British One-Hit Wonders

Coming soon, a small tournament focusing on British one-hit wonders.

Starting point may be 64 songs (or higher depending on research).

References: The Official Charts Company, Retro Charts and Wikipedia

Criteria: The artist must have had only one entry inside the UK top 40 singles chart.

These are the initial 40 match-ups and if we find anything that really got missed out, it can be wild-carded in at a later date.

Friday 23 February

MATCH 1

Seaside Shuffle – Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs

VERSUS

Gonna Get Along Without You Now – Viola Wills

MATCH 2

Toast – Streetband

VERSUS

This Perfect Day – The Saints

Saturday 24 February

MATCH 3

Jack Your Body – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley

VERSUS

Popcorn – Hot Butter

MATCH 4

Loving You – Minnie Ripperton

VERSUS

Ring My Bell – Anita Ward

Sunday 25 February

MATCH 5

Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

VWRSUS

Supersonic – HWA ft Sonic The Hedgehog

MATCH 6

Heartache Avenue – Maisonettes

VERSUS

Uptown Top Ranking – Althea and Donna

Monday 26 February

MATCH 7

King Of The Cops – Billy Howard

VERSUS

Just One More Night – Yellow Dog

MATCH 8

A Little Love And Understanding – Gilbert Becaud

VERSUS

Shaddap Ya Face – Joe Dolce Music Theatre

Tuesday 27 February

MATCH 9

The Pushbike Song – The Mixtures

VERSUS

Substitute – Clout

MATCH 10

Obsession – Animotion

VERSUS

Tell Laura I Love Her – Ricky Valance

Wednesday 28 February

MATCH 11

You Get What You Give – The New Radicals

VERSUS

Together We Are Beautiful – Fern Kinney

MATCH 12

Brilliant Mind – Furniture

VERSUS

Silly Games – Janet Kay

Thursday 29 February

MATCH 13

99 Red Balloons – Nena

VWRSUS

Only Crying – Keith Marshall

MATCH 14

Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) – Man Parrish

VERSUS

Je T’aime Mon Non Plus – Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Friday 1 March

MATCH 15

7 Ways To Love – Cola Boy

VERSUS

Northern Lights – Renaissance

MATCH 16

Let’s Do Rock Steady – The Bodysnatchers

VERSUS

The Captain Of Her Heart – Double

Saturday 2 March

MATCH 17

Thunderbirds Are Go – FAB ft MC Parker

VERSUS

Tulane – Steve Gibbons Band

MATCH 18

A Walk In The Park – Nick Straker Band

VERSUS

Never Never – The Assembly

Sunday 3 March

MATCH 19

Funkytown – Lipps Inc

VERSUS

Nut Rocker – B Bumble and The Stingers

MATCH 20

Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band

VERSUS

Do You Really Like It? – DJ Pied Piper

Monday 4 March

MATCH 21

What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes

VERSUS

You’re Moving Out Today – Carole Bayer- Sager

MATCH 22

Captain Beaky – Keith Michel

VERSUS

Wand’rin’ Star – Lee Marvin

Tuesday 5 March

MATCH 23

There’s No-One Quite Like Grandma – St. Winifred’s School Choir

VERSUS

Back Of My Hand – Jags

MATCH 24

Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

VERSUS

The Floral Dance – Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

Wednesday 6 March

MATCH 25

In The Year 2525 – Zager And Evans

VERSUS

Top Of The Pops – Rezillos

MATCH 26

Echo Beach – Martha And The Muffins

VERSUS

Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band

Thursday 7 March

MATCH 27

Mickey – Toni Basil

VERSUS

Just When I Needed You Most – Barbara Jones

MATCH 28

Convoy – CW McCall

VERSUS

Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats And Dogs – Brian and Michael

Friday 8 March

MATCH 29

Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman

VERSUS

Barbados – Typically Tropical

MATCH 30

Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

VERSUS

(Feels Like) Heaven – Fiction Factory

Saturday 9 March

MATCH 31

Car 67 – Driver 67

VERSUS

Telephone Man – Meri Wilson

MATCH 32

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

VERSUS

Turning Japanese – Vapors

Sunday 10 March

MATCH 33

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

VERSUS

(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ – Whistle

MATCH 34

Doop – Doop

VERSUS

Hey Matthew – Karel Fialka

Monday 11 March

MATCH 35

Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gang

VERSUS

SuperMarioLand – Ambassadors Of Funk ft MC Mario

MATCH 36

Eye Level – The Simon Park Orchestra

VERSUS

Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

Tuesday 12 March

MATCH 37

Day Trip To Bangor – Fiddler’s Dram

VERSUS

Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt

MATCH 38

Dat – Pluto Shervington

VERSUS

Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum

Wednesday 13 March

MATCH 39

Strut Your Funky Stuff – Frantique

VERSUS

Which Way Should I Jump? – Milltown Brothers

MATCH 40

7Teen – The Regents

VERSUS

Radio Africa – Latin Quarter

Thursday 14 March

MATCH 41

Jilted John – Jilted John

VERSUS

Float On – The Floaters

MATCH 42

Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

VERSUS

Big In Japan – Alphaville

Friday 15 March

MATCH 43

Tell Him – The Exciters

VERSUS

Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

MATCH 44

Beach Baby – First Class

VERSUS

Juicy Fruit – Mtume

Saturday 16 March

MATCH 45

Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) – Sub Sub

VERSUS

Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade

MATCH 46

Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group

VERSUS

Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey

Sunday 17 March

MATCH 47

Your Woman – White Town

VERSUS

I’m In Love With A German Film Star – The Passions

MATCH 48

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

VERSUS

How Long – Ace

Monday 18 March

MATCH 49

7 Seconds – Youssou N’Dour

VERSUS

Amigo – Black Slate

MATCH 50

Kiss You All Over – Exile

VERSUS

Turn The Music Up – Players Association

Tuesday 19 March

MATCH 51

Waiting For The Train – Flash And The Pan

VERSUS

Immaculate Fools – Immaculate Fools

MATCH 52

One Rule For You – After The Fire

VERSUS

Hippy Chick – Soho

Wednesday 20 March

MATCH 53

Music Sounds Better With You – Stardust

VERSUS

Too Drunk To Fuck – Dead Kennedys

MATCH 54

One Step Further – Bardo

VERSUS

Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley

Thursday 21 March

MATCH 55

Homicide – 999

VERSUS

Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders – Yellow Magic Orchestra

MATCH 56

We Are The World – USA For Africa

VERSUS

Sesame’s Treet – Smart E’s

Friday 22 March

MATCH 57

A Trip To Trumpton – Urban Hype

VERSUS

Love Is A Wonderful Colour – Icicle Works

MATCH 58

Police Officer – Smiley Culture

VERSUS

Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet – Gonzalez

Drowning In Berlin – The Mobiles
Girls – Moments And Whatnauts
Whispering Grass – Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield
Rochdale Cowboy – Mike Harding
Funky Moped / Magic Roundabout – Jasper Carrott
Motor Biking – Chris Sledding
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine – Laurel & Hardy ft Chill Wills
Howzat – Sherbet