80's one hit wonders?!
Question: im bored..need something to do.
give me a one hit wonder using the alphabet a to z....can it be done? how close can you get...good luck..
Answers: im bored..need something to do.
give me a one hit wonder using the alphabet a to z....can it be done? how close can you get...good luck..
Ah Hah-Take On Me
Bow Wow Wow-I Want Candy
The Church-Under The Milky Way
Devo-Whip It
Emerson Lake & Powell-Touch & Go
Frankie Goes To Hollywood-Relax
Lou Gramm-Midnight Blue
Heaven-Knocking On Heaven's Door
Icehouse-Electric Blue
Jan Hammer & Neal Schon-No More Lies
Kingdon Come-Get It On
Living Color-Cult Of Personality
Madness-Our House
Nena-99 Luftballons
The Outfield-Tonight
The Power Station-Some Like It Hot
Quaterflash-Harden My Heart
The Romantics-Talking In Your Sleep
Soft Cell-Tainted Love
Taco-Putting On the Ritz
Ultravox-Reap The Wild Wind
The Vapors-Turning Japanese
Wendy & Lisa-Waterfall
X
Y&T-Summertime Girls
Warren Zevon-Werewolves Of London
Blair...Vanilla Fudge is from the 60's
could be done with every letter probably but would take awhile to compile a list like that!
i'll give you V-vixen
After The Fire.....Der Kommissar
Okay...there's "A"! lol!
Hey now...You didn't specify by artist or by song! haha...oh well...my bad on OMC
I'm a bit of an 80's music freak...haha. Love it!
Couldn't think of "x" though.
A. Jon Astley - Jane's Getting Serious
B. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
C. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
D. Devo - Whip It
E. Eight Seconds - Kiss You
F. Faster Pussycat - House of Pain
G. Giant Steps - Another Lover
H. Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
I. Instant Funk - Got My Mind Made Up
J. Jigsaw - Sky High
K. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
L. L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne
M. Moving Pictures - What About Me
N. Nena - 99 Luftballons
O. OMC - How Bizarre
P. Pseudo Echo - Funkytown
Q. Q - Dancin Man
R. Regina - Baby Love
S. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
T. Taco - Puttin on The Ritz
U. Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul
V. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
W. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
X.
Y. John Paul Young - Love is In The Air
Z. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
Based on the '80s US *pop* charts:
Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime - Korgis
Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Giving it Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
I Wanna Be a Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr.
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Nintey-Nine Luftballoons - Nena
Operator - Midnight Star
Pump Up the Volume - M/A/R/R/S
Q
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Under the Milky Way - Church (Top 40)
Valley Girl - Frank and Moonunit Zappa (Top 40)
What I Am - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
X
Y
Z
From 1980 - 1989, there were no Top 20 "one hit wonders" begining with the letters U or V. There were no Top 40 "one hit wonders" begining with the letters Q, X, Y, or Z.
So, a complete list, at least using the US pop charts, is not possible.
NP: "Taking You Down With Me" - Sebastian Bach
Edit: Info... technically, Faster Pussycat was a one hit wonder, and although the Wake Me When It's Over album was released in 1989, "House of Pain" didn't chart until 1990.
Edit again: Yes, Quarteflash did, but there are no songs begining with the letter Q.
All I could come up with!!!
A) A-Ha - Take on Me
B) Bow Wow Wow - I want Candy
C)
D) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
E) Europa - Final Countdown
F) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
G) Grant, Eddy - Electric Avenue
H) Haircut 100 - Love plus 1
I)
J)
K) Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
L) Living Colour - Cult of Personality
M) Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
N) Numan, Gary - Cars
O)
P) The Proclaimers - Walk 500 Miles
Q)
R)
S)
T) Tommy Tutone - 867-5309
U)
V)
W) Waitresses - i know what boys like
X)
Y) Yellow - Oh Yeah
Z) Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People
EDIT - darn! forgot about quarterflash & the vapors!!! my list was based on memory - no look ups!!!
2nd EDIT - Canceling Darth's "The Romantics" - "What I like about You" would make them a 2 hit wonder!!! lol.... (Devo also had some decent hits :) )
3rd EDIT - To the Moron way below - OSU wasn't even expected to have a good year anyway, we expected a few wins, a Nat'l Championship would have been the bonus - but as long as we continue to beat Michigan, I could care less about a Nat Title... Besides we have 7 National Titles compared to LSU 3 Titles... Looks like you got some catchin up to do while you talk your little smack....
4th EDIT - TeslaG with the Aldo Nova, that was a cool video back in the day!
Alright... let me see if I can dust of the cop webs and get creative with this.
Aldo Nova - Fantasy
Bob and Doug McKenzie - Take off
Charlie - It's Inevitable
Dennis Deyoung - Desert Moon
Eddie Schwartz - All out tomorrows
Felix Cavailiere - Only a lonely heart sees
Get Wet - Just so lonely
Haircut 100 - Love plus one
I..?
Jimmy Hall - I'm happy that love has found you
Karla Bonoff - Personally
Laid Back - White horse
Mary Jane Girls - In my house
Nancy Martinez - For tonight
One 2 many - downtown
Philip Bailey - Easy lover
Q..??
Robert Cray Band - Smoking gun
Silver condor - You could take my breath away
Tane Cain - Holding on
Uptopia - Set me Free
Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
World Party - Ships of fools
X..
Y...
Z...
I was going to add more than one for each but I think my brain just cramped up. I need a break haha. I'm going to head to lunch and maybe add to my list when I return. I can't believe I even remembered these one hit wonders! Isn't it weird how you have things stored away in your mind that you don't even realize you know until the time comes that you need to know it? haha... odd..
Hey, remember me? I asked the queston about how the national championship was going to suck because Ohio State was in it. Then you said I was going to hide on here after OSU won. Admit it, Ohio State SUCKS. Play a real team every once in a while and then you will see your not deserving of anything more than the Motor City Bowl.
Oh yeah, 80's music still sucks too.