Obscure, And Some Not So Obscure, 80's One Hit Wonders 1980-1985, Part 2 (Finished February 1, 2017)

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Again this is the criteria for one hit wonders, "Billboard journalist Wayne Jancik defines a United States one-hit wonder as "an act that has won a position on Billboard's national, pop, Top 40 just once." Using this definition, artists are therefore classified as one-hit wonders based solely on Billboard Hot 100 chart performance—other factors such as success in other territories, additional hits on other Billboard genre-specific charts, membership in more prominent bands or musical groups, critical acclaim, and influence are not accounted for."

More obscure one hit wonders from the early 80s:

Prism "Don't Let Him Know":

Although he officially is only a one hit wonder Aldo Nova had several other great songs. In fact his first CD is very good. Other great Nova songs include "Monkey On Your Back", "Hot Love" and "Foolin' Yourself". This is his official one hit and his best song, "Fantasy":

"Foolin' Yourself":

Moving Pictures "What About Me":

A video I saw a lot of during the early days of MTV. After The Fire "Der Kommissar":

Great song. But as so many 80's videos are, this is incredibly cheesy. Oxo "Whirly Girl":

Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Silence":

Frida had several hits before going solo, she used to be part of the small Swedish band Abba. You may have heard of them. Frida "I Know There's Something Going On":

Icicle Works "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)":

Don't mess with Patty Smyth!!! Scandal "The Warrior":


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Speaking of members of famous rock bands that go solo, this is Dennis DeYoung's "Desert Moon"- this might be DeYoung's best song:

I don't want to tell you how old I am, but this song was the theme to a high school prom. A prom I didn't make it to. Jack Wagner "All I Need":

Although Band Aid only had one hit, you just might recognize a few people in this video. One of the best songs of all-time. Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas":

Another one of the best songs of all-time is Paul Hardcastle's "19" (Destruction Mix):

Madness wasn't the only band who had a song about "In My House", so did The Mary Jane Girls. Both songs are great, this is the Mary Jane Girls version:

Artists United Against Apartheid "Sun City":

Scritti Politti means "political writings". Have you seen a bunch of scritti politti lately? One of the most perfect pop songs ever. Scritti Politti "Perfect Way":

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