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8 ‘80s One-Hit Wonders You Need To Listen To Now

Whether you’re reading this on a Friday or not, flashbacks are always fun! We’d like to take you back with some of our favorite ‘80s one-hit wonders.  Now, we know…

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Whether you’re reading this on a Friday or not, flashbacks are always fun!

We’d like to take you back with some of our favorite ‘80s one-hit wonders.  Now, we know the term “one-hit wonder” isn’t always the kindest of terms, but there’s a reason the charts were kinds to these eight songs.

**VOTE for your favorite one-hit wonder at the end of the list!**

Autograph – “Turn Up The Radio” (1984)

 

L.A. Guns – “The Ballad of Jayne” (1989)

 

Vixen – “Edge Of A Broken Heart” (1988)

Red Rider – “Lunatic Fringe” (1981)

 

Faster Pussycat – “House of Pain” (1989)

 

Pretty Boy Floyd – “Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night on Fire)” (1989)

JETBOY – “Feel The Shake” (1988)

 

Vinnie Vincent Invasion – “Boyz Are Gonna Rock” (1986)

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights