Artist	Song
a-ha	Take On Me
from Rhino Hi-Five: a-ha - EP (2005)
The Boomtown Rats	I Don't Like Mondays
from Best of The Boomtown Rats (2004)
Dexy's Midnight Runners	Come On Eileen
from Don't Quit Music: '80s Weight Loss Workout (Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, Running, Walking, Weight Lifting, Cardio, Weight Loss & Abs) (2008)
Devo	Whip It
from Greatest Hits (2009)
Toni Basil	Mickey
from Best of Toni Basil - Mickey & Other Love Songs (1997)
Katrina & The Waves	Walking On Sunshine
from Anthology (2006)
Madness	Our House
from Don't Quit Music: '80s Weight Loss Workout (Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, Running, Walking, Weight Lifting, Cardio, Weight Loss & Abs) (2008)
Big Country	In a Big Country (Radio Edit)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Country (2001)
Thomas Dolby	She Blinded Me With Science
from The Golden Age of Wireless (1983)
John Waite	Missing You
from The Complete John Waite, Vol. One: Falling Backwards (1996)
The Buggles	Video Killed the Radio Star
from The Age of Plastic (1990)
After the Fire	Der Kommissar
from Radio Hits of the '80s (2006)
The Outfield	Your Love
from Play Deep (1985)
Bow Wow Wow	I Want Candy
from The Best of Bow Wow Wow (1998)
Modern English	I Melt With You
from After the Snow (1998)
Soft Cell	Tainted Love
from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition) (2008)
'Til Tuesday	Voices Carry
from Voices Carry (1985)
Tommy Tutone	867-5309 / Jenny
from 867-5309 / Jenny - Single (2008)
Taco	Puttin' On the Ritz
from After Eight (2005)
Twisted Sister	We're Not Gonna Take It
from Rhino Hi-Five: Twisted Sister - EP (2007)
Kajagoogoo	Too Shy
from White Feathers (2004)
Michael Sembello	Maniac
from Number 1's: '80s Pop (2007)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Relax
from Bang!...The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1993)
Timbuk 3	The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
from Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3 (2006)
Lipps, Inc.	Funkytown
from Funkytown (2003)
Johnny Lee	Lookin' for Love
from Best Of Johnny Lee (1990)
Bobby McFerrin	Don't Worry, Be Happy
from Best of Bobby McFerrin (1996)
Gucci Crew II	Sally (That Girl)
from Gucci Crew II: The Greatest Hits (2007)
Gary Numan & Tubeway Army	Cars
from Gary Numan & Tubeway Army: Premier Hits (1997)
Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue	Hot Hot Hot
from Dance Vault Remixes: Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue - Hot Hot Hot - EP (2006)
Alannah Myles	Black Velvet
from Rhino Hi-Five: Alannah Myles - EP (2006)
The Georgia Satellites	Keep Your Hands to Yourself
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Georgia Satellites - EP (2007)
The Waitresses	I Know What Boys Like
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Waitresses (2003)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Tuff Enuff
from Tuff Enuff (1986)
Johnny Hates Jazz	Shattered Dreams
from Turn Back the Clock (2008)
Dead or Alive	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
from You Spin Me Round - Single (2000)
Marshall Crenshaw	Someday, Someway
from Rhino Hi-Five: Marshall Crenshaw - EP (2005)
Steve Forbert	Romeo's Tune
from Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1999)
Scritti Politti	Perfect Way
from Cupid & Psyche 85 (2005)
The Church	Under the Milky Way
from Under the Milky Way - The Best of The Church (1999)
Elmo & Patsy	Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
from Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (1988)
Musical Youth	Pass the Dutchie
from Bong Hits (2008)
Jan Hammer	Miami Vice Theme
from Escape from Television (1988)
Shannon	Let the Music Play
from The Best Is Yet to Come (2000)
Synthesizer Syndicate	Chariots of Fire
from Synthesizer Syndicate Selected Hits Vol. 1 (2006)
Bertie Higgins	Key Largo
from Bertie Higgins: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
Lakeside	Fantastic Voyage
from Lakeside: Greatest Hits (1984)
Rockwell	Somebody's Watching Me
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1 (2002)
Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
from Life, Love & Pain (2005)
Patrick Swayze & Wendy Fraser	She's Like the Wind
from Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Soundtrack from the Motion Picture] (2007)
Joey Scarbury	Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
from America's Greatest Hero (2005)
Bob & Doug McKenzie featuring Geddy Lee	Take Off
from Great White North (1996)
Cameo	Word Up
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo (2001)
The Korgis	Everbody's Got 2 Learn Sometime
from Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime - EP (1989)
Frida	I Know There's Something Going On
from Something's Going On (1982)
Gregory Abbott	Shake You Down
from Shake You Down (1987)
Charlie Sexton	Beat's So Lonely
from Pictures for Pleasure (1987)
Karla Bonoff	Personally
from All My Life - The Best of Karla Bonoff (1999)
Stacey Q	Two of Hearts
from Better Than Heaven (2008)
L.A. Guns	The Ballad of Jayne
from Cocked & Loaded (1989)
Jump 'N the Saddle Band	The Curly Shuffle
from The Curly Shuffle - Single (2004)
Swing Out Sister	Breakout
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Swing Out Sister (2001)
Tom Tom Club	Genius of Love
from Tom Tom Club (2009)
Kurtis Blow	The Breaks
from Kurtis Blow (1998)
The Icicle Works	Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) [Single Version]
from Dance Vault Mixes: Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) - EP (2006)
Donnie Iris	Ah! Leah!
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris (2001)
Sparks	Cool Places
from In Outer Space (1983)
Creme & Godley	Cry
from The Very Best of 10cc (1997)
Red Rider	Lunatic Fringe
from Classic Rock (2008)
L' Trimm	Cars That Go Boom
from Shakin' Booty (2007)
Kon Kan	I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
from Move to Move (2010)
Kingdom Come	Get It On
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kingdom Come (2003)
Jim Steinman	Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
from Bad for Good (1993)
Alison Moyet	Invisible
from Alf (1985)

Comment:

Decades change, music evolves, and as long as there are hits, there will always be artists who make them . . . only one time. Not all of these performers wound up in destitute obscurity, or worse, effecting a tragically premature exit from life’s stage; most merely found a way to ply their trade under the [i]Billboard[/i] charts radar, grateful for a moment in the spotlight that most artists don’t even experience once. When the era of leg warmers, Izod shirts, and Rubik’s Cube finally came to a close and the mousse dissolved, these were some of the songs that stuck . . . even if their makers didn’t. From Mohawk-coiffed new-wavers like Bow Wow Wow to second-wave singer-songwriters like Karla Bonoff, from power-popsters like Marshall Crenshaw to hip-hop heroes like Kurtis Blow, we’ve got all the single-smash marvels from the era that video, as predicted, really [i]did[/i] kill the radio star.

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