One-hit wonders occupy a strange, magical corner of music history: an artist catches lightning in a bottle, delivers a song so infectious it becomes a permanent fixture of parties, movies, and nostalgia trips, and then fades from the charts forever. Yet the debate rages on about which single track truly earned legendary status through sheer catchiness, cultural impact, or sheer surprise factor. Cast your vote and help crown the greatest one-hit wonder of all time!
What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.
Take On Me — a-ha▲ Rising
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Come On Eileen — Dexys Midnight Runners▲ Rising
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Ice Ice Baby — Vanilla Ice▲ Rising
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Tainted Love — Soft Cell▲ Rising
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99 Luftballons — Nena▲ Rising
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Mambo No. 5 — Lou Bega▼ Falling
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Somebody That I Used to Know — Gotye▼ Falling
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Macarena — Los del Río▼ Falling
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Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.