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Post by Verisimilitude on Apr 4, 2011 22:09:03 GMT -5
Very cool special that aired on Sunday night. The full list below; VH1's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The '90s: 40- Whoop There It Is [Tag Team] 39- I Touch Myself [Divinyls] 38- How Do You Talk To An Angel [Heights] 37- B*tch [Meredith Brooks] 36- Bad Boys [Inner Circle] 35- Sex & Candy [Marcy Playground] 34- You Gotta Be [Des'ree] 33- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [Proclaimers] 32- MyBabyDaddy [B-Rock & The Bizz] 31- Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm [Crash Test Dummies] 30- Bitter Sweet Symphony [The Verve] 29- Lullaby [Shawn Mullins] 28- Flava In Ya Ear [Craig Mack] 27- Achy Breaky Heart [Billy Ray Cyrus] 26- Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of....) [Lou Bega] 25- The Impression That I Get [Mighty Mighty Bosstones] 24- Feed The Tree [Belly] 23- What Is Love [Haddaway] 22- Walking In Memphis [Marc Cohn] 21- Legend Of A Cowgirl [Imani Coppola] 20- Good Vibrations [Marky Mark & Funky Bunch] 19- Steal My Sunshine [Len] 18- Unbelievable [EMF] 17- Informer [Snow] 16- Jump [Kris Kross] 15- No Rain [Blind Melon] 14- Rump Shaker [Wreckx-N-Effect] 13- Cotton Eye Joe [Red-Nex] 12- The Humpty Dance [Digital Underground] 11- You Get What You Give [New Radicals] 10- One Of Us [Joan Osborne] 9- Jump Around [House Of Pain] 8- Barely Breathing [Duncan Sheik] 7- Ice Ice Baby [Vanilla Ice] 6- Closing Time [Semisonic] 5- Tubthumping [Chumbawamba] 4- Macarena [Los Del Rio] 3- Rico Suave [Gerardo] 2- I'm Too Sexy
1- Baby Got Back [Sir Mix-A-Lot]
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Apr 4, 2011 22:21:22 GMT -5
Yup, pretty much.
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Post by CookyMonzta on Apr 5, 2011 2:46:28 GMT -5
Very cool special that aired on Sunday night. The full list below; VH1's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The '90s: 40- Whoop There It Is [Tag Team] 39- I Touch Myself [Divinyls] 38- How Do You Talk To An Angel [Heights] 37- B*tch [Meredith Brooks] 36- Bad Boys [Inner Circle] 35- Sex & Candy [Marcy Playground] 34- You Gotta Be [Des'ree] 33- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [Proclaimers] 32- MyBabyDaddy [B-Rock & The Bizz] 31- Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm [Crash Test Dummies] 30- Bitter Sweet Symphony [The Verve] 29- Lullaby [Shawn Mullins] 28- Flava In Ya Ear [Craig Mack] 27- Achy Breaky Heart [Billy Ray Cyrus] 26- Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of....) [Lou Bega] 25- The Impression That I Get [Mighty Mighty Bosstones] 24- Feed The Tree [Belly] 23- What Is Love [Haddaway] 22- Walking In Memphis [Marc Cohn] 21- Legend Of A Cowgirl [Imani Coppola] 20- Good Vibrations [Marky Mark & Funky Bunch] 19- Steal My Sunshine [Len] 18- Unbelievable [EMF] 17- Informer [Snow] 16- Jump [Kris Kross] 15- No Rain [Blind Melon] 14- Rump Shaker [Wreckx-N-Effect] 13- Cotton Eye Joe [Red-Nex] 12- The Humpty Dance [Digital Underground] 11- You Get What You Give [New Radicals] 10- One Of Us [Joan Osborne] 9- Jump Around [House Of Pain] 8- Barely Breathing [Duncan Sheik] 7- Ice Ice Baby [Vanilla Ice] 6- Closing Time [Semisonic] 5- Tubthumping [Chumbawamba] 4- Macarena [Los Del Rio] 3- Rico Suave [Gerardo] 2- I'm Too Sexy
1- Baby Got Back [Sir Mix-A-Lot]
Some of these artists are not exactly one-hit wonders. 36. Inner Circle followed their 1987 hit "Bad Boys" (whcih didn't become a hit in the U.S. until 1993) with "Sweat (A-La-La-La-La-Long)", which reached number 16 on the Hot 100. It was a bigger hit in the U.K., reaching #3. 20. Marky followed his "Good Vibrations" with "Wildside", which reached #10 on the Hot 100. 16. Kris Kross is as far from a one-hit wonder as Alpha Centauri is from the Sun. After going #1 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1992 with "Jump", they followed it up with "Warm It Up" (13, 3). They came back in 1993 with "Alright", featuring Super Cat (19, 8). In 1996 came the hit "Tonite's The Night" (12, 6). All 4 hits went gold. "Jump" went double-platinum. They do not belong on this list. Period. QED. Too bad some people have incredibly short memories on that network.  7. If I'm not mistaken, Vanilla Ice went to #4 with a rap remake of "Play That Funky Music". 1. "Baby Got Back' might have been Mix-a-Lot's only pop hit, but if I'm not mistaken, the album Mack Daddy, and the 2 albums that came before it, all went platinum. |
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Apr 5, 2011 9:57:24 GMT -5
Craig Mack's Get Down hit the Top 40 and went gold. He does not qualify for this.
Whoomp! There it is actually deserves to be in the Top 5 on this. If we are going by chart runs it deserves to be #1.
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Post by badrobot on Apr 5, 2011 10:50:58 GMT -5
Very cool special that aired on Sunday night. The full list below; VH1's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The '90s: 40- Whoop There It Is [Tag Team] 39- I Touch Myself [Divinyls] 38- How Do You Talk To An Angel [Heights] 37- B*tch [Meredith Brooks] 36- Bad Boys [Inner Circle] 35- Sex & Candy [Marcy Playground] 34- You Gotta Be [Des'ree] 33- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [Proclaimers] 32- MyBabyDaddy [B-Rock & The Bizz] 31- Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm [Crash Test Dummies] 30- Bitter Sweet Symphony [The Verve] 29- Lullaby [Shawn Mullins] 28- Flava In Ya Ear [Craig Mack] 27- Achy Breaky Heart [Billy Ray Cyrus] 26- Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of....) [Lou Bega] 25- The Impression That I Get [Mighty Mighty Bosstones] 24- Feed The Tree [Belly] 23- What Is Love [Haddaway] 22- Walking In Memphis [Marc Cohn] 21- Legend Of A Cowgirl [Imani Coppola] 20- Good Vibrations [Marky Mark & Funky Bunch] 19- Steal My Sunshine [Len] 18- Unbelievable [EMF] 17- Informer [Snow] 16- Jump [Kris Kross] 15- No Rain [Blind Melon] 14- Rump Shaker [Wreckx-N-Effect] 13- Cotton Eye Joe [Red-Nex] 12- The Humpty Dance [Digital Underground] 11- You Get What You Give [New Radicals] 10- One Of Us [Joan Osborne] 9- Jump Around [House Of Pain] 8- Barely Breathing [Duncan Sheik] 7- Ice Ice Baby [Vanilla Ice] 6- Closing Time [Semisonic] 5- Tubthumping [Chumbawamba] 4- Macarena [Los Del Rio] 3- Rico Suave [Gerardo] 2- I'm Too Sexy
1- Baby Got Back [Sir Mix-A-Lot]
Some of these artists are not exactly one-hit wonders. 36. Inner Circle followed their 1987 hit "Bad Boys" (whcih didn't become a hit in the U.S. until 1993) with "Sweat (A-La-La-La-La-Long)", which reached number 16 on the Hot 100. It was a bigger hit in the U.K., reaching #3. 20. Marky followed his "Good Vibrations" with "Wildside", which reached #10 on the Hot 100. 16. Kris Kross is as far from a one-hit wonder as Alpha Centauri is from the Sun. After going #1 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1992 with "Jump", they followed it up with "Warm It Up" (13, 3). They came back in 1993 with "Alright", featuring Super Cat (19, 8). In 1996 came the hit "Tonite's The Night" (12, 6). All 4 hits went gold. "Jump" went double-platinum. They do not belong on this list. Period. QED. Too bad some people have incredibly short memories on that network. 7. If I'm not mistaken, Vanilla Ice went to #4 with a rap remake of "Play That Funky Music". 1. "Baby Got Back' might have been Mix-a-Lot's only pop hit, but if I'm not mistaken, the album Mack Daddy, and the 2 albums that came before it, all went platinum. I think it's safe to say this was not intended to be a scientific list, but rather a list of artists who are primarily remembered for only one song. Also, Baby Got Back is one of the worst songs of all time in my opinion. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Apr 5, 2011 12:29:53 GMT -5
^Yes- it was the dame deal with the 80s special. There were acts who had other, smaller hits who appeared on the list.
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Apr 5, 2011 12:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by PDC1987 on Apr 5, 2011 12:34:25 GMT -5
These lists only consider success on the Hot 100, for some inane reason they don't take in to account some songs not being pop and their acts having more success at their actual core radio formats.
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Post by kingofpain on Apr 5, 2011 14:03:12 GMT -5
Wow I forgot about Belly. Shouldn't Merril Bainbridge be in that list?
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Post by esoteric76 on Apr 5, 2011 15:01:11 GMT -5
Wow I forgot about Belly. Shouldn't Merril Bainbridge be in that list? I hated these three songs, but I'm surprised they're not there (unless these groups had many more hits than I'm aware of): White Town "Your Woman," OMC "How Bizarre," The Cardigans "Lovefool." |
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Post by Verisimilitude on Apr 5, 2011 15:09:21 GMT -5
"My Favourite Game" was marginally popular because of the video, but the Cardigans would be considered a one hit wonder here too (though not in Europe).
I'm also surprised Dee-Lite and Eiffel 65 were left off the list too.
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Post by kingofpain on Apr 5, 2011 19:45:54 GMT -5
I would definitely say that Dee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" was more iconic than 80% of those songs in that list. They should DEFINITELY be in there. I mean honestly, who even remembered Belly? I forgot all about Feed The Tree until I saw this list, and the song wasn't even a big pop hit, I remember it being played on alternative stations. In that regard, you could say Radiohead are one hit wonders because Creep is the only song most people seem to remember by them and none of their other singles made much of an impact on the chart.
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Post by Soulsista on Apr 5, 2011 20:47:26 GMT -5
"Macarena" ISN'T #1? I'm shocked.
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Post by tobykeithfan2324 on Apr 7, 2011 20:08:21 GMT -5
27- Achy Breaky Heart [Billy Ray Cyrus] Ok, I'm having a Seriosly big problem with this, Billy has more then one hit on his hands "Could've Been Me" peaked @ #2 in 1992 "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" Peaked @ #6 1993 "In the Heart of a Woman" Peaked @ #3 1993 "Somebody New" Peaked @ #9 1993 "Busy Man" Peaked @ #3 1998 "Ready, Set, Don't Go" Peaked @ #4 In 2007 So how in the Heck is this guy a one hit wonder, Vh1 is full of B.S. |
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Post by rizumu on Apr 7, 2011 22:13:33 GMT -5
Those are all peaks on the Country chart, though, right? Not saying they shouldn't count, but the world at large probably only knows Achy Breaky Heart.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 8, 2011 10:24:17 GMT -5
What about Sophie B Hawkins? That was a GREAT song.
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Post by badrobot on Apr 8, 2011 10:32:48 GMT -5
What about Sophie B Hawkins? That was a GREAT song. I think she was a legit two-hit wonder. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover and As I Lay Me Down were both pretty huge. Didn't they do a 2-hit wonder list awhile ago too? I wonder if she was on it. |
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Post by kingofpain on Apr 8, 2011 12:25:27 GMT -5
Yeah Sophia definitely had two memorable hits... I still here AILMD on AC stations and DIWIWYL was the song that put her on the map to begin with.
Now how about Donna Lewis? She had one big hit "I Love You Always Forever" - and she followed it up with the great "I Could Be The One" but I don't think that charted very high?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 8, 2011 13:59:41 GMT -5
^^Shit! I forgot As I Lay Me Down.
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Post by Choco on Apr 8, 2011 14:23:49 GMT -5
Those are all peaks on the Country chart, though, right? Not saying they shouldn't count, but the world at large probably only knows Achy Breaky Heart. Yeah. He only reached top 40 twice, with Achy Breaky Heart and then with Ready Set Don't Go a ton of YEARS later, and I don't that was really big to shake his "one-hit-wonder" status. |
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Post by Sir Benji on Apr 11, 2011 13:26:26 GMT -5
Weren't the Eurythmics called one-hit wonders by VH1 at one point even though "Here Comes the Rain" went #1 on the Hot 100 after "Sweet Dreams" the same year lol?
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Post by kingofpain on Apr 11, 2011 13:48:40 GMT -5
I highly doubt the Eurythmics were EVER listed as one hit wonders on any list!
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Post by like2throw on Apr 11, 2011 17:13:48 GMT -5
they were listed on the 80s version of one Hit Wonders for "Sweet Dreams"
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Post by kingofpain on Apr 11, 2011 19:15:35 GMT -5
Well that's just ridiculous then... the Eurythmics are hardly a one hit wonder group. Why would VH1 put them on that list?? Idiots...
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Post by Enigma. on Apr 13, 2011 2:56:19 GMT -5
I'm also surprised Dee-Lite and Eiffel 65 were left off the list too. Actually, Blue (Da Ba Dee) was a hit in 2000 in the US. 1999 in Europe. |
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Post by Verisimilitude on Apr 13, 2011 5:46:23 GMT -5
Timing doesn't make a difference. LEN's "Steal My Sunshine" was big in 2000 too.
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Post by Enigma. on Apr 13, 2011 6:20:32 GMT -5
But it reached Top 40 in September 1999, pretty much the same time when Blue (Da Ba Dee) was released in the US. Steal My Sunshine peaked at No. 9 in December and Blue at No. 6 in January 2000.
So I think that was the reason why Len are there and Eiffel 65 are not.
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Post by Tea-why on Apr 13, 2011 7:27:58 GMT -5
Well that's just ridiculous then... the Eurythmics are hardly a one hit wonder group. Why would VH1 put them on that list?? Idiots... Yeah I agree, that's pretty ludicrous. It's weird for me seeing Canadian acts like Snow or Crash Test Dummies in the 'one-hit-wonder' category because in Canada, they've had multiple hit singles. But I understand this list is based on the popularity in the US. |
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Post by Tea-why on Apr 13, 2011 7:29:38 GMT -5
Very cool special that aired on Sunday night. The full list below; VH1's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The '90s: 40- Whoop There It Is [Tag Team] 39- I Touch Myself [Divinyls] 38- How Do You Talk To An Angel [Heights] 37- B*tch [Meredith Brooks] 36- Bad Boys [Inner Circle] 35- Sex & Candy [Marcy Playground] 34- You Gotta Be [Des'ree] 33- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [Proclaimers] 32- MyBabyDaddy [B-Rock & The Bizz] 31- Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm [Crash Test Dummies] 30- Bitter Sweet Symphony [The Verve] 29- Lullaby [Shawn Mullins] 28- Flava In Ya Ear [Craig Mack] 27- Achy Breaky Heart [Billy Ray Cyrus] 26- Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of....) [Lou Bega] 25- The Impression That I Get [Mighty Mighty Bosstones] 24- Feed The Tree [Belly] 23- What Is Love [Haddaway] 22- Walking In Memphis [Marc Cohn] 21- Legend Of A Cowgirl [Imani Coppola] 20- Good Vibrations [Marky Mark & Funky Bunch] 19- Steal My Sunshine [Len] 18- Unbelievable [EMF] 17- Informer [Snow] 16- Jump [Kris Kross] 15- No Rain [Blind Melon] 14- Rump Shaker [Wreckx-N-Effect] 13- Cotton Eye Joe [Red-Nex] 12- The Humpty Dance [Digital Underground] 11- You Get What You Give [New Radicals] 10- One Of Us [Joan Osborne] 9- Jump Around [House Of Pain] 8- Barely Breathing [Duncan Sheik] 7- Ice Ice Baby [Vanilla Ice] 6- Closing Time [Semisonic] 5- Tubthumping [Chumbawamba] 4- Macarena [Los Del Rio] 3- Rico Suave [Gerardo] 2- I'm Too Sexy
1- Baby Got Back [Sir Mix-A-Lot]
Some of these artists are not exactly one-hit wonders. 36. Inner Circle followed their 1987 hit "Bad Boys" (whcih didn't become a hit in the U.S. until 1993) with "Sweat (A-La-La-La-La-Long)", which reached number 16 on the Hot 100. It was a bigger hit in the U.K., reaching #3. 20. Marky followed his "Good Vibrations" with "Wildside", which reached #10 on the Hot 100. 16. Kris Kross is as far from a one-hit wonder as Alpha Centauri is from the Sun. After going #1 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1992 with "Jump", they followed it up with "Warm It Up" (13, 3). They came back in 1993 with "Alright", featuring Super Cat (19, 8). In 1996 came the hit "Tonite's The Night" (12, 6). All 4 hits went gold. "Jump" went double-platinum. They do not belong on this list. Period. QED. Too bad some people have incredibly short memories on that network. 7. If I'm not mistaken, Vanilla Ice went to #4 with a rap remake of "Play That Funky Music". 1. "Baby Got Back' might have been Mix-a-Lot's only pop hit, but if I'm not mistaken, the album Mack Daddy, and the 2 albums that came before it, all went platinum. I thought the same thing when I saw Inner Circle on this list. "Sweat" is a very memorable song and it was a big hit as well. |
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Post by Tea-why on Apr 13, 2011 7:30:44 GMT -5
Weren't the Eurythmics called one-hit wonders by VH1 at one point even though "Here Comes the Rain" went #1 on the Hot 100 after "Sweet Dreams" the same year lol? "Here Comes The Rain" hit #4 on the Hot 100. |
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