Thursday

Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway

Life is a Highway was a #1 hit in Canada for Tom Cochrane back in 1992, and it peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Tom is probably best known as the lead singer of Red Rider. Red Rider had a huge in the early 80's called Lunatic Fringe from the Vision Quest soundtrack. Enjoy!

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Wednesday

Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down

In 1986, Gregory Abbott hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with his sexy single, Shake You Down. Abbott had a couple more hits on the R&B charts, but none on the Billboard pop charts. Enjoy!

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Tuesday

The Refreshments - Banditos

In 1996, The Refreshments' Banditos was a catchy song that shot them to stardom if only for a short while. They do however have one other song they're noted for. They composed the opening score to the animated sitcom King of the Hill. Enjoy!

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Monday

Frank Stallone - Far From Over

In 1983, Sylvester Stallone's little brother, Frank Stallone, recorded the single, Far From Over, for the Staying Alive soundtrack. It's his only top 20 Billboard Hot 100 single. Enjoy!

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Sunday

Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

In 1997, Eagle Eye Cherry scored a top five hit with his song Save Tonight. Unfortunately, it's his only single to chart in the U.S. so far. Enjoy!

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Saturday

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight

Rapper's Delight is considered by many to be the first hip hop top 40 single. In 1979, it peaked at #36 on the U.S. Billboard Pop charts, and it went to #4 on the R&B charts. Enjoy!

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Wednesday

Haddaway - What Is Love?

If you're a fan of Saturday Night Live, then you know this song. It was used in many of the Roxbury Guys sketches featuring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan, as well as in the movie featuring them called A Night At The Roxbury.

It was a #1 hit in 7 European countries, and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1993. While he's had a lot of hits in the U.K., he's considered a one-hit wonder in America for this song. Enjoy!

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Tuesday

Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

Joan Osbourne's One of Us was a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts back in 1996 peaking at #4. The song deals with various aspects of belief in God by asking questions inviting the listener to consider how they might relate to God, such as "Would you call [God's name] to his face?" or "Would you want to see [God's face] if seeing meant that you would have to believe?" The title of the song comes from the refrain, "What if God was one of us? Enjoy!

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Saturday

Henry Lee Summer - I Wish I Had A Girl

Back in 1987, Henry Lee Summer released a self-titled album that spawned three singles. While Darlin' Danielle Don't and Hands on the Radio did okay on the charts, he's really known for his single I Wish I Had A Girl, which went to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts back in 1988. Enjoy!

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Friday

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

The Spin Doctors fall was as fast as their rise. In 1992, they first came on the scene with their single, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong, which peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, but it was their next single, Two Princes, that they are remembered for. It peaked at #7 on the same charts, and the video was played extensively on MTV. Sadly, those were the only top 20 hits they had. Enjoy!

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Thursday

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

Dan Hartman released a number of singles in the U.S., but only 1984's I Can Dream About You was a top 10 hit. It actually peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. His next closest single was We Are The Young from the same year. It peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, but it was #1 on the Billboard U.S. Dance charts. Enjoy!

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Wednesday

The Vapors - Turning Japanese

Turning Japanese is really the only song that the early 80's pop rock band The Vapors are remembered for. It was a huge hit worldwide, but the band was never able to match it's success on any of their other songs. Widely believed to be a song about masturbation, lead singer David Fenton has both confirmed and denied this claim. Judge for yourself...

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Tuesday

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

Relax was a top ten hit in the U.S. for Frankie Goes to Hollywood back in 1984. Because of the songs sexually explicit lyrics, the BBC banned the song from the airwaves, and this had the opposite effect. By banning it, the song became even more popular in the U.K. and subsequently rocketed to #1 on the UK charts in 1984. Enjoy!

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Monday

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire

This is one bizarre song by one bizarre man fronting one bizarre band. Fire was released by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown back in 1968, and Arthur Brown is considered by many to be the father of the psychedelic rock movement in Britain in the late 60's. Enjoy!

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Sunday

Edwin Starr - War

Edwin Star released a lot of albums and had some minor success on the UK charts, but nothing compared to his #1 hit single in the U.S. back in 1970 called War. Here he is performing the song live in Germany. Enjoy!

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Saturday

Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown

Funkytown was Lipps, Inc.'s biggest hit. It spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts back in 1979. It's considered by many true disco fans to be the last disco song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Enjoy!

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Friday

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People

Tomorrow People is Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers' signature hit single from 1988. The band consisted of Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Sharon Marley and Cedella Marley, all children of Bob Marley. This song peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Enjoy!

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Thursday

OMC - How Bizarre

OMC is known in the U.S. for one song and one song only: 1996's How Bizarre. It was a #1 hit in their native New Zealand and in Australia, and it peaked at #4 on the U.S. Airplay charts. Enjoy!

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Wednesday

Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

The Weather Girls had a number of dance hits in the early 80's, but they're considered a one-hit wonder because of their one and only Billboard Hot 100 charting single from 1982 called It's Raining Men. Enjoy!

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Tuesday

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

Wild Cherry hit it big with their 1976 hit single, Play That Funky Music. It was on their self-titled debut album. The song was inspired by a black audience member who shouted, "Play some funky music, white boy" while they were playing live. Lead singer Robert Parissi decided they would, and he wrote down the phrase on a piece of paper at the bar. Enjoy!

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Monday

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

It's hard to believe that Sinead O'Connor only has one top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts during her entire career so far. That one hit was a big one though. It's her #1 song from 1990 called Nothing Compares 2 U. It was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Billboard Modern Rock charts, UK Singles chart, Australia Singles chart and the Irish Singles chart. Now that's what I call a big hit!

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Sunday

Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky and Doctor and the Medics' Spirit in the Sky

Spirit in the Sky is one of those rare songs that made a one-hit wonder out of two different bands. First, Norman Greenbaum wrote and released the song back in 1969, and it went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and it was a #1 hit in the UK. Then, Doctor and the Medics covered the song in 1986, and it also went to #1 in the UK. Enjoy!

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Saturday

The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like

The Waitresses were a new wave band in the early 80's. They only had one hit single. It was called I Know What Boys Like, and it only made it to #23 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, but it's been included on numerous 80's compilation albums making it a cult favorite of 80's music lovers. Enjoy!

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Thursday

House of Pain - Jump Around

House of Pain had a short run back in the early to mid 90's. They're remembered mostly for their one big hit from 1992, Jump Around. Enjoy!

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Wednesday

The Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

The Timbuk 3 only had one charting single, but it was a memorable one. The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts back in 1986. It's been featured in numerous ads and movies ever since. Enjoy!

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Tuesday

Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley PTA

Jeannie C. Riley isn't a country music one-hit wonder, but she is considered a one-hit wonder in the world of pop music. Back in 1968, she released her first album called Harper Valley PTA, and the first single, Harper Valley PTA skyrocketed to #1 on both the country and pop charts. It would be her only top 50 single on the pop charts of her career. But, oh what a big one it was... Enjoy!

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