Two Hit Wonders

[pnobelysk]

I wasn't exactly sure where to put this, and maybe there is a already a thread for this, but anyway this is for Artist's who managed to get past the one hit wonder make and than got stuck as two hit wonders.

I open this because, I've been looking up one hit wonders of the past 10 years or so to find songs I missed, but rather like. Unfortunately finding two hit wonders isn't as easy. To count both songs have to have gone top 40 on the hot 100, and their cant be a third song by the artist to go top 40. I would appreciate if you guys could post some (especially for my target which is perhaps the last 10 years, but not rappers).


Some I thought of:
Hinder:
Lips of An Angel - 3
Better Than Me - 31

Finger Eleven:
One Thing - 16
Paralyzer - 6

Vertical Horizon:
Everything You Want - 1
You're A God - 23

Lfo:
Summer Girls - 3
Girl on Tv - 10

O-Town:
Liquid Dreams - 10
All or Nothing - 3

Katharine Mcphee:
Over It - 29
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - 12

David Archuleta:
Crush - 2
Imagine - 36

Dido:
Thank You - 3
White Flag - 18

Ruben Studdard:
Flying Without Wings - 2
Sorry 2004 - 9

Cobra Starship:
Good Girls Go Bad - 7
You Make Me Feel So - 7

Danity Kane:
Showstopper - 8
Damaged - 10

Jazmine Sullivan:
Bust Your Windows - 31
Need U Bad - 37

Jeremih:
Down On Me - 4
Birthday Sex - 4

Kevin Rudolf:
Let It Rock - 5
I Made It - 21

My Chemical Romance:
Helena - 33
Welcome to the Black Parade - 9

Neon Trees:
Animal - 13
Everybody Talks - 6

Owl City:
Fireflies - 1
Good Time - 8

Sara Bareilles:
Love Song - 4
King of Anything - 32

Shontelle:
T-Shirt - 36
Impossible - 13

Simple Plan:
Perfect - 24
Welcome to My life - 40

Staind:
It's Been a While - 5
So Far Away - 24

Switchfoot:
Meant to Live - 18
Dare You to Move - 17

Vanessa Carlton:
A Thousand Miles - 5
Ordinary Day - 30

This is all I have. If this thread doesn't belong hear I apologize.

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Whether this thread belongs here or not is left to the powers in charge.

One comment on the question:

'Two-hit wonders' appears just as subjective as 'one-hit wonder' based on prior discussions when this has come up.

Questions that should be answered:

-what is a hit? If it is top 40, then why isn't #41 a hit? What chart position should be the cutoff?

-How much time should pass before labeling an artist or band as a 1 or 2 hit wonder? 1 year? 5 years? Perception based on one's own take of the quality of the current hit? (There has been many a thread that has labeled an artist as a 1-hit wonder while they were at #1)
-What if an artist has 1 or 2 hits in the US and 20 hits in Britain?
-What if an artist has 1 or 2 hits on the Hot 100 and 20 hits on the country chart?
Should we even use the Hot 100?

Are artists such as Garth Brooks considered 1-hit wonders because he techincally had only one single?

[crystalphnx]

going by pnobelysk's original criteria of only two Top 40 hits on the Hot 100, I'll add the following:

Cascada:
Everytime We Touch - 10
Evacuate the Dancefloor - 25

Daniel Bedingfield:
Gotta Get Thru This - 10
If You're Not The One - 15

Dream:
He Loves U Not - 2
This Is Me - 39

Edwin McCain:
I'll Be - 5
I Could Not Ask For More - 37

Jack Johnson
Upside Down - 38
You And Your Heart - 20

John Legend:
Ordinary People - 24
Green Light - 24

KT Tunstall:
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - 20
Suddenly I See - 21

Robyn:
Do You Know (What It Takes) - 7
Show Me Love - 7

Ryan Cabrera:
On The Way Down - 15
True - 18

[Verisimilitude]

Dido's more like a three hit wonder: "Here With Me" was the definition of a sleeper hit that never took off other than Hot AC and VH1.

[Ballroom Blitzed]

Here are some bands that only had two hits on the Hot 100.

a-ha:
"Take On Me" (1)
"The Sun Always Shines On TV" (20)

Elvis Costello:
"Veronica" (19)
"Every Day I Write the Book" (36)

Extreme
"More Than Words" (1)
"Hole Hearted" (4)

Gerardo
"Rico Suave" (7)
"We Want the Funk" (16)

Jethro Tull:
"Living In the Past" (11)
"Bungle In the Jungle" (12)

Madness:
"Our House" (7)
"It Must Be Love" (33)

Pink Floyd:
"Another Brick In the Wall (Part II)" (1)
"Money" (13)

Quiet Riot:
"Cum On Feel the Noize" (5)
"Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" (31)

White Lion:
"When the Children Cry" (3)
"Wait" (8)

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Carly Rae Jepsen.

[crystalphnx]

Apr 8, 2013 19:16:47 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Carly Rae Jepsen.

you being serious or just looking to get a reaction from her fans? ;)

honestly, I think it's a bit soon to add her to the list since she's still in the process of promoting her first album in the US (which was released less than a year ago).

I was thinking of adding Jessie J to my list, but I left her off for the same reason - too soon to tell. granted, this is pnobelysk's thread, so I guess it's up to him who should or shouldn't count.

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Apr 8, 2013 19:30:03 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

Apr 8, 2013 19:16:47 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Carly Rae Jepsen.

you being serious or just looking to get a reaction from her fans?

Love her, but she does meet your criteria.

[pnobelysk]

Too answer some questions

1. Top 40 on the hot 100 is what I'm looking for. I know that doesn't fully make a song a hit or not but its a good start . Also Wikipedia has its own section for one hit wonders in the US where each song made the top 40 but the artist never had another top 40 appearance
2. I would say its quite logical to say Carly and Jessie j are way too early in their careers to be classified as two hit wonders . While there's an outside chance some of te previous artists I and others listed get another hit , it isn't likely. Sure owl city and cobra starship have a chance . But it isn't something people would likely place money on. I would just say use logic . Carly had a top 40 not even over a year ago so she's was too fresh to assume she won't ever get a hit again

[SPRΞΞ]

How about....they are on the list until proven otherwise.

Lisa Loeb
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

[Linnethia Monique]

All as singles released on their albums with no features on other singles included.

David Banner:
Play (#7)
Get Like Me (#16)

Beenie Man:
Feel It Boy (#28)
Dude (#26)

Clipse:
Grindin' (#30)
When the Last Time (#19)

Kelis:
Milkshake (#3)
Bossy (#16)

Cam'Ron:
Oh Boy (#4)
Hey Ma (#3)

Jim Jones:
We Fly High (#5)
Pop Champagne (#22)

DJ UNK:
Walk It Out (#10)
2-Step (#24)

Yung Joc:
It's Goin' Down (#3)
I Know You See It (#17)

Tweet:
Oops Oh My (#7)
Call Me (#31)

Amerie:
Why Don't We Fall In Love (#23)
1 Thing (#10)

Donell Jones:
U Know What's Up (#7)
Where I Wanna Be (#29)

Rick Ross:
The Boss (#17)
Aston Martin Music (#30)

[Verisimilitude]

Apr 8, 2013 21:03:44 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

How about....they are on the list until proven otherwise.

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

No, they had 5 top 40 hits.

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I think Carly Rae Jepsen and Jessie J are along the lines of Neon Trees and Owl City, which are in the OP.

[Deleted]

LMFAO, two #1s but everything else missed the top 40.

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Apr 9, 2013 0:03:19 GMT -5 Codex said:

LMFAO, two #1s but everything else missed the top 40.

31 33 40 13 Gettin' Over You, David Guetta & Chris Willis Featuring Fergie & LMFAO 31 The Billboard Hot 100 2010-08-07

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Apr 8, 2013 21:13:26 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Apr 8, 2013 21:03:44 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

How about....they are on the list until proven otherwise.

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

No, they had 5 top 40 hits.

even 2 #1's

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Apr 9, 2013 0:09:26 GMT -5 @2m said:

Apr 9, 2013 0:03:19 GMT -5 Codex said:

LMFAO, two #1s but everything else missed the top 40.

31 33 40 13 Gettin' Over You, David Guetta & Chris Willis Featuring Fergie & LMFAO 31 The Billboard Hot 100 2010-08-07

Oh, right. Completely forgot about features, though imo one small #33 peaking feature wouldn't take away their 2 hit wonder status.

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Apr 8, 2013 18:03:45 GMT -5 Ballroom Blitzed said:

Here are some bands that only had two hits on the Hot 100.

Pink Floyd:
"Another Brick In the Wall (Part II)" (1)
"Money" (13)

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I should have probably added bands like this to my first post.



Should this list include album-oriented rock bands who just happen to release an occasional single?

[Enigma.]

Top 40 only is way too harsh, Hot 100 would be much better.

Also, in my books, having a successful album career (John Legend, Jack Johnson etc) indicates that an artist is not a one or two hit wonder by any means.

Interesting topic, anyway.

(Dido was also featured on Eminem's Stan, btw)

[Lozzy]

To follow your criteria of two top 40 hits on the Hot 100, here are some more, mostly from the 90's. (Chart peaks from Wikipedia since I don't have a better source, so it's possible that I'm wrong.)

Allure: "Head Over Heels" (#35), "All Cried Out" (#4)
All Saints: "I Know Where It's At" (#36), "Never Ever" (#4)
Az Yet: "Last Night" (#9), "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (#8)
Barenaked Ladies: "One Week" (#1), "Pinch Me" (#15)
Blaque: "808" (#8), "Bring It All To Me" (#5)
Blues Traveler: "Run-Around" (#8), "Hook" (#23)
Counting Crows: "Hanginaround" (#22), "Accidentally In Love" (#39)
Cutting Crew: "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" (#1), "I've Been In Love Before" (#9)
Damn Yankees: "High Enough" (#3), "Where You Goin' Now" (#20)
Edwin McCain: "I'll Be" (#5), "I Could Not Ask For More" (#37)
Enigma: "Sadeness (Part I)" (#5), "Return To Innocence" (#4)
Eve 6: "Inside Out" (#28), "Here's To The Night" (#30)
Fastball: "The Way" (#4), "Out Of My Head" (#20)
General Public: "Tenderness" (#27), "I'll Take You There" (#22)
Inner Circle: "Bad Boys" (#8), "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (#16)
Jeremy Jordan: "The Right Kind Of Love" (#14), "Wannagirl" (#28)
Jesus Jones: "Right Here Right Now" (#2), "Real Real Real" (#4)
Jimmy Cliff: "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" (#25), "I Can See Clearly Now" (#18)
La Bouche: "Be My Lover" (#6), "Sweet Dreams" (#13)
Marc Anthony: "I Need To Know" (#3), "You Sang To Me" (#2)
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: "Good Vibrations" (#1), "Wildside" (#10)
Natural Selection: "Do Anything" (#2), "Hearts Don't Think (They Feel!)" (#28)
New Order: "True Faith" (#32), "Regret" (#28)
Nirvana: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (#6), "Come As You Are" (#32)
No Mercy: "Where Do You Go" (#5), "Please Don't Go" (#21)
Patty Smyth: "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (#2), "No Mistakes" (#33)
Paula Cole: "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" (#8), "I Don't Want To Wait" (#11)
Puddle Of Mudd: "Blurry" (#5), "She Hates Me" (#13)
Quad City DJ's: "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (#3), "Space Jam" (#37)
Restless Heart: "I'll Still Be Loving You" (#33), "When She Cries" (#11)
Sixpence None The Richer: "Kiss Me" (#2), "There She Goes" (#32)
Snow: "Informer" (#1), "Girl I've Been Hurt" (#19)
Sophie B. Hawkins: "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (#5), "As I Lay Me Down" (#6)
Spin Doctors: "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" (#17), "Two Princes" (#7)
The Cranberries: "Linger" (#8), "When You're Gone" (#22)
The KLF: "3 a.m. Eternal" (#5), "Justified & Ancient (Stand By The JAMs)" (#11)
The Rembrandts: "Just The Way It Is, Baby" (#14), "I'll Be There For You" (#17)
Tracy Chapman: "Fast Car" (#6), "Give Me One Reason" (#3)
Ugly Kid Joe: "Everything About You" (#9), "Cat's In The Cradle" (#6)
10,000 Maniacs: "Because The Night" (#11), "More Than This" (#25)

[Enigma.]

Marc Anthony: "I Need To Know" (#3), "You Sang To Me" (#2)

Also "Rain Over Me" (#30, 2012)

[Lozzy]

Oh, I forgot to check features. So that one's off. I think the rest of my list should be okay though.

Edit:

Apr 8, 2013 21:03:44 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

How about....they are on the list until proven otherwise.

Lisa Loeb
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

That would mean including many artists that are obviously going to get more hits, such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Also;
Lisa Loeb: "Stay (I Missed You)" (#1), "Do You Sleep" (#18), "I Do" (#17)
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam: "I Wonder If I Take You Home" (#34), "All Cried Out" (#8), "Head To Toe" (#1), "Lost In Emotion" (#1), "Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star" (#29), "Let The Beat Hit 'Em" (#37)

Was that meant to be sarcasm? ???

[SPRΞΞ]

Great list Slizzard!

[Enigma.]

Featurings are tricky, I bet there are numerous rappers that have two hits as guest artists.

[SPRΞΞ]

Apr 9, 2013 6:55:28 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

Oh, I forgot to check features. So that one's off. I think the rest of my list should be okay though.

Edit:

Apr 8, 2013 21:03:44 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

How about....they are on the list until proven otherwise.

Lisa Loeb
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

That would mean including many artists that are obviously going to get more hits, such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Also;
Lisa Loeb: "Stay (I Missed You)" (#1), "Do You Sleep" (#18), "I Do" (#17)
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam: "I Wonder If I Take You Home" (#34), "All Cried Out" (#8), "Head To Toe" (#1), "Lost In Emotion" (#1), "Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star" (#29), "Let The Beat Hit 'Em" (#37)

Was that meant to be sarcasm? ???

no, I thought they only had 2. I never heard of those other Top 40's. Lisa Loeb I was curious about.

Suzanne Vega:

Luka (3)
Tom's Diner (8)

[colson]

Never heard of the 'other' top 40 hits for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam? ??? Hmm, how old are you people?lol

[halo19]

I heard the first 4 of them. Don't recognize the last two by name. It must be remembered the Fergie interpolated the first of those. I'm familiar with the crappy and now-dated Allure cover of "ACO" which was a hit when I was first listening to radio.

At the risk of sounding old, was the "Tom's Diner" that made the top 10 the DNA remix? that would make more sense.

[Lozzy]

Apr 9, 2013 9:56:00 GMT -5 halo19 said:

was the "Tom's Diner" that made the top 10 the DNA remix?

I believe so.

[allow that]

Apr 9, 2013 3:58:07 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

Allure: "Head Over Heels" (#35), "All Cried Out" (#4)
Az Yet: "Last Night" (#9), "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (#8)
Blaque: "808" (#8), "Bring It All To Me" (#5)

Shout out to these six flawless hits.

Odd seeing certain acts like Counting Crows and John Legend on this list. Just another example of how inaccurate the charts can be at times.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 9, 2013 10:40:45 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

Apr 9, 2013 9:56:00 GMT -5 halo19 said:

was the "Tom's Diner" that made the top 10 the DNA remix?

I believe so.

You are right. On the Hot 100, the song was credited as "DNA featuring Suzanne Vega"