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So, take a fun trip down memory lane and celebrate the best 1980s one-hit wonders. From danceable jams to unforgettable lyrics, these tracks will still make you want to bust a move.
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
On the other hand, some artists with long, successful careers have been identified as one-hit wonders by virtue of having reached the Top 40 of the Hot 100 only once. Consequence of Sound editor Matt Melis lists Beck ("Loser") and the Grateful Dead ("Touch of Grey") [6] as "technically" being one-hit wonders despite their large bodies of work. [7]
In 2006, VH1 placed it at No. 76 on their list of "Greatest Songs of the '80s". [6] Then, in 2009, it ranked No. 13 on VH1's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s" list. [ 7 ] The song was used as the theme song in the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory before it was replaced with the "Big Bang Theory Theme" by rock band Barenaked Ladies .
Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit the ground running with their debut single, "Relax." The 1983 synth-pop track was a club remix hit, and its "obscene" content warranted a ...
The chart was not called "mainstream" until 1996. The term "tracks" was used to distinguish itself from singles charts (such as the Billboard Hot 100) as songs played on rock radio were not always released as singles. When an established rock artist released a new album, for example, it was not uncommon for multiple songs from the album to ...
Jeannie C. Riley. Few could forget Jeannie C. Riley's spunky 1968 ballad "Harper Valley P.T.A.," which saw one of the most meteoric rises in Billboard chart history and attained gold status the ...
The following articles contain lists of one-hit wonders, where a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. List of one-hit wonders in Ireland; List of one-hit wonders in Scotland