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1. Stealing a riff from "Land of 1,000 Dances" to begin his song, the man originally named Cecil Campbell burst onto the scene in 1994 from his native Jamaica to bring us "Here Comes the Hotstepper", a Billboard Number One hit in America. It would be the only major (or minor) hit on any significant music chart he would see. Who was this true one-hit wonder?
2. "All I can say is that my life is pretty plain." This song, "No Rain", and this group entered the singles charts for the first time in 1993. But except for very minor success on the Alternative music charts, they didn't see a continuance of their opening accolades. "Bee" a good person and tell me who sang this hit.
3. "Life's like a road that you travel on when there's one day here and the next day gone", starts out the first hit in America for this artist. "Life is a Highway" would be the greatest success for this solo artist, formerly the lead singer for the group Red Rider. Who was this singer?
4. With a call to all the "Party People" to open, "Whoomp There It Is" dominated the charts in the summer of 1993, but they were cursed with the inability to produce the same hook filled genius that they earned with the first one. Who is this hiphop group?
5. "It's been seven hours and fifteen days" begins a worldwide Number One song for this artist, successful in Britain, but achieving only one hit in the U.S. And it was actually a song that Prince loaned her. Who sang this worldwide smash from 1990?
6. "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination," begins one of the most misremembered song titles from the 1990s. "What's Up?" was not even the first single released from their debut album, but it cemented the band in pop culture forever, even though they would never see the Top 40 in the States again. What band is this?
7. "What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more" hits you right off the bat with the chorus of this dance club tune. He garnered major success in the Eurodance scene, but "What Is Love?" was the only significant success he would find in the United States. What Trinidadian-born singer gave us the catchy "What Is Love?"
8. "You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway" begins a soulful Top Five Billboard hit. But "Get Here" would be the only opportunity for this artist to reach the Top 40. What singer with gospel singing influences was the performer on "Get Here"?
9. "I hear a voice in my mind, I know her face by heart" begins a song that set many bars that hadn't been achieved in some time. "How Do You Talk To An Angel" was a Number One hit by a band that didn't even exist. What was the name of this fictional band, and the television show they came from?
10. "I love myself, I want you to love me" leaves little doubt on the sexuality of this next song. "I Touch Myself" broke the seal for the band who had much success Down Under, but the song would not create any lasting success beyond the land of Australia. Who is the one hit wonder that brought us "I Touch Myself"?
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