Someone text der kommisar, and let Kajagoogoo know, too: for four nights starting next Tuesday, March 31, we’re counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the ’80s.
The choices were many. Leave a comment below if you fondly recall Martika‘s “Toy Soldiers” or Oingo Boingo‘s “Weird Science” (please don’t confuse it with Thomas Dolby‘s “She Blinded Me With Science” which in turn shouldn’t be confused with Manfred Mann‘s “Blinded By The Light”). And you can still vote on the final ranking. Get psyched for the show by watching a bunch of videos now.
What exactly is a One Hit Wonder? Check the clip above, where a mix of pundits and artists try to attach a definition to the term – is it an compliment or a dis?
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29 responses to to 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s!
who sings We Dont Have to Take Our Clothes off
love that song..
cant seem to find it except fall out boys version
which totally sucks!
Come on Eileen???? Really??? Not I Melt with You? Not Cars? Not Take On Me? Not In a Big Country? Geez, who chose these?
57 Jermaine Stewart “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Offâ€
Will we be able to purchase the top 100 one hit wonders of the 80′s on cd
Any way I can get a list of the 100 greatest one hit wonders of the 80′s?
who chooses cars come on people Gary Numan is so mot hot.
does anyone remember a band and i think they were called Lanier(pop 80′s) and i beleive the name of the song was summer girls. Cant find info anywhere. Can anyone help?
What happened to ‘Whisper to a Scream’ as an 80s one hit wonder?
I LOVE THE 100 GREATEST ONE HIT WONDERS OF THE 80S! BUT I WANT THE 100 GREATEST ONE HIT WONDERS OF THE 90S!!! WE WANT 90S NOW! LOVE THE 80S AND 90S VH1 SHOWS!
and survivor with eye of the tiger
what happend with survivor “eye of the tiger”
jermain stewart
WE dont have to take our clothes off
Quaterflash didn’t have one hit. They had 3 in the top 20. Animotion: 2 in the top ten. Overall 3 top 40. What do you consider “ONE HIT WONDER”?
jermain something sings that song.. plus fall out boy didnt make the remix gym class heros dad patrick stump only did bacjground. get your info right.
can we buy the one hit wonders of the 80′s on cd
i think daisy is such a ~$~+(^#)&%++$@!#% and nobody likes her she´s just a doll face she´s so stupid that i feel bad 4 her .
We hate u ~$~+(^#)&%++$@!#% xoxo.
Hi we love vh1 but please don´t repeat the episodes so many times we are from latin america tnks .
xoxo . =D
i consider toto africa as one hit wonder i dunno if they were on the list nothing’s gonna stop us now too
want to buy one hit wonder cd’s for the 1980′s..where do i i buy one pls…music cd only pls?
Did anyone get an answer on whether we can purchase the 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80′s cd?
I am hugh fan of Aldo Nova and felt that they were making more fun of his video outfit for Fantasy than a great musician that he was was. His music should have been more been more of positive statement than a laughable one.
When will this replay? I caught the last 10 minutes, I want to see the whole thing!!
Where was Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus?”
what about “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin
who sings We Dont Have to Take Our Clothes off
love that song..
Jermaine Stewart
I friggin love this show it makes me go back into time and remember my childhood… Luv it i absolutely remember all these songs and wanna know what happened to the music from then to now nowadays its just not the same i long for the 90s music again i love my teenage years too…
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