Greatest 80s One Hit Wonder - Rock Edition

YellowSnow

RaceBannon

I Melt With You - Modern English

Probably the most target rich environment

MTV brought out the one hitters

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

RaceBannon said:

Probably the most target rich environment

MTV brought out the one hitters

I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.

RaceBannon

I Melt With You - Modern English

YellowSnow said:

RaceBannon said:

Probably the most target rich environment

MTV brought out the one hitters

I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.

OK Trumper

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

RaceBannon said:

YellowSnow said:

RaceBannon said:

Probably the most target rich environment

MTV brought out the one hitters

I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.

OK Trumper

I love the 70s.

chuck

Take On Me - A Ha

It's funny. I don't actually feel as though I like this song. It just triggers something pleasant in my brain. Just nostalgia I guess but I've never put a finger on it. Weird.

This was a better list than I would've expected.

Bad_MotherDucker

F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

My fucking heyday bitches! This decade is loaded with one hitters. You could've broken it up into New Wave, Buttrock, and Pop

https://youtu.be/j8CcTYsMHYU

https://youtu.be/5HI_xFQWiYU

https://youtu.be/6dOwHzCHfgA

https://youtu.be/eyCEexG9xjw

huskyhooligan

"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone

So many options! I went with the phone number because you can sing 867 and someone in earshot will respond with 5309.

Also A-Ha was bigger in Europe, plus they did the title track for a bond movie, which wasn't bad. Also I strongly recommend checking out their unplugged album, with unplugged version of Take On Me.

That being said some others from the period:

This one actually caught some random traction last year. Matthew Wilder went on to produce some huge hits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy46iOwWQiE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k

Kinda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs

Fishpo31

I Melt With You - Modern English

Mexican Radio was there in the beginning, but this song defines the late 80’s for me…
https://youtu.be/9hGcJA8fXvU

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Fishpo31 said:

Mexican Radio was there in the beginning, but this song defines the late 80’s for me…
https://youtu.be/9hGcJA8fXvU

Liverpool at the beginning?

PurpleThrobber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4

Western Washington fags.

I know you're out there.

#509

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

PurpleThrobber said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4

Western Washington fags.

I know you're out there.

#509

When I was younger I always thought this was a Pink Floyd song. Kinda sounds like Young Lust.

Mad_Son

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Number of one hit wonders I like better, but this is the greatest.

PurpleThrobber

YellowSnow said:

PurpleThrobber said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4

Western Washington fags.

I know you're out there.

#509

When I was younger I always thought this was a Pink Floyd song. Kinda sounds like Young Lust.

Vision Quest is entirely about young lust.

Sporting wood walking up stadium stairs. Rolling around all sweaty.

Swaye

F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

I'll always consider The Outfield to be a one hit wonder. They had a couple of other minor hits that nobody fucking remembers (like one song made number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100), but come on, "Your Love" is an 80's anthem, and NOGAF about anything else they ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1iwQxiHrs

Tequilla

"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Swaye said:

I'll always consider The Outfield to be a one hit wonder. They had a couple of other minor hits that nobody fucking remembers (like one song made number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100), but come on, "Your Love" is an 80's anthem, and NOGAF about anything else they ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1iwQxiHrs

Yeah. Glaring omission here. They had a few known tracks but definitely close to one hit territory.

booker14

"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone

You're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...

YellowSnow

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

booker14 said:

You're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...

“Pop-rock” if you prefer.

PurpleThrobber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFVMMCwsss

booker14 said:

You're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...

That's Mrs. Throbber v1.0's name.

The channel immediately gets changed when that tune comes on the radio.

huskyhooligan

"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone

Movie songs that stuck with me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomCIXGzsR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52--FKUQgU