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80′s Top One Hit Wonders
1980
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “Flirtin’ With Disaster” |
Molly Hatchet |
March 8, 1980 |
42 |
| “Yes I’m Ready” |
Teri DeSario |
March 1, 1980 |
2 |
| “With You I’m Born Again” |
Syreeta |
April 19, 1980 |
4 |
| “Set Me Free” |
Utopia |
April 19, 1980 |
27 |
| “Only a Lonely Heart Sees” |
Felix Cavaliere |
April 19, 1980 |
36 |
| “Pilot of the Airwaves” |
Charlie Dore |
May 3, 1980 |
13 |
| “The Seduction (Love Theme from American Gigolo)” |
James Last Band |
May 24, 1980 |
28 |
| “Funkytown” |
Lipps Inc. |
May 31, 1980 |
1 |
| “Gee Whiz” |
Bernadette Peters |
May 31, 1980 |
32 |
| “Cars” |
Gary Numan |
June 7, 1980 |
9 |
| “Wondering Where the Lions Are” |
Bruce Cockburn |
June 7, 1980 |
21 |
| “New Romance (It’s a Mystery)” |
Spider |
June 7, 1980 |
39 |
| “Ashes By Now” |
Rodney Crowell |
July 5, 1980 |
37 |
| “King of the Hill” |
Rick Pinette and Oak |
July 19, 1980 |
36 |
| “A Lover’s Holiday” |
Change |
July 19, 1980 |
40 |
| “Tired of Toein’ the Line” |
Rocky Burnette |
July 26, 1980 |
8 |
| “Stand By Me” |
Mickey Gilley |
August 2, 1980 |
22 |
| “Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1″ |
The S.O.S. Band |
August 16, 1980 |
3 |
| “Take a Little Rhythm” |
Ali Thomson |
August 23, 1980 |
15 |
| “Into the Night” |
Benny Mardones |
September 6, 1980 |
11 |
| “One in a Million You” |
Larry Graham |
September 20, 1980 |
9 |
| “Lookin’ For Love” |
Johnny Lee |
September 20, 1980 |
5 |
| “How Do I Survive” |
Amy Holland |
October 11, 1980 |
22 |
| “Who’ll Be the Fool Tonight” |
The Larsen-Feiten Band |
October 11, 1980 |
29 |
| “Whip It” |
Devo[10] |
November 15, 1980 |
14 |
| “I’m Happy That Love Has Found You” |
Jimmy Hall |
November 22, 1980 |
27 |
| “If You Should Sail” |
Nielsen/Pearson |
November 22, 1980 |
38 |
| “Without Your Love” |
Roger Daltrey |
November 29, 1980 |
20 |
| “Turning Japanese” |
The Vapors |
November 29, 1980 |
36 |
| “I Believe in You” |
Don Williams |
December 20, 1980 |
24 |
| “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” |
The Korgis |
December 27, 1980 |
18 |
1981
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “Killin’ Time” |
Fred Knoblock and Susan Anton |
February 7, 1981 |
28 |
| “Giving It Up For Your Love” |
Delbert McClinton |
February 21, 1981 |
8 |
| “Together” |
Tierra |
February 21, 1981 |
18 |
| “Precious to Me” |
Phil Seymour |
March 28, 1981 |
22 |
| “Don’t Stop the Music” |
Yarbrough and Peoples |
April 11, 1981 |
19 |
| “Somebody’s Knockin’” |
Terri Gibbs |
April 25, 1981 |
13 |
| “Mister Sandman” |
Emmylou Harris |
April 25, 1981 |
37 |
| “Just the Two of Us” |
Grover Washington, Jr. |
May 2, 1981 |
2 |
| “Love You Like I Never Loved Before” |
John O’Banion |
May 16, 1981 |
24 |
| “I Love ‘Em Every One” |
T.G. Sheppard |
May 16, 1981 |
37 |
| “Just So Lonely” |
Get Wet |
May 30, 1981 |
39 |
| “Say What” |
Jesse Winchester |
June 13, 1981 |
32 |
| “What Are We Doin’ In Love” |
Dottie West |
June 27, 1981 |
14 |
| “Is It You” |
Lee Ritenour |
June 27, 1981 |
15 |
| “Stronger Than Before” |
Carole Bayer Sager |
July 11, 1981 |
30 |
| “Seven Year Ache” |
Rosanne Cash |
July 18, 1981 |
22 |
| “Sweet Baby” |
Stanley Clarke/George Duke |
August 1, 1981 |
19 |
| “Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)” |
Joey Scarbury |
August 15, 1981 |
2 |
| “It’s Now or Never” |
John Schneider |
August 15, 1981 |
14 |
| “Double Dutch Bus” |
Frankie Smith |
August 15, 1981 |
30 |
| “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through”[21] |
Jim Steinman |
August 15, 1981 |
32 |
| “Don’t Give It Up” |
Robbie Patton |
August 22, 1981 |
26 |
| “Everlasting Love” |
Rachel Sweet |
August 22, 1981 |
32 |
| “Nicole” |
Point Blank |
September 5, 1981 |
39 |
| “You Could Take My Heart Away” |
Silver Condor |
September 19, 1981 |
32 |
| “Breaking Away” |
Balance |
September 26, 1981 |
22 |
| “General Hospi-Tale” |
The Afternoon Delights |
October 3, 1981 |
33 |
| “Sausalito Summernights” |
Diesel |
November 21, 1981 |
25 |
| “I Want You, I Need You” |
Chris Christian |
November 21, 1981 |
37 |
1982
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “More Than Just the Two of Us” |
Sneaker |
January 23, 1982 |
34 |
| “Hooked on Classics” |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
January 30, 1982 |
10 |
| “All Our Tomorrows” |
Eddie Schwartz |
February 20, 1982 |
28 |
| “Call Me” |
Skyy |
March 6, 1982 |
26 |
| “Don’t Let Him Know” |
Prism |
March 13, 1982 |
39 |
| “Pac-Man Fever” |
Buckner & Garcia |
March 27, 1982 |
9 |
| “Take Off” |
Bob and Doug McKenzie |
March 27, 1982 |
16 |
| “Key Largo” |
Bertie Higgins |
April 17, 1982 |
8 |
| “Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin’ For the Lights)” |
Le Roux |
April 17, 1982 |
18 |
| “Mama Used to Say” |
Junior |
April 24, 1982 |
30 |
| “Genius of Love” |
Tom Tom Club |
April 24, 1982 |
31 |
| “Goin’ Down” |
Greg Guidry |
May 1, 1982 |
17 |
| “If I Had My Wish Tonight” |
David Lasley |
May 1, 1982 |
36 |
| “Chariots of Fire – Titles” |
Vangelis |
May 8, 1982 |
1 |
| “I’ve Never Been to Me” |
Charlene |
May 22, 1982 |
3 |
| “Fantasy” |
Aldo Nova |
May 29, 1982 |
23 |
| “Murphy’s Law” |
Chéri |
June 5, 1982 |
39 |
| “Stone Cold” |
Rainbow |
June 19, 1982 |
40 |
| “Forget Me Nots” |
Patrice Rushen |
July 3, 1982 |
23 |
| “Let it Whip” |
The Dazz Band |
July 17, 1982 |
5 |
| “Tainted Love” |
Soft Cell |
July 17, 1982 |
8 |
| “Hooked on Swing” |
Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra |
July 24, 1982 |
31 |
| “Nice Girls” |
Eye to Eye |
July 24, 1982 |
37 |
| “Personally” |
Karla Bonoff |
August 7, 1982 |
19 |
| “Love Plus One” |
Haircut 100 |
August 7, 1982 |
37 |
| “If the Love Fits Wear It” |
Leslie Pearl |
August 14, 1982 |
28 |
| “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” |
Jennifer Holliday |
August 28, 1982 |
22 |
| “Someday, Someway” |
Marshall Crenshaw |
August 28, 1982 |
36 |
| “Valley Girl” |
Frank Zappa |
September 11, 1982 |
32 |
| “Holdin’ On” |
Tané Cain |
September 18, 1982 |
37 |
| “New World Man” |
Rush |
November 6, 1982 |
21 |
| “Nobody” |
Sylvia |
November 20, 1982 |
15 |
| “I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)” |
Donald Fagen |
November 27, 1982 |
26 |
| “Mickey” |
Toni Basil |
December 11, 1982 |
1 |
1983
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “What About Me” |
Moving Pictures |
February 12, 1983 |
29 |
| “Baby, Come to Me” |
Patti Austin |
February 19, 1983 |
1 |
| “The Clapping Song” |
Pia Zadora |
February 19, 1983 |
36 |
| “Pass the Dutchie” |
Musical Youth |
February 26, 1983 |
10 |
| “On the Loose” |
Saga |
February 26, 1983 |
26 |
| “Burning Heart” |
Vandenberg |
March 12, 1983 |
39 |
| “I Know There’s Something Going On” |
Frida[75] |
March 26, 1983 |
13 |
| “Come On Eileen” |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
April 23, 1983 |
1 |
| “Whirly Girl” |
Oxo |
April 23, 1983 |
28 |
| “Der Kommissar” |
After the Fire |
April 30, 1983 |
5 |
| “So Wrong” |
Patrick Simmons |
May 7, 1983 |
30 |
| “She Blinded Me with Science” |
Thomas Dolby |
May 14, 1983 |
5 |
| “I Couldn’t Say No” |
Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter |
May 21, 1983 |
32 |
| “That’s Love” |
Jim Capaldi |
June 18, 1983 |
28 |
| “Too Shy” |
Kajagoogoo |
July 9, 1983 |
5 |
| “The Salt in My Tears” |
Martin Briley |
July 30, 1983 |
36 |
| “It’s Inevitable” |
Charlie |
August 13, 1983 |
38 |
| “Puttin’ on the Ritz” |
Taco |
September 3, 1983 |
4 |
| “Far From Over” |
Frank Stallone |
October 1, 1983 |
10 |
| “Can’t Shake Loose” |
Agnetha Faltskog |
November 5, 1983 |
29 |
| “Just Got Lucky” |
JoBoxers |
November 19, 1983 |
36 |
| “In a Big Country” |
Big Country |
December 3, 1983 |
17 |
| “Major Tom (Coming Home)” |
Peter Schilling |
December 24, 1983 |
14 |
1984
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “The Curly Shuffle” |
Jump ‘N the Saddle Band |
January 21, 1984 |
15 |
| “Baby I Lied” |
Deborah Allen |
January 21, 1984 |
26 |
| “Let the Music Play” |
Shannon |
February 25, 1984 |
8 |
| “99 Luftballons” |
Nena |
March 3, 1984 |
2 |
| “They Don’t Know” |
Tracey Ullman |
April 28, 1984 |
8 |
| “White Horse” |
Laid Back |
May 12, 1984 |
26 |
| “It’s My Life” |
Talk Talk |
May 19, 1984 |
31 |
| “My Ever Changing Moods” |
The Style Council |
June 9, 1984 |
29 |
| “Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)” |
The Icicle Works |
June 9, 1984 |
37 |
| “Modern Day Delilah” |
Van Stephenson |
June 30, 1984 |
22 |
| “Almost Paradise…Love Theme From Footloose“ |
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson |
July 14, 1984 |
7 |
| “10-9-8″ |
Face to Face |
July 21, 1984 |
38 |
| “Breakin’…There’s No Stopping Us” |
Ollie and Jerry |
August 4, 1984 |
9 |
| “The Warrior” |
Scandal |
September 22, 1984 |
7 |
| “A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)” |
Romeo Void |
October 27, 1984 |
35 |
| “Desert Moon” |
Dennis DeYoung |
November 10, 1984 |
10 |
| “Sugar Don’t Bite” |
Sam Harris |
November 10, 1984 |
36 |
| “Girls With Guns” |
Tommy Shaw |
November 17, 1984 |
33 |
| “Centipede” |
Rebbie Jackson |
December 22, 1984 |
24 |
1985
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “All I Need” |
Jack Wagner |
January 12, 1985 |
2 |
| “Do They Know It’s Christmas? |
Band Aid |
January 19, 1985 |
13 |
| “Easy Lover” |
Philip Bailey& Phil Collins |
February 2, 1985 |
2 |
| “Call to the Heart” |
Giuffria |
February 2, 1985 |
15 |
| “Operator” |
Midnight Star |
February 2, 1985 |
18 |
| “Tragedy” |
John Hunter |
February 16, 1985 |
39 |
| “Relax” |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
March 16, 1985 |
10 |
| “Turn Up the Radio” |
Autograph |
March 16, 1985 |
29 |
| “Radioactive” |
The Firm |
April 13, 1985 |
28 |
| “We Are the World” |
USA for Africa |
April 13, 1985 |
1 |
| “Axel F” |
Harold Faltermeyer |
June 1, 1985 |
3 |
| “Invisible” |
Alison Moyet |
June 1, 1985 |
31 |
| “In My House” |
Mary Jane Girls |
June 8, 1985 |
7 |
| “NeverEnding Story” |
Limahl |
June 15, 1985 |
17 |
| “Wake Up (Next to You)” |
Graham Parker and the Shot |
June 22, 1985 |
39 |
| “19″ |
Paul Hardcastle |
July 20, 1985 |
15 |
| “When Your Heart Is Weak” |
Cock Robin |
August 31, 1985 |
35 |
| “Cry” |
Godley & Creme |
October 5, 1985 |
16 |
| “Miami Vice Theme” |
Jan Hammer |
November 9, 1985 |
1 |
| “Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire” |
David Foster |
November 16, 1985 |
15 |
| “Running Up That Hill (a Deal With God)” |
Kate Bush |
November 30, 1985 |
30 |
| “Object of My Desire” |
Starpoint |
December 14, 1985 |
25 |
| “Perfect Way” |
Scritti Politti |
December 21, 1985 |
11 |
1986
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “You’re a Friend of Mine” |
Clarence Clemons |
January 18, 1986 |
18 |
| “Everybody Dance” |
Ta Mara and the Seen |
January 18, 1986 |
24 |
| “Tarzan Boy(From “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III”)” |
Baltimora |
March 1, 1986 |
13 |
| “Beat’s So Lonely” |
Charlie Sexton |
March 22, 1986 |
17 |
| “No Easy Way Out” |
Robert Tepper |
March 29, 1986 |
22 |
| “Live is Life” |
Opus |
March 29, 1986 |
32 |
| “Let’s Go All the Way” |
Sly Fox |
April 12, 1986 |
7 |
| “Tender Love” |
Force M.D.’s |
April 12, 1986 |
13 |
| “I Do What I Do…(Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks)” |
John Taylorand Jonathan Elias |
April 26, 1986 |
23 |
| “Feel It Again” |
Honeymoon Suite |
May 10, 1986 |
34 |
| “I Wanna Be a Cowboy” |
Boys Don’t Cry |
June 21, 1986 |
12 |
| “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” |
Models |
June 21, 1986 |
37 |
| “Tuff Enuff” |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
July 12, 1986 |
10 |
| “When the Heart Rules the Mind” |
GTR |
July 12, 1986 |
14 |
| “Digging Your Scene” |
The Blow Monkeys |
August 2, 1986 |
14 |
| “Take It Easy” |
Andy Taylor |
August 2, 1986 |
24 |
| “Hanging on a Heart Attack” |
Device |
August 9, 1986 |
35 |
| “Rumors” |
Timex Social Club |
August 16, 1986 |
8 |
| “One Step Closer to You” |
Gavin Christopher |
August 16, 1986 |
22 |
| “Baby Love” |
Regina |
September 13, 1986 |
10 |
| “Captain of Her Heart” |
Double |
September 13, 1986 |
16 |
| “Friends and Lovers” |
Gloria Loringand Carl Anderson |
September 27, 1986 |
2 |
| “Paranoimia” |
The Art of Noise with Max Headroom |
October 4, 1986 |
34 |
| “Heartbeat” |
Don Johnson |
October 18, 1986 |
5 |
| “The Rain” |
Oran “Juice” Jones |
November 15, 1986 |
9 |
| “Emotion in Motion” |
Ric Ocasek |
November 15, 1986 |
15 |
| “Welcome to the Boomtown” |
David and David |
November 29, 1986 |
37 |
| “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” |
Timbuk 3 |
December 27, 1986 |
19 |
| “For Tonight” |
Nancy Martinez |
December 27, 1986 |
32 |
1987
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “Shake You Down” |
Gregory Abbott |
January 17, 1987 |
1 |
| “Stay the Night” |
Benjamin Orr |
February 14, 1987 |
24 |
| “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” |
The Georgia Satellites |
February 21, 1987 |
2 |
| “Talk to Me” |
Chico DeBarge |
February 21, 1987 |
21 |
| “Facts of Love” |
Jeff Lorber |
February 21, 1987 |
27 |
| “Respect Yourself” |
Bruce Willis |
March 7, 1987 |
5 |
| “Don’t Leave Me This Way” |
The Communards |
March 7, 1987 |
40 |
| “As We Lay” |
Shirley Murdock |
March 28, 1987 |
23 |
| “The Honeythief” |
Hipsway |
April 4, 1987 |
19 |
| “Light of Day” |
The Barbusters |
April 4, 1987 |
33 |
| “Smoking Gun” |
Robert Cray Band |
April 18, 1987 |
22 |
| “Ship of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)” |
World Party |
April 25, 1987 |
27 |
| “Serious” |
Donna Allen |
May 9, 1987 |
21 |
| “Heartbreak Beat” |
The Psychedelic Furs |
May 23, 1987 |
26 |
| “Right on Track” |
Breakfast Club |
May 30, 1987 |
7 |
| “Fascinated” |
Company B |
June 13, 1987 |
21 |
| “Soul City” |
Partland Brothers |
June 27, 1987 |
27 |
| “The Flames of Paradise” |
Jennifer Rush |
July 11, 1987 |
36 |
| “Don’t Disturb This Groove” |
The System |
July 18, 1987 |
4 |
| “Funky Town” |
Pseudo Echo |
July 18, 1987 |
6 |
| “Kiss Him Goodbye” |
The Nylons |
August 1, 1987 |
12 |
| “Heart and Soul” |
T’Pau |
August 8, 1987 |
4 |
| “Living in a Box” |
Living in a Box |
August 22, 1987 |
17 |
| “Lies” |
Jonathan Butler |
August 29, 1987 |
27 |
| “Mary’s Prayer” |
Danny Wilson |
September 5, 1987 |
23 |
| “Touch of Grey” |
Grateful Dead |
September 26, 1987 |
9 |
| “Holiday” |
The Other Ones |
October 17, 1987 |
29 |
| “Casanova” |
LeVert |
October 31, 1987 |
5 |
| “Boys Night Out” |
Timothy B. Schmit |
November 7, 1987 |
25 |
| “Sugar Free” |
Wa Wa Nee |
November 14, 1987 |
35 |
| “I Don’t Mind At All” |
Bourgeois Tagg |
December 5, 1987 |
38 |
| “Motortown” |
Kane Gang |
December 19, 1987 |
36 |
1988
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “Honestly” |
Stryper |
January 30, 1988 |
23 |
| “Pump Up the Volume” |
M/A/R/R/S |
February 20, 1988 |
13 |
| “She’s Like the Wind” |
Patrick Swayze(featuring Wendy Fraser) |
February 27, 1988 |
3 |
| “Fishnet” |
Morris Day |
April 23, 1988 |
23 |
| “Kiss and Tell” (From “Bright Lights, Big City”) |
Bryan Ferry |
April 30, 1988 |
31 |
| “You Don’t Know” |
Scarlett and Black |
April 16, 1988 |
20 |
| “Ritual” |
Dan Reed Network |
May 7, 1988 |
38 |
| “My Girl” |
Suave’ |
May 14, 1988 |
20 |
| “Da’Butt” (From The “School Daze” Soundtrack) |
E.U. |
May 21, 1988 |
35 |
| “Tomorrow People” |
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers |
July 9, 1988 |
39 |
| “Two Occasions” |
The Deele |
May 21, 1988 |
10 |
| “Strange But True” |
Times Two |
May 21, 1988 |
21 |
| “When We Kiss” |
Bardeux |
June 4, 1988 |
36 |
| “Under the Milky Way” |
The Church |
June 18, 1988 |
24 |
| “Supersonic” |
J. J. Fad |
June 18, 1988 |
30 |
| “Beds Are Burning” |
Midnight Oil |
July 2, 1988 |
17 |
| “Rush Hour” |
Jane Wiedlin |
July 30, 1988 |
9 |
| “Love Changes (Everything)” |
Climie Fisher |
July 30, 1988 |
23 |
| “Sayin’ Sorry (Don’t Make It Right)” |
Denise Lopez |
August 20, 1988 |
31 |
| “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (From “Cocktail”) |
Bobby McFerrin |
September 24, 1988 |
1 |
| “It Takes Two” |
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock |
October 29, 1988 |
36 |
| “Another Lover” |
Giant Steps |
November 12, 1988 |
13 |
| “The Promise” |
When in Rome |
December 10, 1988 |
11 |
| “Not Just Another Girl” |
Ivan Neville |
December 10, 1988 |
26 |
| “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” |
Judson Spence |
December 10, 1988 |
32 |
| “Thanks For My Child” |
Cheryl Pepsii Riley |
December 24, 1988 |
32 |
1989
| Song |
Performer |
Peak Date |
Peak |
| “I Remember Holding You” |
Boys Club |
January 14, 1989 |
8 |
| “When I’m with You” |
Sheriff |
February 4, 1989 |
1 |
| “What I Am” |
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians |
March 4, 1989 |
7 |
| “Surrender to Me” |
Robin Zander |
March 11, 1989 |
6 |
| “I Beg Your Pardon” |
Kon Kan |
March 11, 1989 |
15 |
| “Heaven Help Me” |
Deon Estus |
April 29, 1989 |
5 |
| “Thinking of You” |
Sa-Fire |
May 6, 1989 |
12 |
| “Iko Iko” |
The Belle Stars |
May 13, 1989 |
14 |
| “Downtown” |
One 2 Many |
May 20, 1989 |
37 |
| “Where Are You Now?” |
Jimmy Harnen with Synch |
June 10, 1989 |
10 |
| “Cuddly Toy (Feel For Me)” |
Roachford |
June 10, 1989 |
25 |
| “Cry” |
Waterfront |
June 17, 1989 |
10 |
| “So Alive” |
Love and Rockets |
August 5, 1989 |
3 |
| “Angel Eyes” |
Jeff Healey Band |
September 2, 1989 |
5 |
| “Talk It Over” |
Grayson Hugh |
September 9, 1989 |
19 |
| “Let Go” |
Sharon Bryant |
October 14, 1989 |
34 |
| “Don’t Make Me Over” |
Sybil |
December 2, 1989 |
20 |
| “Don’t Close Your Eyes” |
Kix |
December 16, 1989 |
11 |
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