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Posted on 6/15/16 at 12:35 pm to
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 12:35 pm to
I freakin loved that song when it came out.
Posted by FearlessFreep
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 2:12 pm to
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Turning Japanese--The Vapors
That would be my first choice for the OP if I hadn't bought the album it came on and loved every song on it.

Technically they are one-hit wonders in the US, but the rest of the album is so good I can't think of them that way.

Waiting For The Weekend

News At Ten
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 2:20 pm to
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Turning Japanese--The Vapors
So, is it Cyclone Ranger or Psyched Lone Ranger?
Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 2:20 pm to
Too Shy, Kajagoogoo


Posted by GeauxDJ74
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 7:32 pm to
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Big Country - In a Big Country-Hooligan's Ghost



This
Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:02 am to
Kids of America, Kim Wilde
Posted by 12Pence
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:10 am to
Commuter - Young Hearts
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:47 am to
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Kids of America, Kim Wilde

"Kids In..."

And it peaked at #25; "You Keep Me Hanging On" went #1

Otherwise... yeah!
Posted by moon
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 3:31 pm to
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when in rome- the promise



They had another minor "hit"

Heaven Knows peaked at #95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and at #14 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Posted by tarzana
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:00 pm to
"You Keep Me Hanging On" doesn't count. That's a cover of a Vanilla Fudge hit from the 1960s.
Posted by FearlessFreep
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Posted on 6/20/16 at 6:13 pm to
Pretty sure it's psyched. That's how I sang it anyway
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 6/20/16 at 6:17 pm to
Don't You Forget about Me
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 9:42 am to
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The Breakup Song


Greg Kihn Band. Not one hit wonder.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 9:48 am to
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"Salt in my Tears", Martin Briley


Wow. I actually have that album. Me and 8 other people.
This post was edited on 6/21/16 at 9:51 am
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 9:50 am to
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Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song'

Plimsouls perfect pop song 'A Million Miles Away"


Cowboy Song is one of my all time favorites.

A Million Miles Away is fantastic. It was featured in Valley Girl (as was Melt With You).

I can't believe someone said The Fixx. They had a least 5 big hits.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 10:06 am to
"West End Girls"
Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 10:43 am to
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"You Keep Me Hanging On"

Old Motown song
Posted by 632627
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Posted on 6/29/16 at 10:42 pm to
it's pretty ironic that most of the best, most iconic 80s songs are one hit wonders
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 6/29/16 at 10:55 pm to
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it's pretty ironic that most of the best, most iconic 80s songs are one hit wonders


Amazing time for pop music.
Posted by Large Farva
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 7:51 am to
Easily the best one is:

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
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