ChartBoxx: One Hit Wonders

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#TitleArtistLength
1KillerAdamski4:13
2Montego BayBobby Bloom2:56
3Come to Sin
Bananafishbones3:46
4Sweetest PoisonNu Pagadi3:54
5Because I Got High
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Motown Records (in 2001)
recording of:
Because I Got High
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Foreman
Afroman3:20
6MmmbopHanson4:29
7Big Big WorldEmilia3:24
8Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer3:02
9Hand In Hand
recording of:
Hand in Hand
lyricist:
Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
part of:
Official Songs of the Olympic Games (number: 1988)
Koreana4:15
10Somebody’s Watching Me
recording engineer:
Arne Frager, Joe Q. Hall, Booker T. Jones III and Scott Skidmore
drum machine programming:
Rockwell (in 1983)
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell
drum machine, drums (drum set), organ, synthesizer and vocoder:
Rockwell (in 1983)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (in 1983) and Michael Jackson (in 1983)
vocals:
Michael Jackson
arranger:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell
vocals arranger:
Curtis Anthony Nolen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1983) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 2021)
arranged for and produced for:
Super Three Productions
recorded at:
Mars Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States
music videos:
Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 24)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell
publisher:
EMI Music and Jobete Music
Rockwell4:55
11If You Could Read My Mind
cover recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
The Spotnicks3:17
12One of Us
recording of:
One of Us
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bazilian
Joan Osborne4:18
13I Will Return
recording of:
I Will Return (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Cordell
Springwater3:01
14Get Down Saturday NightOliver Cheatham3:44
15All My LifeK‐Ci & JoJo5:28
16FireArthur Brown2:55
17War
performer:
Edwin Starr
cover recording of:
War (on 1970-05-15)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Edwin Starr3:23
18Music
engineer:
Alan Parsons (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
producer:
Alan Parsons
bass:
Bob Marshall (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals:
John Miles (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
percussion:
Barry Black (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1976)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (number: 10) and SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (number: 10)
recording of:
Music (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Miles
publisher:
Velvet Music
John Miles5:53
19Porque Te Vas
lead vocals:
Jeanette (in 1974)
conductor:
Juan Márquez (in 1974)
arranger:
Juan Márquez
recording of:
Porque te vas (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
José Luis Perales
Jeanette3:22
20I Love Your SmileShanice4:20
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#TitleArtistLength
1I Like ChopinGazebo4:10
2Rhythm of the Night
producer:
Richard Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1985), Motown Records (in 1985, in 2009), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1985) and RCA Records (from 2016 to present)
music videos:
Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
recording of:
Rhythm of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren
publisher:
Edition Sunset Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
DeBarge3:54
3On My Way in L.A.Phil Carmen3:57
4How Bizarre
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Rick Huntington
engineer and producer:
Alan Jansson
accordion:
Hershal Herscher
guitar:
Lee Baker
trumpet:
George Chisholm
background vocals:
Sina Saipaia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music NZ Ltd. (in 1995)
recording of:
How Bizarre
writer:
Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson
publisher:
Lamont Music
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 34)
OMC3:46
5What’s Up4 Non Blondes4:57
6Far From OverFrank Stallone3:55
7Come On EileenDexys Midnight Runners4:08
8Take That Look Off Your Face
recorded in:
United Kingdom
recording engineer:
David Hamilton Smith, Nigel Green, Dave Harris and Martyn Webster
engineer:
Gary Moore (task: digital engineering)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
vocals:
Marti Webb
arranger:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr.
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Company Ltd.
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb3:29
9Live Is Life
drums (drum set):
Günter Grasmuck (on 1984-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Niki Gruber (on 1984-09-02)
guitar:
Ewald Pfleger (on 1984-09-02)
keyboard:
Kurt René Plisnier (on 1984-09-02)
lead vocals:
Herwig Rüdisser (on 1984-09-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deshima Music GmbH (in 2000)
recorded at:
Informstadion in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (on 1984-09-02)
music videos:
Live Is Life by Opus
live recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (on 1984-09-02)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Garden of Music Publishing and Opus Music
recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Garden of Music Publishing and Opus Music
Opus4:13
10Hang On SloopyThe McCoys3:52
11Hey Paula
vocals:
Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson
recording of:
Hey Paula (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Hildebrand
publisher:
Speckle Music
Paul & Paula2:31
12Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him GoodbyeSteam3:45
13Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra2:38
14Pilot of the Airwaves
recording of:
Pilot of the Airwaves
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Dore
Charlie Dore3:46
15I Don’t Mind at All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recording of:
I Don’t Mind at All
writer:
Brent Bourgeois and Lyle Workman
Bourgeois Tagg2:34
16Escape (The Pina Colada Song)Rupert Holmes4:38
17Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend
recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman3:56
18If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai4:45
19There She GoesThe La’s2:43
20Arabic Affair (instrumental)
Abdul Hassan Orchestra3:40