TTL News 308 Posted May 12, 2021 In 2011, mainstream music listeners were introduced to Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye through his cross-genre chart-topper “Somebody That I Used to Know,” featuring Kimbra. Though he’s released plenty of other music since then, he has fallen short of recreating the magic of that one unforgettable indie breakup ballad. This has inspired many people to make the exact same joke about Gotye’s now being somebody that we used to know. As a one-hit wonder, however, he’s among the best. UK-based broadband comparison service broadbandchoices.co.uk compiled a list of the 50 most popular one-hit wonder songs based on the 20 most followed one-hit wonder playlists on Spotify. After ranking the hits by number of Spotify streams, “Somebody That I Used to Know” won the unofficial blue ribbon with more than 810 million plays. You could probably divide the list into three categories: Songs Whose Titles and Artists You Recognize; Songs Whose Titles You Recognize But Whose Artists You Swear You've Never Heard Of; and Song You Don't Recognize By Title or Artist (But Would Definitely Know Them If You Heard Them). For anyone around during the 1990s, “MMMBop” by Hanson—number 31 on the list—likely falls in the first category, and diehard Hanson fans might even claim the band isn’t a one-hit wonder at all. See the rest, including the complete list, here. What's your favorite off that list? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,172 Posted May 12, 2021 My favorites bolded ( and you see what I did there? ) 1. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye 2. "This Girl” by Cookin’ on 3 Burners 3. “Stuck in the Middle With You” by Stealers Wheel 4. “Come on Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners 5. “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes 6. “Dancing in the Moonlight” by Toploader 7. “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega 8. “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina & the Waves 9. “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede 10. “Blue (Da Ba Dee) ” by Eiffel 65 11. “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia 12. “IAmChino” by Ay Mi Dios 13. “What Is Love” by Haddaway 14. “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter 15. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell 16. “Save Tonight” by Eagle-Eye Cherry ( We've actually performed this a couple times, interesting story. ) 17. “Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)” by Silentó 18. “Escape (Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes 19. “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum 20. “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus 21. “Send Me on My Way” by Rusted Root 22. “(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight” by Cutting Crew 23. “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley 24. “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne 25. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice 26. “You Only Get What You Give” by New Radicals 27. “99 Luftballons” by Nena 28. “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles 29. “Black Betty” by Ram Jam 30. “My Sharona” by The Knack 31. “MMMBop” by Hanson 32. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin 33. “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls 34. “Breakfast at Tiffany's” by Deep Blue Something 35. “Better Off Alone” by Alice DeeJay 36. “Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass 37. “Turn Me On” by Kevin Lyttle 38. “Sugar Sugar” by The Archies 39. “She's So High” by Tal Bachman 40. “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry 41. “Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles 42. “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn 43. “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba 44. “Dragostea Din Tei” by O-Zone 45. “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts 46. “Macarena” by Los Del Río 47. “Jordan Belfort” by Wes Walker & Dyl 48. “There She Goes” by The La’s 49. “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks 50. “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,172 Posted May 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Chris said: 18. “Escape (Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes This song bugs the hell out of me. When you actually pay attention to the lyrics, it's about two people, sick of each other's shit. One of them places a personal ad in the paper ( You see kids, once upon a time... ) and the other responds. They both go out on this mystery date to freakin cheat on each other and realize that NOW they're compatible hahaha. I feel like it needs a sequel or at least a third verse: "As we drove back to our place, I was struck by the thought I was a cheating scumbag And my lady a slut." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites