List of one-hit wonders in Ireland

This following is a list of one-hit wonders in Ireland, showing Irish musical acts who only managed to score one top twenty hit in the Irish singles chart. Many of the one hit wonders in the UK and the United States were also one hit wonders in Ireland, but are not listed here.

1960s

• "If I Didn't Have a Dime" – Tom Dunphy
• "More Than Yesterday" – Gregory and The Cadets
• "Somewhere My Love" – Charlie Matthews and The Royal Showband
• "Black and Tan Gun" – The Johnny Flynn Showband with Pat Smith
• "The Black Velvet Band" – Johnny Kelly
• "Bucks Polka" – Clem Quinn and Miami Showband
• "Chance of a Lifetime – Pat McGeegan
• "The Wages of Love" – Muriel Day
• "Streets of Baltimore" – Des Kelly and the Capital Showband
• "Under Your Spell Again" – Savoy Showband
• "Poor Man's Roses" – Colours with Red Hurley
• "Never an Everyday Thing" – Granny's Intentions

1970s

• Gentry ("Yellow River", 1970)
• Maxi, Dick and Twink ("Things You Hear About Me", 1970)
• 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)
• Tony O'Leary ("Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine", 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)
• Val Doonican ("Morning", 1972)
• The Flying Column ("Four Green Fields", 1972)
• Tony Kearney ("Bloody Sunday", 1972)
• "Rag and Bone" – Des Smith (1973)
• American Pie ("Dingle Bay Boat Song", 1973)
• Gerry Black and the Seasons ("Meet Me Tonight In Loredo", 1973)
• Geraldine Kane ("Father", 1973)
• "Love at Eleven" – Shelley and the Big Valley (1974)
• "Runaway" – Snakehips (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)
• Aileach ("Lullaby", 1975)
• Just 4 ("Glad All Over", 1975)
• Paddy McGuigan ("I Was Only Dreaming", 1975)
• James Galway ("Annie's Song", 1978)
• "The Floral Dance" – Terry Wogan (1978)
• Shaun Davey ("Pride of the Herd", 1978)
• The Establishment ("The Unfree Child", 1978)
• Famous Shamus ("Big Tom Will Make Me a Star", 1978)
• "Viva IL Papa" – Caitriona Walsh (1979)
• "Welcome John Paul II" – Jim Tobin (1979)
• "(Shadow Play)" – Rory Gallagher (1979)
• Daddy Cool and the Lollipops ("Summertime Blues", 1979)

1980s

• "Horoscopes" – Sheeba
• "It's a Sunday Morning" – Fuze
• "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" – The Duskeys
• "Business Enterprise (My Friend John)" – Those Nervous Animals
• "Show Some Concern" – The Concerned (Charity disc)
• "Feel It Now" – The Fountainhead
• "Raglan Road" – Luke Kelly with The Dubliners
• "Waiting for a Miracle" by Mama's Boys
• "Green Boys" – Light a Big Fire
• "Town to Town" – Microdisney
• "The Real Me" – Kiev Connolly and The Missing Passengers

1990s

• "The By-road to Glenroe" – Mick Lally
• "Give It a Lash Jack" – Liam Harrison and The GOAL Celebrities
• "The Game" – The Memories
• "Ooh Aah Paul McGrath" – Watch Your House
• "This Time"/"Life Without You" – Chris Moore
• "Galway and Los Angeles" – Toasted Heretic
• "No Lager" – Mad Jocks featuring Jockmaster B.A
• "Riverdance" – Bill Whelan
• "Winter, Fire and Snow" – Anúna
• "Lumen" – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
• "Nocturne" – Secret Garden
• "The Voice" – Eimear Quinn
• "The Only One" – Junkster
• "She Moved Through the Fair" – Furry Village
• "Goodbye Girl" – Shane O'Donoghue, 2FM Charity Single 1996.
• "Aon Focal Eile" – Noel Furlong Family Group
• "Man Utd Man" – Men Utd featuring The Absolutelys

2000s

• "Who's in the House" – Fr. Brian and the Fun Lovin' Cardinals
• "Suspicious Minds" / "Whiskey in the Jar" – DJ Scruffy Duffy
• "We're Really Saying Something" – Buffalo G
• "Feeling So Low" – Petronella
• "Dirty Old Town"/"Road to Paradise" – J Johnstone, J Kerr and S Mac Gowan
• "May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" – Ronan Tynan and Rita Connolly
• "Orange" – David O'Doherty
• "The Langer" – Tim O'Riordan & Natural Gas
• "Number One" – Tabby
• "Unplayed Piano" – Lisa Hannigan (with Damien Rice)
• "Irish Party" – Shakey
• "On Wings" – Leanne Moore
• "There's No one as irish as Barack Obama – Corrigan Brothers
• "Merry Christmas Jakey Boy" – Jake Stevens
• "Lay Me Down" – The Phases
• "Make Her Cry" – The Marshals
• "Shine" – Laura Izibor

2010s

• "Whiskey in the Jar" – Adam and The High Kings
• "He Drinks Teqilia" – Crystal Swing
• "Beautiful Lies" – Roberta Howett
• "Higher Love" – James Vincent McMorrow
• "Only Love Survives" – Ryan Dolan
• "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
• "Wild Grasses" – Una Healy

2020s

• "Pour the Milk" – Robbie Doherty and Keees
• "Fake Fine" – Robert Grace
• "Plugged In Freestyle" – A92
• "Get Out My Head" – Shane Codd
• "IDK Why" – Lea Heart
• "I Don't Really Care for You" – CMAT
• "Talk About" – DJ Craig Gorman
• "The Way I Am" – The Tumbling Paddies
• "Irish Pub Song" – The High Kings
• "Simmer Down" – Casper Walsh

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.

• Various Artists – "Simple Things" (2013) Cycle Against Suicide
• Various Artists – "Tiny Dancer A Song for Lily Mae" (2012)
• Various Artists – "The Rocky Road to Poland" (2012)
• Various Artists – "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (2008)
• Various Artists – "Candle for Kosovo" (1999)
• Jocks & Co. – "Rap Against Rape" (1990)
• Various Artists – "Think of Somebody Out There" (1988)

Under an alternative name

• 21 Demands scored a single hit ("Give Me a Minute" in 2007), but scored individual hits as Kodaline afterwards.

See also

• Lists of one-hit wonders
• Music of Ireland