British One Hit Wonders

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1. In 1954 Kitty Kallen was the very first 'one hit wonder'. She sang 'Little Things Mean _____ '? Nothing Whatever You Want Them To Everything To Me A Lot

2. In 1960, teen idol Ricky Valence topped the charts with the ballad 'Tell Laura I Love Her', his only hit, about a boy who died in a stock car race. But what was the ill fated racer's name? Bobby Tommy Frankie Ricky

3. In 1966, the year England won the World Cup, and Merseybeat group The Overlanders have their one and only hit with a cover of a Beatles song. But which one? 'With A Little Help From My Friends' 'Lady Madonna' 'Slow Down' 'Michelle'

4. A short hop to 1968, and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, who sung about a particular element. Which one? 'Earth' 'Water' 'Air' 'Fire'

5. In 1970, Lee Marvin hit the top with 'Wand'rin' Star'. The B side of this single was called 'I Talk To Trees', sung by whom? John Wayne Robert Vaughn Yul Bryner Clint Eastwood

6. Whatever you might think of the fashions of the mid seventies, a listen to this number 1 by Typically Tropical will NOT spark warm feelings of nostalgia. Which island did they sing about in 1975? 'Barbados' 'Bermuda' 'Jamaica' 'Island In The Sun'

7. In 1978 two Northern folkies Brian and Michael had a surprise hit with 'Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs'. About whose paintings was this song? Lowry Hockney Picasso Van Gogh

8. The theme from which TV series made the top of the charts in 1980? Crossroads M*A*S*H The Avengers Top Of The Pops

9. 1980 was something of a bumper year for one hit wonders, with three number ones drawn from this select band. St Winifred's School Choir for example. Which relation did they sing about? 'Mum' 'Grandad' 'Grandma' 'Dad'

10. Joe Dolce reached number 1 in 1981 with a song advising us to do what precisely? 'Just Shut Up' 'Shut Your Mouth' 'Shaddap Your Face' 'Keep Quiet'

11. In 1982, Charlene got to number 1, saying 'I've never been to _____'? Hebden Bridge Heaven You Me

12. Fast forward to 1988, the year of the yuppie. Robin Beck had her first and only hit called, appropriately enough 'First Time'. It was initially featured in a commercial for which product? Levi Jeans Coca Cola Pepsi Cola Irn Bru

13. In 1991 a Comic Relief charity record called 'The Stonk' made number one. Which comic duo recorded it? Hale and Pace Little and Large Reeves and Mortimer Smith and Jones

14. And so to 1994, with 'Doop' by the imaginatively named 'Doop' made number 1. This was a song based on an old time dance, but which one? The Waltz The Charleston The Foxtrot The Polka

15. This one's not strictly a one hit wonder, but anyway ... Dance group and modern art exponents The KLF topped the charts in 1988 under a different name with 'Doctor In The Tardis', which sampled the theme from 'Doctor Who'. What were they called on that release? The Timelords The Cybermen The Daleks The Doctors