25 Two-Hit Wonders of the ’80s (New Version)

1. Champaign - How Bout Us (1981, US ) & Try Again (1983, US ), no other US top 40 hit 2. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms (1986, US No.1) & I’ve Been in Love Before (1986, US No.9), no other US top 30 hit 3. Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time (1985, US No.2) & Put Your Mouth on Me (1989, US ), no other US top 40 hit 4. Eighth Wonder - I’m Not Scared (1988, UK No.7) & Cross My Heart (1988, UK ), no other UK top 40 hit 5. Fairground Attraction - Perfect (1988, UK No.1) & Find My Love (1988, UK No.7), no other UK top 40 hit 6. Glenn Medeiros Nothings’s Gonna Change My Love for You (1988, UK No.1) & She Ain’t Worth It (with Bobby Brown, 1990, UK ), no other UK top 40 hit 7. The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ’Em) (1981, US ) & Jeopardy (1983, US No.2); they had another song that peaked at number 30 in the US but is completely forgotten nowadays 8. Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme (1985, UK No.5) & Crockett’s Theme (1986, UK No.2), no other UK top 40 hit 9. John Parr - Naughty Naughty (1984, US ) & St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) (1985, US No.1), no other US top 40 hit 10. Johnny Logan - What’s Another Year (1980, UK No.1) & Hold Me Now (1987, UK No.1), no other UK top 40 hit 11. Jona Lewie - You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties (1980, UK ) & Stop the Cavalry (1980, UK No.3), no other UK top 40 hit 12. Los Lobos - La Bamba (1987, US No.1) & Come On, Let’s Go (1987, US ), no other US top 40 hit 13. Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives (1985, US No.1) & Night Moves (1986, US ), no other US top 40 hit 14. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (1983, US No.3) & Pop Goes the World (1987, US ), no other US top 40 hit 15. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings (1985, UK No.4) & Kyrie (1985, UK ), no other UK top 40 hit 16. Nu Shooz - I Can’t Wait (1986, US No.3) & Point of No Return (1986, US ), no other US top 40 hit 17. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel the Noize (1983, US No.5) & Bang Your Head (Metal Health) (1983, US ), no other US top 40 hit 18. Real Life - Send Me an Angel (1983/89, US ) & Catch Me I’m Falling (1983, US ), no other US top 40 hit 19. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away (1980, US No.6) & Hot Rod Hearts (1980, US ), no other US top 40 hit 20. Stéphanie - Irresistible (1986, Germany No.2) & One Love to Give (1986, Germany ), no other German top 40 hit 21. Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could (1989, UK No.3) & Sit and Wait (1989, UK ), no other UK top 40 hit 22. ’Til Tuesday - Voices Carry (1985, US No.8) & What About Love (1986, US ), no other US top 40 hit 23. Tone Lōc - Wild Thing (1989, US No.2) & Funky Cold Medina (1989, US No.3), no other US top 40 hit 24. White Lion - Wait (1988, US No.8) & When the Children Cry (1988, US No.3) 25. Will to Power - Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (1988, US No.1) & I’m Not in Love (1990, US No.7), no other US top 40 hit
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