What is the best-selling one hit wonder?

Below are the 11 top-selling one-hit wonders of all time, ranked by how many times platinum their singles went:
  • Desiigner, "Panda" — 5x platinum. ...
  • Silentó, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" — 6x platinum. ...
  • Passenger, "Let Her Go" — 6x platinum. ...
  • Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" — 8x platinum. ...
  • Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know (feat.
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What are the top 50 one-hit wonders?

The 50 Best One-Hit Wonders of All Time
  • "Tequila" — The Champs (1958) Tequila by The Champs album art. ...
  • "Hey! Baby" — Bruce Channel (1961) ...
  • "Wipe Out" — The Surfaris (1963) ...
  • "But It's Alright" — J.J. Jackson (1966) ...
  • "Spirit in the Sky" — Norman Greenbaum (1970) ...
  • "Hooked on a Feeling" — Blue Swede (1974)
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What is the biggest hit of all time?

Top 10 songs of all time (1958–2021)
  • "The Twist" 1960, 1961 ( re ) ...
  • "Smooth" 1999. ...
  • "Mack the Knife" 1959. ...
  • "Uptown Funk" 2015. ...
  • "How Do I Live" 1997. LeAnn Rimes. ...
  • "Party Rock Anthem" 2011. LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock. ...
  • "I Gotta Feeling" 2009. The Black Eyed Peas. ...
  • "Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)" 1996. Los Del Rio.
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

The songs that spent the longest at Number 1
  • Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks) ...
  • Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (16 weeks) ...
  • Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around (15 weeks) ...
  • Drake – One Dance (15 weeks) ...
  • Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (14 weeks) ...
  • Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (14 weeks)
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What is the most recognizable song in the world?

Top 20 Most Recognizable Songs Of All Time
  • Michael Jackson – Billie Jean: 2.97 seconds.
  • Culture Club – Karma Chameleon: 2.99 seconds.
  • Britney Spears – Baby One More Time: 2.99 seconds.
  • Elvis Presley – Devil in Disguise: 3.01 seconds.
  • Boney M – Rivers of Babylon: 3.03 seconds.
  • Elton John – Candle in the Wind: 3.04 seconds.
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1 Hit Wonder CHARTED Same Song TWICE In The 80s



What year had the most one-hit wonders?

1976 saw the biggest year for one-hit wonders making it to number one, with six acts reaching the top spot.
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Was Billy Ray Cyrus a one-hit wonder?

Though Cyrus later grew a reputation in the mainstream as a one-hit wonder, that would undersell the stratospheric success of “Heart” parent album Some Gave All, which spawned another pair of top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart (where “Heart” reigned for five weeks), topped the Billboard 200 albums chart ...
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How many 1 hit wonders are there?

So that's a grand total of 60 one-hit wonders in the roughly 50 or so years under review, or a little more than one per year.
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Who had the most #1 hits in the 90s?

Number ones

Mariah Carey had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1990s (14 songs).
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Is Fountains of Wayne a one-hit wonder?

"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne (2003)

And in a true test of "one-hit wonder" status, many people don't even realize that Fountains of Wayne is behind this ode to hot moms — it's commonly mistaken for a Bowling for Soup song.
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Is Faith No More a one-hit wonder?

It featured 30 Faith No More songs covered by mostly unknown independent hardcore punk, industrial and alternative metal acts. The band and their 1989 single "Epic" have frequently been cited as an example of an '80s or '90s one-hit wonder.
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What was the biggest selling single of the 80's?

1984 -Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

The message was to "feed the world" and this charity single became not just the biggest hit of the year, but also the biggest-selling single of the entire 1980s.
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Who has the most number 1 hits in the 80s?

Number ones

Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs).
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Who was the one-hit wonders in the 70s?

"Play That Funky Music," Wild Cherry (1976)

Not only was this one of the most popular songs of the 1970s, but of all time. Wild Cherry was busy throughout the 1970s, but this was the group's only single that cracked the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 -- topping the chart.
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Was vanilla ice a one-hit wonder?

A karaoke-classic, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" was listed by VH1 as the number seven top one-hit wonder and A-ha's "Take on Me" as number eight.
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Is Meghan Trainor a one-hit wonder?

You can't talk about one-hit wonders from the 2010's without mentioning Meghan Trainor's “All About That Bass.” Written by Trainor and songwriter Kevin Kadish, the 2014 pop song spent eight weeks on the Billboard top 100 and received two Grammy nominations.
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Who has the most Top 10 hits of all time?

Throughout his career, Drake has now charted 54 top 10 hits, by far the most among all artists.
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What is the most universally loved song?

Grierson deemed to be the most iconic:
  • " Smells Like Teen Spirit,"" Nirvana.
  • " Imagine,"" John Lennon.
  • " One,"" U2.
  • " Billie Jean,"" Michael Jackson.
  • " Bohemian Rhapsody,"" Queen.
  • " Hey Jude," The Beatles.
  • " Like A Rolling Stone," Bob Dylan.
  • " I Can't Get No Satisfaction," Rolling Stones.
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