ba Dee) | 1 | Dec 1999 |
| Eiffel 65 |
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| 88 | Monster Mash | 1 | Oct 1962 |
| Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
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| 89 | Don't Worry Be Happy | 1 | Sep 1988 |
| Bobby McFerrin |
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| 90 | One Of Us | 10 | 2 | Jan 1996 |
| Joan Osborne |
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| 91 | Sukiyaki | 1 | Dec 1994 |
| 4 P.M. (for positive music) |
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| 92 | Purest Of Pain (A Puro Dolor) | 1 | Aug 2000 |
| Son By Four |
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| 93 | How Long | 1 | May 1975 |
| Ace |
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| 94 | Undercover Angel | 1 | Jun 1977 |
| Alan O'Day |
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| 95 | Save Tonight | 13 | 1 | Nov 1998 |
| Eagle-Eye Cherry |
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| 96 | Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand | 1 | 4 | Aug 1996 |
| Primitive Radio Gods |
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| 97 | The Night Chicago Died | 1 | Aug 1974 |
| Paper Lace |
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| 98 | Rhythm Of The Rain | 2 | Mar 1963 |
| The Cascades |
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| 99 | Bitch | 1 | 2 | May 1997 |
| Meredith Brooks |
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| 100 | Live And Learn | 1 | May 1992 |
| Joe Public |
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