Continuing our countdown of One Hit Wonders – today Numbers 41-45. Unbelievable (45) is a song written and recorded by British band EMF, originally appearing on their debut album, Schubert Dip. It was released as a single in the UK in 1990, peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number three in December 1990. It […]
Top 50 UK One Hit Wonders (46-50)
A new series begins today in which we shall be considering the Top 50 list of One Hit Wonders. These are artistes that managed a single big but then failed to repeat their success. “Somebody’s Watching Me” (50) is a song recorded by American singer Rockwell, released by the Motown label in 1984, as the […]
Mr. Brightside (1) – 300 Weeks
“Mr. Brightside” is the first single released by American band the Killers. It was released as the band’s debut single and is from their debut studio album, Hot Fuss (2004). Written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, it was one of the first songs the Killers ever wrote. Two music videos were made […]
Perfect (2) – 187 Weeks
“Perfect” is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album in 2017. After the album’s release, it charted at number four in the UK. On 21 August 2017, Billboard announced that “Perfect” would be the fourth single from the album. The song was serviced to pop radio in September 2017 as […]
Chasing Cars (3) – 166 Weeks
“Chasing Cars” is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was recorded in 2005 and released on in June 2006 in the United States and July 2006 in the United Kingdom. The song gained significant popularity in the […]
Someone You Loved (4) – 155 Weeks
“Someone You Loved” is a song recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a download in November 2018 through Vertigo Records and Universal Music as the third single from his second extended play, Breach (2018), and was later included on his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019). The song […]
My Way (5) – 134 Weeks
“My Way” is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song “Comme d’habitude”. In 1967, Jacques Revaux wrote a ballad named “For Me”, with English lyrics about a couple falling out of love. According to Revaux, the demo was then sent to Petula Clark, Dalida and Claude […]
Sex On Fire (6) – 125 Weeks
“Sex on Fire” is the first single released from American band Kings of Leon’s fourth studio album, Only by the Night. The song gave Kings of Leon their first number-one single in Australia, Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, charting at the top spot on digital downloads alone in the latter country, before its physical […]
Shotgun (7) – 122 Weeks
“Shotgun” is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. The song was written by Ezra, Fred Gibson Bottle Studio and Joel Poott and produced by Cam Blackwood. It was released as a digital download in May 2018, as the third single from Ezra’s second studio album Staying at Tamara’s. The song reached number one on […]
Thinking Out Loud (Eight) – 118 Weeks
“Thinking Out Loud” is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, recorded for his second studio album, X (2014). It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge, and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. It was released in the US in September 2014 as the album’s third single. “Thinking Out Loud” is a romantic ballad […]