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40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Quiz



Quiz: name the musician or group who had hits with the following songs


  1. 99 Red Balloons (1983)
  2. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (2005)
  3. Achy Breaky Heart (1992)
  4. Bad Day (2006)
  5. Don't Give Up On Us (1976)
  6. Don't Leave Me This Way (1976)
  7. Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988)






  8. Fire (1968)
  9. Grandad (1971)
  10. Groove Is in the Heart (1990)
  11. Ice Ice Baby (1990)
  12. In the Year 2525 (1969)
  13. It's Raining Men (1982)
  14. Knock On Wood (1979)
  15. Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
  16. MMMBop (1997)
  17. Macarena (1993)
  18. Me and Mrs Jones (1972)
  19. Mickey (1982)
  20. My Sharona (1979)
  21. Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
  22. Pass the Dutchie (1982)
  23. Play That Funky Music (1976)
  24. Ring My Bell (1979)
  25. Rock Me Amadeus (1985)
  26. Saturday Night (1994)
  27. Seasons in the Sun (1973)
  28. Skyscraper (2014)
  29. Spaceman (1996)
  30. Spirit in the Sky (1969)
  31. Sugar, Sugar (1969)
  32. Tell Laura I Love Her (1960)
  33. The Hustle (1975)
  34. There's No-one Quite Like Grandma (1980)
  35. Too Shy (1983)
  36. Tubthumping (1997)
  37. Turning Japanese (1980)
  38. Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
  39. What Is Love (1993)
  40. Who Let the Dogs Out (2000)


Answers


  1. 99 Red Balloons - Nena (1983)
  2. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Steve Brookstein (2005)
  3. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
  4. Bad Day - Daniel Powter (2006)
  5. Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul (1976)
  6. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (1976)
  7. Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin (1988)
  8. Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968)
  9. Grandad - Clive Dunn (1971)
  10. Groove Is in the Heart - Deee-Lite (1990)
  11. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990)
  12. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans (1969)
  13. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls (1982)
  14. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart (1979)
  15. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (1974)
  16. MMMBop - Hanson (1997)
  17. Macarena - Los del Rio (1993)
  18. Me and Mrs Jones - Billy Paul (1972)
  19. Mickey - Toni Basil (1982)
  20. My Sharona - The Knack (1979)
  21. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (1990)
  22. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth (1982)
  23. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry (1976)
  24. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (1979)
  25. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (1985)
  26. Saturday Night - Whigfield (1994)
  27. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks (1973)
  28. Skyscraper - Sam Bailey (2014)
  29. Spaceman - Babylon Zoo (1996)
  30. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum (1969)
  31. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies (1969)
  32. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ricky Valance (1960)
  33. The Hustle - Van McCoy (1975)
  34. There's No-one Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir (1980)
  35. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo (1983)
  36. Tubthumping - Chumbawamba (1997)
  37. Turning Japanese - The Vapors (1980)
  38. Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles (1979)
  39. What Is Love - Haddaway (1993)
  40. Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men (2000)