80's One Hit Wonders Trivia

[CthulhuForCocoaPuffs]

Whew!

I get to go hang out with Jake.

On a serious note though, I couldn't believe how many I couldn't remember.

[laylacalif]

Of course, if you look at Toni Basil's IMDB entry, you'll see she's somewhat of a Renaissance Woman and her 1 hit "Mickey" is just a tiny slice of what she's done in show biz. imdb.com/name/nm0059844/

[Martylovescats]

Gotta love German women!!! (including me!)

[kritiker14]

??? Nena was certainly not a one hit wonder, she had many more hits in europe and the world!!

[steve1million]

Ha! this is great effort Duck Duck.

Not heard 'tarzan boy' for ages!

This post brought a smile to my face,(thanks) which is more than can be said for Mrpete66,who is obviously , ill-educated and pious , with an over the top attack on what is essentially a "bit of a laugh" 80's pop quiz,

Mr pete66 you are sir ,are you not,.... without doubt guilty of being dreadfully dull.Not all 'yanks' are arrogant, if u had ever travelled further than your local supermarket then u would realise this.

[evertonio]

Rockwell had 2 songs in the US charts. The other was called Obscene Phone Caller bizzarely.

[MrPete1966]

Typical arrogant bloody attitude of YANKS!! There's more truth than rumour in the gag that you Yanks thought "We Are The World" was about you! A One Hit Wonder is ONLY a one hit wonder if the artist only had the one hit - PERIOD - unless you qualify the list in a way that people know it only takes into account a particular region or regions.

[DUCKDUCK1974]

@MrPete1966

Thanks for your response. To be honest, this is just a simple video I whipped up and sent to some of my friends. (hence the obscure scoring ratings). We threw it onto youtube for kicks... I was really just experimenting with my new iMovie program. I had no idea that anybody would even watch it. My regrets for using North American charts.

Thanks again, and "keep on rocking in the free world." (thought I'd throw in a quote from one of my countrymen. No, I'm not a "Yank").

[thincow12]

@DUCKDUCK1974 who cares about third world europe. nothing outside of the US really matters.

Cheers good chap!

[populous2]

@MrPete1966 In the United States, a 'One Hit Wonder' is usually accepted/defined as having only a single song chart in the Billboard Top 40. And while not the best definition, it is the way it is defined here.

[Vinnieej]

When I'm With You by Sheriff is a very good song.

[tryithere]

It was probably a cock errr shock to him.

[MrKurious09]

Cool video...I haven't heard alot of these songs in a while

[LBjim]

Big Country was not a one-hit wonder. They had many world wide hits especially in Europe..

[DUCKDUCK1974]

I'm aware of that, but the fact is they only had one top 40 hit on the North American charts. Therefore.....One Hit Wonder.

[Spankztah]

I got to go hang out with Jake.... who's Jake? lol

[KayaGbaggers]

i'm respectable

[robyonder]

total nerd , damn good too , btw .. fuck you ; }

[rociogac]

I'm proudly still living in the 80's LOL!

[DoomAndThenSum]

you're jokes are so corny well done!

[adrealine666]

Yep, I'm still living in the 80s :-)

[jonnypc123]

If your going to call someone a Nerd, you have to do so in the voice of ogar

[Will090681]

Well I maybe a nerd for getting all of them right, but your an ASS for putting something like this on here to insult people.

[DUCKDUCK1974]

You clearly did not understand that the 'nerd' comment was just a joke - completely sarcastic. Man, nerds have no sense of humor!

[aure232]

Tarzan boy with isrish lead PERFORMER. He did know how to lip sync and was very good dancer...

Oh, still, he made lyrics for one of "his" song ;)

[OriginalChosen1]

I disagree with something though! It says that if you get 10 out of 10, you're a "total nerd", Well, I got 10 out of 10, but I'm a long ways from being a nerd! I work out almost every day, play and/or watch many sports, don't know much about computers and other technology and didn't get that good of grades in school! I also don't have that funny, nerdy laugh! No, I wouldn't make much of a nerd! I Have nothing nerds, it's just that I'm not one!

[DUCKDUCK1974]

I'm really sorry. Didn't mean to offend you, nerd!

[adrealine666]

Lightn up, I'm sure the guy ment it as a joke.

[OriginalChosen1]

This was way too easy!

[klbillyg]

Thanks annib00. Watch it again. Just thought I'd share.

[mirken2221]

Not a bad list. I missed three (tracks 2,6 & 10). Dexy's Midnight Runners had another hit by the name of "Geno". Also, "Mickey" by Toni Basil is a re-work of a song called "Kitty" which appeared on an album called "Smash 'n' Grab" by Racey.

[tthegeneral]

Thanks for the great song!

[acerunner7]

Sweet you did awsome. I missed 2 lol

[JaneInCatland]

I dind't think you would post the answers, but I did not cheat either. I answered all of these before the answers were given. 1. The Vapors 2. Rockwell 3. Big Country 4. Nena 5. The Buggles 6. REO Speedwagon ( I knew that was wrong, as REO Speedwagon was not a one hit wonder group, but I always thought they did that song. 7. Toni Basil 8. Dexy's Midnight Runners 9. ? (don't recall, never liked that song) 10. Wall of Voodoo

[figio65]

the name of the 9 track is Baltimora.He's dead....