Fictional Bands with Hit Songs, 7-9

Here are the final three on our list of 9 fictional bands with hit songs, starting with The Heights.

7. The Heights

The Heights, a TV show about a rock 'n' roll band of the same name, aired for only one season in 1992. By day, the characters worked blue-collar jobs, but at night they were The Heights. The series depicted the struggles of the band, as well as the romances among the characters, and a new song was performed each week.

The show's theme song, "How Do You Talk to an Angel," which featured actor Jamie Walters on lead vocals, topped the charts in mid-November. Ironically, the show was canceled a week later.

8. The Wonders

When your band's name is The Oneders (pronounced The Wonders) and everybody calls you The Oh-nee-ders, it's time to change your name -- even if you're just a fictional band.

That's exactly what happened in the 1996 hit movie That Thing You Do!, written and directed by Tom Hanks. The film about a one-hit wonder band in the 1960s starred Hanks, as well as Tom Everett Scott, Steve Zahn, and Liv Tyler. The band's hit song "That Thing You Do!" went as high as number 18 on Billboard's charts and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. In addition, the soundtrack reached number 21 on Billboard's album chart.

9. Gorillaz

Guinness World Records named Gorillaz the most successful virtual band after its 2001 debut album, Gorillaz, sold more than six million copies. Created in 1999 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, this alternative rock band is made up of four animated characters: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. The band's second album, Demon Days, received five Grammy nominations in 2006, including a victory for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

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