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The
Ultimate One Hit Wonders Site
section
at the free online
music encyclopedia
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Number
One Hit
One Hit Wonders page
for the 1980s
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The
Number
One Hit One Hit Wonders
by decade list every possible
number one song from 1960 through 1999
that could be a one hit wonder, with
a
sound sample for every song.
These four pages contains the 130 biggest
songs by the most obscure artists --
the most unforgettable one hit wonders!
This is the 1980s page. Choose
a different decade here:
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1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
or 1990s..
But that's not enough to cover one
hit wonders...
All
the One Hit Wonders by year
are listed on these 42 pages -- over
800 one hit wonders with sound samples.
Choose a yeaer here:
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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
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Stars
On 45 was a tribute to The Beatles, featuring
an extensive medley of songs by The Beatles.
The success of the number
one song Stars On 45 kicked
off a period where others put out medleys
like The
Beach Boys, Elvis
Presley, and a medley actual
done of The Beatles. Stars On 45 was the
only top
20 hit for the group Stars
On 45, but the group received
some airplay with other songs too.
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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. |
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Although
Micky was the only top
20 hit by Toni
Basil, she had a few other
dance songs, including the very popular
song Over My Head. |
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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. |
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Although
The Safety Dance was the greatest hit
by Men
Without Hats, after a few other
minor radio play songs, Pop Goes The World
also was a top 20 hit. The song was from
the original album Rhythm Of Youth.
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Although
Take On Me was the greatest hit by A-ha,
the group had other songs that received
radio play, including The Sun Always Shines
On T.V. which peaked at number 20 on both
the pop and rock top 20 charts. Take On
Me was remade in 1998 by Reel Big Fish.
A-ha's Take On Me was from the original
album Hunting High And Low.
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Although
Miami Vice Theme was the only top 20 hit
by Jan Hammer, his later song, Crockett's
Theme also received some radio play. Miami
Vice Theme was an instrumental.
The song was from the TV show Miami
Vice. |
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Although
Rock Me Amadeus was the only number one
top 20 song by Falco,
he also had a top 20 hit with Vienna Calling.
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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 original album
Shake You Down. |
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The
number
one song Don't Worry, Be Happy
won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The
Year and Song Of The Year. Bobby McFerrin
never received any noticeable airplay
for any other song. Don't Worry Be Happy
was from the movie Cocktail.
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In
1974, Rock On was a number 4 hit for David
Essex. This Michael
Damian remake of the song was
his only top 20 hit. His second most popular
song was Was It Nothing At All, a top
30 song. Michael Damian was a long time
actor in the TV show The Young And
The Restless. |
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Number
One Hit
One Hit Wonders Pages
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1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
or 1990s..
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Chronological
lists of all pure and near one hit wonders:
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