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
73. Noel - Silent Morning
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Banarama had 10 top tens over here!
74. It Bites - Calling All the Heroes
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
75. Dino - Summergirls
(mining the Freestlye genre now)
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd never heard Silent Morning before, but wau I love it.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Silent Morning got played next to True Faith a bunch back when I used to ride in the back seat of my parents car.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
OMG I just realized that "Pump Up the Volume" totally counts here. So...
76. M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up the Volume
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
77. Double - The Captain of Her Heart
― MarkoP, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
<3
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
yesss
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
oh shit! forgot all about that song. there's a recent song that sampled/replayed that opening and now it's going to drive me crazy trying to track it down.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Massive xposts , but Men At Work had a handful of hits.
78. Rebbie Jackson - "Centipede"
http://youtu.be/a8SdzwoIcwo
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
UGH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
79. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc8wmLul3uw
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
xp: lol, itt etc 79. Gregory Abbot - Shake You Down
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
uncanny
80. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Love Come Down
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
BA DUM DUM...really surprised it took us 80 songs before anyone thought of this
81. Stacey Q - Two of Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aINmJ5ieM6Y
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
82. The Escape Club - Wild Wild West
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:30 (thirteen years ago) link
also I heard Tarzan Boy recently for the first time in about 20 years, has not aged well at all
has not aged well at all
GTFO
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Johnny, I played Two of Hearts and thought about posting it but didn't.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I want to put
83. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
but I think that only counts in certain countries (also I have five of his albums so)
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I will be turning this into a CDR700 btw.
xp Rock Me Amadeus already accounted for fwiw
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Rock Me Amadeus is a weird one too because there are about 40 different mixes/edits to pick from.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:37 (thirteen years ago) link
also there's "Vienna Calling" and "Der Kommisar" to consider
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know that Opus song at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vashrNoXTE
― Siegbran, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, I even did a text search for "falco", oh well
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 08:39 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
This is when the whole one-hit-wonder thing gets murky imo (and why I was hesitant to put Falco (which is annulled now anyway coz frogsbs beat me to it))
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
83. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
84. Stacy Lattisaw - Attack of the Name Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvB0rn4SPpg
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
not one hit wonders in other incarnations, but...
85. The Assembly - Never Never
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIJc4Hx3OVc
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
86. Colourfield, Thinking of You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL66n6icM2g
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
87. johnny hates jazz - shattered dreams
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
not one hit wonders in an other incarnation, but...
88. Big Audio Dynamite, E=MC^2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTDkJ-bQqM
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
89. Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
― russ conway's game of life (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
this is patent nonsense
― That Dunkster! (absolutely clean glasses), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
hmmm I wonder....
90. Killing Joke, A Love Like Blood
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
91. Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling (am willing to drop this if moderate UK success is convincing)
92. Limahl - Neverending Story (on a technicality imo)
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
93. Landscape, Einstein-A-Go-Go
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
94. Mickey - Toni Basil
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
95. I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
96. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Streamlined the list, took out questionables
1. Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way2. Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy3. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy4. Breakfast Club - Right on Track5. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy6. The System - Don't Disturb This Groove7. The Partland Brothers - Soul City8. When in Rome - The Promise9. Scarlett & Black - You Don't Know10. Animotion - Obsession11. The Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)12. Mental As Anything - Live It Up13. Freur - Doot-Doot14. The Other Ones - Holiday15. Level 42 - Something About You16. General Public - Tenderness17. Big Country - In a Big Country18. Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)19. Oran Juice Jones - The Rain20. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue21. Timex Social Club - Rumors22. Mai Tai - Body and Soul23. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride24. Maria Vidal - Body Rock25. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-1126. T'Pau - Heart and Soul27. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait28. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio29. Nena - 99 Luftballons30. Shannon - Let the Music Play31. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out32. Debarge - Rhythm of the Night33. Denice Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy34. Company B - Fascinated35. El Debarge - Who's Johnny?36. 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry37. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me38. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F39. Donnie Iris - Ah Leah40. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off41. Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses42. Real Life - Send Me an Angel43. Herbie Hancock - Rockit!44. Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time45. Limited Warranty - Victory Line46. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance47. Jan Hammer - Theme from Miami Vice48. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star49. The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself50. Haircut One Hundred - Love Plus One51. Paul Hardcastle - 1952. "Macho Man" Randy Savage - Speaking From the Heart53. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science54. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)55. Nocera - Summertime, Summertime56. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes57. John Waite - Missing You58. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall59. Swing Out Sister - Breakout60. Mysterious Art - Das Omen61. Trio - Da Da Da62. Opus - Live Is Life63. Laid Back - White Horse64. Taco - Puttin' on the Ritz65. Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine66. Pigbag - Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag67. Noel - Silent Morning68. It Bites - Calling All the Heroes69. Dino - Summergirls70. M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up the Volume71. Double - The Captain of Her Heart72. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede73. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down74. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Love Come Down75. Stacey Q - Two of Hearts76. The Escape Club - Wild Wild West77. The Firm - Star Trekkin'78. Stacy Lattisaw - Attack of the Name Game79. The Assembly - Never Never80. Colourfield - Thinking of You81. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams82. Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew83. Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling84. Limahl - Neverending Story85. Landscape - Einstein A-Go-Go86. Toni Basil - Mickey87. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On88. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
looks a lot like Rhino's Like Omigod! box.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Holy shit yes
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
These two songs and Company B's "Fascinated" were the sound of Miami in summer '87.
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
neu-89. The Takeaways - Sweet and Sour
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Has anyone mentioned Romeo Void's "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)"?
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Because some of these were not one hit wonders, let me propose alternates better than their biggest hits:
Level 42 - Lessons in LoveTaylor Dayne - Prove Your LoveEddie Grant - Romancing The Stone
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost Wasn't "Der Kommisar" a hit by a British band covering Falco?
Anyway, musn't overlook this dubious hit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05jcrJw0as
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link