1989 One Hit Wonders page |
| One Hit Wonders from 1989 at Tunecaster |
Here are the US 1989 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 | I Remember Holding You | 6 | Jan 1989 |
| Boys Club |
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| I Remember Holding You was the only top 20 song by Boys Club. This song was followed-up by The Loneliest Heart, which received minor radio airplay. |
| 2 | I'm An Adult Now | 17 | Jan 1989 |
| The Pursuit Of Happiness |
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| This was the only Rock Top 20 song for The Pursuit Of Happiness. |
| 3 | When I'm With You | 1 | Jan 1989 |
| Sheriff |
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| When I'm With You came out in 1983, but was most popular in 1989 when it became a number one hit. Group members Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi then had a 1990 number 2 hit with More Than Words Can Say, under the name Alias. As Sheriff, this was their only top 20. |
| 4 | Dear God | 3 | Feb 1989 |
| Midge Ure |
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| Dear God was the only rock top 20 hit for Midge Ure, who also had a rock one hit wonder as a member of Ultravox with its 1983 number 18 rock song Reap The Wild Wind. |
| 5 | All Is Forgiven | 19 | Mar 1989 |
| Siren |
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| All Is Forgiven was the only rock top 20 hit for Siren. As Red Siren, the band received moderate rock airplay with One Good Lover. The song All Is Forgiven was from album All Is Forgiven. |
| 6 | I Beg Your Pardon | 10 | Mar 1989 |
| Kon Kan |
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| I Beg Your Pardon borrowed music and lyrics from Rose Garden, the 1971 number 2 hit by Lynn Anderson, and borrowed music from the 1979 top 20 hit by GQ, Disco Nights (Rock-Freak). |
| 7 | Twist In My Sobriety | 19 | Apr 1989 |
| Tanita Tikaram |
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| Twist In My Sobriety was a rock top 20 one hit wonder for Tanita Tikaram, but she had other songs that received international or alternative play, like the follow-up Good Tradition. |
| 8 | You're What You Want To Be | 16 | Apr 1989 |
| Cruel Story Of Youth |
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| You're What You Want To Be was the only rock top 20 hit for Cruel Story Of Youth. The group never had another song that received noticeable radio airplay. This song was from album Cruel Story Of Youth. |
| 9 | Shooting From My Heart | 20 | Apr 1989 |
| Big Bam Boo |
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| Shooting From My Heart squeaked into the rock top 20 at number 20 for a week to become a one hit wonder for Big Bam Boo. |
| 10 | Heaven Help Me | 4 | Apr 1989 |
| Deon Estus With George Michael |
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| Heaven Help Me was the only top 20 song by Deon Estus. His follow-up song, Spell, received very little radio airplay. This song was written by Deon Estus and George Michael. |
| 11 | Come Out Fighting | 11 | Apr 1989 |
| Easterhouse |
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| Come Out Fighting was a rock top 20 one hit wonder for alternative group Easterhouse. |
| 12 | Thinking Of You | 7 | Apr 1989 |
| Sa-Fire |
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| Thinking Of You was a top 20 one hit wonder and a ballad for freestyle dance singer Sa-Fire. She had a string of moderately popular songs, including her 1990 remake of the 1979 Gloria Gaynor number one song I Will Survive. |
| 13 | Iko Iko | 10 | Apr 1989 |
| The Belle Stars |
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| Iko Iko was a remake of the 1965 near top 20 miss by The Dixie Cups. Although Iko Iko was the only top 20 song for The Belle Stars, the group had a few lesser known songs that received radio airplay. The Belle Stars song Iko Iko was from the movie Rain Man. |
| 14 | Rock On | 1 | May 1989 |
| Michael Damian |
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| In 1974, Rock On was a number 4 hit for David Essex. This Michael Damian remake of the song was his only top 20 hit. His second most popular song was Was It Nothing At All, a top 30 song. Michael Damian was a long time actor in the TV show The Young And The Restless. The song was from album Where Do We Go From Here. |
| 15 | Where Are You Now? | 8 | Jun 1989 |
| Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
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| Where Are You Now was the only top 20 hit for Jimmy Harnen With Synch. The song received some airplay in 1986, then came back to become a top 10 hit in 1989. |
| 16 | Cry | 6 | Jun 1989 |
| Waterfront |
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| Cry was a top 20 one hit wonder for Waterfront. the group followed-up with other songs that received light music radio play. |
| 17 | Is This Love? | 16 | Jun 1989 |
| King Swamp |
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| Is This Love was the only rock top 20 hit for King Swamp. In 1990, the group received some airplay with Wiseblood. |
| 18 | Into The Night | 9 | Jun 1989 |
| Benny Mardones |
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| Benny Mardones took his 1980 number 5 top 20 one hit wonder back into the top 20 a second time in 1989. Benny Mardones was also known in rock music for this song when it reached number 5, and its original rock follow-up, American Bandstand, which reached number 20 rock. Into The Night was written by Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper. |
| 19 | Send Me An Angel '89 | 23 | Jun 1989 |
| Real Life |
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| Send Me An Angel '89 was the second top 30 song by Real Life, but the first was Send Me An Angel in its original mix in 1983. The group did not have another song make the top 30, but received moderate pop and alternative airplay with other songs like Catch Me I'm Falling. |
| 20 | Once Bitten Twice Shy | 2 | 3 | Aug 1989 |
| Great White |
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| 21 | Hey Baby | 4 | 11 | Aug 1989 |
| Henry Lee Summer |
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| Hey Baby was a top 20 one hit wonder for Henry Lee Summer, whose biggest rock hit was 1988 number one rock tune I Wish I Had A Girl, which was also a pop top 20 near miss. The song Hey Baby was from album I've Got Everything. |
| 22 | Closer To Fine | 19 | 24 | Aug 1989 |
| Indigo Girls |
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| Closer To Fine was the only rock top 20 hit and a pop top 20 near miss for Indigo Girls. Years later, Indigo Girls had a rock top 20 near miss with Least Complicated. |
| 23 | Hard Sun | 16 | Aug 1989 |
| Indio |
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| Hard Sun was the only rock top 20 song by Indio. In 2008, Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam remade the song and reached rock number 6 with it. |
| 24 | Friends | 12 | Aug 1989 |
| Jody Watley With Eric B. & Rakim |
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| Eric B. & Rakim had a string of popular rap songs, but Friends with Jody Watley was their only top 20 entry. |
| 25 | Talk It Over | 13 | Aug 1989 |
| Grayson Hugh |
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| Although Talk It Over was the only top 20 hit for Grayson Hugh, he received soul radio airplay for a few other songs, including a remake of the 1981 Champaign song How 'Bout Us. The song Talk It Over was from album Blind To Reason. |
| 26 | Walkin' Shoes | 19 | Sep 1989 |
| Tora Tora |
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| Walkin' Shoes was ther only rock top 20 hit for guitar rock group Tora Tora. The group got some rock airplay with other songs like the follow-up, She's Good She's Bad. |
| 27 | Love Cries | 18 | Sep 1989 |
| Stage Dolls |
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| Love Cries was the only rock top 20 for Stage Dolls, and the follow-up Still In Love got some airplay too. |
| 28 | Sleeping My Day Away | 18 | Sep 1989 |
| D-A-D |
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| Sleeping My Day Away was a rock top 20 one hit wonder for D-A-D. The letters D-A-D stood for Disneyland After Dark, but this acronym was used to prevent legal problems. |
| 29 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men | 14 | Oct 1989 |
| Camper Van Beethoven |
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| Pictures Of Matchstick Men was a 1968 number 15 hit for The Status Quo. The Camper Van Beethoven remake was the only rock top 20 hit for this group. The group never received any appreciable airplay with any other song. |
| 30 | Bust A Move | 5 | Oct 1989 |
| Young M.C. |
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| Young M.C. was a top 20 one hit wonder with Bust A Move. The follow-up, Principal's Office received moderate airplay. |
| 31 | Move With Me Sister | 17 | Oct 1989 |
| The Del Fuegos |
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| Move With Me Sister was the only rock top 20 entry for The Del Fuegos, but the group previously received moderate rock play with songs like Don't Run Wild and I Still Want You. |
| 32 | Don't Shut Me Out | 11 | Nov 1989 |
| Kevin Paige |
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| Don't Shut Me Out was the only top 20 song for writer and singer Kevin Paige. Follow-up Anything I Want was quite popular. Don't Shut Me Out was written by Kevin Paige. |
| 33 | French Kiss | 29 | Nov 1989 |
| Lil Louis with Shawn Christopher |
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| French Kiss was the only pop hit and by far the most popular song for house dance star Lil Louis. |
| 34 | Don't Make Me Over | 19 | Nov 1989 |
| Sybil |
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| Popular soul singer Sybil made the top 20 once with this remake of 1963 number 11 Dionne Warwick hit Don't Make Me Over. This song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. |
| 35 | Don't Close Your Eyes | 9 | 7 | Dec 1989 |
| Kix |
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| Don't Close Your Eyes was the only pop and rock top 20 hit by Kix. Kix received some rock radio play with additional songs. |
| 36 | Electric Boogie | 15 | Dec 1989 |
| Marcia Griffiths |
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| Electric Boogie was the only top 20 hit for Marcia Griffiths. She followed up with All Over The World (Por Todo El Mundo) which was slightly popular. In the early 1970s, Marcia Griffiths received some notice as a member of duo Bob And Marcia. |
| 37 | Swing The Mood | 12 | Dec 1989 |
| Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers |
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| Swing The Mood was a mix of early instrumental rock classics built on the 1940 song In The Mood by Glenn Miller And His Orchestra. Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers made other updated mixes that were popular, like That's What I Like, but this was a top 20 one hit wonder. |
