100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 80's (part 1)

Vixen, The Church, Midnight Oil, Aldo Nova – they all found a spot on our list. We counted down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s, and these guys, plus acts such as Timbuk 3, The Georgia Satellites, and Paul Hardcastle, all made a dent. Check the list below to see where they ranked. Click the links to watch the videos. Head to The Greatest page for more playlists and show information.

THE LIST…

1 Dexys Midnight Runners: “Come on Eileen”

2 Flock of Seagulls: “I Ran (So Far Away)”

3 A-Ha: “Take On Me”

4 Tommy Tutone: “867-5309 / Jenny”

5 Soft Cell: “Tainted Love”

6 Toni Basil: “Mickey”

7 Modern English: “I Melt With You”

8 Bow Wow Wow: “I Want Candy”

9 Kajagoogoo: “Too Shy”

10 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: “Relax”

11 Gary Numan: “Cars”

12 Animotion: “Obsesssion”

13 Thomas Dolby: “She Blinded Me With Science”

14 Big Country: “In A Big Country”

15 Devo: “Whip It”

16 Nena: “99 Luft Balloons”

17 Men Without Hats: “The Safety Dance”

18 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock: “It Takes Two”

19 Dead or Alive: “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”

20 Rockwell: “Somebody’s Watching Me”

21 Twisted Sister: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”

22 Michael Sembello: “Maniac”

23 Eddy Grant: “Electric Avenue”

24 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians: “What I Am”

25 Musical Youth: “Pass the Dutchie”

26 Cutting Crew: “I Just Died In Your Arms”

27 Stacey Q: “Two of Hearts”

28 John Parr: “St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)”

29 Madness: “Our House”

30 The Vapors: “Turning Japanese”

31 Bobby McFerrin: “Don’t Worry Be Happy”

32 Quarterflash: “Harden My Heart”

33 John Waite: “Missing You”

34 The Waitresses: “I Know What Boys Like”

35 Tom Tom Club: “Genius of Love”

36 Weather Girls: “It’s Raining Men”

37 Lipps, Inc.: “Funkytown”

38 Bruce Willis: “Respect Yourself”

39 Matthew Wilder: “Break My Stride”

40 The Buggles: “Video Killed the Radio Star”

41 Billy Vera “At This Moment”

42 Timbuk 3 “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”

43 Shannon “Let the Music Play”

44 Wall of Voodoo “Mexican Radio”

45 Robbie Nevil “C’est La Vie”

46 Georgia Satellites “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”

47 Pretty Poison “Catch Me I’m Falling”

48 Yello “Oh Yeah”

49 Philip Bailey (w/ Phil Collins) “Easy Lover”

50 Neneh Cherry “Buffalo Stance”

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8 comments

@ More than 1 year ago +2

You gotta love the 80s... the music, the hair, the fashion, there'll be nothing quite like it again. I'll be singing all these songs for the rest of the afternoon.

this one is in guitar hero xD The Vapors: “Turning Japanese”

People is used to confuse tha author of "Don't Worry, Be Happy", they think Bob Marley wrote it and that's false, the true author is Bobby McFerrin

Thanks for sharing

@ More than 1 year ago +1

I love the 80's

Sophlloyd quote:
You gotta love the 80s... the music, the hair, the fashion, there'll be nothing quite like it again. I'll be singing all these songs for the rest of the afternoon.