Britain, Ireland, Iceland. For whatever reason, island nations make some great music. Australia and New Zealand have so much more than their fair share that I'm spreading this over three weeks, first today's five one-hit wonders, then I'll count down my top ten bands over the next two installments.

Big Pig: "Breakaway"
I love Big Pig's sound, with the percussion and the harmonica. "Hungry Town" almost does it for me, but really it's just "Breakaway" I can't get out of my head.

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Eurogliders: "Heaven (Must Be There)"
A divine tune that makes me happy.

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Go-Betweens: "Streets of Your Town"
Big timers in Australia, this pleasant, intelligent band never broke out, and never resonated deeply for me.

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Boom Crash Opera: "Onion Skin"
Another band with a large catalog. Sorry. I'll just keep dancing my head off to this single.

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Dragon: "Rain"
I was exposed to a good amount of Aussie and Kiwi music when I was young. Sometimes I hear something I didn't even know I'd forgotten for the past thirty years. So 80s it makes me feel young.

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Any I missed?