List of one-hit wonders in Ireland
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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
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
"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
"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 (1996)
"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
"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
"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
"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)
"Talk of the Town" – Reggie (2025)
"Noble" – F3miii (2026)
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
21 Demands scored a single hit ("Give Me a Minute" in 2007), but scored a string of hits as Kodaline later.
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