Over 2000 One Hit Wonder Songs!!
Last Update 05/09/16
TV & Movie One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Oingo Boingo
- Year
- 1985
- Song
- Weird Science
- Chart
- 45
'Weird Science' was a 1985 teen comedy, sci-fi movie about two teenage nerds who want to create their dream girl from their home computer. The movie became a cult hit and spawned a 5-season, TV series in the mid 1990s. Its theme was wrote by a new wave band Oingo Boingo which also became a moderate hit in 1985. It was Oingo Boingo's only charted hit till date.
- Artist
- Anita Dobson
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Anyone Can Fall In Love
- Chart
- UK 4
'EastEnders' was one of the most successful British's soap opera, which had been running since 1985. The show also famous for its theme music by Simon May, where it was given a lyric and sung by one of the cast member Anita Dobson. The song became an unexpected Top5 hit in 1986 and gave Dobson the only success in music field.
- Artist
- Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Friends and Lovers
- Chart
- 2
In 1985, Gloria Loring starred as a singer Liz Chandler in a long-run, soap opera 'Days of Our Lives', where she recorded a song "Friends and Lovers" with another singer character, played by Anderson. This duet became a theme music for the supercouple Shane Donovan & Kimberly Brady, and almost topped the Billboard chart in 1986.
- Artist
- John Taylor
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- I Do What I Do
- Chart
- 23
9½ Weeks was an American erotic drama film by Adrian Lynn in 1986. Although the film itself was not a successful story, its theme did better. "I Do What I Do", a soundtrack by ex-Duran Duran John Taylor, became an unexpected hit and climbed to no.23 on Billboard chart in 1986. It was Taylor's only solo hit.
- Artist
- Yello
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Oh Yeah
- Chart
- 51
This 1986 American teen comedy film was all about how a highschooler named Ferris Bueller skipped his class to spend a day in downtown Chicago. It surprisingly became one of the top grossing film of that year. Its funny ending theme "Oh Yeah" also received enough popularity to became a moderate hit on Billboard chart that year. So far, it was Yello's only charted song.
- Artist
- Andy Taylor
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Take It Easy
- Chart
- 24
'American Anthem' was a 1986 film about a former footbal athlete who want to become a US Olympic gymnast. The movie also gave Andy Taylor, an ex-Duran Duran member, the only hit in his solo years. The soundtrack "Take It Easy" became a Top40 hit the following year. The song's title also used as the film's title in oversea release.
- Artist
- Force M.D.'s
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Tender Love
- Chart
- 10
Warner Bros. 1985's film 'Krush Groove' was almost like the document movie of Def Jam Recordings' early period. Of course, the film featured many tracks from various hip-hop artists. Among them was "Tender Love", a sweet R&B song that became Top10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Force MD's only pop chart hit to date.
- Artist
- El DeBarge
- Year
- 1986
- Song
- Who's Johnny
- Chart
- 3
Short Circuit was a 1986 scifi comedy film about a military robot named 'Number 5', who accidentally got self-consciousness, and later tried to escape the pursuing soldiers. The film became a cult success, followed by a sequel two years after. Its soundtrack by El DeBarge also gained popularity and hit at no.3 on the chart. It was DeBarge only solo success.
- Artist
- Billy Vera & the Beaters
- Year
- 1987
- Song
- At This Moment
- Chart
- 1
An American singer/songwriter Billy Vera has been in the music industry since 1960s. His big break came when his song "At This Moment" was featured in several episodes of NBC's 80s sitcom 'Family Ties' - starring Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter. The song gained huge popularity and topped the Billboard chart in 1987. It was Vera's only real archivement to date.
- Artist
- Bill Medley & Jennifer Waynes
- Year
- 1987
- Song
- (I've Had) The Time of My Life
- Chart
- 1
'Dirty Dancing' was a 1987 American film about a romance between a dance instructor and his student. The film was a hugh success and its soundtracks became multi-platinum album. The song "The Time of My Life", by Bill Medley and Jennifer Waynes, became a smash hit and won both Gloden Globe and Academy Awards. It was Medley's only hit.
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