1983 One Hit Wonders page 1983 One Hit Wonder tune timeline
with weekly chart links,
song links and samples at Tunecaster music encyclopedia
The Ultimate One Hit Wonders Site.
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.
Stream amazon samples, click play to the right. Full weekly CHART data, click underlined blue chart peaks, 1975 to date.ROCK chart data, click reddish
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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In 1997, the
song Da Da Da was used in a car commercial and enjoyed another
period of popularity. The group Trio never had another song
that received mentionable airplay. This song was from the album
Trio.
Although Come
On Eileen was the only pop
and rock
top 20 hit by Dexys
Midnight Runners, the group had a few alternative
songs that received radio airplay.
Although Mexican
Radio was the most popular song and the only rock
top 20 hit for Wall
Of Voodoo, the group received minor alternative radio
airplay with songs like its remake of the 1963 Johnny Cash song
Ring Of Fire. Mexican Radio was from the album Call Of The
West.
Although Der
Kommissar was the only top 20 hit by After The Fire, the group
followed up with Dancing In The Shadows which received minor
radio play. Falco also received airplay with this song the same
year. Der Kommissar (The Commissioner) was from the album ATF.
Apr
1983
23
8
I Couldn't
Say No
Robert Ellis Orrall With Carlene
Carter
I Couldn't Say
No was a near top 20 miss and the most popular song for either
Robert Ellis Orrall or Carlene Carter. Robert Ellis Orrall wrote
songs for other artists, and did other creative things like
painting and writing books. Carlene
Carter received airplay with many other songs like
I Fell In Love and Come On Back.
Although She
Blinded Me With Science was the only top 20 hit by Thomas
Dolby, he had a few other alternative songs which
received radio airplay including the rock top 20 hit One Of
Our Submarines Is Missing.
Reap The Wild
Wind was the only top 20 hit for Ultravox, but the group had
a long string of popular alternative songs, including Vienna.
Midge
Ure, singer of this song, had his own solo one
hit wonder with 1989number
4 rock hit Dear
God.
Although Too
Shy was the only top 20 hit by Kajagoogoo, the group had a few
other songs that received dance alternative radio play like
Hang On Now. In 1985, the lead singer of the group, Limahl,
had a solo top 20 hit with Never Ending Story. Too Shy was from
the album White Feathers.
Although China
was the greatest hit by Red Rockers, the group received some
radio play with its remake of the 1965 Barry McGuire song Eve
Of Destruction. China was from the album Good As Gold.
Although Our
House was the greatest hit by Madness,
the group's song It Must Be Love also was a top 20 hit. Madness
received radio play with many other songs too.
Although Far
From Over was the only top 20 hit for Frank
Stallone, his other song Case Of You was a rock top
20 near miss. Frank Stallone was the brother of actor Sylvester
Stallone.
Just Got Lucky
was the most popular song by JoBoxers. The group previously
received some alternative airplay with Boxerbeat. Just Got Lucky
was from the album Songs For Sale.
Although In
A Big Country was the only pop or rock top 20 song by Big
Country, the group had several other dance and alternative
songs that received radio play.
Although Major
Tom (Coming Home) was the only pop and rock top 20 hit for Peter
Schilling, his 1989 song, The Different Story (World Of Lust
And Crime), received minor radio airplay.
