List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
One-hit wonders

List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart

Section Title: One-hit wonders
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Artist	Peak date	Song	Notes

Kitty Kallen	11 September 1954	"Little Things Mean a Lot"	Despite scoring other hits in her native United States, Kallen never achieved another hit on the UK Chart, which at this point was a mere Top 12.

The Dream Weavers	March/April 1956	"It's Almost Tomorrow"	In the US, they scored a minor hit some months later, but then faded into obscurity there also.

The Kalin Twins	23 August 1958	"When"	It was heavily suggested that their song "Forget Me Not" be issued as a follow-up, but this was not pursued. The Kalin Twins remain the only one-hit wonder male siblings (composed of twin brothers).

Jerry Keller	10 October 1959	"Here Comes Summer"	Despite writing many hits, Keller only ever had one hit in his own right.

Ricky Valance	1 October 1960	"Tell Laura I Love Her"	Ricky Valance was the first British one-hit wonder (hailing from Wales). He scored further hits in mainland Europe, but none in the UK.

B. Bumble and the Stingers	19 May 1962	"Nut Rocker"	The song reappeared on the UK Chart ten years later, reaching #19. An instrumental group, B.

The Overlanders	29 January 1966	"Michelle"	A Beatles cover, which reached #1 in January 1966 for three weeks. The Overlanders are the earliest British group to be classed as a one-hit wonder.

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown	17 August 1968	"Fire"	The group's debut self-titled album reached number two on the album chart, but neither the band nor Arthur Brown in his own right managed to secure another placing on either the singles or album chart.

Zager and Evans	30 August 1969	"In the Year 2525"	The song was written five years earlier, but did not become a success in the UK until it made #1 in the US.

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg	11 October 1969	"Je t'aime... moi non plus"	The song was banned by the BBC, which has always been believed to be a major factor in the song's success.

The Archies	25 October 1969	"Sugar Sugar"	The Archies were ostensibly cartoon characters from the TV series, The Archie Show which was based on the popular Archie Comics published since the 1940s.

Lee Marvin	7 March 1970	"Wand'rin' Star"	Marvin, an Oscar and BAFTA-winning American actor, recorded the song for his then-current film, Paint Your Wagon. He did not release any further musical recordings.

Norman Greenbaum	May 1970	"Spirit in the Sky"	The song very nearly provided number ones for three different one hit wonders. In addition to Greenbaum and The Kumars, Doctor and the Medics had only two other minor hits.

Matthews' Southern Comfort	31 October 1970	"Woodstock"	"Woodstock" was written by Joni Mitchell and a version by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young had been an American top 20 hit earlier in 1970.

Clive Dunn	9 January 1971	"Grandad"	Clive Dunn was starring in the TV sitcom Dad's Army when he released this novelty single. Dunn released several follow-ups but never hit the chart again.

The Simon Park Orchestra	29 September 1973	"Eye Level"	Theme tune to the TV series, Van der Valk. It eventually sold over a million copies in the UK.

Typically Tropical	9 August 1975	"Barbados"	Regarded as a pastime by the two members, follow-up singles failed to chart and the duo split not long after. The song was later covered and reworded as We're Going To Ibiza!

The Floaters	27 August 1977	"Float On"	The Detroit group followed their only hit with a cover of Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"

Althea & Donna	4 February 1978	"Uptown Top Ranking"	The song became a hit following airplay on John Peel's late night freeform programme on BBC Radio 1. Their follow-up "Puppy Dog Song" failed to chart.

Anita Ward	16 June 1979	"Ring My Bell"	Originally written for Stacy Lattisaw by Frederick Knight, it instead became Memphis-born Anita Ward's only hit. Her follow-up, "Don't Drop My Love", found few buyers.

Lena Martell	27 October 1979	"One Day at a Time"	Martell charted four UK top 20 albums, but her recording of this Kris Kristofferson song was her only hit single.

Fern Kinney	15 March 1980	"Together We Are Beautiful"	Originally a B-Side, the song became her only UK success.

The MASH	31 May 1980	"Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)"	Theme song to the film MASH, which reached number one 10 years after the film's 1970 release. The song was written by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman, the 14-year-old son of the film's director Robert Altman.

St Winifred's School Choir	27 December 1980	"There's No-one Quite Like Grandma"	The choir featured lead vocalist Dawn Ralph and future TV actress Sally Lindsay. They were also the school choir backing group on Brian and Michael's 1978 #1.

Joe Dolce Music Theatre	21 February 1981	"Shaddap You Face"	Novelty song, which kept Ultravox's hit "Vienna" from reaching the #1 spot.

Charlene	26 June 1982	"I've Never Been to Me"	Recorded several years earlier, the song's belated success took Charlene by surprise and no new material was available for release afterwards until it was too late.

MARRS	3 October 1987	"Pump Up the Volume"	Despite its success, no follow-up was ever released. MARRS was a one-off project between two artists on the independent label 4AD - dream pop band A.R.

Partners in Kryme	28 July 1990	"Turtle Power"	The theme song from the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Partners in Kryme only released one more single before disbanding.

Hale and Pace	23 March 1991	"The Stonk"	Gareth Hale and Norman Pace were a stand-up comedy duo known at the time for starring in their own sketch comedy series on ITV.

Doop	19 March 1994	"Doop"	Two Dutch producers followed up their techno version of the 1920s dance The Charleston with the unsuccessful "Huckleberry Jam"

Teletubbies	13 December 1997	"Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!""	The theme song to the popular BBC children's television series sold over one million copies.

Mr. Oizo	3 April 1999	"Flat Beat"	Used as the jingle for Levi Jeans and fronted by glove puppet, Flat Eric. This was his only UK hit but continues a successful career in France and on the underground dance scene and as a director of feature films such as 2010's Rubber.

Baz Luhrmann	12 June 1999	"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"	Luhrmann, better known as a film director, is credited as the producer on the song but does not perform on it.

Rui Da Silva	13 January 2001	"Touch Me"	The single was Da Silva's only UK chart hit, although featured vocalist Cass Fox released her own version, which became a minor hit five years later.

DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies	2 June 2001	"Do You Really Like It?"	A follow-up was recorded but never released.

Las Ketchup	October 2002	"The Ketchup Song"	A group consisting of three Spanish sisters, Las Ketchup had a number one hit in over 20 countries with "The Ketchup Song".

Yanou and Do	9 November 2002	"Heaven"	A collaboration With DJ Sammy. This Bryan Adams cover was Yanou's only solo chart entry, but he later had several hits as a member of the eurodance group Cascada.

The Kumars	22 March 2003	"Spirit in the Sky"	The Kumars were the cast of the sitcom The Kumars at No. 42.

Michael Andrews and Gary Jules	27 December 2003	"Mad World"	A Tears for Fears cover, this collaboration between American film composer Andrews and American singer-songwriter Jules was from the soundtrack of the 2001 film Donnie Darko, its success was spurred by the film's cult following.

Frankee	22 May 2004	"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"	A response to the previous #1 "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon.

3 of a Kind	21 August 2004	"Baby Cakes"	Despite the song's success, a follow-up single was never released.

Steve Brookstein	1 January 2005	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"	The first winner of the X Factor with a cover of the Phil Collins hit.

Avery Storm	4 February 2006	"Nasty Girl"	The American R&B singer's only chart appearance was a featured vocalist on this posthumous single by The Notorious B.I.G..

Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West	15 March 2009	"Barry Islands in the Stream"	The two characters from hit BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey originally sang the song in an episode of the series, before recording it with Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb for Comic Relief.

Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP	25 July 2010	"We No Speak Americano"	This collaboration released two singles in 2014 and 2015 respectively; both of them failed to chart.

Sak Noel	8 October 2011	"Loca People"	Spanish DJ whose follow up single, "Paso (The Nini Anthem)", peaked well outside of the chart.

Gotye and Kimbra	18 February 2012	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Neither Gotye nor Kimbra have charted since, despite the track becoming the best selling singles of 2012. Gotye has yet to release a follow-up album to 2011's Making Mirrors, which housed this No.1.

Sam and the Womp	1 September 2012	"Bom Bom"	Three-piece electronic band which included the son of noted producer Trevor Horn. Subsequent singles failed to chart and a full-length album was never released.

Storm Queen	16 November 2013	"Look Right Through"	Storm Queen, the performing alias of American DJ Morgan Geist, scored this No. 1 with a song remixed by Marc Kinchen but has not produced any song since.

Sam Bailey	28 December 2013	"Skyscraper"	Bailey was the winner of tenth season of the singing competition The X Factor, and her cover of the Demi Lovato hit was the Christmas number one for 2013.

Route 94	15 March 2014	"My Love"	A collaboration with Jess Glynne. Route 94 has not released another single that has reached the UK chart since, but did remix MK's Always, which charted at number 12 in August the same year

Borgeous	22 March 2014	"Tsunami (Jump)"	With DVBBS. American DJ Borgeous released a follow-up single called "Invincible", but it did not chart in the UK.

Cody Wise	19 July 2014	"It's My Birthday"	With will.i.am. Wise featured on a minor hit in Australia, but never returned to the British charts.

Magic!	9 August 2014	"Rude"	A Canadian reggae fusion quartet led by veteran pop songwriter Nasri Atweh. "Rude" peaked at number one in seven countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, but subsequent singles failed to become hits in any market aside from their native Canada.

Lilly Wood	6 September 2014	"Prayer in C"	French duo whose single became popular when it was remixed by Robin Schulz. Although the original charted at #90 on the Official Sales Chart upon the release of the remixed version, it failed to make it onto the singles chart.

David Zowie	16 July 2015	"House Every Weekend"	The first number one on the UK Singles Chart following the move of the chart's publication from Sunday to Friday. Zowie has yet to release a follow-up single.

Rachel Platten	3 September 2015	"Fight Song"	The singer-songwriter's followup "Stand by You" was a Platinum-selling Top 40 hit in her native United States, but it and other singles did not chart in the United Kingdom after "Fight Song"'s success.

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