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Lists of one-hit wonders. The following articles contain lists of one-hit wonders, where a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. List of one-hit wonders in Ireland. List of one-hit wonders in Scotland. List ...
- Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners. Come On Eileen. Come On Eileen is one of those songs that just gets stuck in your head, but it takes the number-one spot on this list thanks to how many people still know it today.
- 8675309 Jenny Jenny – Tommy Tutone. 8675309 Jenny Jenny. Our next song inspired a fad so obnoxious that it all but eliminated a phone line in the phone book’s directory.
- Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video) The Buggles’ version of Video Killed The Radio Star was one of the biggest international hit singles of the 80s and owned the charts between 1980 and 1981.
- I Know What Boys Like – The Waitresses. I Know What Boys Like. Chris Butler wrote I Know What Boys Like when he was still a member of Tin Huey, and it was released as early as 1980, but it didn’t find much traction then.
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- The Lotus Eaters. The First Picture Of You. No.1 on our list of one-hit wonders. It has always helped the cause of this song’s supporters that it is perpetually happy, using images of art and nature in a positive, heartening way.
- Susan Fassbender. Twilight Cafe. With a familiar chord sequence, a pounding, dominant bassline, a handful of well-placed synth arpeggios and an introspective lyric fantasising about the titular nightspot as an ideal place to forget the world’s problems and find relief, this was an amazing record, rendered more so by the unlikely looking pop star making it, an incredibly gifted young Yorkshirewoman in secretarial glasses.
- Alphaville. Big In Japan. Barnstorming synth-pop anthem from a German band who had phenomenal success on the European mainland, but only this dark confessional on heroin addiction, with impressive imagery and lyrical dexterity, made an impact in the UK when it reached the Top 10 in 1984.
- The Adventures. Broken Land. With its strident piano-led intro and imploring chorus, this mighty song about the effect of the Troubles on The Adventures’ homeland was the Belfast act’s long-awaited breakthrough, reaching No.20 in 1988.
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- Devo. The Hit: "Whip It" We start with an artist whose inclusion is sure to upset many music fans. Devo is unquestionably an influential act in music history, whose contributions go far beyond chart success.
- Lipps Inc. The Hit: "Funkytown" Record producer Steve Greenberg formed Lipps Inc. in 1979 as a vehicle for singer Cynthia Johnson, a former beauty queen who was named Miss Black Minnesota in 1976.
- Tommy Tutone. The Hit: "867-5309/Jenny" First, let’s just get this out of the way: Tommy Tutone was not an individual but rather a group. Formed in 1978 by singer Tommy Heath (there’s your titular Tommy) and guitarist Jim Keller, the band’s lineup featured a fluctuating assortment of bassists and drummers.
- Soft Cell. The Hit: "Tainted Love" Synth-pop duo Soft Cell was composed of singer Marc Almond and multi-instrumentalist David Ball. They met while attending Leeds Polytechnic University in the U.K.
Dec 12, 2022 · 1. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush (1985) Boy this song hit wasn’t only a one-hit but a two-hit wonder, first at the time of its release and again with the release of Stranger Things’ season 4.
May 2, 2013 · VH1 counted down the 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s – everything from new wave to hip-hop, novelty hits by Yello and Bruce Willis, and pop classics by Rockwell and Toni Basil....
