One Hit Wonder Trivia Questions & Answers: Can You Name These Hits?

Everyone remembers that one song. The catchy chorus, the unforgettable beat—and then… nothing. Welcome to the world of One Hit Wonders, where a single chart-topping track made an artist famous—briefly.
This quiz will test your knowledge of music’s greatest one-hit icons across genres and decades.
Answers are provided below—how many can you get right?

One Hit Wonder Trivia Questions

🎶 1970s

  1. Who had a hit with “Play That Funky Music”?
  2. “Afternoon Delight” was a 1976 hit for which group?
  3. Which band sang “My Sharona”?
  4. What song by Carl Douglas became a karate-themed disco hit?
  5. Which track by Norman Greenbaum became a spiritual rock anthem?

🎵 1980s

  1. Who sang “Take On Me”?
  2. What was Dexys Midnight Runners’ one big U.S. hit?
  3. Who had a hit with “99 Luftballons”?
  4. What song by A Flock of Seagulls is most associated with the ‘80s?
  5. Which track by Toni Basil became a cheerleader anthem?
  6. Who sang “Come on Eileen”?
  7. Which one-hit wonder artist sang “I Want Candy”?
  8. What hit made Men Without Hats famous?
  9. Who sang “Turning Japanese”?
  10. What band sang “Video Killed the Radio Star”?

📻 1990s

  1. What hit launched Lou Bega into stardom in 1999?
  2. Which track by Right Said Fred became a fashion anthem?
  3. What was Chumbawamba’s one hit?
  4. Who had a massive hit with “Bitter Sweet Symphony”?
  5. Which 1996 song by Los Del Rio started a global dance craze?
  6. “What Is Love” is a one-hit wonder by which artist?
  7. Who sang “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”?
  8. What was the name of the one-hit wonder by Baha Men?
  9. What hit did the band New Radicals release in 1998?
  10. Who had a hit with “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”?
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📀 2000s & 2010s

  1. Who sang “Stacy’s Mom”?
  2. What was the one-hit wonder from Gotye?
  3. Which artist released “Who Let the Dogs Out”?
  4. “Bad Day” was a hit for which singer?
  5. Which song made Daniel Powter famous?
  6. Who had a viral hit with “Somebody That I Used to Know”?
  7. “Let Her Go” was a hit by which artist?
  8. Which act had a hit with “Call Me Maybe”?
  9. What was OMI’s summer hit in 2015?
  10. Who sang “Rude”?

🎧 Lyrics & Details

  1. What song features the lyric “I get knocked down, but I get up again”?
  2. Which hit starts with “You had a bad day, you’re taking one down…”?
  3. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” is a hit by which duo?
  4. What song has the line “Hey now, you’re an all-star…”?
  5. “Life is a Highway” was originally a hit by which artist?
  6. What 2000s hit starts with “My life is brilliant, my love is pure…”?
  7. “Because I Got High” was sung by which artist?
  8. “MMMBop” was a hit for which band?
  9. Which one-hit wonder includes the line “This is the story of a girl…”?
  10. What song begins with “If I could, then I would, I’ll go wherever you will go”?

✅ Answers

🎶 1970s

  1. Wild Cherry
  2. Starland Vocal Band
  3. The Knack
  4. “Kung Fu Fighting”
  5. “Spirit in the Sky”

🎵 1980s

  1. A-ha
  2. “Come On Eileen”
  3. Nena
  4. “I Ran (So Far Away)”
  5. “Mickey”
  6. Dexys Midnight Runners
  7. Bow Wow Wow
  8. “The Safety Dance”
  9. The Vapors
  10. The Buggles

📻 1990s

  1. “Mambo No. 5”
  2. “I’m Too Sexy”
  3. “Tubthumping”
  4. The Verve
  5. “Macarena”
  6. Haddaway
  7. Eiffel 65
  8. “Who Let the Dogs Out”
  9. “You Get What You Give”
  10. Deep Blue Something

📀 2000s & 2010s

  1. Fountains of Wayne
  2. “Somebody That I Used to Know”
  3. Baha Men
  4. Daniel Powter
  5. “Bad Day”
  6. Gotye ft. Kimbra
  7. Passenger
  8. Carly Rae Jepsen
  9. “Cheerleader”
  10. MAGIC!

🎧 Lyrics & Details

  1. “Tubthumping” – Chumbawamba
  2. “Bad Day” – Daniel Powter
  3. Tag Team
  4. “All Star” – Smash Mouth
  5. Tom Cochrane
  6. “You’re Beautiful” – James Blunt
  7. Afroman
  8. Hanson
  9. Nine Days – “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”
  10. The Calling – “Wherever You Will Go”

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