(Billboard) Top 25 One-hit wonders of the 2000s

Billboard ^ | Dec 10, 2009 | No byline

[NCBraveheart]

Who the hell are those people? I haven’t heard of any of them.

[SoDak]

Apparently, I’m old. I don’t know more than a couple of these songs.

[a fool in paradise]

One hit wonder means you didn't chart again (and may not have belonged there in the first place without the hype) so it doesn't necessarily mean you are O-L-D if you don't recognize the names but I must confess that I only know of 3 of these songs and one of them was in heavy rotation on Rush Limbaugh's show (at least in parody).

But if you gave me a list of the top 25 songs (by Billboard's listing) of the 2000s, I probably would only be able to pick out a handful of those. But I could likewise serve up a list of 25 recommended recordings that don't get industry exposure in the MSM yet are contemporary artists recording contemporary music. I don't watch ABCBSNBCPBSMSNBCNNFOX either.

[a fool in paradise]

Lou Bega - MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)

Came out on the cusp of 1999/2000 and had the line “A little bit of Monica goin’ on...”. Heard in the wake of public knowledge of President Clinton’s affair with Monica, the song was in heavy rotation.

[2banana]

No polka songs?

[Badabing Badablonde]

I don’t know alot of one-hit wonders, but my all time favorite is “Brandy” by Looking Glass.....the bass is pure melody, and I never tire of listening to how cool and smooth it is.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The only one I've heard of is Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy".

I guess I am...

[Star Traveler]

Sounds like y'all need to look at this one... :-)

OneHitWonder Central

[envisio]

I don’t know nary one of them.

[bigbob]

What would really be interesting is a list of 25 songs from the 00’s that are not pure crap.

I think it’d be asking too much...

[a fool in paradise]

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[nina0113]

The only one I’ve heard is Mambo No. 5.

[a fool in paradise]

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[a fool in paradise]

I heard that one, Gnarls Barkley Crazy and I heard OF Macy Gray (she had a tv commercial) and I assume she was singing her song on her ad. And that’s it.

[Signalman]

I can proudly state that I have never heard any of these songs nor have I ever heard of any of the “artist(s)” who are responsible for them.

[dfwgator]

Who the hell are those people? I haven’t heard of any of them.

And a lot of them apparently don't know how to spell.

[Wee-Weed Up]

I’ve never heard of 90% of these people.

[a fool in paradise]

These bands may be flavor of the month and pre-fabricated but I have to wonder how many of these songs share the same producers.

[NavyCanDo]

“Who the hell are those people? I haven’t heard of any of them.”

DITTO. The 80’s was the last decade of good Pop Music. Something happened in the 1990’s where Pop music just was not appealing anymore. I could not name any top ten song, album or group from about 1995 and on. Offer me a million dollars right now to name one song in the top 25, and I would walk away broke.

Country during that same period however started gaining younger listeners. It was not just music Dad listened to anymore.