💿 The Ultimate 90s One Hit Wonders

Part 1: The Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows (1996)

Before the 00s gave us glittery pop chaos, the 90s had its own breed of one-hit wonders — the smooth, soulful, “you’ve-just-been-dumped-and-it’s-raining” kind.

The Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows (1996)

Enter The Tony Rich Project — real name Tony Rich — who gave us one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful tracks of the decade. Acoustic guitar, hushed vocals, and a chorus that felt like candlelight flickering in a dark room.

It was moody, minimalist, and everywhere in 1996 — from Top of the Pops to the cassette your mum kept in the car. Then? Silence. Tony kept making music, but the charts moved on, leaving behind a perfectly melancholic time capsule.

Years later, a whole new generation rediscovered it when JLS covered Nobody Knows on their 2010 album Outta This World — proof that even a “one-hit wonder” can echo through pop history when the right boyband brings it back.

Nobody knows it but me… and every JLS fan who pressed repeat.