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- Artist
- Wall of Voodoo
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Mexican Radio
- Chart
- 58
Wall of Voodoo was a Los Angeles new wave band who specialized in fusing synthesized music with spaghetti western soundtrack style music. They hit it big only once with the Mexico-theme song "Mexican Radio", which became a minor hit in US. Its music video received well response on MTV and landed them a status of one-hit wonders of the 80s.
- Artist
- The Assembly
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Never Never
- Chart
- UK 1
The Assembly was a synthpop group led by an ex-Yaz, ex-Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. They released their first and only record "Never Never" in 1983. The love ballad became a no.1 hit in UK, but it didn't help with the band's situation. The band's member went separate ways after "Never Never" and shut the future releases of the Assembly.
- Artist
- Madness
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Our House
- Chart
- 7
Madness was an English pop/ska band since the mid 70s. Although they landed many big hits in UK, only one of them actually reached the other side of the Atlantic. 1983's "Our House" became Top10 hit in US and their only international success to date. In 2002, the theatrical version of the song was played at Cambridge Theatre in London and won Oliver Award for best new musical of 2003.
- Artist
- Musical Youth
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Pass the Dutchie
- Chart
- 10
Musical Youth was a group of British-Jamican ska/reggae teenage musicians in the beginning of 1980s. They broke into international scene when their Grammy-nominated song "Pass the Dutchie". The song became a no.1 hit in several counties in Europe, as well as no.10 hit in US. Unfortunately, after produced a couple more hits in UK, they decided to split in 1985.
- Artist
- Re-Flex
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- The Politics of Dancing
- Chart
- 24
Re-Flex was a short live British new wave band, who actived for a few years during the early 1980s. They were best known for the debut singles "The Politics of Dancing", which became a hit in several countries worldwide - including US and UK. However, their following singles failed to follow the success of their first singles.
- Artist
- Taco
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Puttin on the Ritz
- Chart
- 4
A Dutch singer/entertainer Taco Ockerse is better known by his stage name 'Taco'. He released his debut singles in 1983 with the synthpop version of Irving Berlin's musical classic "Puttin' On the Ritz". It climbed to no.4 position on Billboard chart and became the only success in his music career.
- Artist
- Men Without Hats
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- The Safety Dance
- Chart
- 3
Men Without Hats was a Canadian new wave group during the 1980s. They made it into the mainstream with their 1983 monster hit "The Safety Dance". The song became a big hit not only in Canada, but also in both US and UK. They later came up with few more hits in Canada, but none could match up with the that one international hit.
- Artist
- Thomas Dolby
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- She Blinded Me With Science
- Chart
- 5
Thomas Dolby was an English musician/producer who specialized in fusion of pop music and electronic instruments sound. Today, he is best known for the 1983 singles "She Blinded Me With Science". Although it barely scratched the UK chart, it later became a monster Top5 hit in US and solidified his status as a one-hit wonder.
- Artist
- a-ha
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Take on Me
- Chart
- 1
Practically the most successful rock group ever to emerge from Norway. This all-boy rock group made their debut in 1985 with "Take On Me". It became a phenomena hit which topped the charts worldwide - including US. Its music video also gained huge popularity on MTV and often regarded as one of the most innovative at that time. It was the band's only big hit in US so far.
- Artist
- Kajagoogoo
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Too Shy
- Chart
- 5
Kajagoogoo was a British synthpop group from the early 1980s. Their debut singles "Too Shy" was an instant hit and landed at high place in several countries in Europe - including no.1 in UK. It also climbed to no.5 of Hot 100 chart in 1983. So far, it was their only song to invade US's Top40 chart. After their third album failed to hit the chart in 1986 - they split up.
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