1. England
   Norway
2. Canada

The Norwegian A-ha came from Norway to score six trophies at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards thanks to the song "Take On Me."

1. Rockwell
   Nena
2. Cutting Crew

Cutting Crew scored a major hit with "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" off their 1986 debut album "Broadcast."

1. Nena
   Rockwell
2. the Weather Girls

Wash and Armstead formed a group known as the Weather Girls. They made it to No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982 with the song "It's Raining Men."

1. Soft Cell
   Modern English
2. Quarterflash

Almond and Soft Cell hit No. 1 in 17 countries with their 1981 song "Tainted Love."

1. "Just Dance"
   "Cars"
2. "Relax"

Frankie Goes to Hollywood scored their biggest hit ever with the 1984 No. 1 song "Relax."

1. "Maniac"
   "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
2. "Dancing Queen"

Sembello's song "Maniac" was written about a psycho cat killer, but the lyrics were later changed to fit the wild dancing in "Flashdance."

1. true
2. false

The Nena song — later recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" — was written as a protest against the Cold War.

1. Devo
   the Buggles
2. Quarterflash

The two bands joined forces to form Quarterflash, which scored a hit with "Harden My Heart" in 1981.

1. Thomas Dolby
   Rockwell
2. Matthew Wilder

Thomas Dolby never had another major hit after "She Blinded Me With Science" and went on to teach music for film at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

1. Jimmy McFerrin
   Bobby McDonald
2. Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin scored his biggest hit with "Don't Worry, Be Happy "off his 1988 album "Simple Pleasures."

1. "I Ran"
   "The Safety Dance"
2. "Break My Stride"

Men Without Hats scored a massive hit with "The Safety Dance," a song off of their 1981 debut album.

1. the Buggles
   the Outfield
2. Modern English

Back when MTV played music videos, the very first one they played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

1. 1980
   1983
2. 1986

Kajagoogoo won fans with the 1983 hit "Too Shy." Vocalist Chris Hamill later sang the theme song for "The NeverEnding Story."

1. Wild Cherry
   Madness
2. Mad World

Thanks to heavy MTV airplay in 1983, Madness scored a top ten hit with "Our House."

1. Rockwell
   Joe Hill
2. Light

To distance himself from his famous father, Gordy's son performed under the name Rockwell and had a hit with the 1983 song "Somebody's Watching Me."

1. Devon
   Deva
2. Devo

Devo soared up the charts with their song "Whip It" from their 1980 debut album "Freedom of Choice."

1. Weather Girls
   the Outfield
2. Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow hit No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982 with the cheerful "I Want Candy."

1. "Pink"
   "Please Don't Go"
2. "The Pleasure Principle"

"Cars" from the album "The Pleasure Principle" was a top ten hit for Gary Numan after it was released in 1979.

1. Twisted Sister
   KISS
2. Kajagoogoo

Glam rock group Twisted Sister started off as Silver Star before hitting it big with the song "We're Not Gonna Take It."

1. Modern English
   Nena
2. Animotion

Modern English broke the Top 10 with the 1983 song "I Melt With You," which was later featured in the movie "Valley Girl."

1. Edison Lighthouse
   Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Men Without Hats

In a 2013 ranking of the best one-hit wonders of the '80s, VH1 put "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners in the top spot.

1. "Relax"
   "Break My Stride"
2. "Obsession"

Wilder had his biggest career song in 1983 with "Break My Stride" and went on to produce No Doubt's 1995 platinum "Tragic Kingdom" album.

1. a dance craze
   a street
2. a band

"Electric Avenue" was inspired by a real street in Britain — the first street in the area to get electric lights. Eddy Grant hit the No. 2 spot on the charts in both the U.K. and U.S. with his version of the tune in 1982.

1. 1980
   1981
2. 1982

A Flock of Seagulls ran away with the top spot on the music charts in the summer of 1982 with "I Ran."

1. "Two of Hearts"
   "I Think We're Alone Now"
2. "Dancing in the Dark"

Teen pop queen Stacey Q won fans over with her 1986 tune "Two of Hearts" and with guest appearances on "The Facts of Life" and "Full House."

1. 1983
   1985
2. 1987

Dead or Alive topped the charts with "You Spin Me Round" in 1985, while a Kesha and Flo Rida cover of the song hit No. 1 in 2009.

1. Animaniacs
   Animotion
2. Animated

Animotion scored a top ten with "Obsession." Just four months later, their follow up "Let Him Go" barely made it into the Top 40.

1. "Two of Us"
   "Your Love"
2. A Little Bit Older"

The Outfield made a career out of the 1985 song "Your Love." The band's other claim to fame is the song "Winning It All," which was featured on the soundtrack for "The Mighty Ducks."

1. true
2. false

Though Basil choreographed the 1968 movie "Head" for the band, the song was originally called "Kitty" and had nothing to do with Dolenz.

1. "Easy Love"
   "Two of Us"
2. "It Takes Two"

Rob Base and E-Z Rock mixed hip-hop and dance house sounds to create the 1988 smash "It Takes Two."