No Hit Wonders!!!

[johnm1120]

Kathie Lee Gifford - Love Never Fails

[shocker]

chbigemi said:

Kathie Lee Gifford - Love Never Fails

Hey, since you brought her up, how about Regis Philbin? I seem to remember he put out an album or 2, but no hits!

[JCMF3]

Rob Zombie is a no hit wonder? I thought he had a few songs chart on rock radio.

And actually Bart Simpson is not a no-hit wonder. He's a one hit wonder, at least on the pop chart (Do The Bartman made the top 10 in 1991). :)

[dth1971]

Other no hit wonders:
"Kiss You All Over" by Tommy Puett
"Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" by Glenn Scarpelli
"Dance Baby" by Alfonso Rivero
"Dear Michael" by Kim Fields
"Black Stations/White Stations" by M&M
"In The Name of Love" by Ralph McDonald
"Letter to Saddam Hussain" by Jerry Martin
"Yakkity Yak (Take it Back)" by Take It Back
"Hands Across America" by Voices of America
"Sun City" by Artists United Against Arphatied
"Be Careful" by U.C. All Stars
"Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" by Philadelphia International All Stars
"Stars" by Hear 'n Aid
"Can't Fight the Midnight" by Jimmy Harnen
"Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini
"Crazy Cuts" by Grandmixer D.S.T.
"Crazy World" by Big Trouble
"Samantha (What Ya Gonna Do?)" by Cellarful of Noise
"Pillow to Post" by Mixed Company
"Sugar and Spice" by Cryan Shames
"Motown Review" by Philly Cream
"Where Is My Man" by Eartha Kitt
"No Pigeons" by Sporty Thievez
"I Am In Love With The McDonald's Girl" by the Blenders
"Could We Be Friends" by This Perfect Day
"Soap Disco" by Kara's Flowers
"Get Busy" by Mr. Lee
"Listen Up" by Listen Up
"Be Thankful For What You Got" by Massive Attack
"Sesame's Treet" by Smart E's
"Cuba" by the Gibson Brothers
"Flashback" by Imagination
"Boy" by Book of Love
"Go For Soda" by Kim Mitchell
"Purest of Pain" by Son By Four
"Frig-O-Rator" by Roq-En-Zoo

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Kim Mitchell's 'Patio Lanterns' is a Canadian Classic!

[jazklash]

Aug 12, 2007 9:48:13 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

"No Pigeons" by Sporty Thievez
"Purest of Pain" by Son By Four

These two made the Billboard Top 40, so I object.

[Hervard]

Jul 28, 2008 9:19:37 GMT -5 jazklash said:

Aug 12, 2007 9:48:13 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

"No Pigeons" by Sporty Thievez
"Purest of Pain" by Son By Four

These two made the Billboard Top 40, so I object.

^ So did Artists United Against Apartheid, with "Sun City".

The only one I can think of off the top of my head:
Ian Hunter - "When The Daylight Comes". I remember hearing this on the radio a lot back in the spring of 1979. Not sure which station, but I was surprised that the song didn't make the charts.

[tico]

One no-hit wonder is Carrie McDowell, who had a song called "No Casual Sex?" (or something to that effect) in the mid-to-late 80s. There was a group called Da Klash that had a song called "Wasn't I Good To Ya" in the late 80s. Other acts I remember that went hitless (and their most notable songs):

David and the Giants, "Here's My Heart" (was a Christian band, IIRC)
TKA, "You Are the One"
Rene & Angela, "Safety Love"
The Family, "Screams of Passion"
Chris Cuevas, "Hip Hop"
Slightly Stoopid, "Sweet Honey" (2003)
Prefab Sprout, "Appetite"
Jill Sobule, "I Kissed A Girl" (though I stand corrected if it actually made the top 40. And for you young'uns, this not the same song Katy Perry sings.)

[busyboy]

"Mia Bocca" by Jill Jones, a Prince protegée, in 1987. It was a hit in Europe I think, but didn't do anything in the US.

Also, "Woke Up This Morning" by A3. As the theme song to The Sopranos, one would think it would be a sizeable hit, but it only peaked at #9 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 and at #32 on Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks.

[Hervard]

Jul 28, 2008 23:09:54 GMT -5 @tico said:

One no-hit wonder is Carrie McDowell, who had a song called "No Casual Sex?" (or something to that effect) in the mid-to-late 80s. There was a group called Da Klash that had a song called "Wasn't I Good To Ya" in the late 80s. Other acts I remember that went hitless (and their most notable songs):

David and the Giants, "Here's My Heart" (was a Christian band, IIRC)
Chris Cuevas, "Hip Hop"

What about his song from early 1992, "You Are The One"? I realize it didn't hit the Billboard Top 40, but it did hit the R&R chart for about a month, peaking somewhere in the mid-30s. From my understanding, it had sporadic airplay and did quite well at most of the stations that played it. Had more stations played it, it probably would have hit the Top Ten.

Jill Sobule, "I Kissed A Girl" (though I stand corrected if it actually made the top 40. And for you young'uns, this not the same song Katy Perry sings.)

I remember this one. In fact, when Katy Perry released a song of the same title, I thought it was a remake of this one.
This song, which was an upbeat alternative song, differed dramatically from Sobule's previous material. She had a Top 20 AC hit in late 1990 called "Too Cool To Fall In Love" That one was a mellow song with a definite smooth jazz flavor to it. Not sure if the other songs on that album (if she even had one) were like that, but I was definitely surprised when I found out that "I Kissed A Girl" was way different from that one.

[jazklash]

I guess The Velvet Underground and The Replacements should also belong to this list, then, seeing how a good deal of their songs now find their way into Gold rotation quite a lot, although none of their songs was a substantial hit on their original release.

[johnnywest]

How about Rebecca Black with "Friday."

[Deleted]

Juliane Hough- That Song In My Head
Jessica Simpson-Come Over
Jana Kramer- Why You Wanna.
Laura Bell Bundy- Giddy On Up

[jerz]

Kiesza - "Hideaway"
Taja Sevelle - "Love Is Contagious"
Ana - "Shy Boys"

[Ginger Spice]

Oct 2, 2014 20:19:23 GMT -5 @carrieflattsfan said:

Jessica Simpson-Come Over

I'm assuming you're just talking about the country charts, right?

[johnm1120]

Michael Fredo - This Time Around (saw the single in a thrift store the other day)

[Zinc.]

Tisha Campbell - Push
Jasmine Guy - Try Me

[No Brake$]

Apr 23, 2015 11:58:15 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

Michael Fredo - This Time Around (saw the single in a thrift store the other day)

I remember that piece of crap, specifically commercials on MTV during the 90s, that's really funny.

[jerz]

Aug 12, 2007 9:48:13 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

"Purest of Pain" by Son By Four

Son By Four had only one Top 40 hit in 2000. They are not 'no-hit' wonder, but one-hit.

[jerz]

Jun 23, 2006 20:06:10 GMT -5 Pet Shop Boy said:

hidizzyguy said:

Browstone

Brownstone? If You Love Me was a hit. And a good one.

They got another Top 40 hit on BB Hot 100, "5 Miles to Empty" peaked at number 39.

[jerz]

Aug 5, 2007 8:31:21 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

How about:
"Dear Mr. Jesus" by Powersource
"Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss
"Baby It's You" by the Beatles
"Gone Too Soon" by Michael Jackson
"I Go Crazy" by Flesh for Lulu
"Nothing But Flowers" by Talking Heads
"Barely White" by Rick Dees
"Take Me Higher" by Diana Ross
"Word Up" by Korn
"Psycho Circus" by Kiss
"Rock D.J." by Robbie Williams

Well, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, Rick Dees (who had only one Top 40 hit on BB Hot 100), Diana Ross, Korn (another artist who had only one Top 40 hit on BB Hot 100) and Kiss have multiple Top 40 hits on BB Hot 100 except Dees and Korn who both considered as one-hit wonder.

But Powersource, Edelweiss, Flesh for Lulu, and Robbie Williams are part of no-hit wonders. Robbie Williams is considered a no-hit wonder since his songs never reached to BB Hot 100 Top 40: Angels and Millennium.

[jerz]

Aug 6, 2007 20:45:54 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

And here's more:
"Deep Deep Trouble" by The Simpsons featuring Bart Simpson and Homer Simpson
"Skat Strut" by M.C. Skat Kat and the Stray Mob
"Chocolate Salty Balls" by Chef from South Park
"Sweet, Delicious, and Marvelous" by the California Raisins
"I'm Gonna Always Love You" by the Muppet Babies
"The Chicken Song" by Spitting Image
"Old Skull" by Homeless
"Linus and Lucy" by David Benoit
"Time to Change" by The Brady Bunch Kids
"Wipe Out" by Animal
"She Drives Me Crazy" by Kermit and Miss Piggy
"Wheels" by The Hardy Boys
"The Senses of Our World" by The Bugaloos
"You Look Marvelous" by Billy Crystal
"Kooler Than Jesus" by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
"Where Did Our Love Go" by Kidd Video
"Bubba Bo Bob Brain" by Pinky and the Brain
"Tuning Up (Theme from the $10,000 Pyramid)" by Ken Aldin
"The Tra La La Song" by the Banana Splits
"Hard Hard Hard" by the Short Circus
"Kids Are People Too" by Bob McAlister
"Dragula" by Rob Zombie
"Library Card" by Arthur and Friends
"A Little Lovin' Keeps the Doctor Away" by the Raes
"World's Biggest Whopper" by Junior Samples
"Champagne" by Chris Rock
"Elmer Fudd Plays Bruce Springsteen" by Robin Williams
"And I Never Dreamed" by Kaptain Kool and the Kongs
"Letter From Elina" by Casey Kasem

Well, except The Simpsons (who got an one-hit wonder for "Do The Bartman" which peaked at #24 on Airplay) and Kermit (who got only Top 40 hit on BB Hot 100), either one got no-hit wonder.

[jerz]

Aug 12, 2007 9:48:13 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

"Sun City" by Artists United Against Arphatied

Well, they are not 'no-hit' but one-hit wonder.

[MTSChart21]

Tori Kelly has had no hits :( Even after the VMA's and the Grammy's, still no hits.

[johnm1120]

Julio Iglesias Jr - One More Chance

Tina Cousins - Pray

Laila - Here We Go Again