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  • TV Episode | 300 min | Documentary, Music

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100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80's
TV Episode | 300 min | Documentary, Music

A countdown of the of the greatest one-hit songs from the 1980s, includes music genres from new wave and hip-hop to novelty hits. The series aired on the VH1 cable channel.
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Mar 31, 2009 (United States)

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71 cast members
Name Known for
Stuart Adamson
Self - #14: 'In a Big Country' (archive footage) (as Big Country) Self - #14: 'In a Big Country' (archive footage) (as Big Country)   See fewer
Carl Anderson
Self - #91: 'Friends and Lovers' (archive footage) Self - #91: 'Friends and Lovers' (archive footage)   See fewer
Big Country
Themselves - #14: 'In a Big Country' (archive footage) Themselves - #14: 'In a Big Country' (archive footage)   See fewer
Jackson Browne
Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage) Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage)   See fewer
Buckner & Garcia
Themselves - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever' Themselves - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever'   See fewer
Jerry Buckner
Self - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever' (as Buckner & Garcia) Self - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever' (as Buckner & Garcia)   See fewer
Suzi Carr
Self - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage) Self - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage)   See fewer
Neneh Cherry
Self - #50: 'Buffalo Stance' (archive footage) Self - #50: 'Buffalo Stance' (archive footage)   See fewer
The Church
Themselves - #84: 'Under The Milky Way' (archive footage) Themselves - #84: 'Under The Milky Way' (archive footage)   See fewer
Clarence Clemons
Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage) Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Cochrane
Self - #82: 'Lunatic Fringe' (as Red Rider) (archive footage) Self - #82: 'Lunatic Fringe' (as Red Rider) (archive footage)   See fewer
Josie Cotton
Self - #81: 'Johnny, Are You Queer?' Self - #81: 'Johnny, Are You Queer?'   See fewer
Michael Damian
Self - #99: 'Rock On' (archive footage) Self - #99: 'Rock On' (archive footage)   See fewer
Rodney Dangerfield
Self - #89: 'Rappin' Rodney' (archive footage) Self - #89: 'Rappin' Rodney' (archive footage)   See fewer
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Themselves - #24: 'What I Am' (archive footage) Themselves - #24: 'What I Am' (archive footage)   See fewer
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Themselves - #96: 'Tuff Enuff' (archive footage) Themselves - #96: 'Tuff Enuff' (archive footage)   See fewer
Falco
Self - #51: 'Der Kommissar' (archive footage) Self - #51: 'Der Kommissar' (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Frantz
Self - #35: 'Genius of Love' (as Tom Tom Club) Self - #35: 'Genius of Love' (as Tom Tom Club)   See fewer
Judah Friedlander
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Gary Garcia
Self - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever' (as Buckner & Garcia) Self - #98: 'Pac-Man Fever' (as Buckner & Garcia)   See fewer
Janet Gardner
Self - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart' (as Vixen) Self - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart' (as Vixen)   See fewer
Peter Garrett
Self - #95: 'Beds Are Burning' (as Midnight Oil) (archive footage) Self - #95: 'Beds Are Burning' (as Midnight Oil) (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddy Grant
Self - #23: 'Electric Avenue' (archive footage) Self - #23: 'Electric Avenue' (archive footage)   See fewer
Tracii Guns
Self - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (as L.A. Guns) (archive footage) Self - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (as L.A. Guns) (archive footage)   See fewer
Haircut 100
Themselves - #90: 'Love Plus One' (archive footage) Themselves - #90: 'Love Plus One' (archive footage)   See fewer
Daryl Hannah
Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage) Self - #100: 'You're a Friend of Mine' (archive footage)   See fewer
Nik Kershaw
Self - #88: 'Wouldn't It Be Good' (archive footage) Self - #88: 'Wouldn't It Be Good' (archive footage)   See fewer
Jan Kuehnemund
Self - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart (as Vixen) Self - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart (as Vixen)   See fewer
L.A. Guns
Themselves - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (archive footage) Themselves - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Lekakis
Self - #83: 'Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)' Self - #83: 'Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)'   See fewer
Gloria Loring
Self - #91: 'Friends and Lovers' (archive footage) Self - #91: 'Friends and Lovers' (archive footage)   See fewer
Jayne Mansfield
Self - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (archive footage) Self - #93: 'The Ballad of Jayne' (archive footage)   See fewer
Ziggy Marley
Self - #85: 'Tomorrow People' (as Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers) (archive footage) Self - #85: 'Tomorrow People' (as Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers) (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby McFerrin
Self - #31: 'Don't Worry Be Happy' (archive footage) Self - #31: 'Don't Worry Be Happy' (archive footage)   See fewer
Dieter Meier
Self - #48: 'Oh Yeah' (archive footage) (as Yello) Self - #48: 'Oh Yeah' (archive footage) (as Yello)   See fewer
Midnight Oil
Themselves / Midnight Oil - #95: 'Beds Are Burning' (archive footage) Themselves / Midnight Oil - #95: 'Beds Are Burning' (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Self - #80: 'Party All The Time' (archive footage) Self - #80: 'Party All The Time' (archive footage)   See fewer
Nena
Self - #16: '99 Luftballoons' (archive footage) Self - #16: '99 Luftballoons' (archive footage)   See fewer
Club Nouveau
Themselves - #94: 'Lean on Me' (archive footage) Themselves - #94: 'Lean on Me' (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Numan
Self - #11: 'Cars' (archive footage) Self - #11: 'Cars' (archive footage)   See fewer
Will to Power
Themselves - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage) Themselves - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage)   See fewer
Pretty Poison
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Red Rider
Themselves - #82: 'Lunatic Fringe' (archive footage) Themselves - #82: 'Lunatic Fringe' (archive footage)   See fewer
Stan Ridgway
Self - #44: 'Mexican Radio' (archive footage) (as Wall of Voodoo) Self - #44: 'Mexican Radio' (archive footage) (as Wall of Voodoo)   See fewer
Rockwell
Self - #20: 'Somebody's Watching Me' (archive footage) Self - #20: 'Somebody's Watching Me' (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Rosenberg
Self - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage) Self - #97: 'Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley' (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrice Rushen
Self - #86: 'Forget Me Nots' (archive footage) Self - #86: 'Forget Me Nots' (archive footage)   See fewer
Amanda Seales
Self (as Amanda Diva) Self (as Amanda Diva)   See fewer
Michael Sembello
Self - #22: 'Maniac' (archive footage) Self - #22: 'Maniac' (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Stallone
Self - #92: 'Far From Over' Self - #92: 'Far From Over'   See fewer
Experience Unlimited
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Billy Vera
Self - #41: 'At This Moment' Self - #41: 'At This Moment'   See fewer
Vixen
Themselves - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart' (archive footage) Themselves - #87: 'Edge of a Broken Heart' (archive footage)   See fewer
Wall of Voodoo
Themselves - #44: 'Mexican Radio' (archive footage) Themselves - #44: 'Mexican Radio' (archive footage)   See fewer
Tina Weymouth
Self - #35: 'Genius of Love' (as Tom Tom Club) Self - #35: 'Genius of Love' (as Tom Tom Club)   See fewer
Bruce Willis
Self - #38: 'Respect Yourself' (archive footage) Self - #38: 'Respect Yourself' (archive footage)   See fewer
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
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