One Hit Wonders in Hellas (Part 06 / 12)

Artists (& songs) that became One Hit Wonders in Hellas.

Basic criterion: The airplay they received & the success they achieved in Hellenic radio stations.

Dance Hits

Dance hits of the 70s:

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (single, 1979) 

US # 13, US R&B # 1, CA # 25, UK # 5, NL # 39, NZ # 30

U.S.A. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Amada Mia, Amore Mio - EL PASADOR (OST Die Vorstadtkrokodile, 1977 / LP Amazonas, 1976)

DE # 10, AT # 25, CH # 66

Italy

Born To Be Alive - PATRICK HERNANDEZ (1978)

DE # 1, AT # 1, SE # 1, NO # 1, IT # 2, BE # 2, CH # 5, UK # 10, NL # 12, US # 61, AU # 1, NZ # 1

France

Funkytown - LIPPS INC. (1979)

US # 1, UK # 2, DE # 1, CH # 1, AT # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, NO # 1, IT # 2, SE # 2, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 1

U.S.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Got To Be Real - CHERYL LYNN (1978)

US # 12, CA # 16, UK # 70, NZ # 23

U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California)

I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round) - ALICIA BRIDGES (1978)

US # 5, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 2, CA # 3, BE # 7, NL # 11, UK # 32, DE # 35, AU # 11, NZ # 4

U.S.A. (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Lady Marmalade - LaBELLE (1974)

US # 1, CA # 1, NL # 2, BE # 2, UK # 17, DE # 17, AT # 17, NZ # 21

U.S.A. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Let's All Chant - THE MICHAEL ZAGER BAND (1977)

UK # 8, BE # 2, NL # 4, CH # 4, DE # 14, US # 36, CA # 27, AU # 23

U.S.A. (New Jersey)

Love Is In The Air - JOHN PAUL YOUNG (1977)

US # 7, UK # 5, SE # 2, NO # 2, DE # 3, AT # 3, BE # 3, IT # 4, CH # 5, NL # 9, FR # 31, AU # 3, NZ # 2

Scotland & Australia

Magic Fly - SPACE (1977)

UK # 2, DE # 1, CH # 1, AT # 3, NO # 3, BE # 4, IT # 5, SE # 9, NL # 23

France

Pop Muzik - M (1979)

US # 1, UK # 2, DE # 1, CH # 1, SE # 1, AT # 2, NL # 3, BE # 3, NO # 5, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 3

U.K. (London, England)

Popcorn - HOT BUTTER (1972)

US # 9, UK # 5, DE # 1, FR # 1, CH # 1, BE # 1, NO # 1, AT # 10, IT # 19, AU # 1, NZ # 3

U.S.A. (New York City, New York)

Ring My Bell - ANITA WARD (1979)

US # 1, CA # 1, UK # 1, NO # 1, FR # 2, SE # 2, DE # 3, AT # 3, BE # 4, CH # 5, NL # 8, IT # 9, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 3, NZ # 1

U.S.A. (Memphis, Tennessee)

Dance hits of the 80s:

Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent - GWEN GUTHRIE (1986)

UK # 5, US # 42, IE # 6, SE # 17, NL # 25, BE # 28

U.S.A. (Newark, New Jersey)

Another Life - KANO feat GLEN WHITE (1983)

CH # 8, DE # 10, IT # 23

Baby's In The Mountains - PETER GODWIN (LP Correspendence, 1983)

US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 4

U.S.A.

Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) - PAUL LEKAKIS (1987)

AU # 1, NZ # 7, US # 43, CA # 4, UK # 60

U.S.A. & Hellas

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - BOYS TOWN GANG (1982)

UK # 4, NL # 1, BE # 1, IE # 5, DE # 43

U.S.A. (San Francisco, California)

Coming Out Of Hiding - PAMALA STANLEY (1983)

US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 4

U.S.A. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Eight Arms To Hold You - GOON SQUAD (OST Goonies, 1985)

US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 1

El Parasol - MOSER MOSER (1984)

Did not chart in Europe.

Far From Over - FRANK STALLONE (OST Staying Alive, 1983)

US # 10, CA # 15, BE # 3, NL # 4, CH # 5, DE # 11, AU # 61

U.S.A. (New York)

French Kiss - LIL LOUIS (1989)

UK # 2, NL # 1, DE # 2, CH # 2, BE # 3, AT # 4, SE # 16, EUROPEAN # 3, US # 50, AU # 35

U.S.A. (Chicago, Illinois)

Geil - BRUCE & BONGO (1986)

DE # 1, AT # 1, IT # 4, CH # 7, NL # 13, BE # 16

U.K. (England)

Happy Song - BABY'S GANG (1983)

Did not chart in Europe.

Italy

I Beg Your Pardon - KON KAN (1989)

US # 15, CA # 19, UK # 5, BE # 4, NL # 5, DE # 8, NZ # 7

Canada (Toronto, Ontario)

In The Evening - SHERYL LEE RALPH (single, 1984)

BE # 16, NL # 18, NZ # 17, UK # 64

U.S.A. (Waterbury, Connecticut)

It's Raining Men - THE WEATHER GIRLS (1982)

UK # 2, IE # 5, NO # 8, DE # 43, NL # 46, CH # 95, US # 46, AU # 16, NZ # 13

U.S.A. (San Francisco, California)

Jack Your Body - STEVE "SILK" HARLEY (Dec 1986)

UK # 1, IE # 1, DE # 14, NL # 16, BE # 18, AT # 25, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 25

U.S.A. (Chicago, Illinois)

Japanese Boy - ANEKA (1981)

UK # 1, IE # 1, SE # 1, FI # 1, BE # 1, CH # 1, DE # 3, AT # 4, NO # 4, NL # 7, IT # 16, EUROPEAN # 1, CA # 42

U.K. (Scotland)

Jive Talkin' - BOOGIE BOX HIGH (1987)

UK # 7, NL # 4, BE # 7, AU # 82, NZ # 38

U.K. (England)

Living On Video - TRANS-X (1983)

CH # 2, DE # 4, AT # 9, BE # 13, NL # 16, UK # 77

Canada

Madonna's Eyes - JAYNE COLLINS (1985)

Did not chart in Europe.

U.K. (England)

Manhunt - KAREN KAMON (OST Flashdance, 1983)

Did not chart in Europe.

U.S.A.

Party All The Time - EDDIE MURPHY (1985)

US # 2, CA # 4, DE # 9, BE # 26, UK # 87, AU # 21, NZ # 3

U.S.A. (New York)

Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S (1987)

UK # 1, IT # 1, DE # 2, NL # 2, BE # 4, AT # 4, ES # 6, FR # 9, SE # 14, US # 13, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 1, AU # 6, NZ # 1

U.K. (England)

Right On Track - BREAKFAST CLUB (1987)

US # 7, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 7, NL # 16, BE # 16, DE # 32, UK # 54, AU # 4, NZ # 30

U.S.A. (New York)

Run To Me - TRACY SPENCER (1985)

IT # 1

also see: Marx & Spencer

U.K. (England)

Say I'm Your Number One - PRINCESS (1985)

UK # 7, DE # 2, CH # 4, NL # 6, BE # 12, AT # 29, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 15, AU # 8, NZ # 2

U.K. (England)

Say It, Say It - E.G. DAILY (1986 / LP Wild Child, 1985)

BE # 8, NL # 13, IT # 22, CA # 46, US # 70, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 1, NZ # 14

U.S.A.

She Blinded Me With Science - THOMAS DOLBY (1982)

US # 5, CA # 1, UK # 49, DE # 52, AU # 19, NZ # 7

Only UK hits: "Hyperactive" (#17), I Scare Myself (#46)

U.K. (England)

So Many Men, So Little Time - MIQUEL BROWN (1983)

US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 2, BE # 6, NL # 14, SE # 20, DE # 28, UK # 88

Canada

Stay - MARX & SPENCER (1983)

Did not chart in Europe.

see: Tracy Spencer

Trapped - COLONEL ABRAMS (1985)

UK # 3, US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 1, NL # 11, DE # 13, BE # 17

U.S.A. (Detroit, Michigan)

Two Of Hearts - STACEY Q. (1986)

US # 3, CA # 1, DE # 6, CH # 6, FR # 18, SE # 19, AT # 24, UK # 87, EUROPEAN # 20, AU # 7, NZ  # 4

U.S.A. (Fullerton, California)

U.S.S.R. - EDDY HUNTINGTON (1986)

CH # 6, IT # 15, DE # 23

U.K. (England)

When The Rain Begins To Fall - PIA ZADORA & JERMAINE JACKSON (OST Voyage Of The Rock Aliens, 1984)

DE # 1, FR # 1, NL # 1, BE #1, AT # 2, IT # 8, US # 54, CA # 42, AU # 63, NZ # 15

U.S.A.

Wishing On A Star - FRESH 4 (1989)

UK # 10, IE # 22

U.K.

Dance hits of the 90s:

Can't Take My Hands Off You - SOULTANS (single, 1996)

based in Germany (US, UK & Italy)

It's A Fine Day - OPUS III (1992)

UK # 5, FR # 14, AT # 14, DE # 18, SE # 22, BE # 24, CH # 24, NL # 51

U.K. (England)

Macarena - LOS DEL RIO (1995)

US # 1, UK # 2, DE # 1, FR # 1, AT # 1, CH # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, FI # 1, DK # 1, SE # 2, NO # 2, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 2

Spain

Samba De Janeiro - BELLINI (1997)

UK # 8, DE # 2, CH # 2, FR # 3, AT # 3, BE # 4, FI # 6, NL # 10, NO # 12, SE # 23,  EUROPEAN # 3

Germany

Tic, Tic Tac - CARRAPICHO (1997)

FR # 1, BE # 2, NL # 47

Brazil & Germany

Dance hits of the 00s:

The Ketchup Song (Asereje) - LAS KETCHUP (2002)

UK # 1, DE # 1, FR # 1, ES # 1, IT # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, AT # 1, CH # 1, SE # 1, NO # 1, FI # 1, DK # 1, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 1, US # 54

Spain (Cordoba, Andalusia)