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All the Sixes - 1996

OJ's celebrating the start of a new year with a new series - All the Sixes. In this episode, he heads back 30 years to 1996 with tracks from DJ Dado, Gusto and Joan Osborne.

Welcome to a brand new year, 2026! And this series of OJ's All the Sixes One Hit Wonders, this time visiting the year of 1996, where the Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland after 700 years, the UK successfully cloned an animal - Dolly the sheep - and Trainspotting hit the cinemas.

In this episode, you'll hear tracks from Joan Osborne, with a song that was voted one of the Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 90s, the Italian DJ who decided to remix the X-Files, DJ Dado, and Tony Rich, the songwriter for Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men and TLC with his own music under the name The Tony Rich Project.

Radio 2 and Radio 1 are celebrating the music and memories from previous years ending in 6 to start 2026. To hear more, search ‘All the 6s’ on Âé¶¹Éç Sounds.

How many One Hit Wonders do you remember from over the years? The songs from artists who were huge in the charts... but only managed it once!

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

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31 minutes

Last on

Tuesday 02:30

Music Played

  • Joan Osborne

    One Of Us

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • Gusto

    Disco's Revenge

    • Firstclass - The Finest In House (Best Of).
    • Polystar.
    • 33.
  • Tony Rich

    Nobody Knows

    • (CD Single).
    • La Face.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 02:30

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Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

How many do you remember?