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TV & Movie One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- The Plimsouls
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- A Million Miles Away
- Chart
- 82
The Plimsouls was a no-name American rock band from CA, formed in 1978. Their opportunity came with the wake of new wave music and the success of 1983 comedy film 'Valley Girl'. The soundtrack "A Million Miles Away", played by themselves in the movie, earned them a moment of fame and became one of the New Wave standard. They never made any songs like that again.
- Artist
- Frank Stallone
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Far From Over
- Chart
- 10
The 1983 film 'Staying Alive' was a sequal of famous 1977 film 'Saturday Night Fever' - both starring John Trovolta. One of the soundtracks "Far From Over", written by an actor/singer Frank Stallone, gained huge popularity and climbed to Top10 on Billboard chart. It was also nominated for Golden Globe and Grammy Award, and Stallone's only big success.
- Artist
- Michael Sembello
- Year
- 1983
- Song
- Maniac
- Chart
- 1
Flashdance was a popular American musical film from 1983. The film’s soundtrack also topped the chart for 11 weeks and became the best-selling album of the year. The singles “Maniac” by a Philadelphia musician Michael Sembello went to no.1 and received a Grammy Award in 1983. He still producing music but none of them brought him another success like his first singles.
- Artist
- Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
- Year
- 1984
- Song
- Almost Paradise
- Chart
- 7
Footloose was an American 1984 musical film, starring Kevin Bacon as a teenage who move into a small town where dancing and music are prohibited. The film created many hits, including the duet, power ballad "Almost Paradise" which became no.7 hit the same year. The song gave Loverboy's Mike Reno the only hit under his own name.
- Artist
- Ollie & Jerry
- Year
- 1984
- Song
- Breakin' …There's No Stopping Us
- Chart
- 9
The drummer Ollie E. Brown and the bassist Jerry knight was a session musician duo from Detroit, MI, in the mid 80s. In 1984, they wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the breakdancing-theme film called 'Breakin'. The song became a smash Top10 hit that summer. However, their following song failed to become a hit and the duo recorded no more song.
- Artist
- Mel Brooks
- Year
- 1984
- Song
- To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)
- Chart
- UK 12
Although this 1983 remake of the Nazi-theme comedy-drama was not the best work of a British actor/ producer Mel Brooks, its soundtrack turned out to be a success one. Despite not presented in the real movie, the hip-hop parody "The Hitler Rap" did become an hit in UK the following year. Brooks never made another hit song ever again.
- Artist
- Harold Faltermeyer
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Axel F
- Chart
- 3
1984's comedy/action film "Beverly Hills Cop" was not only the place that gave an American actor Eddy Murphy a superstar status. It also the place where a German composer Harold Faltermeyer had made his name. The electronic instrument theme "Axel F" became a worldwide hit. Unfortunately, unlike Murphy, this is the only moment of fame for Faltermeyer.
- Artist
- David Foster
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
- Chart
- 15
The Canadian record producer and musician David Foster has worked with a wide range of artists since 1970s. In 1985, he composed a score for Joel Schumacher's film 'St. Elmo's Fire'. The soundtrack produced 2 hits, one of them was credited to Foster himself. "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" became no.15 hit on Billboard chart and Foster's only US hit.
- Artist
- Jan Hammer
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Miami Vice Theme
- Chart
- 1
'Miami Vice' was a popular detective drama series on NBC from 1984 to 1990. The show was notable for using music and visual effect as part of the story-telling. The most famous of them all was the catchy rhythm of the opening theme by Czech composer/ keyboardist Jan Hammer. The theme became the only no.1 instrumental hit on Billboard chart for the next 30 years - and his only Billboard appearance.
- Artist
- Limahl
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Never Ending Story
- Chart
- 17
When the English adaptation of German film 'The NeverEnding Story' was released in US in 1984, the composer Giorgio Moroder was hired to created a new theme song for it. The title song, sung by a former Kajagoogoo member Limahl, became a no.4 hit in UK and no.17 hit in US the following year. It was Limahl's only solo hit to date.
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