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For 1 Hit Wonders:

-I Know What Boys Like-  The Waitresses
-Puttin' on the Ritz- Taco
-In My House- Mary Jane Girls
-It's Raining Men - Weathergirls
-Pop Muzik- M

More later..
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I'm a little confused.  ???  Perhaps I should have stated "Pop Charts" because the only one on your list that fits that category is "Pop Musik" (#1 in 1979).

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10. Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates
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How could you say something like that. How dare you! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Hi, oneonone!  Just to let you know, I have nothing against Hall & Oates.  They dominated the charts when I was in high school and I'll always have a special place for them.  (I even saw them in concert!)  I just didn't think "Out Of Touch" was one of their best.... :-/

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It's hard to offer a good answer from my perspective.  Looking back, there's a lot of songs that may have seen like asinine choices to reach #1 on the charts, but they usually reflect a sign of the then-current pop music culture.  '9 to 5' making it to #1 may seem incredibly silly now, but in the early 80's, pop/country crossover acts did really well on the charts.  

That said...:-)...can I just nomiate half the songs from '88 and '89??  Richard Marx, Milli Vanilli, New Squids, Martika, Michael Damian (already nominated, excellent choice there! ;-)) Chicago (granted, a *bad* Chicago song - 'Look Away'), Gloria Estefan (with MSM, it's all good - solo, it sucks), etc.  Just a lot of bad music at the top of the charts.  Even bands I like, like Bon Jovi and Poison, were represented in '89 by rock ballads.  Yecch.
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I agree on a lot of what you've said, macdaddy.  And I especially agree about the songs from 1988 and 1989 being pretty bad.  Part of the reason why I didn't post songs from those years was because I knew that my list for the second half of the decade would be way too long!  We must be in the same age bracket!  ;)  LOL!

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"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

"Careless Whisper"

"Everything She Wants"

All by Wham!

"One More Try"

"Monkey"

"Father Figure"

All by George Michael.
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That's it?  I thought for sure you'd be able to write a book about this one, Lester!  ;D  ;)

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That's it?  I thought for sure you'd be able to write a book about this one, Lester!  ;D  ;)
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Oh no! There are plenty of others, but I thought I'd hit the main ones!

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"Careless Whisper"

"Everything She Wants"

By Wham

"Father Figure"

by George Michael.
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I liked those ones!!  Especially "Everything She Wants".  

Why can I not remember "One More Try"?  Sing me a line or two, please... ;D

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Why can I not remember "One More Try"?  Sing me a line or two, please... ;D
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One More Try by Timmy T....

one more try, let me put my arms around you
one more try, I didn't know how much I really love you
oh baby can we give it one more try

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One More Try by Timmy T....

one more try, let me put my arms around you
one more try, I didn't know how much I really love you
oh baby can we give it one more try
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Ummm, I think BadAngel was referring to the George Michael song...lines like "...And teacher/there are things/that I don't want to learn..." (in my best George Michael impersonation, but my voice cracks... ;))

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Eternal Flame - The Bangles
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Noo! That song deserved to be a number one :)

I'd have to say songs such as these didn't desrve to be British no 1's:

Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
Johnny Logan - What's Another year ( so bad - my mom likes it!)
Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful
St Winifreds School - Grandma
Joe Dolce - Shaddapa Your Face
Anything by Shakin Stevens!
Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace
Paul Young - Wherver I lay My Hat
Sister Sledge - Frankie
Dr & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
Kellie Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
A-Ha - Sun always shines on Tv ( Take on my was so much better1)
Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red
Housemartins - Caravn of Love ( Happy hour was so much better!)
Bros - I Owe You Nothing (Although I do like, 'When Will I Famous'
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up ( HATE this song!)
Enya - Orinoco Flow
Anything by Jive Bunny!

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11. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO SPeedwagon (IMO, their worst song!)
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I'll look at it this way -- if "Can't Fight This Feeling" is REO's *worst* song, then they must be a D@MN good band!!!

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I agree on a lot of what you've said, macdaddy.  And I especially agree about the songs from 1988 and 1989 being pretty bad.  Part of the reason why I didn't post songs from those years was because I knew that my list for the second half of the decade would be way too long!  We must be in the same age bracket!  ;)  LOL!
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I graduated high school in '89...easily the worst year, pop music-wise, in the 80's.  Remember my first semester at college, summer '89 - Richard Marx, Dino, Martika all over the radio.  Yecch.  Grad Nite '89, held at Disney World and open to all (paying ;-)) high school seniors in Florida, was headlined by New Kids on the Block.  Could this get much worse??

A few people have chimed in on Wham! & George Michael #1's...I had no problem with any of them except for 'Monkey'.  Just a bad song; sung by anyone else, that song gets nowhere near #1.  'Father Figure' is a great, great pop song.

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Just about everything by Whitney Houston
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I couldn't agree with you more!!!!  ;)

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I'll look at it this way -- if "Can't Fight This Feeling" is REO's *worst* song, then they must be a D@MN good band!!!
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LOL!  Well I think they are!!!  ;D

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I graduated high school in '89...easily the worst year, pop music-wise, in the 80's.  Remember my first semester at college, summer '89 - Richard Marx, Dino, Martika all over the radio.  Yecch.  Grad Nite '89, held at Disney World and open to all (paying ;-)) high school seniors in Florida, was headlined by New Kids on the Block.  Could this get much worse??

A few people have chimed in on Wham! & George Michael #1's...I had no problem with any of them except for 'Monkey'.  Just a bad song; sung by anyone else, that song gets nowhere near #1.  'Father Figure' is a great, great pop song.
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I graduated high school in '84.  I thought it was a pretty good year for music.  Like you, I was not too impressed with the song line-up for 1989.  New Kids On The Block for your graduation party?  Uggghhhhhh!  Poor you!  :(

I also don't mind Wham!'s music too much.  (I can hear you groaning, Lester! ;D)  "Everything She Wants" was probably my favoirte by them.  I wasn't really into George Michael's solo stuff though...

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Tiffany - "Could've Been" (Blech! Could've been that they shouldn't have released this as a single!)
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LMAO, DJ!!!  ;D ;D ;D