The Best ’90s One-Hit Wonders, Ranked by Fan Votes

90’s One-Hit Wonders

The ’90s gave us songs that never really left. You still know every word to “Tubthumping.” You still hear “Closing Time” at last call. “What Is Love,” “Torn,” “No Rain,” “Blue,” “Macarena” — one huge song was all it took to permanently claim a spot in the decade.

Now the real argument begins. Is the greatest one-hit wonder the song with the biggest chorus, the weirdest video, the strongest nostalgia hit, or the one that still clears every time it comes on? Vote in head-to-head battles and help settle the ’90s playlist debate.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. SIR MIX-A-LOT – BABY GOT BACK

63.4% win rate

#1 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

2. ICE ICE BABY BY VANILLA ICE

59.8% win rate

#2 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

3. MACARENA BY LOS DEL RIO

57.0% win rate

#3 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

4. RIGHT SAID FRED – I’M TOO SEXY

56.1% win rate

#4 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

5. MAMBO NO. 5 BY LOU BEGA

54.3% win rate

#5 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

6. HADDAWAY – WHAT IS LOVE

50.2% win rate

#6 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

7. SEMISONIC – CLOSING TIME

50.0% win rate

#7 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

8. CHUMBAWAMBA – TUBTHUMPING

46.5% win rate

#8 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

9. BLIND MELON – NO RAIN

41.0% win rate

#9 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

10. NATALIE IMBRUGLIA – TORN

39.8% win rate

#10 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

11. EIFFEL 65 – BLUE (DA BA DEE)

36.2% win rate

#11 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time

12. NEW RADICALS – YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE

35.4% win rate

#12 Greatest 90’s One-Hit Wonders of All Time