1985 One Hit Wonders & Artists Known For One Song
19 – Paul hardcastle
All Of Me For All Of You – 9.9
Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
Black Kisses Never Make You Blue – Curtie & The Boom Box
Burning Flame – Vitamin Z
Come On Shout – Alex Brown
Cry – Godley and Creme
Dancin’ In The Key Of Life – Steve Arrington
Don Quichotte – Magazine 60
EVerybody Dance – Ta Mara and the Seen
Fools Like Me – Lorenzo Lamas
Forever Young – Alphaville (although ‘Big in Japan’ was a forgotten hit)
Go For Soda – Kim Mitchell
Hangin’ On A String (Contemplating) – Loose Ends
Heartline – Robin George
Hold Me – Menudo
I Like You – Phyllis Nelson
I’ll Be Around – What Is This
In My House – The Mary Jane Girls
Information – Eric Martin
Kayleigh – Marillion
Let’s Go Out Tonight – Nile Rogers
Look My Way – The Vels
Love & Pride – King
Lovergirl – Teena Marie
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
Never Ending Story – Limahl
Object of My Desire – Starpoint
One In A Million – Eddie and the Tide
One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
One Night In Bangkok – Robey
Party All The Time – Eddie Murphy
People Get Ready – Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart
Perfect Way – Scritti Politti
Problemes D’Amour – Alexander Robotnik
Roxanne, Roxanne – UTFO
Roxanne’s Revenge – Roxanne Shante
Running Back – Urgent
Save The Night For Me – Maureen Steele
Skindeep – The Stranglers
Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
Sounds Of Your Voice – The Jon Butcher Axis
Square Rooms – Al Corley
Steady – Jules Shear
Summertime Girls – Y & T
Sun City – Artists United Against Apartheid
Tarzan Boy – Baltimora
The Screams of Passion – The Family
Tragedy – John Hunter
Turn Up The Radio – Autograph
Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
We Are The World – USA For Africa
Weird Science – OIngo Boingo
(This was composer Danny Elfman’s first hit)
When Your Heart Is Weak – Cock Robin
Yo’ Little Brother – Nolan Thomas
You Look Marvelous – Billy Crystal . .