1986 One Hit Wonders page 1986 One Hit Wonder tune timeline
with weekly chart links,
song links and samples at Tunecaster music encyclopedia
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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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Although Tarzan
Boy was the only top 20 hit by Baltimora,
the singer had a few other songs that received slight radio
airplay. Tarzan Boy also became popular again in 1993. The song
was from the album Living In The Background.
Feb
1986
2
Superbowl
Shuffle
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew
To celebrate
its successful Super Bowl victory, the Chicago Bears produced
this one rap song, which received some radio airplay. The team
did not have any other records.
Although I Do
What I Do was the only popular solo song for John Taylor, it
was a side project. John Taylor was the bass guitarist for groups
Duran
Duran and The
Power Station. I Do What I Do... (Theme From 9 1/2
Weeks) was from the movie 9 1/2 Weeks.
When The Heart
Rules The Mind was the greatest hit in pop and rock by GTR.
GTR followed up this song with The Hunter, which also made the
rock top 20. GTR included members guitarist Steve Hackett from
Genesis
and guitarist Steve Howe from the groups Yes and Asia.
When The Heart Rules The Mind was from the album GTR.
The writers of this song were: Steve Hackett, Steve Howe.
Although Digging
Your Scene was the only top 20 hit by The
Blow Monkeys, the song It Doesn't Have To Be This
Way received moderate radio airplay a few months later.
Spirit In The
Sky was a 1970 number 2 hit for Norman Greenbaum. Doctor And
The Medics received some radio play for its remake of this song,
but no noticeable airplay for any other song. Norman Greenbaum
wrote the song.
Friends And
Lovers was the only top
20 hit for either Gloria Loring or Carl Anderson.
Gloria Loring was on the TV show Days Of Our Lives, and
Friends And Lovers was featured on the show.
Diamond Girl
was a moderately popular dance song, and received some pop music
radio airplay. The group Nice & Wild did not have any other
noticeable songs out.
Stairway To
Heaven was a remake of the 1972 Led
Zeppelin classic rock song and a rock top 20 near
miss for Far Corporation. The group included famous producers
and performers. The song was from the album Division One.
The writers of this song were: Jimmy Page, Robert
Plant.
Although The
Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades was the only pop top
20 hit by Timbuk
3, the group also hit the rock top 20 with the song
Life Is Hard.
Although Welcome
To The Boomtown was the only pop top 20 hit by David
& David, the duo had three rock top 20 hits. One
of the Davids, David Baewald, went on to have a few solo songs
that received some rock radio airplay. Welcome To The Boomtown
was from the album Boomtown. The writers of this song
were: David Baerwald, David Ricketts.
Golden Ball
And Chain was a rock top 20 one
hit wonder for Jason And The Scorchers. The group
previously received some rock airplay with White Lies. Golden
Ball And Chain was from the album Still Standing.
Although Shake
You Down was the only top 20 hit by Gregory Abbott, he followed-up
with I Got The Feelin' (It's Over) which received minor radio
play. Gregory Abbott had a few other minor radio played songs
later. Shake You Down was from the album Shake You Down.
Gregory Abbott wrote the song.
