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Only In The UK!

OJ plays artists that were only One Hit Wonders in the UK, with more success elsewhere in the world.

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

OJ plays the best One Hit Wonders from the 80s, 90s and 00s.
This week, he's giving you artists that were only One Hit Wonders in the UK, meaning they had more than 1 Top 10 elsewhere in the world.

Featuring artists such as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts who had 2 Top 10 hits in 5 other countries, Midnight Oil, who had 5 Top 10s in Australia, and LeVert, who had 4 number 1s on the US R&B Charts.

How many One Hit Wonders do you remember from over the years? The songs from artists who were huge in the charts... but only managed it once!

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Jul 2024 02:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Tomcraft

    Loneliness

    • Loneliness (UK Radio Edit).
    • NITRON music.
    • 1.

  • Midnight Oil

    Beds Are Burning

    • (Single).
    • Sprint Records.

  • Plastic Bertrand

    Ca Plane Pour Moi

    • VirginMegaMusic Totally 80's (Var).
    • Rhino.

  • LeVert

    Casanova

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.

  • Bell Biv DeVoe

    Poison

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jul 2024 02:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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