VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s

~ Recording series

Recordings

#	Name	Artist	ISRCs	Rating	Length
1	Come On Eileen (single edit)	Dexys Midnight Runners	`GBF088200340` `GBF088200872`	3	3:28
2	I Ran (So Far Away)	A Flock of Seagulls			3:32
3	Take On Me	a‐ha	`USRH11600696` `USWB10403931` (show 4 more) `USWB19901214`	4.45	3:47
4	867–5309/Jenny	Tommy Tutone	`USA560905074` `USSM18100804`	4.75	3:47
5	Tainted Love	Soft Cell	`GBF088100001` `GBF088100017` `GBF088100120` `GBFO88100017`	3.9	2:39
6	Mickey	Toni Basil	`USRHD0610201`		3:38
7	I Melt With You (7″ mix)	Modern English	`GB0028251900` `GBAFL8200036` `GBAFL8200042` `QZ9BY1900026`	4	3:50
8	I Want Candy	Bow Wow Wow	`GBARL8200001` `GBARL8200015` (show 2 more) `USUG11100819`	4	2:44
9	Too Shy	Kajagoogoo	`GBAYE0901454` `GBAYE8300069` `GBAYE8300270`	3.65	3:42
10	Relax (aka: Move; Suck it; Original 7" mix)	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	`GBAHW0100371` `GBAHW0900004` (show 2 more) `USWWW0132027`	4.05	3:56
11	Cars	Gary Numan	`GBAZP9700067` `USGMP0800025`	4.15	3:55
12	Obsession	Animotion	`USPR38407129` `USPR38530022`		5:36
13	She Blinded Me With Science (extended version)	Thomas Dolby	`GBAYE8200117`	5	5:09
14	In a Big Country (single edit)	Big Country	`GBF088390001` `GBFO88300765`	3.95	3:53
15	Whip It	DEVO	`GBAAA8000030` `USWB10000035` `USWB10505542` `USWB12301911`	4.5	2:40
16	99 Luftballons	Nena	`DEE868300007` `DEE868300011` `DELV42300297` `USSM18300073`	4.4	3:52
17	The Safety Dance	Men Without Hats	`GBBLG0200064` `USMC10110179` `USMC18314274`	4.5	4:33
18	It Takes Two	Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock			4:19
19	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)	Dead or Alive	`GBBBN0009467` `USMV28500001`	3.5	4:28
20	Somebody’s Watching Me (single version)	Rockwell	`NLD910701710` `USM018400484` `USMO10000307` `USMO18400484`	3.85	3:56
21	We’re Not Gonna Take It	Twisted Sister	`USAT20000548` `USAT20903348` `USRH11603217`	4.55	3:40
22	Maniac	Michael Sembello			4:19
23	Electric Avenue	Eddy Grant	`GBUM70801461` `UKALA2300001`	5	3:47
24	What I Am	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians			3:37
25	Pass the Dutchie (7″ version)	Musical Youth	`GBBBY0300024` `USMC18213661`	4	3:23
26	(I Just) Died in Your Arms	Cutting Crew	`GBAAA8600029` `GBAAA8600046`	4.2	4:35
27	Two of Hearts	Stacey Q			4:00
28	St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)	John Parr	`DEAF70908091` `GBMVM0600001` (show 2 more) `USAT21101216`	3.8	4:11
29	Our House	Madness	`GB7GZ1000033` `GBAAA8200033` (show 3 more) `USGF18200301`	3.9	3:22
30	Turning Japanese	The Vapors	`GBAYE8000027` `QZF392100047` `USLS51547906`	3.65	3:45
31	Don’t Worry, Be Happy (radio edit)	Bobby McFerrin	`USEM38800146`		3:54
32	Harden My Heart	Quarterflash	`USGF18100301`	4	3:51
33	Missing You	John Waite			3:59
34	I Know What Boys Like	The Waitresses	`FR6T50805305` `USPR38282036` `USUR10200748`		3:13
35	Genius of Love	Tom Tom Club	`GBAAN0400812` `USUM70952855`		3:28
36	It’s Raining Men	The Weather Girls	`USSM10314028` `USSM18200370` (show 4 more) `USSM19913325`	3.55	3:31
37	Funkytown (single version)	Lipps, Inc.	`ES5151602347` `USDJ20110903` `USPR37902457`	4.1	3:57
37	Funkytown	Lipps, Inc.	`USF077900010` `USIR20300047`	4	7:49
38	Respect Yourself	Bruce Willis	`USMO18682640`	4	3:52
39	Break My Stride	Matthew Wilder	`USSM18300057` `USSM18300576` `USSM18300873`	3.4	3:02
40	Video Killed the Radio Star (single version)	Buggles	`GB1809101200` `GBAAN0201052` `GBAAN7900013`	3.95	3:21
41	At This Moment	Billy Vera & The Beaters			4:16
42	The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades	Timbuk 3	`USIR38600004`	5	3:24
43	Let the Music Play	Shannon	`CAU118401453` `CAU118401863`	5	5:46
44	Mexican Radio	Wall of Voodoo			3:56
45	C’est la Vie	Robbie Nevil	`USEM38600087`		3:41
46	Keep Your Hands to Yourself	Georgia Satellites	`USEE10000559` `USEE10184209` (show 2 more) `USEE11200794`	5	3:26
47	Catch Me I'm Falling	Pretty Poison			4:55
48	Oh Yeah	Yello	`DEF078402050` `DEF078504360` `DEUM70500258`	4	3:06
49	Easy Lover	Philip Bailey & Phil Collins	`USSM11104336` `USSM18400357` (show 2 more) `USWI19600132`	4	5:04
50	Buffalo Stance	Neneh Cherry	`GBAAA8800048`	4.5	5:42
51	Der Kommissar	After the Fire	`GBBBN8200002` `USA371024642`	5	4:08
52	In My House	Mary Jane Girls	`USMO10000358`		3:57
53	Puttin’ On the Ritz	Taco		4	3:26
54	The Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh	`GBAAM8600001` `GBAAM8990015` `USAM19500658`	3.5	4:16
55	Just Got Paid	Johnny Kemp	`USSM11503575`		5:25
56	Voices Carry (single mix)	’Til Tuesday	`USSM10027739` `USSM18400066` `USSM18500037`	4.55	4:22
57	We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off	Jermaine Stewart	`GBAAA0800745`	5	4:53
58	Heartbeat	Don Johnson	`USSM18600328`	2	4:19
59	Your Love	The Outfield	`USSM10100176` `USSM18500059` `USSM18500264`	4	3:38
60	I Can't Wait	Nu Shooz			3:42
61	Da’ Butt	E.U.			3:54
62	Dear God	XTC	`GBAAA0001211` `GBAAA8600084` `USAT21203698`	4.35	3:37
63	The Rain	Oran “Juice” Jones	`USDJ20301092` `USUMG9900621`	5	5:08
64	Steal Away (re-recording)	Robbie Dupree	`CANC21208080`		3:20
64	Steal Away	Robbie Dupree	`USEE10184775`		3:29
65	Angel Eyes	The Jeff Healey Band	`USAR10000026` `USAR18800161`	4	4:22
66	I Don’t Like Mondays (album version)	The Boomtown Rats	`GBF080201458` `GBF087900002`	4	4:18
67	Toy Soldiers	Martika	`USSM18800406`	4	4:49
68	Major Tom (Coming Home)	Peter Schilling	`DEA620101237` `DEA629252490`	5	4:59
69	Heart and Soul	T’Pau	`GBAAA8700002`	4.25	4:15
70	Axel F	Harold Faltermeyer	`USMC10200811` `USMC18416586`	4.15	3:01
71	All I Need	Jack Wagner			3:30
72	Breakout	Swing Out Sister			3:47
73	Nineteen	Paul Hardcastle	`GBAYE8500071` `GBAYE8500076` `GBAYK8500015`	3.6	3:38
74	What’s on Your Mind? (Pure Energy)	Information Society	`USA370574001` `USA560961352`		4:17
75	Key Largo	Bertie Higgins	`USSM10605885` `USYRC2200050`		3:19
75	Key Largo	Bertie Higgins	`USYE91200001`		3:04
76	Supersonic	J.J. Fad	`USEW18800001`	5	3:53
77	Tenderness	General Public	`GB0028432400` `USIR38400010` `USSE91232758`	2.25	3:38
78	Fantasy (radio edit)	Aldo Nova	`USSM18100782`		3:59
78	Fantasy	Aldo Nova	`USSM10021884`	5	5:05
79	Black Velvet (single version)	Alannah Myles			4:03
79	Black Velvet	Alannah Myles	`USAT21205869`		4:33
80	Party All the Time	Eddie Murphy	`USMO10200515` `USSM19801503`	4.35	4:14
81	Johnny, Are You Queer?	Josie Cotton			2:49
82	Lunatic Fringe	Red Rider	`USCA20904492` `USCA28700714` `USGF19906307`	5	4:22
83	Boom Boom (Original Radio mix)	Paul Lekakis			3:53
84	Under the Milky Way	The Church	`AUEI10700001` `USAR10401246` `USAR18800002`	4.35	4:58
85	Tomorrow People	Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers			3:53
86	Forget Me Nots	Patrice Rushen	`USEE10183258` `USEE10183261` `USEE10301027`	3.65	4:43
87	Edge of a Broken Heart (single edit)	Vixen			3:46
88	Wouldn’t It Be Good	Nik Kershaw	`GBBBY0300006` `USMC18415162`	4.35	4:30
89	Rappin' Rodney	Rodney Dangerfield			5:04
90	Love Plus One	Haircut One Hundred	`GBARK8200002` `GBARK8200022`	4	3:34
91	Friends and Lovers	Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson			3:48
92	Far From Over	Frank Stallone			3:12
93	The Ballad of Jayne	L.A. Guns	`USPR38930331`	4	4:34
94	Lean on Me	Club Nouveau	`USWB19903379`	3.5	5:29
95	Beds Are Burning	Midnight Oil	`AUBM00700707` `AUSM09700190` (show 2 more) `AUSMO9800190`	4.5	4:16

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