10 of the Most Well-Known<br />One-Hit Wonders.<br />A song is considered a one-hit wonder<br />when it is the only single by a band to make<br />the top 10 of the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 chart. .<br />In honor of National One-Hit Wonder Day, here are 10 of<br />the most popular one-hit wonders to ever be released. .<br />1. “Bust A Move” was released<br />by Young MC in 1989 and reached<br />number seven on the Hot 100 chart.<br />2. The 1987 song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” was<br />released by Bill Medley and peaked at the number one spot. .<br />3. “Come on Eileen” was released by Dexys<br />Midnight Runners in 1982, but it wasn’t until<br />1983 that it hit the number one chart spot.<br />4. Although “Take on Me” was first released in 1984 by<br />Norwegian band A-ha, the release of the second version<br />in 1985 is what propelled the song to a number one spot. .<br />5. Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” successfully<br />made it to the number three spot on the chart in 1999.<br />6. “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter was first released in 2005,<br />and later ranked number one on the Hot 100 chart in 2006.<br />7. Originally released in 2004, “You’re Beautiful” by<br />James Blunt didn’t take the number one spot until 2006.<br />8. Vanessa Carlton’s debut song<br />“A Thousand Miles” ranked number<br />five on the chart in 2002.<br />9. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” was released by<br />Eiffel 65 in 1998, but didn’t reach number six<br />on the ‘Billboard’ chart until early 2000.<br />10. Foster The People’s “Pumped<br />Up Kicks” found success a year after<br />its release, reaching the number three<br />spot on the Hot 100 chart in 2011
