One-hit wonders in Canada

One-hit wonders in Canada

A one-hit wonder is a Top 40 phenomenon: the combination of artist and song that scores big in the music industry with one hit, but is unable to repeat the achievement with another hit. The term can refer to the artist, the song, or both together. The following were notable one-hit wonders in Canada.

It should be noted that many performers who are commonly labelled as one-hit wonders in fact had "more" than one Top 40 hit during their careers. They may, with time, come to be "remembered" for one particular song, but cannot be considered true one-hit wonders.

Listed here are generally or entirely songs that "originated" in Canada or within the Canadian music industry. Songs from international artists that were one-hit wonders elsewhere have frequently been one-hit wonders in the Canadian market as well. Meanwhile, songs from Canadian artists may be listed as one-hit wonders elsewhere, where the performer had other hits in Canada.

1970s

*"Take A Look But Don't Touch" by Touché

1980s

*"Don't Break my Heart" by Den Harrow (Platinum sales) (he had other hits in Europe)
*"Don't Walk Past" by Blue Peter
*"For Tonight" by Nancy Martinez
*"I Like Chopin" by Gazebo
*"I Want You Back" by Sherry Kean
*"Julian" by Alta Moda
*"Lady of Ice" by Fancy (he had other hits in Europe)
*"Living on Video" by Trans-X
*"Soviet Jewellery (Nyet, Nyet Soviet)" by B.B. Gabor
*"Spadina Bus" by The Shuffle Demons
*"What About Me" by Belinda Metz

1990s

*"Any Sense Of Time" by The Inbreds
*"Cellophane" by Miller Stain Limit
*"Check The O.R." by Organized Rhyme
*"Claire" by Rheostatics
*"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by Jane Child
*"Drinking With the Poet" by Scott B. Sympathy
*"Horo Ghoid Thu Nighean" by Mary Jane Lamond
*"I Cry" by Bass is Base
*"I Rhyme The World In 80 Days" by Kish
*"If We Turn Out the Lights" by Scott Dibble and Watertown
*"Low Rider" by The Look People
*"Mr. Metro" by Devon
*"Neighbourhood" by Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople
*"One Life" by Raggadeath
*"Pistons" by Glueleg
*"Say You Will" by Gogh Van Go
*"Sick and Beautiful" by Artificial Joy Club
*"Sleepy Maggie" by Ashley MacIsaac
*"Steal My Sunshine" by Len
*"The Sweater" by Meryn Cadell
*"There You Go" by Change of Heart
*"This Day" by Mudgirl
*"Turn Your Face Away" by The Water Walk
*"Wonder Where You Are Tonight" by Gravelberrys
*"You're No Good" by Sons of Freedom

2000s

*"East Side" by Smoother
*"Frontin' On Me" by Velvet Empire
*"Hampsterdance Song" by Hampton the Hampster
*"It's About Time" by Lillix
*"More" by J. Englishman
*"Music" by Out of Your Mouth
*"No Means No" by Ricky J
*"Ole Ole" by
*"Pedal To The Metal" by Kazzer
*"All The Things She Said" by t.A.T.u (hits in other countries were not hits in Canada.)

ee also

*One-hit wonder
*One-hit wonders in the UK
*One-hit wonders in the United States
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*List of Canadian musicians
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