These songs will get everyone dancing and smiling.įor this article, we’re taking it back to a decade that produced a lot of one hit wonders – the 1990s. However, the wild popularity of every one hit wonder shows that there’s something in them that appeals to audiences, whatever it is – that strange ‘it’ factor. A lot of them are based on one really catchy riff or chord progression, or lyrics that are barely even real words. One hit wonders are the musical equivalent of junk food – they might not contain profound lyrics, they might not be tremendous compositional achievements. It's fun, it's catchy and it makes everyone listening feel good. Don't lie.) Given the chance to listen to one of the songs on this list, or that twelfth track on the fifth album by that critically praised artist, you’re going to go with the one hit wonder. No matter how much you assure everyone that you only like quality music, when that jam comes on, you’re singing along just like everybody else (or wishing you were, and then later playing it in the privacy of your own home and singing along there. They’re often looked down upon in comparison to artists that have had illustrious careers with several hit albums, but let’s be honest – everyone loves a good one hit wonder.
A one hit wonder is a musical artist known for one hit that they had at one point in their career – either as their only hit, or as a hit that was so big it overshadowed any of their subsequent material.