Two hit wonders where one hit is much better remembered?

[tekkenguy]

What artists are considered two hit wonders but with one-hit better remembered than the other?

[rainie]

vanilla ice

[312999]

J. Holiday - Bed is remembered pretty well but everyone forgets about Suffocate.

[jasper0102]

Neon Trees ig? I have no idea which song is more remembered between Animal and Everybody Talks lmao.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Cherrelle has two top 40 hits: "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This". Saturday Love gets more play on the radio.

As a solo artist, Amerie has two charting hits while "1 Thing" is obviously more well known.

[rnb]

carly rae jepsen - call me maybe is a lot more remembered than good time

[Glass Joe]

Puddle of Mudd had both "Blurry" and "She Hates Me" as their only hits in 2002, but only "Blurry" stuck around on Pop and Hot AC. Might still get airplay on Hot AC even.

Vanessa Carlton had 2 Top 10s in 2002 with "A Thousand Miles" and "Ordinary Day." Obviously though, "A Thousand Miles" is way more remembered out of the two.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Roght here eight now

[jenglisbe]

Extreme - "More than Words" ("Hole Hearted" was also a top 5 hit)

Jesus Jones - "Right Here Right Now" ("Real, Real, Real" was also a top 5 hit)

[mkarns]

May 26, 2023 14:23:44 GMT -5 rnb said:

carly rae jepsen - call me maybe is a lot more remembered than good time

Substitute Fireflies for Call Me Maybe and you could say the same for Owl City.

Aviici--everyone remembers Wake Me Up, but not so much Hey Brother.

Cobra Starship--just my impression, but Good Girls Go Bad is probably better known than You Make Me Feel.

[tekkenguy]

PSY. Gangnam Style is one of the most iconic songs of the 2010s. Gentleman is barely remembered at all.

[irice22]

May 26, 2023 14:23:44 GMT -5 rnb said:

carly rae jepsen - call me maybe is a lot more remembered than good time

Same deal for Owl City.

[irice22]

Paula Cole, "I Don't Wanna Wait" is much more remembered.

[tekkenguy]

May 27, 2023 10:13:32 GMT -5 irice22 said:

Paula Cole, "I Don't Wanna Wait" is much more remembered.

And it was the lower peaking song of her two hits.

Also same deal with the Rembrandts: Two hits, but the song that was the theme to a smash hit TV show is way better remembered than the song that wasn’t.

Another example is Europe. “Carrie” is pretty much forgotten these days, but “The Final Countdown” is still one of the most iconic songs of the ‘80s, despite the fact that the former went top 3 and the latter missed the top 5. Also Corey Hart - Replace “Carrie” with “Never Surrender” and “The Final Countdown” with “Sunglasses At Night” and it’s the same thing.

Another example would be Finger Eleven, as Paralyzer is far far far better remembered than One Thing.

[mkarns]

May 27, 2023 12:49:34 GMT -5 tekkenguy said:

May 27, 2023 10:13:32 GMT -5 irice22 said:

Paula Cole, "I Don't Wanna Wait" is much more remembered.

Another example is Europe. “Carrie” is pretty much forgotten these days, but “The Final Countdown” is still one of the most iconic songs of the ‘80s, despite the fact that the former went top 3 and the latter missed the top 5. Also Corey Hart - Replace “Carrie” with “Never Surrender” and “The Final Countdown” with “Sunglasses At Night” and it’s the same thing.

Going back to the 80s, Animotion's "Obsession" is well remembered. "Room To Move" is not.

Level 42 had "Something About You" and "Lessons In Love"; the former is the one everyone remembers. (Though Mark King's bass abilities deserve mention in their own right, and the group did have more hits internationally.)

Crowded House had "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong"; again, the first one is better remembered, though SSS probably isn't totally forgotten. (And their success both internationally and at Alt/Modern Rock goes beyond two songs.)

[jimijoop]

T.a.t.u: All the things she said is still very remembered. Their other hit All about us not so much.

Eiffel 65: Blue (Da Ba Dee) is one of the most known 90s songs at this point. However their other hit Move Your Body is COMPLETELY forgotten these days.

Lorde: Everyone knows Royals, does anyone remember Team?

[Daenerys]

Not sure if Lorde qualifies exactly -- you could argue she had 3 hits with Royals (1), Team (6), and Green Light (19).

I also think 'Team' is receiving a new life from all those Chanel commercials. But I may be biased because I never liked Royals. I consider Team to be her best song out of the trio.

Bringing up Lorde naturally brings up the comparison to Lana Del Rey who is in a similar experience to Lorde.

- Snow On The Beach (4)
- Summertime Sadness (6)
- West Coast (17)
- Don't Call Me Angel (13)
- Young & Beautiful (22)

Summertime Sadness is the most remembered of the set, her other two entries are on the back of pop female artists in their charting prime, and you could argue Young & Beautiul has eclipsed West Coast in terms of memorability due to the Great Gatsby film.

[tekkenguy]

The Greg Kihn Band had two hits, Jeopardy and The Breakup Song. And while the former was the bigger hit back in the day, the latter is far better remembered nowadays. The only time you ever hear Jeopardy being brought up is with the Weird Al parody.

The Romantics’ top 5 smash “Talking in your Sleep” is virtually forgotten these days compared to their legendary debut single “What I Like About You” which failed to go top 40.

Alphaville - here in the US, while neither were officially hits, Forever Young is far better remembered than Big in Japan.

Sisqo is only remembered for the Thong Song while the follow-up that hit #1 is completely forgotten nowadays.

Edwin McCain is only remembered for I’ll Be, with I Could Not Ask For More remembered nowadays mostly as a Sara Evans song.

Fastball had two hits but The Way is much better known, which “Out Of My Head” mostly being known only for the chorus being used in “Bad Things” by MGK & Camila.

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want is much more remembered than You’re A God.

[johnm1120]

Glenn Medeiros. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a staple 80s ballad while "She Ain't Worth It" hasn't seen light since 1991.

Sixpence None the Richer. "Kiss Me" is a 90s staple where "There She Goes" gets the occasional spin on grocery store radio.

[mkarns]

Jun 8, 2023 11:36:37 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

Glenn Medeiros. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a staple 80s ballad while "She Ain't Worth It" hasn't seen light since 1991.

Sixpence None the Richer. "Kiss Me" is a 90s staple where "There She Goes" gets the occasional spin on grocery store radio.

"There She Goes" does at least also have the La's original version, which is regarded as an early 90s alternative classic.

I'm somewhat surprised about "Nothing's Gonna Change..."s longevity, for a song that only reached #12 in 1987. (It was bigger internationally, especially in Europe.) "She Ain't Worth It" fit well on the airwaves at the time (1990) but feels more dated now, and I wonder if it would have been a big hit in the first place if not for Bobby Brown's feature, which immediately followed his massive Don't Be Cruel era.

[Amnesiac]

Squeeze. Their two Top 40 hits are "Hourglass" and "853-5937". I still hear "Hourglass" every now and then and I don't think I've ever heard "853-5937". Both are overshadowed by several earlier hits that did not make the Top 40, "Tempted" being the big one.

[kimberly]

May 26, 2023 16:08:29 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Aviici--everyone remembers Wake Me Up, but not so much Hey Brother.

I'd like to argue that he is not a two hit wonder. "Levels" is a pretty well-remembered hit, his signature song even, and it is certified 3x Platinum despite the #60 peak.

[avamaxstan]

Yeah Avicii has way more than two hits lol, just look at his streams

[dkampy]

May 27, 2023 12:49:34 GMT -5 tekkenguy said:

May 27, 2023 10:13:32 GMT -5 irice22 said:

Paula Cole, "I Don't Wanna Wait" is much more remembered.

And it was the lower peaking song of her two hits.

It was probably the Dawson’s Creek effect… The show was popular among young people at the time and the song was featured prominently in the show

[jimijoop]

Miguel: Sure Thing became a international hit 12 years after its original release and is still popular while Beautiful (his duet with Mariah Carey) faded into obscurity.

[312999]

Jul 7, 2023 8:42:47 GMT -5 jimijoop said:

Miguel: Sure Thing became a international hit 12 years after its original release and is still popular while Beautiful (his duet with Mariah Carey) faded into obscurity.

Adorn exists.

[Groovy]

Jul 7, 2023 12:14:49 GMT -5 312999 said:

Jul 7, 2023 8:42:47 GMT -5 jimijoop said:

Miguel: Sure Thing became a international hit 12 years after its original release and is still popular while Beautiful (his duet with Mariah Carey) faded into obscurity.

Adorn exists.

Sky Walker too

[• Господин Умљеновић •]

Lol at Lana Del Rey lebelled as 2 hits wonder

[After Minutes]

May 26, 2023 16:08:29 GMT -5 mkarns said:

May 26, 2023 14:23:44 GMT -5 rnb said:

carly rae jepsen - call me maybe is a lot more remembered than good time

Aviici--everyone remembers Wake Me Up, but not so much Hey Brother

Every Avicii song is the most remembered Avicii song

[Acid Eyes]

Feel like OneRepublic is bordering on this territory a bit. Sure they've had various hits, but two megahits: Apologize and Counting Stars. At the time, Apologize felt huge, huge, huge but now you only really hear Counting Stars.

Sara Bareilles seems a bit like this too. Love Song was so huge at the time, but now Brave has taken on a life of its own (being more of an anthem than a radio hit).