Over seventeen and a half years of compiling a Top Ten Singles chart, 258 titles reached the top spot. My next list will show all the artists whose sole appearance on the chart was a #1 single. A one-hit wonder can be defined in many different ways, but I will list these artists without prejudice. I will define these artists as those who hit #1 on my chart and made no other appearance either before or after their chart-topper. I was surprised that there were so many one-hit wonders; 54 out of 258 or 21% of chart-toppers.

Song Title–Artist (weeks at #1) / Date when song first hit #1

01. Do They Know It’s Christmas?–Band Aid (3) / 12 January 1985
02. We Are the World–USA for Africa (7) / 6 April 1985
03. Dancing in the Street–Mick Jagger/David Bowie (2) / 12 October 1985 [1]
04. Pretty in Pink–The Psychedelic Furs (1) / 21 June 1986
05. Peter Gunn–The Art of Noise -Featuring Duane Eddy (2) / 5 July 1986 [2]
06. On My Own–Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald (1) / 19 July 1986 [3]
07. Human–The Human League (3) / 8 November 1986
08. Shake You Down–Gregory Abbott (1) / 28 February 1987
09. Diamonds–Herb Alpert (1) / 27 June 1987
10. Funkytown–Pseudo Echo (1) / 18 July 1987
11. Heart and Soul–T’Pau (2) / 15 August 1987
12. Julian–Alta Moda (1) / 16 January 1988
13. Shattered Dreams–Johnny Hates Jazz (1) / 21 May 1988
14. Tall Cool One–Robert Plant (1) / 9 July 1988
15. Don’t Worry, Be Happy–Bobby McFerrin (1) / 15 October 1988
16. Wild, Wild West–The Escape Club (4) / 26 November 1988
17. Iko Iko–The Belle Stars (3) / 20 May 1989
18. Bye Bye Mon Cowboy–Mitsou (1) / 10 February 1990
19. Opposites Attract–Paula Abdul Duet with the Wild Pair (1) / 17 February 1990 [4]
20. U Can’t Touch This–M. C. Hammer (1) / 14 July 1990
21. Ice, Ice, Baby–Vanilla Ice (2) / 24 November 1990
22. Baby Got Back–Sir Mix-A-Lot (3) / 3 October 1992
23. That’s What Love Can Do–Boy Krazy (2) / 3 April 1993
24. The Crying Game–Boy George (2) / 17 April 1993
25. I Want You–Juliet Roberts (5) / 4 June 1994
26. Where is My Man?–Eartha Kitt (6) / 9 July 1994
27. Tree Frog–Hope (2) / 1 October 1994
28. Swamp Thing–The Grid (4) / 15 October 1994
29. Lucas with the Lid Off–Lucas (1) / 12 November 1994
30. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)–US 3 (1) / 19 November 1994
31. Here & Now–Letters to Cleo (4) / 1 April 1995
32. Total Eclipse of the Heart–Nicki French (1) / 3 June 1995
33. Sick of Myself–Matthew Sweet (2) / 16 September 1995
34. Get Away–Shauna Davis (7) / 2 March 1996
35. Dub-I-Dub–Me&My (1) / 27 April 1996
36. 1979–Smashing Pumpkins (3) / 4 May 1996
37. A Girl Like You–Edwyn Collins (3) / 25 May 1996
38. Lucky Love–Ace of Base (3) / 6 July 1996
39. Wrap Me Up–Alex Party (2) / 27 July 1996
40. ooh aah…Just a little bit–Gina G (7) / 31 August 1996
41. Ladykillers–Lush (1) / 9 November 1996
42. Sleepy Maggie–Ashley MacIsaac featuring Mary Jane Lamond (2) / 21 December 1996
43. Keep on Jumpin’–Todd Terry Presents Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown (3) / 25 January 1997 [5]
44. Devils Haircut–Beck (2) / 5 April 1997
45. I Like It–The Blackout Allstars (1) / 31 May 1997
46. The Saint–Orbital (2) / 28 June 1997
47. Show Me Love–Robyn (1) / 7 March 1998
48. If You Could Read My Mind–Stars on 54: Ultra Naté, Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez (10) / 3 October 1998 [6]
49. Heartbreak Hotel–Whitney Houston Feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price (6) / 10 April 1999 [7]
50. i want it that way–Backstreet Boys (6) / 21 August 1999
51. It Feels So Good–Sonique (11) / 6 May 2000 [8]
52. don’t call me baby–madisonavenue (1) / 22 July 2000
53. Crying at the Discoteque–Alcazar Starring Annikafiore Andreas Lundstedt Tess (4) / 29 July 2000
54. Original Prankster–The Offspring (5) / 30 December 2000

[1] Mick Jagger is the one-hit wonder; David Bowie had two solo top ten hits.

[2] Duane Eddy is the one-hit wonder. The Art of Noise had one other top ten hit.

[3] Patti La Belle is the one-hit wonder. Michael McDonald had one solo top ten hit.

[4] The Wild Pair is the one-hit wonder. Paula Abdul had eight additional top ten hits.

[5] Martha Wash was the uncredited vocalist on charted hits by c + c music factory and Black Box.

[6] Jocelyn Enriquez is the one-hit wonder. Ultra Naté and Amber both had one solo top ten hit each.

[7] Faith Evans and Kelly Price are the one-hit wonders. Whitney Houston had seventeen additional top ten hits.

[8] The longest run at #1 for a one-hit wonder. I ceased to maintain a Top Ten Singles chart less than a year later so these last one-hit wonders did not have a fair chance of having any follow-up hits.