Charted Once, Echo Forever: 8 Iconic ’80s One-Hit Wonders You Still Know by Heart

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00:00Charted once, echo forever.

00:02Eight iconic 80s one-hit wonders you still know by heart.

00:07Number 8.

00:08Devo, Whippet.

00:10Devo's Akron-born Whippet fused conceptual art rock with robotic funk, delivering MTV-ready

00:16weirdness and absurdist vocals over mechanical grooves.

00:20Number 7.

00:21When in Rome, The Promise.

00:24When in Rome's The Promise combines cathedral-like piano and dual vocals, to blend hope and

00:29desperation into a cult-favorite ballad.

00:32Number 6.

00:34Twisted Sister, We're Not Gonna Take It.

00:37Twisted Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It channels adolescent rage into anthemic rebellion, pairing

00:42hard-hitting riffs with Snyder's uncompromising vocals.

00:46Number 5.

00:47Tom Tom Club, Genius of Love.

00:50Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love fused rock with Caribbean rhythms, with a sampled bass line

00:55that shaped countless hip-hop tracks.

00:58Number 4.

00:59Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Relax.

01:02Frankie Goes to Hollywood's relax-ignited controversy with its band, tension-filled dance

01:07beat, horn's edgy production and Johnson's swaggering vocals.

01:12Number 3.

01:13Soft Cell, Tainted Love.

01:16Soft Cell's Tainted Love reimagines a 1965 soul ballad via Moog synths, pairing pounding beats

01:22with Allman's raw, tortured vocals.

01:24Number 2.

01:25Kajagoogoo, Too Shy.

01:28Kajagoogoo's Too Shy blends horn's pristine production with Limal's neon falsetto over cascading

01:34synths, creating an unforgettable new wave hit.

01:37Number 1.

01:38Dazz Band, Let It Whip.

01:41Dazz Band's Grammy-winning Let It Whip marries classic R&B songwriting with polished 80s funk

01:47production, delivering an endlessly infectious groove.

01:50Dazz Band, Let It Whip.