1980 One Hit Wonders page 1980 One Hit Wonder tune timeline
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Here are all the one hit wonders, year by year, in tune timeline order. Tunecaster samples, full song or video links, downloads, extras, below each song in green.
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underlined peaks, 1980 to date.
41 years of one hit wonders, each on its own page; and late 50s, links to far right. SEARCH and find a song, or browse the alphabet for one hit wonders, at bottom of page.
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Savannah Nights
was the most popular solo song for Tom Johnston. He received
minor radio airplay with the song Madmen too. Tom Johnston was
a lead singer of The
Doobie Brothers in the late 1970s. Savannah Nights
was from the album Everything You've Heard Is True.
In 1960,
Barrett Strong took this song, as then titled, Money (That's
What I Want), to number 7. Many groups remade the song, including
The Kingsmen whose 1966
version hit number 16. Money was the most popular song by The
Flying Lizards. The group followed up with TV, which received
slight radio airplay. The Flying Lizards's Money was from the
album The Flying Lizards.
Looks Like Love
Again was a moderately popular song for Dann Rogers. He was
not known for any other song. The song was from the album Hearts
Under Fire.
Romeo's Tune
was a pop
number 4 and rock
number 7 hit. Steve Forbert did not reach the pop
or rock top 20 again, but got slight airplay with other songs
in both formats. This song was from the album Jackrabbit
Slim. Steve Forbert wrote the song.
I Don't Like
Mondays was by far the most popular song and a rock top 20 near
miss for The Boomtown Rats. The group had a string of popular
alternative songs, including 1978 song Rat Trap.
Festival recorded
a dance album of the musical Evita. Don't Cry For Me
Argentina was the most popular song from the album, but other
tracks received some dance airplay too. In 1997, Madonna
starred in the move Evita, and her dance version of Don't
Cry For Me Argentina became a number
3 hit.
Set Me Free
was a top 20 one
hit wonder for Utopia. On the rock side, Set Me Free
reached number
16, and followed-up bigger rock hit, The Road To
Utopia, which reached number
11.
Utopia was one of many groups led by Todd
Rungren. Set Me Free was from the album Adventures
In Utopia.
Pilot Of The
Airwaves, the only top
20 hit for Charlie Dore, was the follow-up to Fear
Of Flying, which received slight radio airplay. Pilot Of The
Airwaves was from the album Where To Now.
Although Cars
was the only top 20 hit for Gary Numan, he had a string of alternative
hits in the early 1980s. Gary Numan appeared on the 1998 rock
number 14 hit remake of Cars by Fear
Factory.
Instrumental
song The Seduction was a top 20 near miss and the most popular
song for James Last. In the early 1970s,
James Last received some airplay with other songs like Music
From Across The Way. The Seduction (Love Theme) was from the
movie American Gigolo.
Cynthia Johnson
and a synthesizer were the lead singers on Funkytown. Although
number one
song Funkytown became the only top
20 hit for Lipps,
Inc., the group had a few popular dance and soul
music songs too. In 1987, Pseudo
Echo remade Funkytown and it became a number
4 hit and that group's only top 20 song.
Wondering Where
The Lions Are was the most popular song and a near top 20 miss
for Bruce Cockburn. In 1985,
he hit number
11 on the rock chart with If I Had A Rocket Launcher.
Bruce Cockburn was the original singer of Lovers In A Dangerous
Time, which became most popular in 1991
by Barenaked
Ladies.
Although Tired
Of Toein' The Line was the only top
20 hit for Rocky
Burnette, he had a few other songs that received
some radio airplay. Rocky
Burnette was the son of early rock era singer Johnny
Burnette, whose greatest hit was the 1960 top 20 song You're
Sixteen. Tired Of Toein' The Line was from the album The
Son Of Rock And Roll.
Into The Night
was the only top 20 song for Benny Mardones. The song also reached
rock
number 12, and was followed-up with American Bandstand,
another rock
top 20.
The same recording hit number
5 in 1980,
then hit number
9 in 1989,
making this a twice-charted one
hit wonder. In 1989, Benny Mardones re-recorded the
song, true to the original version. Listen
here. The extra just below is a later acoustic version.
Into The Night was from the album Never Run Never Hide.
The writers of this song were: Benny
Mardones, Robert
Tepper.
One In A Million
You was the only top 20 hit for Larry Graham, but he and his
group Graham Central Station had a long string of popular soul
songs, many of which received pop airplay too.
Who'll Be The
Fool Tonight was the only top
20 hit for Larsen-Feiten Band. The duo followed-up
with She's Not In Love which received slight radio airplay.
Guitarist Buzz Feiten was a member of The Rascals. Neil Larsen
and Buzz Feiten also recorded under the name Full Moon. Buzz
Feiten went on to become a member of Mr.
Mister.
The video link here is from TV show Solid Gold. The audio
link is much clearer. This song was from the album Larsen-Feiten
Band.
How Do I Survive
was the only top
20 hit for Amy
Holland. She received some radio airplay with other
songs, including a duet with her husband Michael
McDonald.
Eugene was the
most popular song by Crazy Joe, receiving slight airplay. Ace
Frehley from Kiss
was in the group. In 1981, the song Ice Cream received even
less airplay.
Turning Japanese
was a rock top 20 one
hit wonder, just reaching number
20. The song also received moderate pop music and
video play. The group soon followed with Jimmie Jones which
got little play.
Everybody's
Got To Learn Sometime was the only top
20 hit by The
Korgis. However, The Korgis had a number of minor
alternative hits in the United States and elsewhere. This song
was later redone in 1994 by Baby D, and in 2004 by Beck. The
Korgis's Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime was from the album
Dumb Waiters. James Warren wrote the song.
