1987 One Hit Wonders page |
| One Hit Wonders from 1987 at Tunecaster |
Here are the US 1987 one hit wonders. All the one hit wonder songs by the artists you remember, and maybe some one hit wonders you forgot. Find a one hit wonder.
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| red # = rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Stay The Night | 4 | 6 | Jan 1987 |
| Benjamin Orr |
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| Stay The Night was a pop top 20 near miss for The Cars member Benjamin Orr, and he had two songs that made the rock top 20. |
| 2 | Ronnies Rapp | 30 | Jan 1987 |
| Ron And The D.C. Crew |
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| Ronnies Rapp, a spoof of President Ronald Reagan, was the only popular song for Ron And The D.C. Crew. |
| 3 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself | 1 | 2 | Feb 1987 |
| Georgia Satellites |
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| While Keep Your Hands To Yourself was the only top 20 pop hit for Georgia Satellites, other songs by the group received some pop radio play, and the group had a string of rock top 20 hits. |
| 4 | Respect Yourself | 6 | Feb 1987 |
| Bruce Willis |
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| Actor Bruce Willis made his singing debut with his remake of 1971 number 6 hit Respect Yourself by The Staple Sisters. This was his most popular song. |
| 5 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) | 4 | 25 | Mar 1987 |
| World Party |
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| Ship Of Fools was the only top 30 song by World Party. World Party made the rock top 20 four times, and its biggest rock song was Way Down Now, a rock number one. |
| 6 | The Honeythief | 16 | 18 | Mar 1987 |
| Hipsway |
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| The Honeythief was the only top 20 song by Hipsway. The group had one other song that received some radio play, Ask The Lord in 1988. |
| 7 | Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) | 15 | Apr 1987 |
| Paul Lekakis |
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| Boom Boom was a top 20 one hit wonder for dance singer Paul Lekakis, and by far his most popular song. |
| 8 | Heartbreak Beat | 6 | 12 | May 1987 |
| The Psychedelic Furs |
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| This was the only pop top 20 hit for alternative band The Psychedelic Furs, who made the top 30 three times, and had a string of rock hits. This song was from album Midnight To Midnight. |
| 9 | Fascinated | 18 | May 1987 |
| Company B |
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| Although Fascinated was the only top 20 hit by Company B, the group had a few more popular dance songs later. |
| 10 | The Lady In Red | 2 | May 1987 |
| Chris De Burgh |
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| 11 | Right On Track | 4 | May 1987 |
| Breakfast Club |
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| Although Right On Track was the only top 20 song by Breakfast Club, the group had a few other dance alternative songs that received radio play, including its remake of the 1967 number one song Expressway (To Your Heart) by Soul Survivors. |
| 12 | Soul City | Jun 1987 |
| Partland Brothers |
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| Soul City was the most popular song by Partland Brothers. The brothers also received some airplay with One Chance. |
| 13 | Don't Disturb This Groove | 5 | Jul 1987 |
| The System |
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| Although Don't Disturb This Groove was the only top 20 hit for The System, the group had a string of dance and alternative songs that received some radio play. |
| 14 | Funkytown | 4 | Jul 1987 |
| Pseudo Echo |
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| Before Funkytown became the only top 20 hit song for Pseudo Echo, the group received some radio play with Living In A Dream. In 1980, Lipps, Inc. took Funkytown to number one. Lipps, Inc. never had another top 20 hit either. |
| 15 | Heart And Soul | 3 | Aug 1987 |
| T'Pau |
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| Although Heart And Soul was the only top 20 hit by T'Pau, the group received some minor US airplay on dance stations with other songs including Valentine. |
| 16 | Jane's Getting Serious | 3 | Aug 1987 |
| Jon Astley |
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| Although Jane's Getting Serious was the only rock top 20 hit by Jon Astley, his 1988 song, Put This Love To The Test, received some rock radio airplay also. |
| 17 | Living In A Box | 16 | Aug 1987 |
| Living In A Box |
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| Although Living In A Box was the only top 20 hit for Living In A Box, the group had a few dance and alternative popular songs. |
| 18 | Mary's Prayer | 19 | 13 | Aug 1987 |
| Danny Wilson |
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| Mary's Prayer was the only pop or rock top 20 song for group Danny Wilson. The group followed-up with (The Second Summer Of) Love, which received slight radio airplay. |
| 19 | Touch Of Grey | 1 | 4 | Sep 1987 |
| Grateful Dead |
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| Touch Of Grey was a technical pop top 20 one hit wonder for legendary album rock and jam band Grateful Dead. |
| 20 | Who Found Who | 12 | Sep 1987 |
| Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo |
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| Who Found Who was the only top 20 hit for Elisa Fiorillo. She made the top 30 in 1990 with On The Way Up. For Jellybean, this was a second top 20. Sidewalk Talk was its first. The song was from album Just Visiting This Planet. |
| 21 | Rev It Up | 8 | Sep 1987 |
| Newcity Rockers |
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| Rev It Up was a rock top 20 one hit wonder. Newcity Rockers received some rock play with other songs too, like Black Dog. |
| 22 | Silent Morning | 10 | Oct 1987 |
| Noel |
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| Silent Morning was the only top 20 hit for dance singer Noel. He followed up with Like A Child. |
| 23 | Breakout | 3 | Nov 1987 |
| Swing Out Sister |
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| Although Breakout was the only top 20 hit by Swing Out Sister, the group had other songs that received pop station airplay, and a string of soul and dance songs. |
| 24 | Boys Night Out | 18 | Nov 1987 |
| Timothy B. Schmit |
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| Timothy B. Schmit was a member of Eagles. This was his most popular solo song, a rock top 20, and a pop top 20 near miss. |
| 25 | Hourglass | 13 | 6 | Nov 1987 |
| Squeeze |
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| Hourglass was a top 20 one hit wonder for alternative band Squeeze, who had a string of rock top 20 songs. Despite this, the top 20 near miss song Tempted became the main classic for this group. |
| 26 | Motortown | 29 | Nov 1987 |
| The Kane Gang |
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| Motortown was the greatest hit by The Kane Gang, and reached the top 30. Some other songs by the group received soul radio airplay. |
| 27 | Snakedance | 19 | Dec 1987 |
| The Rainmakers |
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| Snakedance was the only hit song by The Rainmakers, reaching number 19 on the rock top 20. The group received slight rock play with other songs, like Let My People Go-Go. The song Snakedance was from album Tornado. |