One-hit Wonders in the U.S. Whose One Hit Came Out During the 1960s

It is important to note that this list contains artists who reached the top 40 of the American pop chart (Hot 100) with just one single. Additionally, an artist with three or more albums with a rank of 1 to 40 inclusive on the Billboard 200 may be taken off of this chart.

*** Not sure who put this together but I found it on an old hard drive recently and thought it worthy of a look. (JF)***

1960-1969
* "7 And 7 Is" by Love
* "96 Tears" by ? & the Mysterians
* "A Little Bit of Soap" by The Jarmels
* "A Question Of Temperature" by Balloon Farm
* "A Walk In The Black Forest" by Horst Jankowski
* "A Wonderful Dream" by The Majors
* "Abraham, Martin And John" by Moms Mabley
* "Al-Di-La" by Emilio Pericoli
* "Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric and His Piano
* "Alley Oop" by Dante and the Evergreens
* "Alley Oop" by The Hollywood Argyles
* "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston
* "An Open Letter To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg
* "Angel Baby" by Rosie and the Originals
* "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts
* "Angel On My Shoulder" by Shelby Flint
* "Angela Jones" by Johnny Ferguson
* "Apache" by Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar
* "Asia Minor" by Kokomo
* "The Astronaut (Parts 1 and 2)" by Jose Jimenez

* "Baby Blue" by The Echoes
* "Baby Come Back" by The Equals
* "Baby It's You" by Smith
* "Baby Oh Baby" by The Shells
* "Baby Sittin' Boogie" by Buzz Clifford
* "Baby The Rain Must Fall" by Glenn Yarbrough
* "Back On The Street Again" by The Sunshine Company
* "The Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop
* "Barbara" by The Temptations (They are not the famous Motown group)
* "Barefootin'" by Robert Parker
* "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti
* "Beautiful People" by Kenny O'Dell
* "The Birds and the Bees" by Jewel Akens
* "Birthday" by Underground Sunshine
* "Birthday Party" by The Pixies Three
* "Black Is Black" by Los Bravos
* "Black Pearl" by The Checkmates, LTD.
* "Blue's Theme" by Davie Allan and The Arrows
* "Bobby's Girl" by Marcie Blane
* "Bongo Stomp" by Little Joey and The Flips
* "Born Free" by The Hesitations
* "The Boy From New York City" by The Ad Libs
* "The Boy Next Door" by The Secretsv * "Bust Out" by The Busters
* "But It's Alright" by J.J. Jackson
* "California Sun" by The Rivieras
* "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" by Sounds Orchestral
* "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" by Vince Guaraldi Trio
* "Charade" by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
* "The Cheater" by Bob Kuban and the In-Men
* "Cinderella" by Jack Ross
* "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams
* "Close To Cathy" by Mike Clifford
* "Color Him Father" by The Winstons
* "Come On Down To My Boat" by Every Mother's Son
* "Concrete And Clay" by Eddie Rambeau
* "Concrete And Clay" by Unit 4+2
* "Confidential" by Sonny Knight
* "Cool Jerk" by The Capitols
* "Cry to Me" by Betty Harris
* "Count Every Star" by Donnie and The Dreamers
* "Country Girl - City Man" by Judy Clay (with Billy Vera)

* "The Dawn of Correction" by The Spokesmen
* "Day For Decision" by Johnny Sea
* "Dear One" by Larry Finnegan
* "Denise" by Randy and The Rainbows
* "Diamonds And Pearls" by The Paradons
* "Did You See Her Eyes" by The Illusion
* "Different Drum" by The Stone Poneys
* "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" by The Fifth Estate
* "Dirty Water" by The Standells
* "Do It Again A Little Bit Slower" by Jon and Robin and The In Crowd
* "Do You Love Me" by The Contours
* "Does Your Mama Know About Me" by Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers
* "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Jeanine Deckers)
* "Don't Go Near The Indians" by Rex Allen
* "Don't Go To Strangers" by Etta Jones
* "Don't Mess Up A Good Thing" by (Fontella Bass and) Bobby McClure (Bass is not a one-hit wonder)
* "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" by The Swingin' Medallions
* "The Duck" by Jackie Lee

* "Echo Park" by Keith Barbour
* "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind
* "El Watusi" by Ray Barretto
* "The Entertainer" by Tony Clarke
* "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire
* "Everlasting Love" by Robert Knight
* "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" by Jonathan King
* "Exodus" by Eddie Harris

* "Fannie Mae" by Buster Brown
* "Farmer John" by The Premiers
* "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
* "Flowers On The Wall" by The Statler Brothers
* "Fly Me To The Moon - Bossa Nova" by Joe Harnell and His Orchestra
* "Foot Stomping - Part 1" by The Flares
* "Forever" by The Little Dippers
* "Forever" by Pete Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar
* "For Your Precious Love" by Oscar Toney Jr.
* "Friday On My Mind" by The Easybeats
* "From A Jack To A King" by Ned Miller
* "The Funky Judge" by Bull and The Matadors
* "Funny" by Joe Hinton
* "Funny How Time Slips Away" by Jimmy Elledge

* "Gallant Men" by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen
* "Get Together" by The Youngbloods
* "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" by Ramrods
* "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" by Crazy Elephant
* "Ginnie Bell" by Paul Dino
* "Girl Watcher" by The O'Kaysions
* "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey (She had many more hits in the UK)
* "Good Old Rock 'N Roll" by Cat Mother and The All Night News Boys
* "(The Graduation Song...) Pomp And Circumstance" by Adrian Kimberly
* "Grazing In The Grass" by Hugh Masekela
* "Green Tambourine" by Lemon Pipers
* "Groovy Grubworm" by Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies

* "Harlem Nocturne" by The Viscounts
* "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley
* "Haunted House" by Jumpin' Gene Simmons
* "Have I The Right?" by The Honeycombs
* "Hawaii Tattoo" by The Waikikis
* "He'll Have To Stay" by Jeanne Black
* "Heart And Soul" by The Cleftones
* "Hello, Hello" by Sopwith Camel
* "Hello Walls" by Faron Young
* "Here Comes The Judge" by Pigmeat Markham
* "Here Comes The Judge" by Shorty Long
* "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channelv * "Hey Joe" by The Leaves
* "Hide Away" by Freddy King
* "Hide And Go Seek, Part I" by Bunker Hill
* "Hi-Heel Sneakers" by Tommy Tucker
* "Hippy Hippy Shake" by The Swinging Blue Jeans
* "History Repeats Itself" by Buddy Starcher
* "Hootenanny" by The Glencoves
* "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co.
* "Hot Pastrami" by The Dartells
* "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Johnny Bond
* "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Charlie Ryan
* "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" by Bubble Puppy
* "Hungry For Love" by San Remo Golden Strings
* "Hypnotized" by Linda Jones

* "I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree" by Just Us
* "I Do" by The Marvelows
* "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" by The Electric Prunes
* "I Got a Line On You" by Spirit
* "I Just Don't Understand" by Ann-Margret
* "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" Barbara George
* "I Like It Like That, Part 1" by Chris Kenner
* "I Love You" by People
* "I Love You" by The Volume's
* "I Need Your Loving" by Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
* "I Really Love You" by The Stereos
* "I Remember You" by Frank Ifield
* "I Wanna Love Him So Bad" by The Jelly Beans
* "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" by Whistling Jack Smith
* "I Wish That We Were Married" by Ronnie and The Hi-Lites
* "I Wish You Love" by Gloria Lynne
* "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" by Barry and the Tamerlanes
* "I'm A Fool To Care" by Joe Barry
* "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" by Madeline Bell
* "I'm Into Something Good" by Earl-Jean
* "(I'm The Girl On) Wolverton Mountain" by Jo Ann Campbell
* "I've Got A Woman (Part I)" by Jimmy McGriff
* "If I Had A Girl" by Rod Lauren
* "If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody" by James Ray
* "Image Of A Girl" by Safaris
* "In A Moment" by The Intrigues
* "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans
* "Israelites" by Desmond Dekker and the Aces
* "It Takes Two" by Kim Weston (Sung with Marvin Gaye)
* "It's Alright" by Adam Faith with The Roulettes

* "The Jam - Part 1" by Bobby Gregg and His Friends
* "Jamie" by Eddie Holland
* "Jealous Kind Of Fella" by Garland Green
* "The Jerk" by The Larks
* "Jesus Is A Soul Man" by Lawrence Reynolds
* "Johnny Get Angry" by Joanie Sommers
* "Journey to the Center of the Mind" by The Amboy Dukes
* "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred and His Playboy Band
* "Just Come Home" by Hugo and Luigi
* "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" by The Reflections
* "Just One Look" by Doris Troy

* "Keem-O-Sabe" by The Electric Indian
* "Keep On Dancing" by The Gentrys
* "Killer Joe" by The Rocky Fellers
* "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget" by The Raindrops

* "(The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation" by Don Fardon
* "Land Of 1000 Dances" by Cannibal and The Headhunters
* "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers
* "Last Night" by The Mar-Keys
* "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" by The Hombres
* "Let Me In" by The Sensations
* "Let The Good Times Roll And Feel So Good" by Bunny Sigler
* "Let The Little Girl Dance" by Billy Bland
* "Let's Go (pony)" by The Routers
* "Let's Think About Living" by Bob Luman
* "The Letter" by The Arbors
* "Letter From Sherry" by Dale Ward
* "Liar, Liar" by The Castaways
* "Lies" by The Knickerbockers
* "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee
* "Little Band Of Gold" by James Gilreath
* "Little Bit O' Soul" by The Music Explosion
* "Little Girl" by Syndicate of Sound
* "Little Honda" by The Hondells
* "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)" by Rene and Rene
* "The Lonely Surfer" by Jack Nitzsche
* "Look For A Star" by Deane Hawley
* "Look For A Star" by Garry Mills
* "Loop De Loop" by Johnny Thunder
* "Lost Love" by H.B. Barnum
* "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy
* "Love Is Blue" by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra
* "Love Letters" by Ketty Lester
* "Love Makes A Woman" by Barbara Acklin
* "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Deon Jackson
* "The Love Of My Man" by Theola Kilgore
* "Love Power" by The Sandpebbles
* "Love You So" by Ron Holden with the Thunderbirds
* "Lover's Island" by The Blue Jays

* "The Madison" by Al Brown's Tunetoppers featuring Cookie Brown
* "The Madison Time - Part I" by Ray Bryant Combo
* "Maria Elena" by Los Indios Tabajaras
* "Mama Didn't Lie" by Jan Bradley
* "Mama Sang A Song" by Stan Kenton
* "The Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells
* "Master Jack" by Four Jacks and A Jill
* "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" by Little Jimmy Dickens
* "Medicine Man (Part I)" by Buchanan Brothers
* "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" by Mike Douglas
* "Mexico" by Bob Moore and his Orchestra
* "Michelle" by David and Jonathan
* "Midnight in Moscow" by Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
* "Midnight Mary" by Joey Powers
* "A Million To One" by Jimmy Charles
* "Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl" by Patty and The Emblems
* "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong
* "Moonflight" by Vik Venus
* "More" by Kai Winding and Orchestra
* "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase
* "Morning Girl" by The Neon Philharmonic
* "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doev * "Mountain Of Love" by Harold Dorman
* "Mr. Bass Man" by Johnny Cymbal
* "Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne
* "Mule Skinner Blues" by The Fendermen
* "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" by Charlie Drake
* "My Coloring Book" by Sandy Stewart
* "My Girl Josephine" by Jerry Jaye
* "My Pledge Of Love" by Joe Jeffrey Group

* "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
* "Nag" by The Halos
* "Naturally Stoned" by The Avant-Garde
* "New York's A Lonely Town" by The Trade Winds
* "Next Plane to London" by The Rose Garden
* "Niki Hoeky" by P.J. Proby
* "Nobody But Me" by The Human Beinz
* "Nobody But You Babe" by Clarence Reid
* "Nothing But A Heartache" by The Flirtations

* "Oh How Happy" by Shades Of Blue
* "On Top Of Spaghetti" by Tom Glazer
* "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" by Barry Young
* "One Upon A Time" by Rochell and The Candles
* "Only A Lonely Heart Sees" by Felix Cavaliere
* "Oo Wee Baby, I Love You" by Fred Hughes
* "Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II" by Jessie Hill
* "Open The Door To Your Heart" by Darrell Banks
* "Our Winter Love" by Bill Pursell
* "Over The Rainbow" by The Dimensions

* "Part Time Love" by Little Johnny Taylor
* "Party Lights" by Claudine Clark
* "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba
* "Peanut Butter" by The Marathons
* "Penetration" by The Pyramids
* "Percolator (Twist)" by Billy Joe and The Checkmates
* "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Status Quo
* "Pipeline" by The Chantays
* "Playboy" by Gene and Debbe
* "Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard" by Diane Ray
* "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" by Hank Locklin
* "Please Love Me Forever" by Cathy Jean and The Roommates
* "Polk Salad Annie" by Tony Joe White
* "Pop Pop Pop - Pie" by The Sherrys
* "Popsicles and Icicles" by The Murmaids
* "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee
* "Psychotic Reaction" by The Count Five
* "The Push And Kick" by Mark Valentino
* "Pushin' Too Hard" by The Seeds

* "Quentin's Theme" by Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
* "Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)" by Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus

* "Rama Lama Ding Dong" by The Edsels
* "Reach Out In The Darkness" by Friend and Lover
* "Reconsider Me" by Johnny Adams
* "Remember Then" by The Earls
* "Ringo" by Lorne Greene
* "Rip Van Winkle" by The Devotions
* "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades
* "Rockin' Little Angel" by Ray Smith
* "Ruby Duby Du" by Tobin Mathews and Co.

* "Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)" by Lolita
* "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" by The Jaynetts
* "Sandy" by Larry Hall
* "Searching For My Love" by Bobby Moore
* "Selfish One" by Jackie Ross
* "Shaggy Dog" by Mickey Lee Lane
* "Shame, Shame" by Magic Lanterns
* "Shape Of Things To Come" by Max Frost and The Troopers
* "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" by Ernie Maresca
* "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" by The Springfields
* "Since I Met You Baby" by Ivory Joe Hunter
* "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" by The Mojo Men
* "Six Days On The Road" by Dave Dudley
* "Skip A Rope" by Henson Cargill
* "Small Sad Sam" by Phil McLean
* "Smile a Little Smile for Me" by Flying Machine
* "Snap Your Fingers" by Joe Henderson
* "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman
* "Stand By Me" by Spyder Turner
* "Stay" by Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
* "Steal Away" by Jimmy Hughes
* "Stick Shift" by Duals
* "Still" by Bill Anderson
* "Stranger on the Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk
* "The Stripper" by David Rose and His Orchestra
* "Sugar On Sunday" by The Clique
* "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto
* "Summer Samba (So Nice)" by Walter Wanderley
* "Summer Set" by Kelly Monty and His Orchestra
* "Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer (Cover of Eddie Cochran's song)
* "Sunshine Girl" by The Parade
* "Sweet Dreams" by Tommy McLain
* "Sweet Inspiration" by The Sweet Inspirations
* "The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven" by Chris Bartley
* "Swinging On a Star" by Big Dee Irwin

* "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck Quartet
* "Talk Talk" by The Music Machine
* "Talk To Me" by Sunny and The Sunglows
* "Tar and Cement" by Verdelle Smith
* "Teach Me Tonight" by George Maharis
* "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning
* "Tell Him" by The Exciters
* "Telstar" by The Tornados
* "That Stranger Used To Be My Girl" by Trade Martin
* "That's How Heartaches Are Made" by Baby Washington
* "Theme From Ben Casey" by Valjean
* "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" by The Casinos
* "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree" by Dorsey Burnette
* "There's A Moon Out Tonight" by The Capris
* "There's Got To Be A Word!" by The Innocencev
* "There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2)" by Bobby Marchan
* "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-ha!" by Napoleon XIV
* "This Time (We're Really Breaking Up)" by Troy Shondell
* "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)" by Little Caesar and The Romans
* "Three Hearts In A Tangle" by Roy Drusky
* "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris
* "Till Death Do Us Part" by Bob Braun
* "Till Then" by The Classics
* "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me" by Tiny Tim
* "Tobacco Road" by The Nashville Teens
* "Tonight (Could Be The Night)" by The Velvets
* "Torture" by Kris Jensen
* "Tracy" by Cuff Links
* "Tracy's Theme" by Spencer Ross
* "Triangle" by Janie Grant
* "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash and The Crawlers

* "Village Of Love" by Nathaniel Mayer

* "Walk On The Wild Side (Part 1)" by Jimmy Smith
* "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" by Norma Tanega
* "Washington Square" by The Village Stompers
* "Water Boy" by Don Shirley Trio
* "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" by Blues Magoos
* "We Love You Beatles" by The Carefrees
* "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" by Gale Garnett
* "We're Gonna Make It" by Little Milton
* "The Wedding" by Julie Rogers
* "What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" by The Tams
* "What's Your Name" by Don and Juan
* "Wheels" by The String-A-Longs
* "When I Die" by Motherlode
* "When We Get Married" by The Dreamlovers
* "White On White" by Danny Williams
* "Who Do You Love" by The Sapphires
* "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann
* "Wild Thing" by Senator Bobby
* "Wild Weekend" by The Rebels
* "Will You Be Staying After Sunday" by The Peppermint Rainbow
* "Winchester Cathedral" by New Vaudeville Band
* "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris
* "Wolverton Mountain" by Claude King
* "Wonderful Summer" by Robin Ward
* "Worst That Could Happen" by Brooklyn Bridge

* "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph
* "Yellow Balloon" by Yellow Balloon
* "Yellow Bird" by Arthur Lyman Group
* "Yesterday, When I Was Young" by Roy Clark
* "Yogi" by The Ivy 3
* "You Better Move On" by Arthur Alexander
* "You Can't Sit Down Part 2" by Philip Upchurch Combo
* "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" by The Caravelles
* "You, I" by The Rugbys
* "You Talk Too Much" by Joe Jones
* "You Turn Me On (Turn On Song)" by Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville
* "You'll Lose a Good Thing" by Barbara Lynn
* "You're My World" by Cilla Black
* "You're The Reason" by Bobby Edwards
* "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" by The Silkie
* "Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night" by Kenny Dino


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