1 hit wonders of the 90's

[Dave78]

James' "Born Of Frustration"?

Naturally the band had plenty of songs on the UK Charts (not that any of them were any good imo), but here in the states this non-charting song got plenty of airplay on the local Alternative radio station in the early 90's. Their only song on the U.S. Charts was "Laid" which "peaked" at No. 64. I think Born Of Frustration is a Bone-Fide hit song even if the charts say otherwise.

 

[Nai Noswad]

Jeez! thanks Dave i had forgotten about James...other than Sit Down song..i was having babies around this time..and putting in hard days in construction..lots probably passed me by. All i Want is You by Sheryl Crowe was massive in England..around these times..as was Zombie, I Didn't Start The Fire, Buffalo Stance- we used to alter the lyrics on site for the craic...that flippin' Hanson song did my head in!

 

[Dave78]

After double checking Wiki, while "Born Of Frustration" didn't chart in the U.S. on Billboard's Top 100 (the chart I first checked before I posted earlier), I see the song did hit No. 5 on the U.S. Alternative charts, so it seems the song did make a splash here in the U.S.

A spalsh that apparently didn't go unnoticed by Westin Hotels who used the song in one of their tv commercials in the early 2000's.

 

[Lynch]

Made it to UK in 1990..catchy.

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What i Am.

1990? really? That's weird since it was released as a single in the fall of 1988.

 

[Lynch]

Tonic was a one-hit wonder of the 1990's with this excellent track:

"If You Could Only See" Tonic (1997)

That's the only song that I can remember from these guys. Good tune. Didn't typically like this style/genre, but there's a cool hook to this song.

 

[Dave78]

I'm not sure if Dishwalla is a One-Hit Wonder or not. In 1995, "Counting Blue Cars" hit No. 1 in the U.S., although the band had three other songs on the charts in the 90's with peak positions of 17, 24 and 85. Hmm...

 

[mrblond]

Meredith Brooks - Bitch (1997)
What a great song!

Sorry if this was posted before.

 

[Nai Noswad]

( in a Casey Kasem accent)..Two weeks at the top of the hit parade:

Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite

 

[Nai Noswad]

This was great:

The Beloved - Sweet Harmony.

 

[Nai Noswad]

This made it pretty big..:

Stiltskin - Inside.