| LITTLESTAR | The Elegants' only hit, which hit #1 in 1958 |
| WHENIMWITHYOU | Sheriff's only hit, which hit #1 in 1988 |
| JANHAMMER | He wrote the theme song to "Miami Vice," which hit #1 in 1985 |
| ERA | Ford had the best one in 1958 |
| UNDERCOVERANGEL | Alan O'Day's only hit, #1 in 1977 |
| KUNGFUFIGHTING | Carl Douglas's only hit, #1 in 1974 |
| DONTGIVEUPONUS | David Soul's only hit, #1 in 1977 |
| FUNKYTOWN | Lipps, Inc.'s only hit, #1 in 1980 |
| IMTOOSEXY | Right Said Fred's only hit, #1 in 1992 |
| SEASONSINTHESUN | Terry Jacks' only hit, #1 in 1974 |
| CECIL | Name the lion which hit the headlines in the summer after he was shot dead in Zimbabwe by an American tourist. (5) |
| ANGEL | Madonna hit which reached no 5 in the UK in 1985 (5) |
| IRENE | First major Atlantic hurricane of the 2011 season, which hit the Caribbean and mainland US in late August (5) |
| ALGAR | Garth's surname in "Wayne's World 2" which hit theatres in the 1993 festive season |
| HOMERUN | In baseball, a hit which allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases (4,3) |
| ANYMANOFMINE | Shania Twain's first crossover hit which also won Single of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards in 1995 |
| LESSONS | Level 42's hit which reached No.3 in 1986, ------- in Love (7) |
| THWACK | Hit seen at No.1 among the hits which are considered key |
| TONIBASIL | Her only hit was the 1981 #1 "Mickey" |
| INNER | Without Victor, one could only hit the board next to the bull (5) |
