Billboard Magazine released a top One-Hit Wonders list as part of its “Best of the 2000s” feature, and names like Daniel Powter, Terror Squad, MIMS and James Blunt top the pack.
The list is purely based on (and arranged in order of) comparative chart performance between the artist’s “hit” and follow-up songs. So while a singer like James Blunt might have made a cultural impact with “Goodbye My Lover” (including a memorable appearance during a Christmas episode of “The Office”), it was only his “You’re Beautiful” that did anything on the Billboard singles charts. A similar situation occurs with Fort Minor–“Where’d You Go” was the group’s only chart hit even though “Remember the Name” had a notable run in commercials and as a theme song for the NBA.
The list also appears to only take into account domestic US market performance.
Headline Planet features the list of performers below.
1) Daniel Powter – Bad Day
2) Terror Squad – Lean Back
3) Crazy Town – Butterfly
4) MIMS – This is Why I’m Hot
5) D4L – Laffy Taffy
6) James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
7) Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
8) Blu Cantrell – Hit ‘Em Up Style
9) Bo Bice – Inside Your Heaven (*note–this characterization is odd, given the fact that “Inside Your Heaven” received a boost as the “American Idol” runner-up single; his first post-show single was “The Real Thing,” which peaked at 56).
10) Dream – He Loves U Not
11) J-Kwon – Tipsy
12) Cassie – Me & U
13) Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5
14) Lil’ Romeo – My Baby
15) Lumidee – Never Leave You
16) Hinder – Lips of an Angle
17) Kevin Lyttle – Turn Me On
18) Youngbloodz – Damn!
19) Fort Minor – Where’d You Go
20) Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You
21) Cassidy – Hotel
22) Macy Gray – I Try
23) The Calling – Wherever You Will GO
24) Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles
25) Ruff Endz – No More
26) Eiffel 65 – Blue
27) Rich Boy – Throw Some Ds
28) Nick Lachey – What’s Left of Me
29) Tweet – Oops
30) Hurricane Chris – A Bay Bay
31) Jibbs – Chain Hang Low
32) Sonique – It Feels So Good
33) DJ Sammy – Heaven
34) Eden’s Crush – Get Over Yourself
35) DHT – Listen To Your Heart
36) Truth Hurts – Addictive
37) Kevon Edmonds – 24/7
38) S Club 7 – Never Had a Dream Come True
39) Young Dro – Shoulder Lean