The One-hit Wonders Of The 90's In Canada, UK & US
The One-hit Wonders in Canada
1990s
"Any Sense Of Time" by The Inbreds
"Cellophane" by Miller Stain Limit
"Check The O.R." by Organized Rhyme
"Claire" by Rheostatics
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by Jane Child
"Drinking With the Poet" by Scott B. Sympathy
"I Cry" by Bass is Base
"I Rhyme The World In 80 Days" by Kish
"If We Turn Out the Lights" by Scott Dibble and Watertown
"Low Rider" by The Look People
"Mr. Metro" by Devon
"Neighbourhood" by Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople
"One Life" by Raggadeath
"Pistons" by Glueleg
"Say You Will" by Gogh Van Go
"Sick and Beautiful" by Artificial Joy Club
"The Sweater" by Meryn Cadell
"There You Go" by Change of Heart
"This Day" by Mudgirl
"Wonder Where You Are Tonight" by Gravelberrys
"You're No Good" by Sons of Freedom
The One-hit Wonders in UK
1990s
"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" by Regina Belle (and Peabo Bryson, who was not a one-hit
wonder)
"All This Love I'm Giving" by Music and Mystery featuring Gwen McCrae
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
"Chocolate Salty Balls" by Chef
"Doop" by Doop
"Enjoy Yourself" by A Plus
"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann
"Flat Beat" by Mr. Oizo
"Found Love (remix)" by Double Dee featuring Dany
"I'll Be There For You (Theme From 'Friends')" by The Rembrandts
"It's A Fine Day" by Opus III
"Informer" by Snow (This artist had another hit in the US)
"Knockin On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away" by Dunblane
"Macarena" by Los Del Rio
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of ...)" by Lou Bega
"Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo" by Mr. Hankey
"Music Is The Answer (Dancin' And Prancin')" by Danny Tenaglia and Celeda
"Music Sounds Better With You" by Stardust
"Puss" by The Jesus Lizard
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Abigail
"Spend The Night" by Danny J. Lewis
"Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb and 9 Stories
"The Stonk" by Hale and Pace and the Stonkers
"Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!" by The Teletubbies
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
"Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" by Paula Cole
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bus Stop featuring Randy Bachman
"You Only Get What You Give" by New Radicals
"Your Woman" by White Town
The One-hit Wonders in US
1990-1999
"15 Minutes" by Marc Nelson (Nelson was an early member of Boyz II Men)
"5 O'Clock" by Nonchalant
"A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins (Collins was the lead singer for the cult band Orange Juice)
"Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus (dance video made it a hit before the record was even
released)
"All For You" by Sister Hazel
"All My Love" by Queen Pen (Featuring Eric Williams of BLACKstreet)
"Are You Jimmy Ray?" by Jimmy Ray
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain (remake of Peter Frampton hit of 1970s)
"Back For Good" by Take That (This boy band was extremely successful in the UK)
"Back in the Day" by Ahmad
"Back To The Hotel" by N2Deep
"Bad Of The Heart" by George Lamond
"Barely Breathing" by Duncan Sheik
"Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)" by Citizen King
"Between You and Me" by dc Talk
"Bitch" by Meredith Brooks
"Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve (they had other hits in the UK)
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
"Blue Monday" by Orgy (cover of the New Order hit of 1980s)
"Breakfast At Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something
"Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle
"Butterfly Kisses" by Raybon Bros.
"Call Me" by Le Click
"Candy" by Iggy Pop (Iggy Pop is a punk pioneer who has had little mainstream success)
"Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" by Us3
"Chains" by Tina Arena
"Closer To Free" by BoDeans
"Closing Time" by Semisonic
"Cotton-Eyed Joe" by Rednex
"Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla
"Criminal" by Fiona Apple
"Crush" by Jennifer Paige
"Dazzey Duks" by Duice
"Deeper Shade of Soul" by Urban Dance Squad
"D?j? Vu (Uptown Baby)" by Lord Tariq and Peter Guns
"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" by Adventures of Stevie V
"The Distance" by Cake
"Ditty'" by Paperboy
"Divine Thing" by Soup Dragons
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by Jane Child
"Do the Bartman" by The Simpsons (Novelty hit by the animated family of the show The Simpsons)
"Do You Miss Me" by Jocelyn Enriquez
"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann (Spoken-word novelty hit by director of
films like Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet)
"Far Behind" by Candlebox
"Firestarter" by The Prodigy (The Prodigy had several hits in the UK)
"Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
"Flood" by Jars of Clay (only mainstream hit by this prominent contemporary Christian music act)
"For You" by Kenny Lattimore
"Freak Like Me" by Adina Howard
"The Freshman" by The Verve Pipe
"Gangsta Lean" by MC D.R.S.
"Get Here" by Oleta Adams
"Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited (2 Unlimited had several hits in Europe)
"The Girl I Used To Know" by Brother Beyond
"Girls and Boys" by Blur (Blur had several hits in the UK)
"Girls Nite Out" by Tyler Collins
"Got a Love for You" by Jomanda
"Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite
"He's Mine" by MoKenStef
"Heaven" by Nu Flavor
"Hippychick" by Soho
"House of Pain" by Faster Pussycat
"How Bizarre" by OMC
"How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights (Band formed for a television show ? la The
Monkees)
"How to Dance" by Bingoboys Featuring Princessa
"I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" by Uncle Sam
"I Got 5 On It" by The Luniz
"I Got A Man" by Positive K
"I Got A Thang 4 Ya!" by Lo-Key?
"I Just Want to Hold You" by Jasmine Guy
"I Know" by Dionne Farris
"I Like" by Kut Klose
"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis
"I Love You Period" by Dan Baird
"I Miss You" by NIIU
"I Touch Myself" by The Divinyls
"I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway
"I Wish" by Skee-Lo
"I'll See You in My Dreams" by Giant
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers
"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
"I've Got a Lot to Learn About Love" by The Storm
"Ice Cream" by Raekwon
"If U Were Mine" by U-Krew
"The Impression That I Get" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Insensitive" by Jann Arden (she had greater success in Canada than the USA)
"In the House of Stone and Light" by Martin Page
"In the Meantime" by Spacehog
"It's A Shame (My Sister)" by Monie Love
"It's Alright It's OK" by Leah Andreone
"The Jock Jam: "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" (Michael Buffer), "Everybody Everybody" (Black Box),
"This Is Your Night" (Amber), "I Like To Move It" (Reel 2 Real), "Give It Up" (The Goodmen); "The
Bomb" (The Bucketheads), "Boom Boom Boom" (The Outhere Brothers), "Get Ready 4 This" (2
Unlimited), "Whoomp! There It Is" (Tag Team), "Strike It Up" (Black Box), "Tootsee Roll" (69 Boyz),
"It Takes Two" (Rob Base), "Gonna Make You Sweat" (C&C Music Factory), "Pump Up The Jam"
(Technotronic), "YMCA" (Village People), "Twilight Zone" (2 Unlimited) and "Rock And Roll Part 2"
(Gary Glitter)" by ESPN Presents
"Jump Around" by House of Pain
"Just A Friend" by Biz Markie
"Kiss The Rain" by Billie Myers
"Kiss Them for Me" by Siouxie and the Banshees
"Knockin' Boots" by Candyman
"L.A. Song" by Beth Hart
"Lately" by Divine
"Legend Of A Cowgirl" by Imani Coppola
"Life Is A Highway" by Tom Cochrane (he had greater success in Canada than the USA)
"Live and Learn" by Joe Public
"Lost In You" by Garth Brooks As Chris Gaines
"Lovefool" by The Cardigans
"Love is on the Way" by Saigon Kick
"Lucas with the Lid Off" by Lucas
"Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins
"Macarena [bayside boys mix]" by Los Del R?o
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" by Lou Bega
"Mentirosa" by Mellow Man Ace
"Mishale" by Andru Donalds
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies (they had greater success in Canada than the
USA)
"Missing" (remix) by Everything But The Girl
"More And More" by Captain Hollywood Project
"Mouth" by Merril Bainbridge
"Move Any Mountain" by The Shamen
"The Mummers' Dance" by Loreena McKennitt
"My Body" by LSG
"My Boo" by Ghost Town DJ's
"MyBabyDaddy" by B-Rock and The Bizz
"My Heart Is Failing Me" by Riff
"Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson
"Natural One" by Folk Implosion
"New Age Girl" by Deadeye Dick
"No Myth" by Michael Penn
"No Rain" by Blind Melon
"No Pigeons" by Sporty Thievz
"Nobody Knows" by Tony Rich Project
"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" by Joey Lawrence
"On A Sunday Afternoon" by Lighter Shade Of Brown
"The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes
"One of Us" by Joan Osbourne
"Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit" by Gina G
"Ooh La La (I Can't Get Over You)" by Perfect Gentlemen
"People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour
"Please Don't Go" by K.W.S.
"Po Pimp" by Do Or Die (Featuring Twista)
"Pop Goes the Weasel" by 3rd Bass
"Power Windows" by Billy Falcon
"Praise You" by Fatboy Slim
"Pure" by The Lightning Seeds
"Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" by Digable Planets
"Renee" by Lost Boyz
"Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect
"Save Tonight" by Eagle-Eye Cherry
"Sex And Candy" by Marcy Playground
"She Don't Use Jelly" by The Flaming Lips
"She's So High" by Tal Bachman
"Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxary" by Louie Louie
"Slam" by Onyx
"Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin Archer
"Someone To Hold" by Trey Lorenz
"Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand" by Primitive Radio Gods
"Stay" by Shakespear's Sister
"Steal My Sunshine" by Len
"Still Not a Player" by Big Punisher
"Sugar Cane" by Space Monkeys
"Sukiyaki" by 4 P.M.
"Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin
"SuperThug (What What)" by Noreaga
"Swing My Way" by KP and Envyi
"Take a Picture" by Filter
"Take It To The Streets" by Rampage (Featuring Billy Lawrence)
"Temptation" by Corina
"Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly
"Tic Tac Toe" by Kyper
"Too Blind To See It" by Kym Sims
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Nicki French
"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba (they had greater success in England than the USA)
"Turtle Power" by Partners in Kryme
"U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah
"Until Your Love Comes Back Around" by RTZ
"Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai (they had greater success in England than the USA)
"Walking in Memphis" by Mark Cohn
"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys
"What Is Love" by Haddaway
"What It's Like" by Everlast
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes
"When The Lights Go Out" by 5ive
"Who Am I 'Sim Simma'" by Beenie Man
"Whole Wide World" by A'Me Lorain
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team
"Wiggle It" by 2 in a Room
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles and Eddie
"You" by Jesse Powell
"You Don't Have to Go Home Tonight" by The Triplets
"You Get What You Give" by New Radicals
"You Gotta Be" by Des'ree (she had greater success in England than the USA)
"Your Woman" by White Town