List of one-hit wonders in the United States
Notable one-hit wonders
- "The Book of Love" by The Monotones
- "Earth Angel" by The Penguins
- "Flying Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley
- "Love Is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia, cosmic convergence
- "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day
- "Sh-Boom" by The Chords, early doo-wop hit
- "Volare" by Domenico Modugno
- "Alley-Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles
- "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush
- "Bend Me Shape Me" by The American Breed
- "Blue Moon" by The Marcels
- "Come On Down To My Boat" by Every Mother's Son
- "Cool Jerk" by The Capitols
- "Do You Love Me" by The Contours
- "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Jeanine Deckers)
- "Fire" The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
- "Friday On My Mind" by The Easybeats
- "Get Together" by The Youngbloods
- "Girl From Ipanema" by Astrid Gilberto & Stan Getz
- "Green Tambourine" by Lemon Pipers
- "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" by Allan Sherman
- "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans
- "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred & His Playboy Band
- "Let It All Hang Out" by The Hombres
- "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
- "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
- "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades
- "Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer, remake of an Eddie Cochran hit from the 50s
- "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim
- "Winchester Cathedral" by New Vaudeville Band
- "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez
- "Brother Louie" by Stories
- "Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap" by Middle of the Road
- "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (tribute to Rolling Stone magazine)
- "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees, still a popular disc jockey
- "Don't Give Up on Us" by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame
- "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" by Dr. West's Junk Show and Medicine Band (pseudonym for Norman Greenbaum)
- "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band, disco version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
- "Gimme Dat Ding" by Pipkins, includes a bit of early rap
- "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" by Danny O'Keefe
- "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede, cover version with ooga-chooga chorus added
- "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder
- "The Hustle" by Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
- "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" by Hillside Singers, also New Seekers; with slightly different lyrics began life as a Coca Cola commercial.
- "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
- "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee
- "Love Is In the Air" by John Paul Young
- "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton
- "Please Come to Boston" by Dave Loggins
- "The Rapper" by Jaggerz
- "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
- "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks
- "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
- "Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson
- "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor
- "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson
- "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day
- "Vehicle" by Ides of March
- "Venus" by Shocking Blue
- "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone, daughter of Pat Boone
- "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
- "99 Luftballons" by Nena, nuclear protest song popular in both the German original and English translation ("99 Red Balloons")
- "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot
- "Curly Shuffle" by Jump in the Saddle Band
- "Der Kommisar" by After the Fire
- "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
- "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk 3
- "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy
- "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau (They had several hits in the UK)
- "Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter
- "I Know What Boys Like" by Waitresses
- "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry
- "It's Raining Men" by the Weathergirls
- "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
- "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by Georgia Satellites
- "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
- "My Sharona" by The Knack
- "NVR Say NVR" by Romeo Void
- "Pac Man Fever" by Bunkner & Garcia
- "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy
- "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth
- "Pilot of the Airwaves" by Charlie Dore
- "The Politics of Dancing" by Re-Flex
- "Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S
- "Rock me, Amadeus" by Falco
- "Spirit in the Sky" by Doctor & The Medics, song was a two-time one-hit wonder
- "Take On Me" by A-Ha
- "Touch Me" by Samantha Fox
- "Turning Japanese" by The Vapours
- "You Look Marvelous" by Billy Crystal
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, first song played on MTV
- "Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus, dance video made it a hit before the record was even released
- "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
- "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
- "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
- "Mambo Number 5" by Lou Bega
- "Slam" by Onyx
- "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
- "Unbelievable" by EMF (they had greater success in England than the USA)
- "Whoomp... There It Is" by Tag Team
- "The Ketchup Song" by Las Ketchup
- "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men
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