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:
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)
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
UK # 2, DE # 1, CH # 1, AT # 3, NO # 3, BE # 4, IT # 5, SE # 9, NL # 23
France
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:
UK # 5, US # 42, IE # 6, SE # 17, NL # 25, BE # 28
U.S.A. (Newark, New Jersey)
CH # 8, DE # 10, IT # 23
Baby's In The Mountains - PETER GODWIN (LP Correspendence, 1983)
US DANCE CLUB CHARTS # 4
U.S.A.
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:
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)
