One Hit Wonder of the Decade

[Gotmadskillzson]

They came, they conquered... they were never heard from again. After reaching the Hot 100's Top 10 with their very first singles, none of these acts managed to crack the Top 25 for the rest of the decade. But hey, four minutes of fame is better than nothing.
The one-hitmakers on this list have been ranked by how high their big song climbed on the chart compared to how far down the tally their subsequent highest-charting effort peaked.
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Daniel Powter

BAD DAY


Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" was used as the kiss-off song for the 5th season of "American Idol," which gave the song enough juice to become the biggest single of 2006. The song went to No. 1 in April and stayed at the top for five weeks. But Powter's good fortune didn't last long; he hasn't visited the Hot 100 since.

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Terror Squad

LEAN BACK


Terror Squad, the hip-hop collective led by Fat Joe, topped the charts in August 2004 with "Lean Back," giving the world a new dance craze in the process. The Squad fell back hard after that, only reaching as high as No. 62 with a subsequent single: "Take Me Home," at the end of 2004.

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Crazy Town

BUTTERFLY


L.A. rap-rockers Crazy Town flew to the top of the charts with the Red Hot Chili Peppers infused track "Butterfly" in March 2001, and hovered at No. 1 for two weeks. The band's wings were clipped after reaching that peak; they never saw the Hot 100 again.

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MIMS

THIS IS WHY I'M HOT


MIMS told the world "This Is Why I'm Hot," and sizzled at the No. 1 spot for two weeks in March 2007. The Jamaican rapper's next single, July 2007's "Like This," only went as high as No. 32. Not quite as hot.

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D4L

LAFFY TAFFY


Atlanta's D4L hit a sweet spot with "Laffy Taffy" in January 2006, when the song peaked at No. 1. The foursome only made it to no. 72 with their next single "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me."

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James Blunt

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL


James Blunt sweet-talked his way to No. 1 with the inescapable ballad "You're Beautiful" in March 2006. But fans dropped him soon after; his appropriately titled next single, "Goodbye My Lover," only reached No. 66.

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Gnarls Barkley

CRAZY


"Crazy" was such a gargantuan smash, it felt like Gnarls Barkley's spell would never wear off. But after peaking at No. 2 in July 2006, Ceee-Lo and Dangermouse haven't made it past No. 88 with their subsequent singles. Crazy, indeed.

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Blu Cantrell

HIT 'EM UP STYLE (OOPS!)


Blu Cantrell struck gold with "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," which reached the No. 2 position in July 2001. Since then, she's only climbed as high as No. 70, with "Breathe" in 2003. Oops!

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Bo Bice

INSIDE YOUR HEAVEN


Bo Bice won the hearts of "American Idol" viewers with "Inside Your Heaven," which peaked at No. 2 in July 2005. After the cameras turned off, voters quickly tuned out. His next highest-charting single, "The Real Thing," peaked at No. 56 in May 2006.

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Dream

HE LOVES U NOT


Dream lived up to their name with "He Loves U Not," which climbed to No. 2 in December 2000. After that, the manufactured girl group woke up and only rose to No. 39 with their next single, "This Is Me," in the summer of 2001.

[Cebby]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

Considering Terror Squad a one hit wonder is kind of odd.

I'd also say that "The Real Thing" is what I and everyone I know would associate Bo Bice with. That song still gets play for a 5 year old song.

He Loves U Not is clearly the best song on the list.

[bgeno]

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Considering Terror Squad a one hit wonder is kind of odd.

I'd also say that "The Real Thing" is what I and everyone I know would associate Bo Bice with. That song still gets play for a 5 year old song.

He Loves U Not is clearly the best song on the list.

It's all about where the songs rank on the charts, not public perception.

I believe, technically, Jimmy Hendrix was a one-hit wonder.

[Acid]

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I believe, technically, Jimmy Hendrix was a one-hit wonder.

1) It's Jimi.
2) That's laughable.

Of his 3 studio albums, the lowest peak was at #5 (2 went 4x Platinum, and one went 5x). His singles weren't near the top of the charts in the US, but they were consistently at the top in the UK.

[bgeno]

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1) It's Jimi.
2) That's laughable.

Of his 3 studio albums, the lowest peak was at #5 (2 went 4x Platinum, and one went 5x). His singles weren't near the top of the charts in the US, but they were consistently at the top in the UK.

He's still technically a one-hit wonder in the U.S. according to the generally accepted definition. Only "All Along the Watchtower" (which, ironically, wasn't even his song) was in the Billboard U.S. Top 40 (the standard definition of a "hit" in the music business). In fact, he only had three songs even reach the top 100.

[ODogg]

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I think one hit wonder implies influence and longevity though to most folks. Maybe it's not the technical definition but no one is going to consider Hendrix a one-hit wonder when he influenced generations of guitarists. The term itself one-hit wonder is an insult to a band or a performer indicating they had one big hit and then were never heard from again. Jimi doesn't fit that description by any means.

[KENYON06]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

Why is Fort Minor on there? Wasn't Remember the Name a bigger song than Where'd You Go?

[Gibbz]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

Gnarls Barkley a one-hit wonder?

[KENYON06]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

I expected tatu and the dudes that wrote "who let the dogs out" to be on there..

[Gibbz]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

I expected tatu and the dudes that wrote "who let the dogs out" to be on there..

Yeah, I'd consider Baha Men the ultimate one-hit wonder of this decade.

[Blzer]

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Gnarls Barkley a one-hit wonder?

I know, I don't get that either.



I think I would add Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One and Howie Day - Collide to artists whom I'm personally familiar with.

What's funny is I own every album either of them had ever released. And frankly, I don't know how My Chemical Romance is living off more than Welcome to the Black Parade, either. I own the albums "The Black Parade" and "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge", and unfortunately I almost don't like any of it.

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

Tipsy is the best song on that list by far.

[bgeno]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

Why is Fort Minor on there? Wasn't Remember the Name a bigger song than Where'd You Go?

According to Wikipedia, Remember the Name reached #48 on the Hot 100 and #38 on the Top 40 Mainstream. I'm not sure which one the music business uses to determine whether a song is a "hit" or not.

[bgeno]

Re: One Hit Wonder of the Decade

I think I would add Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One and Howie Day - Collide to artists whom I'm personally familiar with.

Are you saying they should be One-Hit-Wonders of the decade? Bedingfield's "I gotta get through this" did better on the charts than "If you're not the one."

Howie Day isn't a bad choice, though. But Collide only got to #20, and the list calls for a Top 10 song.

Gnarls Barkley a one-hit wonder?

Yeah, that's wrong if Wikipedia is correct when it says that "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" reached #20 after Crazy was #2.

Tipsy is the best song on that list by far.

Not even the best rap song on the list. "Throw Some D's" was far better.

[cubsfan203]

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Why is Fort Minor on there? Wasn't Remember the Name a bigger song than Where'd You Go?

I was wondering why they were on there too. Where'd You Go was their only song to get a lot of radio time, but Remember The Name is still popular today.

I remember pretty much every song from that list though, some of them were actually pretty good.