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List of one-hit wonders in Ireland

This following is a list of one-hit wonders in Ireland, showing Irish musical acts who only managed to score one top forty hit in the Irish singles chart. Many of the One-hit wonders in the UK were also one hit wonders in Ireland, but are not listed here.

1960s
Dominic Behan ("Liverpool Lou", 1964) • Declan Ryan ("I Need You", 1965) • Them ("Here Comes the Night", 1965) • Alan Dee ("Michael Murphy's Boy", 1966) • The Johnny Flynn Showband ("Black and Tan Gun", 1966) • The Kings ("Beautiful Dreamer", 1966) • Eddie Mack and the Columbia Showband ("Way Out of Reach", 1966) • Terry Mahon ("If I Cried", 1966) • The Millionaires ("Winter Winds", 1966) • The Broadsiders ("Shores of Amerikay", 1967) • Des Kelly ("Streets of Baltimore", 1967) • Johnny Kelly ("The Black Velvet Band", 1967) • The Tinkers ("Carrickfergus", 1967) • Derrick and the Sounds ("Power of Love", 1968) • Granny's Intentions ("Never an Everyday Thing", 1968) • The Irish Rovers ("The Unicorn", 1968) • Kathleen and Deirdre ("Bridal Path", 1968) • Pat McGeegan ("Chance of a Lifetime", 1968) • Sheelah Mack ("Harper Valley P.T.A.", 1968) • The Orange Machine ("Three Jolly Little Dwarfs", 1968) • The Pattersons ("I Don't Want to Be a Memory", 1968) • Sugar Shack ("Morning Dew", 1968) • The Weaver Folk ("Henry My Son", 1968) • Pat Campbell ("The Deal", 1969) • Martin Codd and the Herdsmen ("Whisper Your Mother's Name", 1969) • Muriel Day ("The Wages of Love", 1969) • Don Duggan and the Savoys ("Under Your Spell Again", 1969) • Tom Dunphy ("If I Didn't Have a Dime", 1969) • The Emeralds ("Golden Jubilee", 1969) • Brendan Hutchinson and the Navak ("Lightning Express", 1969) • Peter Law and the New Pacific ("Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town", 1969) • John MacNally ("Mary In the Morning", 1969) ==1970s==
1970s
• Gentry ("Yellow River", 1970) • Maxi, Dick and Twink ("Things You Hear About Me", 1970) • Mick Roche and The Arrows ("My Woman My Woman My Wife", 1971) • George Kaye ("The Flower of Sweet Strabane", 1971) • Michael Landers ("If I Could Be a Sailor Man", 1971) • Darby O'Gill ("Poor Poor Farmer", 1971) • Pat Roper and the Spotlights ("The Ring Your Mother Wore", 1971) • Marie ("Nickel Song", 1972) • Bernie and the Tartans ("A Mother's Love is a Blessing", 1972) • Denis Bowler and the Sun Valley Boys ("The Ireland of Tomorrow", 1972) • Jimmy Conway ("Matrimony", 1972) • Paddy Day ("Kitty Kelly", 1972) • Seamus Donnelly ("West of the Old River Shannon", 1972) • Brendan Donovan ("We Gotta Reach Out", 1972) • The Flying Column ("Four Green Fields", 1972) • Tony Kearney ("Bloody Sunday", 1972) • Paddywagon – "Sunday Bloody Sunday", 1972) • Gerry Reynolds and the Hi-Lows ("100 Children", 1972) • The Donal Ring Sound ("Beautiful City", 1972) • Sean Thompson and the Everglades ("If You Only Had Taken the Time", 1972) • Tracey and the Grassroots ("Letter to Heaven", 1972) • American Pie ("Dingle Bay Boat Song", 1973) • Gerry Black and the Seasons ("Meet Me Tonight In Loredo", 1973) • Geraldine Kane ("Father", 1973) • Tony O'Leary ("Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine", 1973) • Des Smith ("Rag and Bone", 1973) • Tony Treacy and the Country Blue Boys ("To Love a Lady", 1973) • Shelley and the Big Valley ("Love at Eleven", 1974) • Larry Hogan ("Simple Song of Love", 1974) • The Light Blues ("Heffo's Heroes", 1974) • Lola and the New Blues ("I'm So Afraid I'm Falling", 1974) • The Others ("Ring Ring", 1974) • Snakehips ("Runaway", 1974) • Aileach ("Lullaby", 1975) • Just 4 ("Glad All Over", 1975) • Paddy McGuigan ("I Was Only Dreaming", 1975) • The Radiators from Space ("Television Screen", 1977) • Rubbish ("Hey C'Mere", 1977) • Jamie Stone ("I Believe in Love", 1977) • Shaun Davey ("Pride of the Herd", 1978) • The Establishment ("The Unfree Child", 1978) • Famous Shamus ("Big Tom Will Make Me a Star", 1978) • James Galway ("Annie's Song", 1978) • Rascal ("Ecstasy", 1978) • Stone Free ("Rockin' Down Woodstock Way", 1978) • Daddy Cool and the Lollipops ("Summertime Blues", 1979) • Caitriona Walsh ("Viva IL Papa", 1979) ==1980s==
1980s
• "Horoscopes" – Sheeba (1981) • "It's a Sunday Morning" – Fuze (1981) • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" – The Duskeys (1982) • "Listen" – Stiff Little Fingers (1982) • "Waterford My Home" – The Gillespies (1984) • "The Business Enterprise (My Friend John)" – Those Nervous Animals (1985) • "Song & Dance Man" – Dan the Street Singer (1985) • "Jamboree / Sing a Song for Joy" – Charlie McGettigan (1985) • "Cry from the Heart" – Regent Street (1985) • "Mulligan & Me" – The Shamrocks (1985) • "Make It Work" – Paul Doran (1986) • "Make It Work" – The Self Aid Band (1986) • "The Fields of Athenry" – Century Steel Band (1986) • "Feel It Now" – The Fountainhead (1986) • "Raglan Road" – Luke Kelly with The Dubliners (1986) • "Green Boys" – Light a Big Fire (1986) • "Waiting for a Miracle" – Mama's Boys (1987) • "Come Home Danny Boy" – Seamus Magee (1987) • "Town to Town" – Microdisney (1987) • "My Heart Belongs to Dublin" – Mulligan (1988) • "Take Him Home" – Jump the Gun (1988) • "The Real Me" – Kiev Connolly and The Missing Passengers (1989) • "Dark Hill" – Hinterland (1989) • "Say Goodbye" – Malfunctions (1989) ==1990s==
1990s
• "The By-road to Glenroe" – Mick Lally (1990) • "Give It a Lash Jack" – Liam Harrison and The GOAL Celebrities (1990) • "The Game" – The Memories (1990) • "Ooh Aah Paul McGrath" – Watch Your House (1990) • "Could It Be That I'm in Love?" – Kim Jackson (1991) • "Billy Can't Read" – Seán Óg Farrell (1991) • "Sonny" – Mary Lou Harris (1991) • "Galway and Los Angeles" – Toasted Heretic (1991) • "This Time"/"Life Without You" – Chris Moore (1993) • "Harmony Hill" – Dervish (1993) • "No Lager" – Mad Jocks featuring Jockmaster B.A (1994) • "Riverdance" – Bill Whelan (1994) • "Winter, Fire and Snow" – Anúna (1994) • "Lumen" – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1995) • "Dreamin' – Eddie Friel (1995) • "Nocturne" – Secret Garden (1995) • "The Voice" – Eimear Quinn (1996) • "She Moved Through the Fair" – Furry Village (1996) • "Theme from Mission: Impossible" – Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton (1996) • "Goodbye Girl" – Shane O'Donoghue, 2FM Charity Single (1996) • "Aon Focal Eile" – Noel Furlong Family Group (1996) • "Mysterious Girl" – Marc Roberts • "Tell Me Ma" – Sham Rock (1998) • "Saltwater" – Máire Brennan (1999) • "Is All Over Now" – Dawn Martin (1999) • "Man Utd Man" – Men Utd featuring The Absolutelys (1999) • "The Fields of Athenry" – Cox Crew (1999) ==2000s==
2000s
• "Who's in the House" – Fr. Brian and the Fun Lovin' Cardinals (2000) • "New Beginning" – Stephen Gately (2000) • "We're Really Saying Something" – Buffalo G (2000) • "The Fields of Athenry" – Dance to Tipperary (2001) • "Suspicious Minds" / "Whiskey in the Jar" – DJ Scruffy Duffy (2001) • "Feeling So Low" – Petronella (2001) • "May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" – Ronan Tynan and Rita Connolly (2003) • "Dirty Old Town"/"Road to Paradise" – J Johnstone, J Kerr and Shane MacGowan (2004) • "The Langer" – Tim O'Riordan & Natural Gas (2004) • "The Fields of Athenry" – Christina Noble And The Irish Rugby Team (2005) • "Number One" – Tabby (2005) • "Unplayed Piano" – Lisa Hannigan (with Damien Rice) (2005) • "The Red, Yellow and Green" – Derek Ryan (2006) • "Make Her Cry" – The Marshals (2006) • "Merry Christmas Jakey Boy" – Jake Stevens (2006) • "Ireland's Call – The Celtic Tenors (2007) • "The Munster song" – Glen Keating (2008) • "Beautiful Filth" – Scimon Tist (2008) • "Irish Party" – Shakey (2008) • "On Wings" – Leanne Moore (2008) • "There's No one as irish as Barack Obama – Corrigan Brothers (2008) • "Shine on Kilkenny" – The Kilkennys (2009) • "Et Cetera" – Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy (2009) • "Shine" – Laura Izibor (2009) ==2010s==
2010s
• "Haiti Child" – Elaine Doonan and Pete Fagan • "Something Good Can Work" – Two Door Cinema Club • "Whiskey in the Jar" – Adam and The High Kings • "He Drinks Teqilia" – Crystal Swing • "Beautiful Lies" – Roberta Howett • "I Just Call You Mine" – Mary Byrne • "Higher Love" – James Vincent McMorrow • "Only Love Survives" – Ryan Dolan • "Catch Your Fall" – Don Mescall • "Roots" – Orla Gartland • "Wagon Wheel" – Nathan Carter • "Heartbeat" – Can-linn featuring Kasey Smith • "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – JP Gilbourne • "Winter Song" – Twitterxmassingle • "My Hero" – Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel • "We All Stand Together" – Zog Chorus • "High Hopes" – High Hopes Choir • "Silver Lining" – Aoife Parle ==2020s==
2020s
• "Pour the Milk" – Robbie Doherty and Keees (2020) • "Fake Fine" – Robert Grace (2020) • "Plugged in Freestyle" – A92 (2020) • "Get Out My Head" – Shane Codd (2020) • "IDK Why" – Lea Heart (2021) • "New Day" – Lyra (2021) • "Talk About" – DJ Craig Gorman (2021) • "The Way I Am" – The Tumbling Paddies (2023) • "Birds in the Sky" – NewEra (2024) • "Irish Pub Song" – The High Kings (2024) • "Mom & Dad" – Darren Kiely (2024) • "Doomsday Blue" – Bambie Thug (2024) • "Simmer Down" – Casper Walsh (2024) • "Date Nite" – Khakikid & Saint Demarcus (2025) • "It Gets Better (Forever Mix)" – Kettama(2025) • "Talk of the Town" – Reggie (2025) ==Aggregate ensemble groups==
Aggregate ensemble groups
The following is a list of aggregate ensemble groups. These are usually put together for charity purposes. The ones listed below are one-hit wonders in their respective line-ups, but most are primarily made up of Various Artists. • Irish Women in Harmony – "Dreams" (2020) • Various Artists – "Simple Things" (2013) Cycle Against Suicide • Various Artists – "Tiny Dancer A Song for Lily Mae" (2012) • Damien Dempsey, The Dubliners, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly and Republic of Ireland national football team – "The Rocky Road to Poland" (2012) • U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies – "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (2008) • Various Artists – "Candle for Kosovo" (1999) • Various Artists – "Merry Christmas/War is Over" (1991) • Jocks & Co. – "Rap Against Rape" (1990) • Various Artists – "Think of Somebody Out There" (1988) • The Concerned – "Show Some Concern" (1985) == Under an alternative name ==
Under an alternative name
• 21 Demands scored a single hit ("Give Me a Minute" in 2007), but scored individual hits as Kodaline afterwards. ==See also==
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