Sometimes an artist creates one incredible song, heard around the world, before fading into obscurity.

There is something almost mythological about the one-hit wonder. One song. One moment. A million radios playing it at once. Then, silence. It's one of music's most fascinating and slightly ...

A 1981 chart-topper has been named the greatest one-hit wonder of all time for its catchiness and timeless nature. Sure, one-hit wonders can get a bad rep, but the reality is that people love these ...

There's nothing quite like a song that defies the odds. Here are some of the best (and most unexpected) one hit wonders from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1977, The Floaters sailed up the charts with their single “Float On.” The song, from the Detroit-based R&B/soul group's ...

It's not every day that a song comes out that is so indisputably catchy it somehow manages to defy genre lines, language barriers, and borders. It's the track you can't help but know every lyric to, ...

For the artists behind catchy one-hit wonders of the 1960s, brimming with danceable beats, merry melodies, and memorable lyrics, perhaps it was simply a matter of being in the right place at the right ...

Many one-hit wonders out there more or less deserved the title. They had just one really pop-friendly song that resonated with American audiences enough to hit the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 ...

View post: 12 Years Ago, Nintendo Launched a Wii U Game That Became a Global Phenomenon Soft Cell’s 1981 “Tainted Love” was named greatest one-hit wonder for its enduring appeal. Originally recorded ...

In 1977, The Floaters sailed up the charts with their single “Float On.” The song, from the Detroit-based R&B/soul group's self-titled debut album, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Sept. 17 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1981 chart-topper has been named the greatest one-hit wonder of all time for its catchiness and timeless nature. Sure, one-hit ...