Music buffs spark furious debate over 'best one hit wonder ever'

Music enthusiasts who similar one-hit wonders implicit frequently-played vigor hits tin grin present National One-Hit Wonder Day is here.

Several X users person listed their favourite ones successful grant of the day, astir of which were released betwixt the 1980s and 2010s.

Chart-topping hits similar Gotye's 'Somebody I Used to Know' and Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' are conscionable 2 of the galore songs that were the apical one-hit wonders.

However, immoderate songs that were not mentioned were Los Del Rio's 'Macarena' and Vanilla Ice's 'Ice Ice Baby.'

Several X users who are fans of eighties euphony insisted 'Take On Me' by A-ha was the champion one-hit wonderment retired there.

The 1985 deed took location six retired of 8 MTV Video Music Awards successful 1986, and its video was nominated for an American Music Award.

'One of my favorites is 'Take On Me' by a-ha. Though they had much occurrence successful Europe, this 1985 deed became iconic for its catchy tune and innovative euphony video,' an X idiosyncratic tweeted.

Another eighties opus that's fashionable amongst X users is the 1982 deed 'Come On Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners.

Not lone did it debut connected the apical of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it was Great Britain's best-selling azygous of 1982.

Other eighties classics that aggregate X users mentioned were '867-5309/Jenny' by Tommy Tutone, 'Mickey' by Toni Basil, and 'Don't You Forget About Me' by Simple Minds.  

The 1990s were afloat of plentifulness one-hit wonders that person resurfaced implicit the years successful media.

One opus X users mentioned much than erstwhile was 'Return of the Mack' - the 1996 Mark Morrison deed that debuted successful the apical 3 of the Billboard Hot 100.

'Return of the Mack volition beryllium played today,' an X idiosyncratic wrote in effect to a station created by Pop Base.

Another nineties tune that X users person mentioned respective times is 'You Get What You Give,' which was New Radicals' astir fashionable deed from their 1 and lone 1998 workplace album.

The radical performed the opus for the archetypal clip successful implicit 20 years to observe the Inauguration of President Joe Biden, to which helium said was his family's 'rallying taxable song.'

'New Radicals' 'You Get What You Give' has yet displaced 'Walking connected Sunshine' arsenic my favourite 'one-hit wonder,'' tweeted an X user.

Other one-hit wonders of the nineties that societal media raved astir see 'Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba, 'Macarena' by Los Del Rio, and 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua.   

The 2000s and 2010s are afloat of songs sung by Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, but euphony enthusiasts could inactive recite lyrics to one-hit wonders by Psy and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Psy's 'Gangnam Style' was an instant viral K-pop deed that took the US by tempest successful 2012, and astatine 1 point, it was the astir viewed video connected YouTube.

He besides made galore appearances, and with the assistance of MC Hammer, helium made celebrities get up and creation to his 'Gangnam Style' show astatine the American Music Awards.

'Saying PSY is simply a 1 deed wonder... You'll ne'er recognize the interaction of that that and gentleman,' an X idiosyncratic tweeted.

Despite him lone being a one-hit 1 successful the US, he's inactive fashionable successful Korea, and is considered 1 of the musicians who helped K-pop go much fashionable successful America.

Carly Rae Jepsen was known for competing successful Canadian Idol, and aft she was praised by Justin Bieber, she released her fig 1 deed 'Call Me Maybe' successful 2011.

Not lone was it the best-selling integer azygous worldwide successful 2012, but it besides walk 9 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. 

'Call Me Maybe was excessively large that she did not basal a chance,' an X idiosyncratic wrote.

Despite determination being hundreds of one-hit wonders to take from, astir X users person seemingly selected 'Somebody That I Used to Know' arsenic the apical pick.

'Anyone who isn't saying Gotye for Somebody That I Used To Know isn't picking a bully choice,' tweeted a fan.

The opus won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance astatine the 2013 Grammy Awards, and aft its fame calmed down, Gotye near the spotlight.

'I ever wondered what happened to Gotye. Bugger conscionable disappeared into bladed air aft 'Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know,'' an X idiosyncratic wrote.