One Hit Wonders

[ann22]

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They actually had a few other hits. "Hunting high and low", "The sun always shines on tv" and "Crying in the rain"

[zabadak]

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"The sun always shines on tv" got to UK #1 whereas "Take on me" did not...

[EddyP]

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"The sun always shines on tv" got to UK #1 whereas "Take on me" did not...

Well... this is embarrassing

[zabadak]

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My two faves by them are Manhattan Skyline (espesh the 12" version) and Cry Wolf, the first record I played on my then-new HiFi

[wispa lover]

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A-ha was a one hit wonder in the US with 'Take on me', maybe because of the iconic video.

[zabadak]

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Aha!

[Jay Mc]

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1985	Hunting High and Low Released: 31 May 1985 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	15	1	7	10	17	11	1	10	8	2	15	RIAA: Platinum[15] BPI: 3× Platinum[16] BVMI: 3× Gold[17] SNEP: Platinum[18] NVPI: Gold[19] ABPD: Gold[20]
1986	Scoundrel Days Released: 6 October 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	17	9	7	4	11	6	11	6	6	2	74	BPI: Platinum[16] BVMI: Platinum[17] SNEP: Platinum[18] ABPD: Platinum[20] IFPI SWI: Platinum[21]
1988	Stay on These Roads Released: 1 May 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	—	9	3	4	2	5	10	6	5	2	148	BPI: Gold[16] BVMI: Gold[17] SNEP: 2× Platinum[22] NVPI: Gold[23] ABPD: Platinum[20] IFPI SWI: Gold[24]
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not sure this constitutes one hit wonders

[Jay Mc]

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http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26315/a-ha/

or this

[onthebusesfan]

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I Quite Liked This One

[big kid]

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[George 1978]

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I love Japanese Boy as well - I always felt "special" when I heard it as a child.

[stud1al]

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I Quite Liked This One

I must admit,i liked that one as well.

[Richard1978]

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I must admit,i liked that one as well.

Yes it's a quirky song, The Vapors had a hit with Turning Japanese a year earlier.

[stud1al]

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And that was a time when i had about a dozen japanese pen pals

[Silver Bear]

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How about:

Musical Youth "Pass the Dutchie"

Useless fact of the day:
The original version was "Pass the Kutchie" (joint) but a bit of last-minute editing took place.