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Pop Question
Since pop seems to be the subject tonight, here is a quick question.
In the UK, only two "one hit wonders" have sold more than 1 million copies, what are they ?
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02-11-2004, 23:41
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Re: Pop Question
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid ?????
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Re: Pop Question
Charity records are excluded - the artists involved have all had seperate hits.
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Re: Pop Question
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping?
Baddiel & Skinner - Three Lions?
Chesney Hawes - One And Only?
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Re: Pop Question
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Re: Pop Question
Is it one million combined or for each record?
Because if it's separate, won't it have to be an old song (20yrs or more), as aren't the current No 1s are lucky to get around 300,000 sales? 
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Re: Pop Question
Punky and BB31 - sorry, but no.
Mal - each of the records sold 1 million or more.
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Fairground Attraction - Perfect
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Is it one million combined or for each record?
Because if it's separate, won't it have to be an old song (20yrs or more), as aren't the current No 1s are lucky to get around 300,000 sales? |
I think you are on the right track
Some inspired guesses:
Archies, sugar sugar
Chicory Tip, son of my father
Python lee Jackson, in a broken dream
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02-11-2004, 23:55
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Re: Pop Question
St Winifreds School Choir - No one quite like grandma
Plues they were also backing singers with Brian and Michael on their 1978 hit Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs.
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Re: Pop Question
Renee and Renato - Save your Love
Robson Greene - Unchained Melody
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Re: Pop Question
sorry, none so far.
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Re: Pop Question
My guesses (looking at a 'one hit wonder page):
Macarena - Los Del Rio
It's Raining Men - the Weather Girls
Edit: Can I throw in Venus by Shocking Blue as well?
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03-11-2004, 00:00
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Re: Pop Question
Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!" - The Teletubbies
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Re: Pop Question
okay - I can see google straining under the queries from here  One was in the 1970's, the other in the 1990's. The one in the 1990's sold more and is therefore the highest selling (uk) one hit wonder.
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