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50 ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE 80s

50 ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE 80s 1. After the Fire - Der Kommissar (US #5, no other US top 40 hit)
2. Aneka - Japanese Boy (UK #1, no other UK top 40 hit)
3. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (UK #3 & US #13, no other UK & US top 40 hit)
4. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (UK #1 & US #1, no other UK & US top 20 hit)
5. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (US #1 & UK #2, no other UK & US top 40 hit)
6. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall (US #5 & UK #9, no other UK & US top 20 hit)
7. Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (UK #3, no other UK top 20 hit)
8. Desireless - Voyage Voyage (UK #5, Germany #1, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
9. Evelyn Thomas - High Energy (UK #5, Germany #1, no other UK & German top 20 hit)
10. Fiction Factory - (Feels Like ) Heaven (UK #6 & Germany #10, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
11. FR David - Words (UK #2, Germany #1, no other UK & German top 20 hit)
12. Frank Stallone - Far From Over (US #10, no other US top 40 hit)
13. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down (US #1, UK #6, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
14. Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (UK #13, Germany #10, no other UK & German top 20 hit)
15. Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face (UK #1, Germany #1, no other UK & German top 20 hit)
16. Joey Scarbury - Theme from 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It or Not) (US #2, no other US top 40 hit)
17. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (US #1, UK #6, no other UK & US top 20 hit)
18. John Waite - Missing You (US #1, UK #9, no other UK & US top 20 hit)
19. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (US #2, no other US top 20 hit; UK #5, Germany #7, no other UK & German top 10 hit)
20. Kaoma - Lambada (UK #4, no other UK top 40 hit; Germany #1, no other German top 10 hit)
21. King - Love and Pride (UK #2, top 10 in most European countries, no other top 10 hit in all those countries except for the UK where 'Alone Without You' reached number 8)
22. Lipps Inc. - Funky Town (US #1, UK #2, no other US & UK top 40 hit)
23. Los Lobos - La Bamba (US #1, no other US top 20 hit; UK #1, no other UK top 10 hit)
24. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride (UK #4, no other UK top 40 hit; US #5, no other US top 20 hit)
25. Men without Hats - Safety Dance (US #3, no other US top 10 hit; UK #6, no other UK top 40 hit)
26. Michael Sembello - Maniac (US #1, no other US top 20 hit; top 10 in most European countries and in Australia, no other top 40 hit in all those countries)
27. Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok (US #3, Germany #1, no other top 40 hit in those countries except for 'Superstar' which charted in 1969)
28. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie (US #10, no other US top 40 hit; Germany #2, no other German top 20 hit; UK #1, only one further UK top 10 single, which reached #6)
29. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (UK #2, no other UK top 40 hit; US #3, no other US top 20 hit)
30. Opus - Live Is Life (UK #6, no other UK top 10 hit; Germany #1, no other German top 20 hit)
31. Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time (UK #3, no other UK top 40 hit)
32. Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind (US #3, no other US top 40 hit)
33. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (US #14, no other US top 40 hit; Germany #1, only one further German top 10 single which reached #7)
34. Princess - Say I'm Your Number One (Germany #2, no other German top 20 hit; UK #7, no other UK top 10 hit)
35. Robin Beck - The First Time (UK #1, no other UK top 40 hit)
36. Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (UK #6, Germany #6, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
37. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (US #2, no other US top 20 hit; UK #6, no other UK top 40 hit)
38. The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep (US #3, no other US top 20 hit)
39. Rose Laurens - Africa (Voodoo Master) (Germany #3, top 3 in many other European countries, no other top 20 hit in all those countries)
40. Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita (UK #5, Germany #3, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
41. Shannon - Let the Music Play (US #8, no other US top 40 hit)
42. Soulsister - The Way to Your Heart (Germany #4, top 10 in several European countries, no other top 20 hit in all those countries except for Belgium)
43. Stan Ridgway - Camouflage (UK #4, Germany #8, no other UK & German top 40 hit)
44. Taco - Puttin' on the Ritz (US #4, no other US top 40 hit)
45. The Korgis - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime (UK #5, top 10 in many other European countries, no other top 10 hit in all those countries)
46. The Vapors - Turning Japanese (UK #3, no other UK top 40 hit)
47. Timex Social Club - Rumours (US #8, no other US top 40 hit)
48. Toni Basil - Mickey (US #1, UK #2, no other US & UK top 40 hit)
49. Visage - Fade to Grey (Germany #1, only one further German top 10 hit which reached number 10; UK #8, no other UK top 10 hit)
50. Womack & Womack - Teardrops (UK #3, no other UK top 10 hit; Germany #2, no other German top 20 hit; Australia #2, no other Australian top 20 hit)

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