100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s

"100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s" is an episode of VH1's The Greatest. It counts down the 100 greatest one-hit wonders of the 1980s. It is hosted by Judah Friedlander and originally aired from March 30 through April 3, 2009.
Commentators
* Sherrod Small
* Brad Sherwood
* Jim Florentine
* Clinton Kelly
* Dave Holmes
* Simmy Kaye
* Alison Becker
* Amanda Diva
* Billy Vera
* Michael Damian
* Gerald Casale
* Carter Roy
* Judah Friedlander
* Buckner & Garcia
* Pretty Poison
* Mark McGrath
* Edwin McCain
* Kim Wilson
* Johnny Kemp
* Jake Fogelnest
* Peter Garrett
* Ben Lee
* Matt Pinfield
* Baron Vaughn
* Sean Patton
* Michelle Williams
* Jeremy Hassell
* Valerie Watson
* Carrie Keagan
* Kelly Nickels
* Frank Stallone
* Keith Powell
* Andrea Rosen
* Chris Booker
* Carl Anderson (archive footage)
* Riki Rachtman
* Animotion
* Andy Pemberton
* Nick Heyward
* Rodney Dangerfield (archive footage)
* Rob Sheffield
* Steve Huey
* Nik Kershaw
* Alannah Myles
* Jan Kuehnemund
* Janet Gardner
* Jorge Ramon
* Dean Edwards
* Godfrey
* Paul Lekakis
* Josie Cotton
* The Donnas
* Puddle of Mudd
* Aldo Nova
* Joe Levy
* Ranking Roger
* Prince Paul
* J. J. Fad
* Bertie Higgins
* Kurt Harland
* Chuck Nice
* Paul Hardcastle (archive footage)
* Jack Wagner
* Rachael Quaintance
* Chris Wylde
* Carol Decker
* Jeff Healey
* Bob Geldof
* Sir Mix-a-Lot
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* Chris Butler
* Andy Partridge
* XTC
* Sugar Bear
* Andrew W.K.
The list
* 100 - "" by Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
* 99 - "" by Michael Damian
* 98 - "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner & Garcia
* 97 - "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" by Will to Power
* 96 - "Tuff Enuff" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
* 95 - "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil
* 94 - "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau
* 93 - "The Ballad of Jayne" by L.A. Guns
* 92 - "Far from Over" by Frank Stallone
* 91 - "Friends and Lovers" by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
* 90 - "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100
* 89 - "Rappin' Rodney" by Rodney Dangerfield
* 88 - "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw
* 87 - "Edge of a Broken Heart" by Vixen
* 86 - "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen
* 85 - "Tomorrow People" by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
* 84 - "Under the Milky Way" by The Church
* 83 - "" by Paul Lekakis
* 82 - "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Rider
* 81 - "Johnny Are You Queer?" by Josie Cotton
* 80 - "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy
* 79 - "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles
* 78 - "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova
* 77 - "Tenderness" by General Public
* 76 - "Supersonic" by J. J. Fad
* 75 - "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
* 74 - "" by Information Society
* 73 - "19" by Paul Hardcastle
* 72 - "Breakout" by Swing Out Sister
* 71 - "All I Need" by Jack Wagner
* 70 - "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer
* 69 - "" by
* 68 - "" by Peter Schilling
* 67 - "Toy Soldiers" by Martika
* 66 - "Angel Eyes" by Jeff Healey
* 65 - "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats
* 64 - "Steal Away" by Robbie Dupree
* 63 - "The Rain" by
* 62 - "Dear God" by XTC
* 61 - "Da Butt" by E.U.
* 60 - "" by Nu Shooz
* 59 - "Your Love" by The Outfield
* 58 - "Heartbeat" by Don Johnson
* 57 - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart
* 56 - "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday
* 55 - "Just Got Paid" by Johnny Kemp
* 54 - "The Lady in Red" by Chris de Burgh
* 53 - "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco
* 52 - "In My House" by Mary Jane Girls
* 51 - "Der Kommissar" by After the Fire
* 50 - "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry
* 49 - "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
* 48 - "Oh Yeah" by Yello
* 47 - "" by Pretty Poison
* 46 - "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by The Georgia Satellites
* 45 - "" by Robbie Nevil
* 44 - "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo
* 43 - "Let the Music Play" by Shannon
* 42 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3
* 41 - "At This Moment" by Billy Vera
* 40 - "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
* 39 - "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder
* 38 - "Respect Yourself" by Bruce Willis
* 37 - "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc
* 36 - "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls
* 35 - "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
* 34 - "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses
* 33 - "Missing You" by John Waite
* 32 - "Harden My Heart" by Quarterflash
* 31 - "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
* 30 - "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
* 29 - "Our House" by Madness
* 28 - "" by John Parr
* 27 - "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q
* 26 - "" by Cutting Crew
* 25 - "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth
* 24 - "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
* 23 - "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant
* 22 - "Maniac" by Michael Sembello
* 21 - "" by Twisted Sister
* 20 - "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell
* 19 - "" by Dead or Alive
* 18 - "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
* 17 - "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
* 16 - "99 Luftballons" by Nena
* 15 - "Whip It" by Devo
* 14 - "In a Big Country" by Big Country
* 13 - "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby
* 12 - "Obsession" by Animotion
* 11 - "Cars" by Gary Numan
* 10 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
* 9 - "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo
* 8 - "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow
* 7 - "I Melt with You" by Modern English
* 6 - "Mickey" by Toni Basil
* 5 - "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
* 4 - "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
* 3 - "Take on Me" by a-ha
* 2 - "" by A Flock of Seagulls
* 1 - "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners
Inclusion of artists not one-hit wonders
The special notably included artists who do not meet the one-hit wonder criteria in the United States (scoring one top forty hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; see one-hit wonder). Examples of these artists included artists who had scored two or more top forty hits on the Billboard Hot 100. These artists included:
*Will to Power, who scored another top 40 hit in 1990 with "I'm Not in Love".
*Club Nouveau, who scored another top 40 hit in "Why You Treat Me So Bad".
*Vixen, who scored another top 40 hit in 1988 with "Cryin'".
*Alannah Myles, who scored another top 40 hit in 1990 with "Love Is".
*General Public, who scored another top 40 hit in 1994 with "I'll Take You There".
*Information Society, who scored two additional top 40 hits in 1988 and 1990 with "Walking Away" and "Think".
*Swing Out Sister, who scored another top 40 hit in 1987 with "Twilight World".
*Martika, who scored three additional top 40 hits in 1988, 1989 and 1990 with "More Than You Know", "I Feel the Earth Move", and "Love... Thy Will Be Done".
*Robbie Dupree, who scored another top 40 hit in 1980 with "Hot Rod Hearts".
*Nu Shooz, who scored another top 40 hit in 1986 with "Point of No Return".
*The Outfield, who scored four additional top 40 hits in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990 with "All the Love", "Since You've Been Gone", "Voices of Babylon" and "For You".
*Jermaine Stewart, who scored another top 40 hit in 1988 with "Say It Again".
*'Til Tuesday, who scored another top 40 hit in 1986 with "What About Love"
*Johnny Kemp, who scored another top 40 hit in 1989 with "Birthday Suit".
*Neneh Cherry, who scored another top 40 hit in 1989 with "Kisses on the Wind".
*Pretty Poison, who scored another top 40 hit in 1988 with "Nightime".
*Robbie Nevil, who scored four additional top 40 hits 1987, 1988 and 1991 with "Dominoes", "Wot's It to Ya", "Back on Holiday" and "Just Like You"
*John Waite, who scored two additional top 40 hits in 1994 and 1985 with "Tears" and "Every Step of the Way".
*Quarterflash, who scored two adittional top 40 hits in 1982 and 1983 with "Find Another Fool" and "Take Me to Heart".
*Madness, who scored another top 40 hit in 1983 with "It Must Be Love".
*John Parr, who scored another top 40 hit in 1984 with "Naughty Naughty".
*Stacey Q, who scored another top 40 hit in 1986 with "We Connect".
*Cutting Crew, who scored two additional top 40 hit in 1987 with "I've Been in Love Before" and "One for the Mockingbird".
*Eddy Grant, who scored another top 40 hit in 1984 with "Romancing the Stone".
*Michael Sembello, who scored another top 40 hit in 1983 with "Automatic Man".
*Rockwell, who scored another top 40 hit in 1984 with "Obscene Phone Caller".
*Dead or Alive, who scored another top 40 hit in 1986 with "Brand New Lover".
*Men Without Hats, who scored another top 40 hit in 1987 with "Pop Goes the World".
*Animotion, who scored two additional top 40 hits in 1985 and 1989 with "Let Him Go" and "Room to Move".
*Tommy Tutone, who scored another top 40 hit in 1980 with "Angel Say No".
*a-ha, who scored another top 40 hit in 1985 with "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
*A Flock of Seagulls, who scored two additional top 40 hits in 1982 and 1983 with "Space Age Love Song" and "".
Songs of some artists featured in the special failed to even crack the top 40 of the Hot 100, yet alone chart on the Hot 100, and cannot be considered one-hit wonders. These artists included:
*Rodney Dangerfield, whose song "Rappin' Rodney" only reached #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Nik Kershaw, whose song "Wouldn't It Be Good" only reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Red Rider, whose song "Lunatic Fringe" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Josie Cotton, whose song "Johnny Are You Queer?" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
*The Boomtown Rats, whose song "I Don't Like Mondays" only reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*XTC, whose song "Dear God" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The band, though, has still had one appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989 with "The Mayor of Simpleton".
*Yello, whose song "Oh Yeah" only reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Wall of Voodoo, whose song "Mexican Radio" only reached #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*The Waitresses, whose song "I Know What Boys Like" only reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*The Weather Girls, whose song "It's Raining Men" only reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Bow Wow Wow, whose song "I Want Candy" only reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*Modern English, whose song "I Melt with You" only reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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