39. Harold Faltermeyer, Axel F
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
40. Pebbles - Girlfriend
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
41. Donnie Iris, "Ah Leah" ftw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyTu_ZdcBCo
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
42. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_N7rv-iN8
(this is the most potent earworm ever)
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
43. Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses
― corey, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
44. Real Life, "Send Me An Angel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6zBjYIyz-0
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Drat. was just about to post htat Jermaine Stewart one.
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd heard "Aw Leah" and the name Donnie Iris, but had never put the two together.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
45. Herbie Hancock - Rockit! (obviously HH shouldn't be classified as a one-hit wonder but not only does this track stand in its own, it was his first relevant release in more than a decade)
― frogbs, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
46. Eddie Murphy - "Party all the Time"
I think it's just... we're sort of chronicling awesome flukes here.
speaking of which:
47. Limited Warranty - "Victory Line"
also if we're including a Pebbles song it should be "Mercedes Boy"
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
48. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
50. Jan Hammer - Theme from Miami Vice
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Err. 49.
then 51. Men at Work - Down Under !!!
― frogbs, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
52. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
(this is starting to look like a VH1 show now. I'm trying to dig deeper, but I'm gonna have to put some thought into it.)
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
but before I forget...
53. The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself
54. Hair Cut 100, "Love Plus One." Waiting for Vampire Weekend or someone to cover this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ayawh378Q
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
55. Paul Hardcastle - 19
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
ok, here's a deep cut that no one should love:
56. "Macho Man" Randy Savage - Speaking From the Heart
― frogbs, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
57. Oingo Boingo - "Weird Science"
yes I know that the definition of "hit" is being stretched there
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
58. Peter Schilling, "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG7OzvSMBA
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Excellent one!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
59. Nocera - Summertime, Summertime
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Weird Science is probably the best-known Oingo Boingo song by people who don't listen to Oingo Boingo, but my pick would've been Private Life.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
60. Kim Carnes, "Betty Davis Eyes" (first hit with a syndrum, I think):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Al9blQOhNw
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
xp: Prefer 'The Different Story' to Major Tom, especially because the video features a white horse and a man playing pan-flute, but you got there first.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
my real Boingo pick would have been "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" but apparently despite there being a video it was never released as a single
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
62. John Waite, "MIssing You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4HY1vc4c38
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
63. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
hahahahaha I was just humming that to myself
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
64. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I love "Waiting for a Star"
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
65. Mysterious Art - Das Omen
bit of an obscure german pop hit but i love it and it fits the vibes here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyD8dfyj_Jo
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
for the longest time I thought Everything But The Girl and Boy Meets Girl were the same band
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
66. Trio - Da Da Da
I guess they probably had more hits in Germany, and this probably wasn't even a hit until years later in the US thanks to a VW ad. I'm retroactively including it, though.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
YES YES YES YES YES YES
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
67. Opus - Live Is Life
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
68. Laid Back - "White Horse"
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know that Opus song at all.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
69. Kim Wilde - Keep My Hanging On
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8j2ej5jqQw
for longest time I didn't hear the word "don't" in the lyrics
I thought it was "If you wanna ride/Then ride the white horse"
my parents were... concerned
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
re: Kim Wilde..."Kids in America" definitely put her on the map a few years beforehand.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
70. Taco - Puttin on the Ritz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_W5QnO5UGk
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
71. Katrina and the Waves - Walkin on Sunshine
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
by the way, did you know there was a Taylor Swift song called "White Horse"
I am never listening to it so that I can claim it's a cover
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, yeah, Kids In America. I associate that song with Kids Incorporated for some reason.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
72. Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbaghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDccgakPvo
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I wish Bananarama had never released "Venus" so I could put "Cruel Summer" on this list.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link