Texas’ Musical Treasures: Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders Through The Decades

Texas has given us incredible musicians in all genres of music; rock, pop, country, hip-hop, you name it. And while some names continue to have hit after hit, some are only known for one songs. Aka...the one-hit wonders.

While this is definitely not a COMPLETE list, it is definitely an extensive list of notable one-hit wonders that have represented the state of Texas.

Here are some Texas one-hit wonders from the 1950s & 60s:

• Ivory Joe Hunter - "Since I Met You Baby".
• Kenneth Copeland - "Pledge of Love".
• The Big Bopper - "Chantilly Lace".
• Bobby Day - "Rockin' Robin".
• Jesse Lee Turner - "Little Spice Girl".
• Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby".
• Jewel Akens - "The Birds and the Bees".
• Mason Williams - "Classical Gas".
• Jeannie C Riley - "Harper Valley P.T.A".
• Bubble Puppy - "Hotline Smoke & Sassafras".
• The Clique - "Sugar on Sunday".

The 1970s gave us THESE Texas one-hit wonders:

• Bloodrock - "DOA".
• B.W. Stevenson - "Mysterious Maria".
• Leon Haywood - "I Want’a Fo Something Freaky to You".
• Larry Groce - "Junk Food Junkie".
• Pratt & McClain - "Happy Days". (Yes THAT Happy Days)
• Tony Beau - "My Angel Baby".
• Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons - "King Tut".
• The Crusaders - "Sweet Lite".

We see even more Texas one-hit wonders from the 80s

The 1980s gave us arguably the MOST amount of one-hit wonders from Texas. Here some songs you might remember:

• Rodney Crowell - "Ashes By Now".
• Johnny Lee - "Lookin For Love".
• Larry Graham - "One in a Million You".
• Don Williams - "I Believe in You".
• Delbert McClinton - "Giving it Up For Your Love".
• Yarbrough & Peoples - "Don't Stop the Music".
• Point Blank - "Nicole".
• Chris Christian - "I Want You, I Need You".
• Josie Cotton - "Johnny Are You Queer?".
• Jennifer Holiday - "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going".
• The Weather Girls (Izora Armstead was from Houston) - "It's Raining Men".
• Charlie Sexton - "Beats So Lonely".
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds - "Tuff Enuff".
• Oran “Juice” Jones - "The Rain"
• Bourgeois Tagg - "I Don't Mind at All". Part of the band was from San Francisco and Dallas, Texas.
• Patrick Swayze - "She's Like the Wind".
• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - "What I Am".

Behold! Some Texas one-hit wonders from the 90s

• Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby".
• Keedy - "Save Some Love".
• Chris Walker - "Take Time".
• Toadies - "Possum Kingdom".
• Deep Blue Something- "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
• Butthole Surfers - "Pepper".
• Sixpence None the Richer - "Kiss Me".

As we enter the 21st century, we saw these Texas one-hit wonders from the 00s

• Lee Ann Womack - "I Hope You Dance".
• Tommy Shane Steiner - "What If She's An Angel".
• Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven".
• Bowling For Soup - "1985".
• Brooke Valentine - "Girlfight".
• Natalie - "Goin’ Crazy".
• Chamillionaire - "Ridin’". While he was born in Washington D.C., he resides in Houston.
• GS Boyz - "Stanky Legg".

And finally some Texas one-hit wonders from the 2010s

• Kirko Bangz - "Drank In My Cup". Kirko resides in Houston.
• KONGOS - "Come With Me Now". The band was formed in South Africa, they now are based in Austin.
• T-Wayne - "Nasty Freestyle". T-Wayne is from Houston.

Cheers to all these artists for the amazing songs they've given us over the years!

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