1981 One Hit Wonders & Artists Known For One Song
96 Tears – Garland Jeffreys
American Memories – Shamus M’Cool
Back To The 60’s – Tight Fit
Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) – T.S. Monk
Ch Ch Cherie – Johnny Average Band
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (This hit continued through much of 1982)
Don’t Stop The Music – Yarbrough & Peoples
Don’t Want No – Body – J.D. Drews
Double Dutch Bus – Frankie Smith
Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys
Everlasting Love – Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet
Fantastic Voyage – Lakeside
Feels Like I’m In Love – Kelly Marie
Fly Away – Peter Allen
General Hospi – Tale – The Afternoon Delights
Givin It Up For Your Love – Delbert McClinton
Hearts – Marty Balin
Heavy Metal (Takin’ A Ride) – Don Felder
Homosapian – Pete Shelley
I Surrender – Arlan Day
Johnny Are You Queer? – Josie Cotton
Just Like Paradise – Larry John McNally
Just So Lonely – Get Wet
Just The Two of Us – Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers
Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life – Indeep
Lawn Chairs – Our Daughter’s Wedding
Let Me Go – The Rings
Let’s Start II Dance Again – Hamilton Bohannon
Love Light – Yutaka with Patti Austin
Love You Like I Never Loved Before – John O’Banion
Lovin’ The Night Away – The Dillman Band
New Toy – Lene Lovich
Nicole – Point Blank
Not Fade Away – Eric Hine
Once A Night – Jackie English
One More Night – Streek
Pay You Back With Interest – Gary O’
Playing With Lightning – Shot In The Dark
Precious To Me – Phil Seymore
Proud – Joe Chemey Band
Raging Bull Theme – Joel Diamond
Rain In May – Max Werner
Ready For Love – Silverado
Right Away – Hawks
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through – Jim Steinman
Sausalito Summernight – Diesel
Seasons – Charles Fox
Seduced – Leon Redbone
Seven Year Ache – Rosanne Cash
Shaddap You Face – Joe Dolce
Sign of the Gypsy Queen – April Wine
Stay Awake – Ronnie Lewis
Summer ’81 Medley – The Cantina Band
Sweet Baby – Stanley Clarke & George Duke
Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go – Soft Cell
Teacher Teacher – Rockpile
Tell Me About It – Lester and His Backpockets
Theme From ‘Greatest American Hero’ (Believe It Or Not) – Joey Scarbury
Toccata – Sky
Very Special – Debra Laws
Walking Into Sunshine – Central Line
Walking On Thin Ice – Yoko Ono
Wasn’t That a Party – The Rovers
What Are We Doing In Love – Dottie West with Kenny Rogers
What She Does To Me (The Diana Song) – The Producers
Where’s Your Angel? – Lani Hall
WKRP IN Cincinnatti – Steve Carlisle
You Could Take My Heart Away – Silver Condor