I am so surprised you didn't bring up Golden Earring. Not only are they a two-hit-wonder, but their two hits (Radar Love and Twilight Zone) are nearly an entire decade apart which is really impressive

The number of people who would like an episode about Suzanne Vega V

"I'm not a propper skank"- Crash Thompson, 2020.

As an Australian, much appreciate the shout out to Midnight Oil 💝💝

So weird to think that Madness are a 1 or 2 hit wonder in the US. But here in the UK they still sell out arenas. And i can vouch for how awesome it is to see them in that setting. Just pure happiness and love from thousands of people who are singing along to every word in every song.

As a UK watcher, I appreciate you sticking up for Madness here, Crash. I get the impression they're viewed as nothing more than a novelty stateside but they were so much more. Without Madness, there might not have been bands like Less Than Jake or Sublime but they get unfairly judged as the jokesters who did Our House and as much as I love that song, they have a lot of other great songs too. Songs like One Step Beyond, My Girl, Embarrassment, Baggy Trousers, Wings of a Dove, Michael Caine, The Sun and the Rain, The Prince, Night Boat to Cairo and especially House of Fun are very fondly remembered in the UK so hopefully you've encouraged a few people to dig into the band beyond their entry level US hits.

When it comes to Blue Oyster Cult, five words Veterans of the Psychic Wars. That is all.

I remember hearing "Suddenly I See" on TV commercials all the time.

30:17 I'm disappointed with myself for thinking about Centuries

Finally, someone's talking about the presidents of the United States of America I've been waiting so long they are the most underrated band of all time

Already waiting for the Top 10 Three Hit Wonders

I'm only two minutes into the video but I gotta say man, great job on the diet and workout. Looking fine my guy!

An "I love this song" on Tom's Diner? Hell yeah!

Already so use to the "new" Crash that when you cut back to the Crash in the Blues Traveler video I got some form of whiplash. In a good way. Crash killin it post TRC days

Crash Thompson: Lots Of bad things happened in 2005 Me who was born in 2005: And I happen to be one of them.

I'm from New Zealand and Neil Finn is a national treasure here.

This was so educational to watch. I learned something new today. Bands that I thought were bigger, especially ones like Barenaked Ladies, Blue Oyster Cult, Skid Row, and Crowded House, turned out to only have two major hits here in the states. That proves us Americans don't give foreign acts (Barenaked Ladies, Crowded House, and Madness) their due even though they have better stuff than their best known hits. Thank you, Crash. I really enjoyed this. Cheers.

Anyone remember the movie “My Date With The President’s Daughter?” The Presidents did the theme song.

We need that 'I Love This Song - Tom's Diner' video cause I looked into it a bit and oh man, can't wait to see you talk about it.

I seriously expected Oingo Boingo to be on this list.

You're telling me "If I Had $1000000" wasn't a hit in the States?

2 words: Vertical Horizon

Thank you, Crash. I've had a tough week. Lost my job, diagnosed with depression, and it's still only Thursday. But for the first time in a long time, I just sat and paid attention to one thing for an entire hour, an excellently produced and structured, interesting and informative video. Thank you. You have a new subscriber in me.

This is kind of the big brother of One Hit Wonderland

I will never understand why America never embraced "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House. That was huge in Canada.

Veeeeeery much appreciate the inclusion of Blue Öyster Cult - as someone who indeed did pick up a Best Of collection from them around 12-ish years ago after hearing "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" on Guitar Hero III, I can safely say that songs like "Godzilla", "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" and "Joan Crawford" are phenomenal. They deserve way more love than just that one SNL skit, especially since I found out not long ago that they have a new album coming out this October. Also, all this talk of Crowded House, particularly showing the album cover for 1991's Woodface, and yet no mention of the catchy singalong titan of "Weather With You"? Awww, that song's brilliant!

Neon Trees had “Animals” and “Everybody Talks”.

So...as regards Madness videos are you in fact saying “hey you! don’t watch that, watch this”? 😁

I'm surprised you didn't mention The Rembrandts or Spin Doctors.

Carly is way too good for the charts. She’ll have multiple hits in our hearts.

... And now I wanna learn the full story of Tom’s Diner... edit: I appreciate the Game Grumps reference in the Madness section!

I’ve never thought about any two hit wonders so this is gonna be an interesting list

"Let me know if that's something you'd want to watch" Crash....dude....yes. Everytime you ask that, the answer is yes.

I gotta say I was really confused when Crowded House came up, I could probably name more then at least 5 other hits they had. But then I remembered, oh wait i'm an Aussie, and along with INXS and Midnight Oil, Crowded House is one of those bands that are like embedded into us at birth. That goes Doubly for INXS. I picked up a record of Kick for the first time, cause I really liked New Sensation and Kick, but man I swear I knew almost every song off that record. Man classic Aussie music doesn't get enough love nowadays. Check out Hoodoo Gurus if you're into Midnight Oil, they're less political and more rocky.

For those who enjoy Don't Dream It's Over and wants to have something that sounds a little bit of the same but with a heavier moment, I'd suggest listening to The Background from Third Eye Blind. (And the whole album it comes from, bu the way.)

“Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny” is one hilarious lyrical line.

I really love the original Tom's Diner Also Pinch Me is one my favorite BNL tracks

Crash, you really make the most interesting hour-long videos about music on KZfaq! Never hard to get through to the end, you have an excellent way of scripting these things. Obviously lot of hard work goes into your output, as a total music nerd i appreciate it so much! 😃 By the way, Fishbone made an amazing cover of Freddie's Dead, i think it's one of those few better than the original.

We had a copy of Eye to the Telescope, we wore that CD out. It was so good! Edit: my mistake, was actually Drastic Fantastic. But we did love both.

I've had this weird craving for a cover of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as like a power metal kinda deal. I know that sounds weird but like. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO NO" (with furious double bass drum kicks and heavy layered vocals) I think that'd be pretty sweet

Canadian here! So happy to hear your enthusiastic appreciation of Gordon, as someone who grew up listening to it on repeat to and from visits to my dad's house. This list was so much fun; definitely gonna check out more of your stuff! :)

Dammit Crash. Crowded House sounded cool so I listened to Don’t Dream it’s Over and now someone put tears in my eyes.

fun. a two hit wonder? Does no body remember Carry on? It peaked at #20.

Aussie here, and I can confirm that Crowded House are a lot more celebrated at home, I was born in 2006 and when you played that snippet of Don’t Dream It’s Over, I was struck by the nostalgia truck, heard it ALL the time as a kid despite it being decades old at that point

A one hit wonder that you need to check out is Deep Blue Something. They had three hits, but the only one that people remember is Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which is a shame, because it’s one of their lesser songs. Their first album is meh, but their second third and fourth are amazing! I adore their music and they even have a new EP and single out too! Highly recommended.

Thank you so much for giving love to Turnstall, Madness, PUSA, Vega (although I'm surprised you didn't mention her 'I can't believe she produced this' album 99.9F), and BNL. I will say in regards to the latter that I think the band did start to suffer after MAROON, and has never been the same once Page 'left' the group. There's a bite to BNL prior to the departure that just isn't there anymore, and I mourn the passing of that band that made those first six or seven albums....

Wish you did a video on the Waves of Ska (and how Ska came before Reggae lol)

My dad was in college in the 80s, so he got pretty into stuff like English Beat, The Specials, Madness, and other 2-tone ska groups, as well as stuff like Television and Talking Heads. I actually first learned about “college rock” from him

As someone who has had to deal with depression pretty much all my life, "Pinch Me" is a very important song to me. I have always read it as a song about fatigue and apathy and just having problems getting up and trying to be productive on a day-by-day basis. It's not just "One Week" 2.0 for me. But we all read different things in any given piece of media.

Nice video as always Crash! Your "I love this song" on hook is what got me into blues traveler. Also not only did I find out my dad loves blues travelers, he also saw them live multiple times at a bar in New York before they became more popular with the album Four.

TPOTUSOA are just an amazing band, thank you so much for bringing them up! 🤘

I almost had a heart attack when Crowded House came up as I truly love that band but yeah, I really recommend people also check out Crowded House's 2007 album "Time On Earth" and their 2010 album "Intriguer" along with the four earlier albums..check out all six studio albums..lol... I rate "Woodface" as Crowded House's best album (The band brought Neil Finn's brother Tim on board for that one) just ahead of the debut album. Deepcuts from Crowded House albums I recommend, one from each album: "Love You Til the Day I Die" (from "Crowded House") "Whispers and Moans" (from "Woodface") "In My Command" (From "Together Alone") "Never Be The Same" (From "Temple of Low Men") "Silent House" (The song Neil co wrote for the Dixie Chicks but it also ended up on "Time On Earth") "Archer's Arrows" (from "Intriguer") Fun Fact "Better Be Home Soon" was Crowded House's biggest hit in Australia, it peaked at number two on the Australian singles chart in 1988. Beaten to number one by John Farnham's "Age of Reason". "Don't Dream It's Over" would only peak at number eight in 1987. I think there was some talk of new music from the band a few months ago, they were hinting at it when they announced their now sadly postponed European tour dates due to the pandemic so yeah Crowded House are still around. Also worth pointing out another Aussie act called Icehouse had a hit in the late 80s with "Electric Blue"

It's my life and livin' on a prayer are my favourite two hit wonders

Germany love Kim Wild ^^ And she has a own Radio Show in Germany And a great Song with Nena

fellow indiana living sad man. i’m here to also say, tom’s diner video plz. this is something i read into and it’s a super fun subject, keep up the good work man!

Keeping up with the subject of Madness, I have to mention their song The Liberty of Norton Folgate which honestly at 10 minutes proved to me that they were more than an novelty act. The fact that this song and it's equally great album of the same title came out decades after their prime showed how great they could still be. Much love for KT Tunstall as well, her debut album was the first one I had bought by a female artist, pulling my head out of my ass thankfully on that note.

As always Crash, an absolutely fantastic, entertaining and informative video! - MAJOR RESPECT and props for highlighting and singing the praises of Barenaked Ladies, one of my favorite bands of all time, and one of the most underrated and under-appreciated acts out there!! YOU GET IT. Keep up the good work my friend, I always eagerly await your long-form vids, I eat up every second.

It got into the HM’s but I instantly thought of Kim Wilde in the most “had two hits and exactly two hits in the U.S.” catagory. She had the perfect synth sound to attract at least that much attention.

Other two hit wonders I've always thought about - Rick Astley, Soul II Soul, Corrine Bailey Rae. All of them more popular overseas of course.

These top ten lists you do get me through every time a new one comes out. Awesome video crash!

Okay, now I really want to see you make a Top 10 Canadian bands list, if only because I want to hear you talk about a certain band on the bottom half of my profile pic 😉

You are so underrated and deserve tons of subscribers!

Fastball and Cutting Crew are unique two hit wonders in that their 2nd hit was on their 3rd single and not their second one.

"I love this song: Tom's Diner" I would watch it.

Great video, I've been wanting someone to do a 2 hit wonder video for a long time. You were right about Skid Row, they were a great live band. I got to see them with Pantera in 1992 and they more than held their own that night.

Fuel. Shimmer and Hemorrhage (In My Hands)

Also I will say 19:00 John Mayer’s first 2 albums Room For Squares and Heavier Things were pretty good at least I think.

Four was my favorite album growing up.

Ok so serious ting big up yuhself! Love this channel, just added SO much music to my Spotify playlist, thank you for the great content!

If you want another amazing and underrated band, check out Big Country. Their two hits in the US are “In A Big Country” and “Fields Of Fire. They have an amazing and powerful celtic-alternative rock sound. It’s so beautiful it brings a tear to my eye.

Great video, Crash. It's nice to see another interesting Top 10 list ✌️ My pick is way more obscure. It's a band called The Chills which two "hits" Pink Frost and Heavenly Pop Hit are at constant rotation atm.

Great concept for a video Crash, hope this spawns more Two-Hit Wonder videos within the community. Always great to hear others tastes on niche topics.

Gordon is legitimately one of my favourite albums of all time. Thank you.

I love this video. It really just goes to show you can't measure talent by success. I saw the title of this video and kinda assumed it was just gonna be you trashing a bunch of radio cheese. I was pleasantly surprised lol

Technically Fuel are a two hit wonder because both Shimmer and Hemorrhage (In My Hands) were highly successful songs. But they also had Bad Day and Falls On Me which were moderately known, and also Won't Back Down, Quarter and Sunburn which were featured in the soundtracks to Daredevil, Need For Speed Underground, NASCAR Thunder and Scream 3. But those two songs still ended up being their most popular.

I hope you have the band "Live" on the list. Lightning Crashes and I Alone are great but I must say, I'm a bit sick of those two songs, seeing that those are my mom’s favorite songs. Time to check out the rest of that album. EDIT: oh my thank you for reminding me about The President of the United States of America! Peaches is my mom’s guilty pleasure song. And I’m very excited to check out KT Tunstall and Madness

Dude you’re looking great, so happy for you!!

Barenaked Ladies did the soundtrack for a Stratford Festival performance of As You Like It. Yeah, they took Shakespeare's lyrics and set them to folksy indie rock. It's...good. Better than it has any right to be.

The Old Apartment is another great Barenaked Ladies song!

great video crash, such a great topic to cover.... and I wouldn't mind seeing a video on that Suzanne Vega song either, you piqued my interest.

Please make a video about "Tom's Diner"! :)

25:08 I see your John Popper and raise you a Howard Levy. Levy played harp and keys in the original iteration of the Flecktones and wrote a goddam CONCERTO for Harmonica and Orchestra.

Hey, just here from your other vid. Love and support ya! Sending you hugs! Best wishes from another lgbt+ member!

Here's a few more: Lucious Jackson(minor hit - "Here" from the Clueless Soundtrack, Major Hit-"Naked Eye") Glass Tiger(Major Hit- Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone(featuring Bryan Adams) minor Hit- "Someday")

That Bloodhound Gang bit 😂😂😂

It took me forever and I still don’t know why the real Tom’s diner is blurred. Can anyone with good knowledge know why? Great video BTW as usual Crash. 🤘

I was visitng my cousin over in the uk during the summer months back in the 80s and we were at this store trying to pay for some ice cream but was a few pennies short so this man behind us plop down a paper note ( a pound, I believe) and paid for our ice cream. My cousin was all quiet and I was like "Wow, thank you sir". After we got on our bikes, my cousin said "Do you know who that was?" and I just shrugged and he said "That's Suggs! From Madness!" and I just nonchalantly went, "Cool" .

I love fall at your feet. I discovered it when axis of awesome used it in their 4 chord song

The 2 hit wonder is something i have never thought about. Great topic.

Gary Wright: Dream Weaver and Love Is Alive Edgar Winter Group: Free Ride and Frankenstein The Romantics: What I Like About You and Talking in Your Sleep The Greg Kihn Band: The Break-Up Song and Jeopardy Squeeze: Tempted and Hourglass Sheila E.: The Glamorous Life and Love Bizzare 10cc: I’m Not In Love and The Things We Do For Love Spin Doctors: Two Princes and Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong

Great vid - well researched. Thanks.

I was thinking of Better Than Ezra. I love their first three albums, but I've only ever thought that Good and Desperately Wanting were considered hits by the general public

just leaving a comment to give this video a boost in the algorithm

I am glad he did not include the Shemege Brothers from SCTV - "Cabbage rolls and coffee - umum good!"

Crash, I have to hand it to you my man: I owe it all to you for getting me into Barenaked Ladies. I knew of them before you praised them in this vid, but last year was the fruition of that. Gordon was a great debut, but I ADORE Stunt (Call and Answer has straight up become one of my favorite songs of all time, period). These Canadian bois juggle happy-go-lucky energy and crushing seriousness (Break your Heart, and even Pinch me) so damn well.

Hey Barenaked Ladies is a fun band, and their concerts are great.

100% agree with you on Finger Eleven. Tip and The Greyest of Blue Skies are amazing hidden gem albums but were overlooked, which is so damn depressing. Self-titled was good too but I think Stay In Shadow and Good Times should have been the big hits off of the album. One Thing was just a soft ballad and Paralyzer is forever associated with early KZfaq videos and Quagmire Toilet memes.

When I heard Blue Öyster Cult had another hit beyond Don't Fear The Reaper, I thought it'd be Godzilla. That seems to be the other song by them that most people know. Heck, it even got a cover for the Godzilla: King Of The Monsters soundtrack... with Serj Tankian of System of a Down doing the vocals! Seriously, look that cover up, it's one of those I'd say can compete with the original. And then I looked it up and... it never even charted at all. Yea, this seems to be a similar situation with Modern English's I Melt With You, where everyone knows that song and remembers it as a classic, yet it wasn't actually a hit when it was released.

My Top 12 Two-hit Wonders Ever: 12. Cum on feel the noise & Mental health (Quiet Riot) 11. 2 princes & Little miss can't be wrong (Spin Doctors) 10. Radar Love & Twilight Zone (Golden earing) 9. What I like About You & Talking in Ur Sleep (The Romantics) 8. Runaway Train & Misery (Soul Asylum) 7. Carry on Wayword son & Dust in the wind (Kansas) 6. (Don't Fear) the reaper & burning 4 U (Blue Oyster Cult) 5. 18 & life & I remember U 4. Lump & Peach (Presidents of the U.S.A.) 3. Don't Dream it's over & So strong (Crowded House) 2. Run Around & Hook (Blues travelers) 1. Semi-charmed life & Jumper (3rd Eye blind)

Yes, we need an I love this song on Tom's Diner and we needed it sometime yesterday.