Catherine McGann // Getty Images He's not vicious or malicious/ Just de-lovely and delicious It only counts as one hit, though-because the official chart authority in the U.S., Billboard, considers two songs with different lyrics but the same music and melody the same song. It contained just a single phrase in English ("Captain Kirk") until the band recorded and released an English translation called "99 Red Balloons."īoth versions have been played by U.S. Billboard Hot 100-despite being sung in the band's native German language. The German band Nena is known for its smash hit "99 Luftballons," which catapulted to #2 on the U.S. Jakubaszek // Getty Images Nena: '99 Red Balloons' and '99 Luftballons' How many of these songs and artists can you identify by just a few lines? Jakubaszek // Getty Images Everyone's a superhero/ Everyone's a Captain KirkĪlthough the artist is a one-hit wonder, two versions of this song actually made their way to U.S. The one thing they all have in common? They've all got iconic lyrics that make them immediately recognizable.
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Stacker assembled 15 of the biggest one-hit wonders across various genres, starting in the 1950s and ending in the 2010s-since any hitmaker in this decade may still have a chance at the limelight-based on peak Billboard chart positions and other factors that have made them memorable in the American music lexicon (like featuring in movies and TV commercials). You can see every episode of Riff On This on YouTube: Perhaps the best measure of how big a one-hit-wonder actually was isn’t necessarily how many units it sold or how much airplay it received in the year it was released-but how much it has persisted in the public eye (or ear, in this case), even decades after its debut.
However, plenty of musicians never get a hit at all-and that’s reason enough to celebrate both the earworms themselves and the artists behind them. It’s a subject of hot debate among fans and critics alike, with some seeing the “one-hit wonder” title as an insult, robbing the artist of credibility. Some one-hit wonders might continue releasing music, sell-out concerts, and even grow their fan base over time-but rarely do they surpass that one shining moment in the pop music zeitgeist.
Imagine skyrocketing to the top of the charts-fame, awards, and publicity abound-thanks to the popularity of a single song, only to never follow up on that success? (Or, at least not to the same level.) Everyone may love a comeback story in Hollywood-but in the music industry, nothing captures listeners’ imaginations quite like a “one-hit wonder.”
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