The best One-Hit wonders of all time

This famous song by The Bangles was released in 1986; the members of this American band were Susanna Hoffs, and sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson. “Walk like an Egyptian” was wrote by a music producer, who got inspired to write the song after watching people on a ferry walk in an awkward way to keep their balance. The Bangles released other singles but the most successful one was Walk like an Egyptian.

Lipps Inc. was an American band, known for their hit single “Funkytown”, released in 1979.  The band released other singles but none of them was as successful as “Funkytown”, this single got a record for reaching the number one spot in 28 countries.

This song was written by the German band “Nena”.  There’s an English version of the song called “99 Red Ballons” which was released after the success of the German version in Asia and Europe. The band became really famous in Germany but their only worldwide success was the single “99 Luftballons”.

The Jaggerz is an American band formed in 1964. They became famous after the release of “The Rapper” which reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold over 1 million copies. The song talks about how a man seduces a woman with untruths.

Sami Jo is an American country singer, who became successful thanks to her single “Tell me a lie”. The singer did not achieve any other major hit on the charts, after retiring from the music industry she became the manager of two stores in Oklahoma.

This hit single, by American singer Minnie Riperton, became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Riperton became famous thanks to this song, which was the last release from her album called “Perfect Angel”.

John Sebastian is an American singer who became famous after releasing the single “Welcome Back”, this record was the theme song of the sitcom called “Welcome Back, Kotter”. Sebastian continued writing and performing music, but he never got another number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

This song is a charity single performed by "USA for Africa", which was a music group formed by famous musicians to raise awareness for charities. “We Are the World” was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and it sold over 10 million copies.

In 1999, Lou Bega became famous thanks to the single “Mambo No. 5.” The German singer of African descent managed to release his first single after being rejected by 10 record labels; he never imagined how successful this single would be. Ever since then, we didn’t hear much about this singer.

This was a song performed by different bands around the world; however, the most famous version is by Baha Men, a band that was popularity in the Caribbean, especially in the Bahamas. Sadly, this band became another one-hit wonder.

This single was released in 1989; it was one of the most famous and most popular songs by Vanilla Ice, an American rapper born in 1967. What just a few know is the fact that he dated Madonna in 1990.

Tarkan was a Turkish singer who became famous in 1997 after the hit single “Simarik”, which is a mix of pop with Arabic rhythms. Although no one knew for sure what the lyrics meant everyone knew it was the “Kiss song" although in Turkish "Simarik" actually means "spoiled ".

This song is performed by the American band called Hanson. This single was so successful that it was nominated for two Grammys in 1998, it also reached number one in 27 countries.

Antonia Christina Basilotta better known as Toni Basil is an American singer who became famous thanks to her single “Mickey” in 1982. This song became number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

This single, by the Danish-Norwegian group called Aqua, was released in 1997 and it was the group’s biggest hit single in the United States.

The song “Teenage Dirtbag” by the American band Wheatus, was ranked as one of the top 10 best songs, however, the band never had another worldwide success.

In 2012 the South Korean singer PSY became a real phenomenon thanks to his single “Gangnam Style”. The video became the most-watched video in the history of YouTube and it currently has more than 2 billion views. Although he is still a celebrity in his country, he is another one-hit wonder.

Not many people knew the singer called Gotye, but after 271 million views on You Tube, this Australian-Belgian singer became quite famous. He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act.