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British One Hit Wonders

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"One single, one number one and nothing afterwards. Thats the qualification here: how well do you know them? NB: this refers solely to the UK charts. I have used the 'Guiness British Hit Singles' for reference."


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


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?
    Ricky
    Bobby
    Tommy
    Frankie


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?
    'Michelle'
    'Slow Down'
    'With A Little Help From My Friends'
    'Lady Madonna'


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
    Clint Eastwood
    Yul Bryner
    Robert Vaughn


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?
    'Jamaica'
    'Island In The Sun'
    'Bermuda'
    'Barbados'


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?
    Picasso
    Lowry
    Hockney
    Van Gogh


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


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?
    'Grandad'
    'Grandma'
    'Dad'
    'Mum'


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


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
    Irn Bru
    Pepsi Cola
    Coca Cola


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


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 Charleston
    The Foxtrot
    The Waltz
    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 Doctors
    The Daleks
    The Timelords
    The Cybermen


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