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A 1980 Special with One Hit Wonders from that year, including Stacy Lattisaw, Lipps Inc and Fern Kinney.

Throughout 2023, we鈥檙e going back to the 80s, to celebrate an amazing decade for One Hit Wonders.

Starting in 1980, a year that saw Empire Strikes Back top the box office, Family Fortunes started on telly, and the most popular toy was a Rubik's Cube.

You鈥檒l hear the singer who had her only big hit at the age of 13, the song that went to number 1 in 28 countries, and a track written by Neil Finn. It qualifies as a One Hit Wonder, we promise.

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jan 2023 02:30
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lipps, Inc.

    Funkytown

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Stacy Lattisaw

    Jump To The Beat

    • Let Me Be Your Angel.
    • BBR.
    • 009.

  • Styx

    Babe

    • Re-Discover The 70's - Emotions.
    • Old Gold.

  • Leon Haywood

    Don't Push It Don't Force It

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • The Look

    I Am The Beat

    • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Fern Kinney

    Together We Are Beautiful

    • The All Time Greatest Love Songs Vol.
    • Columbia.

  • Split Enz

    I Got You

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • Coffee

    Casanova

    • Slippin' And Dippin'.
    • BBR.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Jan 2023 02:30
    麻豆社 Radio 2

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

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