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Frankie Goes To Hollywood, performing in Washington during their US tour, 8th November 1984. (Photo by Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Quietly Shaped a Generation

Singer, actress choreographer and dancer Toni Basil performs on an episode of American Bandstand that aired on November 13, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Portrait of Danbert Nobacon and June Abbott, of Chumbawamba in Belfast, Northern Ireland , United Kingdom, 1992. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)

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