1981 One Hit Wonders page 1981 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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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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Together was
originally recorded by The Intruders. Tierra also blended in
lines from Cowboys To Girls, another The Intruders record. Tierra
did not have another top 20 song, making this a top 20 one
hit wonder.
Let's Do It
was the most popular song by Convertion. The group received
slight airplay with other dance songs too like Sweet Thing.
Convertion was also known as the word correctly spelled, Conversion.
Precious To
Me was the only top
20 hit for Phil
Seymour. He followed-up with other songs that received
minor airplay. The song was from the album Phil Seymour.
Phil Seymour wrote the song.
Country superstar
Dottie West had a top 20 one
hit wonder with What Are We Doin' In Love. Although
Dottie was a country superstar, she received very little pop
radio play.
Stars On 45
was a tribute to The Beatles, mostly with a medley of songs
by The Beatles. The success of this number one
song kicked off a period where others put out medleys like The
Beach Boys, Elvis
Presley, and a medley of actual The Beatles recordings.
Stars On 45 was the only top
20 hit for the group Stars
On 45, but the group received some airplay with other
medleys too.
Lee Ritenour
was a fusion guitarist who played on thousands of songs. Is
It You was his only top
20 song. Eric Tagg was the singer on this song.
The extra featured here was a live video performance years later
with different lead singers. This song was from the album Rit.
Although number one
song Theme From Greatest American Hero was the only top
20 hit by Joey
Scarbury, he followed the song with a few very minor
hits. The song was from the movie The Greatest American Hero.
Rock And Roll
Dreams Come Through was a one hit wonder for Jim Steinman. Jim
Steinman wrote and arranged many popular songs for group Meat
Loaf, and for many other artists like Air
Supply, Bonnie
Tyler, and Celine
Dion. Jim Steinman's Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
was from the album Bad For Good.
This remake
of the 1960 Elvis
Presley number one song It's Now Or Never was by
far the most popular song by John Schneider, and has been called
a one
hit wonder.
No Time To Lose
had received some rock radio play in 1979. The song became most
popular in 1981 when it was one of the early videos presented
on new video cable channel, MTV. The song was from the album
Run For Your Life. The writers of this song were: Trevor
Spencer, Alan Tarney.
General Hospi-Tale
was a rap about the daytime TV soap opera General Hospital.
The Afternoon Delights, a tribute group, did not have any other
song out.
Although Sausolito
Summernight was the only top
20 hit for Diesel, the group followed-up the song
with Goin' Back To China, which received minor album rock radio
play. Sausalito Summernight was written by: Mark Boon, Rob Vunderink.
1981
20
Shelly's
Boyfriend
Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo
Shelley's Boyfriend
was used in the movie Valley Girl. While Bonnie Hayes
released other recordings, her only song to receive noticable
national radio airplay was Shelly's Boyfriend. She also wrote
songs for other artists like like Bonnie
Raitt and Bon
Jovi. Shelly's Boyfriend was from the album Good
Clean Fun.
I Wanna Be A
Lifeguard was a popular alternative song. The song received
lots of exposure on television beach programs and segments.
Blotto did not receive noticeable airplay with any other song.
