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    The 25 Most Loved One-Hit Wonders Ever

    Are you surprised?

    Spotify tallied the songs that appeared most on playlists that were similarly titled "one hit wonders" and found the following songs were (sadly) the most popular:

    25. Spacehog, "In the Meantime"

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    24. The Knack, "My Sharona"

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    23. Primitive Radio Gods, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"

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    22. Modern English, "I Melt With You"

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    21. Norman Greenbaum, "Spirit In The Sky"

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    20. Mr. Big, "To Be With You"

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    19. Marcy Playground, "Sex And Candy"

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    18. 4 Non Blondes, "What's Up?"

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    17. Len, "Steal My Sunshine"

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    16. Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping"

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    15. Semisonic, "Closing Time"

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    14. Toni Basil, "Mickey"

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    13. Carl Douglas, "Kung Fu Fighting"

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    12. Rednex, "Cotton Eye Joe"

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    11. Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"

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    10. New Radicals, "You Get What You Give"

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    9. Taco, "Puttin' On The Ritz"

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    8. Chesney Hawkes, "The One And Only"

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    7. Dexys Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen"

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    6. Nena, "99 Luftballons"

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    5. Right Said Fred, "I'm Too Sexy"

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    4. Snow, "Informer"

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    3. Baha Men, "Who Let The Dogs Out"

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    2. Deee-Lite, "Groove Is In The Heart"

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    1. The Proclaimers, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

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    Here it is on Spotify if you want to listen to them all

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