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 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
also there's "Vienna Calling" and "Der Kommisar" to consider
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
I don't know that Opus song at all.
― Siegbran, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
83. The Firm - Star Trekkin'
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
84. Stacy Lattisaw - Attack of the Name Game
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
not one hit wonders in other incarnations, but...
85. The Assembly - Never Never
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
86. Colourfield, Thinking of You
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
87. johnny hates jazz - shattered dreams
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
not one hit wonders in an other incarnation, but...
88. Big Audio Dynamite, E=MC^2
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
also I heard Tarzan Boy recently for the first time in about 20 years, has not aged well at all
this is patent nonsense
― That Dunkster! (absolutely clean glasses), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
hmmm I wonder....
90. Killing Joke, A Love Like Blood
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
93. Landscape, Einstein-A-Go-Go
― standing on the shoulders of pissants (ledge), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
94. Mickey - Toni Basil
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
95. I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 22:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
96. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
― Darin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
looks a lot like Rhino's Like Omigod! box.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
Holy shit yes
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
Silent Morning got played next to True Faith a bunch back when I used to ride in the back seat of my parents car.
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
neu-89. The Takeaways - Sweet and Sour
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
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 (2 years ago) Permalink
xpost Wasn't "Der Kommisar" a hit by a British band covering Falco?
Anyway, musn't overlook this dubious hit:
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
SO many bands excluded because they had TWO hits, bastards.
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
Falco did it, then ATF (After the Fire) covered it in English. Fair call for a one-hit wonder imo.
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
I Wanna Be A Cowbow was listed in first post.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
I love Hipsway's Honeythief but thought I was the only one!
90. Arcadia - Election Day
― staph white pulvules like (Schlafsack), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
Good one. So is "Goodbye is Forever."
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Romeo Void TS: Girl In Trouble vs. Never Say Never. This reminds me, I need to get original mixes of both of these songs, the remixes I have are pretty terrible.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Speaking of which, Power Station were a three hit wonder, but "Communication" is the best of the lot and would fit splendidly in sequence.
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Romeo Void TS: Girl In Trouble vs. Never Say Never.
I love both, but the former has a sadness and resignation that I've never forgotten.
91. Dramarama - "Last Cigarette" (though calling it a hit in any sense of the word is pushing it)
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
btw, was "Goodbye Horses" ever actually a hit? I guess were playing w/o many rules here anyway, but that seems like a stretch.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
Naked Eyes: Always Something There To Remind Me vs. Promises Promises
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
92. Tommy Tutone - 867-5309
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
91b. Don Dixon - "Praying Mantis" (another non- hit that shoulda been huge. Feel free to skip them both)
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
93. Crowded House - "Something So Strong" (over "Don't Dream It's Over" -- I said it.)
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
If we're considering Dramarama, wouldn't Anything Anything be the most broadly memorable track?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, I just don't like it as much.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
94. "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" - Paul Lekakis
― Euler, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
95.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
96. Pretty Poison - Catch Me I'm Falling
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 May 2011 23:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
^^^ another HUGE Miami freestyle hit. Lekakis is not a gay porn star.
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 2 May 2011 23:21 (2 years ago) Permalink