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Post by mkarns on Jan 3, 2016 21:54:02 GMT -5
NWA? Seriously? Regardless of what the recent Hot 100 or pop chart says, it's silly to call one of the most influential rap groups of the 80s and 90s potential one-hit wonders; aside from their lasting impact (R&R HOF inductees) and individual successes, the group likely never exactly intended to become pop/CHR singles chartbusters.
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Post by redrooster on Jan 4, 2016 7:07:25 GMT -5
So he's in the Charlie Puth zone. Has collaborated on more than one hit song but is yet to get even one hit on his own. Well, "Marvin Gaye" was a moderately successful hit. It made the top 30 on the Hot 100, and went to #15 on top 40. Marvin Gaye had Meghan Trainor in it tho. He doesn't have a single hit without collaborating with someone else.
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Post by redrooster on Jan 4, 2016 7:10:08 GMT -5
NWA? Seriously? Regardless of what the recent Hot 100 or pop chart says, it's silly to call one of the most influential rap groups of the 80s and 90s potential one-hit wonders; aside from their lasting impact (R&R HOF inductees) and individual successes, the group likely never exactly intended to become pop/CHR singles chartbusters. Neither did Ylvis or PSY and people still call them one hit wonders. Woooooo 100 posts!
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Post by surfy on Jan 4, 2016 7:23:35 GMT -5
Well, "Marvin Gaye" was a moderately successful hit. It made the top 30 on the Hot 100, and went to #15 on top 40. Marvin Gaye had Meghan Trainor in it tho. He doesn't have a single hit without collaborating with someone else. Oh, okay! Gotcha!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2016 14:14:00 GMT -5
"One Call Away" is doing well on iTunes and getting some radio play, so if it does well on the charts, he'll have a hit of his own, and you can throw out that one-hit wonder status, even though he's technically been part of two hit songs.
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Post by lyhom on Jan 4, 2016 14:22:46 GMT -5
the whole nwa thing is pretty much a perfect example on why solely using the hot 100 to determine one hit wonder status in the us isn't the best idea tbh
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 4, 2016 15:04:18 GMT -5
Well, "Marvin Gaye" was a moderately successful hit. It made the top 30 on the Hot 100, and went to #15 on top 40. Marvin Gaye had Meghan Trainor in it tho. He doesn't have a single hit without collaborating with someone else. "One Call Away" just hit Top 40 on the Hot 100.
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Post by redrooster on Jan 4, 2016 18:06:31 GMT -5
Marvin Gaye had Meghan Trainor in it tho. He doesn't have a single hit without collaborating with someone else. "One Call Away" just hit Top 40 on the Hot 100. Indeed it did. Good for Charlie.
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Post by redrooster on Jan 5, 2016 12:43:13 GMT -5
the whole nwa thing is pretty much a perfect example on why solely using the hot 100 to determine one hit wonder status in the us isn't the best idea tbh My favorite example is still Blink 182
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 20:18:18 GMT -5
the whole nwa thing is pretty much a perfect example on why solely using the hot 100 to determine one hit wonder status in the us isn't the best idea tbh Yeahhhh.... I mean... when it comes to any genre of music or any chart, for that matter... if you have more than one hit (and by that i mean big seller relative to the era it was released) album, like NWA for example, you're pretty much safe from being labeled a OHW... regardless of how many hit SONGS you've had on any singles chart. That said, if you have multiple hits on a genre airplay/sales chart, you can't really be a OHW either. NWA has multiple hits on the urban charts, and have sold millions of copies of multiple albums and EPs. Are they really in the same category as Skee-Lo? No For me, OHW is pretty straight forward... all you have to your name is one hit song and/or album. Or one really big hit song followed by a much lesser follow-up "hit" that failed to go gold and that was it - no subsequent hit (gold or platinum+) album or anything, you're a OHW. Career longevity plays a role, too. Tori Amos has never had a top 40 hit on the Hot 100, but she's had several songs chart on the Hot 100, and has sold millions of top 10 ranking albums for over 2 decades. She's also had multiple radio hits on various formats. Is she really in the same category as Jane Child? Not in my book. The Tori example actually mad me think of a good question... is not having any big pop hit but several minor hits better than having one big one... simply to avoid the OHW label? And if so, doesn't that seem a little unfair?
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Post by redrooster on Jan 13, 2016 12:17:56 GMT -5
Rachel Platten got a second hit! :) Happy for her
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Post by redrooster on Jan 19, 2016 1:21:41 GMT -5
Honestly, I can't be the only one who is starting to get annoyed with the slapping of the "one hit wonder" tag on every new artist the second they appear in the top 40. Especially when, in the past two years, those people have been horribly wrong about several of these artists (Meghan Trainor, Tove Lo, Iggy Azalea, Fetty Wap, etc).
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Post by Nyte on Jan 19, 2016 17:54:12 GMT -5
Honestly, I can't be the only one who is starting to get annoyed with the slapping of the "one hit wonder" tag on every new artist the second they appear in the top 40. Especially when, in the past two years, those people have been horribly wrong about several of these artists (Meghan Trainor, Tove Lo, Iggy Azalea, Fetty Wap, etc). I wasn't "slapping" the one-hit wonder tag when I made that list. I was simply listing artists who had yet to score another hit at that point.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jan 19, 2016 19:27:19 GMT -5
And yet if someone is currently experiencing their first hit it's a bit soon to be labelling them as 'one hit wonders' when they haven't even had a chance to try for a second hit yet...
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Post by Nyte on Jan 19, 2016 19:48:44 GMT -5
And yet if someone is currently experiencing their first hit it's a bit soon to be labelling them as 'one hit wonders' when they haven't even had a chance to try for a second hit yet... No, it's just that they have the chance to potentially be one-hit wonders. Though, some were obvious from the beginning. Who seriously expected anything more from OMI, for example?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 20:08:31 GMT -5
And yet if someone is currently experiencing their first hit it's a bit soon to be labelling them as 'one hit wonders' when they haven't even had a chance to try for a second hit yet... No, it's just that they have the chance to potentially be one-hit wonders. Though, some were obvious from the beginning. Who seriously expected anything more from OMI, for example? Yeah, lol. especially with a song like this:
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Post by redrooster on Jan 19, 2016 20:38:42 GMT -5
And yet if someone is currently experiencing their first hit it's a bit soon to be labelling them as 'one hit wonders' when they haven't even had a chance to try for a second hit yet... No, it's just that they have the chance to potentially be one-hit wonders. Though, some were obvious from the beginning. Who seriously expected anything more from OMI, for example? You could have said the same thing about Meghan Trainor a year and a half ago and look what happened.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jan 19, 2016 21:21:41 GMT -5
I just think you should let an artist release more than one song before you stick them on a one-hit-wonders list.
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Post by tekkenguy on Jan 24, 2016 19:20:55 GMT -5
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Post by Gary on Jan 24, 2016 19:46:27 GMT -5
And the most common cause of the "one-hit wonder stigma" is and continues to be the opinions of the people who make these threads.
An "obvious" one-hit wonder to some could be the start of several hits
I get that it is just opinions and it is fun to guess at who could be on their first and only hit but...
I personally would wait a couple years for time to lapse after the first hit, rather than make these lists while the first hit is still charting.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Apr 15, 2016 0:38:59 GMT -5
Sorry to bump, but O.T. Genasis' "Cut It" is now #56 and rising on the Hot 100, so there's a chance it goes top 40 and he gets relegated from one-hit-wonderland.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 17, 2016 4:19:04 GMT -5
Sorry to bump, but O.T. Genasis' "Cut It" is now #56 and rising on the Hot 100, so there's a chance it goes top 40 and he gets relegated from one-hit-wonderland. Cut It now rises to #37 on the Hot 100, so he's no longer a one-hit wonder. (FYI, it's also doing better than CoCo on urban radio)
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 9:52:16 GMT -5
He was never a 1 hit wonder. Cut It was still very popular even before it reached top 40. Just cause a song does not reach top 40 does not mean they are considered a 1 hit wonder.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 10:02:35 GMT -5
No, it's just that they have the chance to potentially be one-hit wonders. Though, some were obvious from the beginning. Who seriously expected anything more from OMI, for example? Yeah, lol. especially with a song like this: I actually like this song.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 2:42:34 GMT -5
Here's my predictions:
Craig Wayne Boyd - Another forgotten Voice star. Mark Ronson - Yes. Most people view Uptown Funk as a Bruno Mars song whereas Ronson is just seen as a mere footnote. Milky Chance - Yes. They were too "rock" for pop radio. Lily Wood and The Prick - Yes. Prayer in C gained popularity exclusively due to a remixed version. Ella Henderson - Yes. Natalie La Rose - Most likely. Her follow up "Around The World" never charted despite featuring rap superstar Fetty Wap, and was practically a total bomb in terms of radio airplay. Lookas - Lol, yep. He's so obscure that his Wikipedia page redirects to GDFR. Walk The Moon - Yes for now, although I can see them making a comeback in a few years. They won't pull another "Shut Up And Dance" but they'll get another hit in the future nonetheless. T-Wayne - Yes. Nasty Freestyle got virtually zero airplay, and you know you're not so lucky when a song of yours makes the Top 10 without recieving airplay. Sawyer Fredericks - Yes. See Craig Wayne Boyd. AlunaGeorge - Probably not. Andy Grammer - Maybe not. Since he makes poppy and upbeat tunes, I can definitely see him getting another hit, but it doesn't seem that strong a possibility. He'll do just fine at Adult Pop radio though. George Ezra - Most likely. Silento - Yes. It was so hard not to take Watch Me serious, and it got minimal airplay, so he likely won't get another hit. On top of that, it blatantly shared identical aspects of "Crank Dat", and who was asking for a Soulja Boy knockoff to be relevant in 2016? OMI - Yes. Cheerleader was too much of a left-field for pop radio to accept him. Monty - He'll probably get another feature on a Fetty Wap song. Dove Cameron, Booboo Stewart and Sophia Carson - Yes. They are actors, not singers. Jidenna and Roman GianArthur - Yes. I don't even know if Classic Man even qualifies under the category "Hip Hop". N.W.A. - Duh. They have far disbanded and Billboard's introduction of old song's ability to chart on the Hot 100 is the only reason "Straight Outta Compton" went Top 40. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mell - Yes. Too 20th century to remain relevant in 2016. R. City - Yes. Adam Levine's appearance on the song is the only reason it became a hit. Chris Stapleton - 50/50. Elle King - She might have the potential to get a second hit, but it likely won't be another pop hit. Ex's And Oh's wasn't really friendly for pop radio to begin with. Travi$ Scott - He'll get another hit with Goosebumps.
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Post by thisdudetroyj on Oct 18, 2016 4:53:07 GMT -5
2016 and Hailee Steinfeld is already out from the OHW zone.
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