Artists (& songs) that became One Hit Wonders in Hellas.
Basic criterion: The airplay they received & the success they achieved in Hellenic radio stations.
British & Irish Pop-Rock of the 80s:
Calling All The Heroes - IT BITES (1986)
UK # 6, NL # 45
Only UK hits: Whole New World (# 54), The Old Man & The Angek (# 72)
Clouds Across The Moon - RAH BAND (1985)
UK # 6, BE # 6, NL # 8, SE # 9, FR # 28
Only UK hits: The Crunch (# 6), Falcon (# 35), Slide (# 50), Perfumed Garden (# 45), Messages From The Stars (# 42), Are You Satified (# 70)
Could Have Told You So - HALO JAMES (1989)
UK # 6, DE # 48, BE # 50
Crash - THE PRIMITIVES (1988)
UK # 5, SE # 2, NZ # 11, DE # 42
Only UK hits: Out Of Reach (# 25), Way Behind Me (# 36)
Cry - WATERFRONT (1988)
US # 10, UK # 17, NZ # 30
Nature Of Love (US # 70)
Election Day - ARCADIA (1985)
US # 6, UK # 7, NZ # 4, NO # 7, NL # 12, AU # 13, BE # 14, CA # 8, CH # 18, DE # 21
The Promise (UK # 37, DE # 72), The Flame (UK # 58, NL # 38)
Eyes Of The World - ZU ZU SHARKS (1984)
Did not chart in Europe.
Gabrielle - PAUL ROLAND (1987)
Did not chart in Europe.
Gone Forever - CRY BEFORE DAWN (1987)
Did not chart in Europe.
Heartache Avenue - THE MAISONETTES (1982)
UK # 7, BE # 8, NL # 16, DE # 64
UK # 7, BE # 8, NL # 16, DE # 64
I Wanna Be A Cowboy - BOYS DON'T CRY (1985)
US # 12, NZ # 1, AU # 4, CA # 19, BE # 24, DE # 41, UK # 77
UK # 25
Love At First Sight - THE GIST (1982)
Did not chart in Europe.
Love In Anger - THE ARMOURY SHOW (1987)
UK # 63
Love Me Today - COLD FISH (1982)
Did not chart in Europe.
Love Missile F1-11 - SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK (1986)
UK # 3, DE # 3, CH # 6, AT # 9, BE # 20, NL # 30, NZ # 21, AU # 32
21st Century Boy (UK # 20, CH # 24, DE # 28, IT # 43)
My Soul Unwraps Tonight - SAVAGE PROGRESS (1984)
DE # 14, AT # 14, CH # 18
UK # 4, SE # 2, NO # 4, CH # 5, BE # 18, DE # 19, NZ # 40, NL # 42
No More "I Love You's" - THE LOVER SPEAKS (1986)
UK # 58
Right Now - THE CREATURES (1983)
UK # 14
Only UK hits: Mad Eyed Screamer (# 24), Miss The Girl (# 21)
Rip It Up - ORANGE JUICE (1982)
UK # 8
Other 8 minor UK (only) hits.
Slipping Into Daylight - BLUE RONDO (1983)
Did not chart in Europe.
Soul Train - SWANS WAY (1984)
UK # 20
Spirit In The Sky - DOCTOR & THE MEDICS (1986)
UK # 1, IE # 1, CA # 1, AT # 1, NZ # 2, AU # 3, it # 6, DE # 9, SE # 16, BE # 29, US # 69
Only UK hits: Burn (# 29) Waterloo (# 45)
Did not chart in Europe.
The Drowning Man - THE HOLLOW MEN (1988)
Did not chart in Europe.
The Politics Of Dancing - RE-FLEX (1983)
UK # 28, NZ # 12, DE # 25, CH # 28, NL # 43
The Promise - WHEN IN ROME (1987)
US # 11, UK # 58
The Worker - FISCHER-Z (1979)
UK # 53, BE # 23, NL # 26
So Long (UK # 72, NL # 12, BE # 14)
There She Goes - THE LA'S (1988)
UK # 13, US # 49, BE # 40, NL # 57
Did not chart in Europe.
Turning Japanese - THE VAPORS (1980)
UK # 3, AU # 1, NZ # 9, US # 36, CA # 6
Only UK hits: News At Ten (# 44), Jimmie Jones (# 44)
Video Killed The Radio Star - BUGGLES (1979)
UK # 1, AT # 1, CH # 1, SE # 1, DE # 2, NZ # 2, BE # 12, NL # 16
Only UK hits: The Plastic Age (# 16), Clean Clean (# 38), Elstree (# 55)
Waiting For Another Chance - ENDGAMES (1983)
DE # 21
US # 14, CA # 11, NZ # 11, UK # 51, AU # 77
Why Is It A Crime - SLIDE (1989)
Did not chart in Europe.
British & Irish Pop-Rock of the 90s:
Did not chart in Europe.
U.K. (London, England)
Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook mix) - CORNERSHOP (single, 1998 / LP When I Was Born For The 7th Time, 1997)
U.K. (Leicester, England)
Can You Dig It? - THE MOCK TURTLES (1991)
UK # 18
U.K. (Middleton, Greater Manchester, England)
Highway 5 - THE BLESSING (1991)
UK # 30, NL # 52, CA # 61
U.K. (London, England)
UK # 5, NZ # 6, AU # 9, IE # 15, AT # 26, FR # 33, BE # 38, NL # 52, US # 79
U.K. (Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) & Kingston, Jamaica
Monday Morning 5:19 - RIALTO (1998)
UK # 21, NL # 69
U.K. (London, England)
Slide Away - J.J. (1990)
Did not chart in Europe.
U.K. (Greater Manchester, England)
Spaceman - BABYLON ZOO (1996)
U.K. (Wolverhampton, England)
UK # 15
U.K. (Newcastle, England)
The One & Only - CHESNEY HAWKES (1991)
UK # 1, US # 10, AT # 1, SE # 2, BE # 3, CH # 4, NO # 5, DE # 8, NL # 9, EUROPEAN # 5
U.K. (Windsor, Berkshire, England)
What Do You Want From Me - MONACO (1997)
UK # 11, SE # 40, NL # 60, DE # 87
U.K. (Greater Manchester, England)
Canadian & Australian Pop-Rock of the 80s & 90s:
Funky Town - PSEUDO ECHO (1987)
US # 6, UK # 8, AU # 1, NZ # 1, SE # 9, CH # 11, AT # 13, DE # 16, BE # 40
I Touch Myself - THE DIVINYLS (1990)
US # 4, UK # 10, AU # 1, NZ # 17, CA # 13
Live It Up - MENTAL AS ANYTHING (1985)
UK # 3, IE # 2, NO # 4, DE # 6, AT # 15, SE # 20, BE # 40, NL # 42, AU # 2, NZ # 6
Love Me Today - CORRRECT SPELLING aka COLD FISH (1982)
Did not chart in Europe.
Canada
That's When I Think Of You - 1927 (1988)
AU # 6, UK # 46, CA # 55, US # 100
The Boys Light Up - AUSTRALIAN CRAWL (1981)
AU # 22
US pop & rock of the 80s
Camouflage - STAN RIDGWAY (1986)
UK # 4, BE # 7, DE # 8, CH # 11, NL # 11, AT # 17
Lead singer of Wall Of Voodoo (Mexican Radio)
Fear Of God - GUADALCANAL DIARY (1986)
Did not chart in Europe.
Kaw Liga - THE RESIDENTS (1986)
Did not chart in Europe.
Straight Ahead - GREG SAGE (1985)
Did not chart in Europe.
Lead singer & guitarist of the Wipers (Different Ways, Nothing Left To Lose)
Summer - NUCLEAR VALDEZ (1989)
Did not chart in Europe.
US # 19, UK # 21, CA # 15, AU # 18, NZ # 29
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