Episodes
April 27, 2022
"Toy Soldiers" by Martika (f/Joey Ritter)
This week, we’re joined by my good friend Joey Ritter to discuss Martika, a Kids Incorporated success story who scored a #1 hit with her heavy single “Toy Soldiers”. The song serves as a vague cautionary tale about the dange…
April 20, 2022
"Touch of Grey" by Grateful Dead (f/Joey Spehar)
Today, we are joined by WYEP DJ Joey Spehar to discuss a band that feels crazy to call a one hit wonder - The Grateful Dead. Not even a legitimate Deadhead like Joey can deny, however, that 1987’s “Touch of Grey” was the ico…
April 13, 2022
"How Bizarre" by OMC (f/Dustin Rubin)
The song “How Bizarre” from New Zealand’s OMC was first released in 1995, but it wasn’t until 1997 that it made its mark on the US Billboard charts. This hard-to-classify hit tends to be very polarizing among listeners. The …
April 6, 2022
"I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway
We would do LOTS of cool things if we were rich. One of those things would be to give the whole world a free subscription to the One Hit Thunder Patreon. Unfortunately, we’re not able to do that yet, but we DID let our Patre…
March 31, 2022
"Back Here" by BBMak (f/Will Carey)
BBMak had it all…good looks, great harmonies, relatable lyrics, and a smash hit single with “Back Here”. Despite the trio’s massive success in 1999, they broke up shortly after the release of their second album a few years l…
March 24, 2022
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (f/Ryan Stick)
Pogoing to new wave music in clubs is a god-given right, and no one knows this better than Men Without Hats frontman Ivan Doroschuck. He got his revenge on the bouncers that tried to keep his feet on the ground by writing “T…
March 16, 2022
"Gucci Gucci" by Kreayshawn
Our Patreon members voted, and they decided to give us the task of deciding whether Kreayshawn’s viral hit “Gucci Gucci” is unlistenable garbage or a low-key masterpiece that challenges materialism and brand worship. Stay tu…
March 9, 2022
"Insensitive" by Jann Arden (f/Robert Bacon)
In 1996, the Christian Slater rom-com Bed of Roses was released. While it was a disappointment at the box office, it helped launch Jann Arden's 1994 single “Insensitive” onto the US Billboard charts. While Jann is a massive …
March 2, 2022
"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter (f/Lex the Lexicon Artist)
Have you ever had a bad day? Sure, we all have. Has Daniel Powter’s 2005 hit “Bad Day” ever made that day better, or has it only served to make it that much worse? This week, we’re joined by rapper Lex the Lexicon Artist to …
Feb. 23, 2022
"Flava in Ya Ear" by Craig Mack (f/Wordburglar)
Craig Mack’s “Flava In Ya Ear” was the first single released by Bad Boy Records in 1994. Despite the track’s success, his album was overshadowed by the massive hype behind labelmate Notorious B.I.G.’s debut record which was …
Feb. 16, 2022
"Get Free" by The Vines (f/Matthew Milligan)
Wheatus bassist Matthew Milligan makes his third appearance on the show this week. Instead of going the usual route of discussing an artist he loves, he changed it up by choosing a band that he was unsure about. The Vines we…
Feb. 9, 2022
"Low" by Cracker
While the 90s were full of bands that got signed during the peak of grunge, few bands had the long history and the genre-bending talent of Cracker. The band first broke with their song “Teen Angst”, but it was “Low” that rea…
Feb. 2, 2022
"Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer (f/Russ Burlingame)
Christian folk group Sixpence None The Richer had an unexpected mainstream explosion with their song “Kiss Me”, after it was featured in the 90s teen film “She’s All That”. Beyond a few low charting cover songs, however, the…
Jan. 26, 2022
"Here It Goes Again" by OK Go (f/ David Shockley)
Few bands have ever been helped more by a music video than OK Go. They had faith in their own music when their record label didn’t, and they took advantage of internet virality to launch their career. Unique, eye-catching vi…
Jan. 19, 2022
"Lucas with the Lid Off" by Lucas (f/Tony Hartman)
1994 was a landmark year for both music and film. Somewhere in that whirlwind of Dookie and the Shawshank Redemption, the Downward Spiral and Forrest Gump, and The Blue Album and Pulp Fiction was LUCAS. No, not the 1986 Core…
Jan. 12, 2022
"King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West
We let the members of our new Patreon page vote for an episode, and they overwhelmingly chose Go West’s song “King of Wishful Thinking” from the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Did we listen to the talk of the town, or were we just…
Jan. 5, 2022
"Cumbersome" by Seven Mary Three (f/Trevor Leonard)
When you Google the adjective “Cumbersome”, the first thing that comes up is the definition of the word, which is “large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use”. The second thing that comes up, however, is a giant …
Dec. 29, 2021
"Take On Me" by A-ha
It took 100 episodes, but we’re FINALLY talking about the greatest one-hit wonder of the 80s…A-ha’s “Take On Me”! But does it even COUNT as a one-hit wonder? Producer Matt Kelly explains why it’s a bit of a gray area when it…
Dec. 22, 2021
Our Second Year Countdown
Another 50 episodes down, and it’s time to celebrate the same way we did last year…by ranking every song we featured this year. Which one hit wonder will take the coveted top spot? Tune in to find out!
Dec. 15, 2021
"Mother" by Danzig (w/Jim Logrando)
This week, we are joined once again by Jim Logrando to talk about Danzig’s only mainstream hit “Mother”. It took 5 years from the song’s original release for it to climb the charts, but it left an unforgettable impression. A…
Dec. 8, 2021
"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley (w/Katie Elsasser)
This week, we are joined by Geekscape’s own Katie Elsaesser to discuss Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 megahit “Crazy”. With not much more than a spaghetti western soundtrack sample and some off-the-cuff vocals, the collaboration of C…
Dec. 1, 2021
"Tipsy" by J-Kwon (f/G1 To the Rescue)
This week on the podcast we are joined by Mat Mania host and producer G1 to the Rescue. Today we are talking about those club nights listening to Tipsy by J-Kwon. We talk about our memories and history with the song and also…
Nov. 24, 2021
"Candy Rain" by Soul For Real
This week on the show, Chris accomplishes the near-impossible by choosing a song that Matt has never heard: the R&B masterpiece “Candy Rain” by Soul For Real. It took 8 different writers to create this monster jam, which may…