All 32 One-Hit Wonders, ranked by 42 players
Players rank Take On Me #1: it wins 76.1% of its matchups (n = 113) and took the title in 8 of 42 brackets. Somebody That I Used to Know and Funkytown follow. Disagree? One-Hit Wonders Ranked is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished42
Head-to-head picks1,094
Entrants ranked32of 32
Take On Me title share19.0%n = 42
Title odds
Share of 42 finished brackets won
- Take On Me19.0% (8 of 42)
- Gangnam Style14.3% (6 of 42)
- Somebody That I Used to Know11.9% (5 of 42)
- Funkytown9.5% (4 of 42)
- What Is Love4.8% (2 of 42)
- Chasing Cars4.8% (2 of 42)
One-Hit Wonders: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 1,094 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Take On Me76.1%
- Somebody That I Used to Know69.6%
- Funkytown67.3%
- Gangnam Style67.4%
- What Is Love63.7%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Walking on Sunshine57.1%
- Come On Eileen56.4%
- Blue (Da Ba Dee)53.4%
- Macarena52.9%
- Chasing Cars51.6%
- Stacy's Mom50.7%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Tainted Love49.3%
- Who Let the Dogs Out49.2%
- Mambo No. 547.9%
- I Like to Move It47.8%
- Ice Ice Baby47.5%
- Video Killed the Radio Star47.1%
- Cha Cha Slide45.6%
- Spirit in the Sky44.4%
- Tubthumping44.4%
- I Believe I Can Fly43.8%
- My Sharona43.1%
- Tequila41.5%
- Closing Time38.3%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- I Ran (So Far Away)36.5%
- Steal My Sunshine36.2%
- 867-5309/Jenny36.4%
- Thong Song36.1%
- The Safety Dance30.9%
- MMMBop28.3%
- Witch Doctor26.1%
- Harlem Shake24.4%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Entry | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take On Mea-ha - 1985 | 86–27 | 76.1% | 8 | 113 | |
| 2 | Somebody That I Used to KnowGotye - 2011 | 71–31 | 69.6% | 5 | 102 | |
| 3 | FunkytownLipps Inc. - 1980 | 66–32 | 67.3% | 4 | 98 | |
| 4 | Gangnam StylePSY - 2012 | 64–31 | 67.4% | 6 | 95 | |
| 5 | What Is LoveHaddaway - 1993 | 58–33 | 63.7% | 2 | 91 | |
| 6 | Walking on SunshineKatrina and the Waves - 1985 | 44–33 | 57.1% | 1 | 77 | |
| 7 | Come On EileenDexys Midnight Runners - 1982 | 44–34 | 56.4% | 1 | 78 | |
| 8 | Blue (Da Ba Dee)Eiffel 65 - 1998 | 39–34 | 53.4% | 1 | 73 | |
| 9 | MacarenaLos del Rio - 1993 | 37–33 | 52.9% | 1 | 70 | |
| 10 | Chasing CarsSnow Patrol - 2006 | 33–31 | 51.6% | 2 | 64 | |
| 11 | Stacy's MomFountains of Wayne - 2003 | 36–35 | 50.7% | 2 | 71 | |
| 12 | Tainted LoveSoft Cell - 1981 | 33–34 | 49.3% | 1 | 67 | |
| 13 | Who Let the Dogs OutBaha Men - 2000 | 31–32 | 49.2% | 0 | 63 | |
| 14 | Mambo No. 5Lou Bega - 1999 | 34–37 | 47.9% | 1 | 71 | |
| 15 | I Like to Move ItReel 2 Real - 1994 | 33–36 | 47.8% | 0 | 69 | |
| 16 | Ice Ice BabyVanilla Ice - 1990 | 29–32 | 47.5% | 1 | 61 | |
| 17 | Video Killed the Radio StarThe Buggles - 1979 | 33–37 | 47.1% | 0 | 70 | |
| 18 | Cha Cha SlideDJ Casper - 2000 | 31–37 | 45.6% | 0 | 68 | |
| 19 | Spirit in the SkyNorman Greenbaum - 1969 | 28–35 | 44.4% | 2 | 63 | |
| 20 | TubthumpingChumbawamba - 1997 | 28–35 | 44.4% | 0 | 63 | |
| 21 | I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly - 1996 | 28–36 | 43.8% | 0 | 64 | |
| 22 | My SharonaThe Knack - 1979 | 25–33 | 43.1% | 1 | 58 | |
| 23 | TequilaThe Champs - 1958 | 27–38 | 41.5% | 0 | 65 | |
| 24 | Closing TimeSemisonic - 1998 | 23–37 | 38.3% | 1 | 60 | |
| 25 | I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls - 1982 | 19–33 | 36.5% | 0 | 52 | |
| 26 | Steal My SunshineLen - 1999 | 17–30 | 36.2% | 1 | 47 | |
| 27 | 867-5309/JennyTommy Tutone - 1981 | 20–35 | 36.4% | 0 | 55 | |
| 28 | Thong SongSisqo - 1999 | 22–39 | 36.1% | 1 | 61 | |
| 29 | The Safety DanceMen Without Hats - 1982 | 17–38 | 30.9% | 0 | 55 | |
| 30 | MMMBopHanson - 1997 | 15–38 | 28.3% | 0 | 53 | |
| 31 | Witch DoctorCartoons - 1998 | 12–34 | 26.1% | 0 | 46 | |
| 32 | Harlem ShakeBaauer - 2013 | 11–34 | 24.4% | 0 | 45 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- FunkytownvsGangnam Style50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Blue (Da Ba Dee)vsMacarena51–49 · estimate from overall records
- Walking on SunshinevsCome On Eileen51–49 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Take On MevsHarlem Shake87–13 · estimate from overall records
- Somebody That I Used to KnowvsHarlem Shake84–16 · estimate from overall records
- FunkytownvsHarlem Shake82–18 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 42 finished brackets.
- UntouchableTake On Me wins 76.1%The best record in the field (n = 113 matchups).
- ClutchSpirit in the Sky: 2 titlesOnly #19 on win rate, but #8 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidWalking on Sunshine: 57.1% win rate#6 on record, but only 1 title in 42 brackets.
- Still waitingWho Let the Dogs Out: no titles yetWins 49.2% of its matchups (n = 63) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the One-Hit Wonders community ranking?
Take On Me. It wins 76.1% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 113) and took the title in 8 of 42 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked One-Hit Wonders?
42 finished brackets so far, with 1,094 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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