in 2002, "take on me" was ranked at number eight on "vh1's 100 greatest one hit wonders", although this status is slightly misleading as it reflects a-ha's lack of mainstream success in the united states; the group was by no means a one-hit wonder elsewhere or in career terms. in 2006, "take on me" was ranked number 24 on "vh1's greatest songs of the 1980s".