The Top 90 One-Hit Wonders Of The 2000s

    The 2000s were a very weird time in music.

    90. "Tell Me" by Smilez and Southstar

    Released: 2002

    Peak: #34

    Random note: Their first single, which flopped, featured Kelis.

    89. "Amazing" by Josh Kelley

    Released: 2003

    Peak: #79

    Random note: If you liked John Mayer, then you probably liked Josh Kelley.

    88. "Everything U R" by Lindsay Pagano

    Released: 2001

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: This was the theme song for an AOL commercial. Lol.

    87. "F.U.R.B." by Frankee

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #29

    Random note: The song went #1 in the U.K. knocking Eamon's version from the #1 spot. ~Karma~

    86. "So in Love with Two" by Mikaila

    Released:2001

    Peak: #25

    Random note: You probably heard this song on Radio Disney.

    85. "Corona and Lime" by Shwayze

    Released: 2008

    Peak: #23

    Random note: Cisco Adler co-wrote this song/half of the album.

    84. "Ice Cream Paint Job" by Dorrough

    Released: 2009

    Peak: #27

    Random note: Dorrough's real name is Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough.

    83. "I Love College" by Asher Roth

    Released: 2009

    Peak: #12

    Random note: The original version of the song sampled Weezer's "Say It Ain't So," but Weezer wouldn't let him use it.

    82. "Addicted" by Saving Abel

    Released: 2008

    Peak: #20

    Random note: In case you were wondering, which I know you were, the band's name comes from the biblical story of Cain and Abel.

    81. "Shoulder Lean" by Young Dro feat. T.I.

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #10

    Random note: Young Dro does a ton of features. You can see a bunch of them here.

    80. "8th World Wonder" by Kimberley Locke

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    Released: 2004

    Peak: #49

    Random note: Kimberly came in third on her season of American Idol. Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken were the ones that beat her.

    79. "It's About Time" by Lillix

    Released: 2003

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: Apparently they're kind of popular in Japan.

    78. "Pop, Lock, & Drop It" by Huey

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #6

    Random note: His name isn't even Huey.

    77. "Wasting My Time" by Default

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #13

    Random note: They've had a bunch of hits in Canada but haven't really broken through again in the U.S.

    76. "About Us" by Brooke Hogan

    75. "Cameltoe" by Fannypack

    Released: 2003

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: You may know this song from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

    74. "Chain Hang Low" by Jibbs

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #7

    Random note: Jibbs is an excellent name.

    73. "Girl Next Door" by Saving Jane

    Released: 2005

    Peak: #31

    Random note: There's a really weird version of this song in Simlish.

    72. "Laffy Taffy" by D4L

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    Released: 2005

    Peak: #1

    Random note: The sample in the song is New Edition's "Candy Girl."

    71. "Scandalous" by Miss-Teeq

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #35

    Random note: Miss-Teeq was fairly popular in the U.K. They had seven top 10 hits there.

    70. "The Ketchup Song" by Las Ketchup

    Released: 2002

    Peak: #54

    Random note: This song went to #1 in 26 countries.

    69. "Chicken Noodle Soup" by Webstar

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #45

    Random note: Kidz Bop covered it.

    68. "Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys

    Released: 1999 but it became popular in 2001

    Peak: #31

    Random note: The song gained a second life in 2001 because of a car commercial. It was also in Zoolander.

    67. "No More" by Ruff Endz

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #39

    Random note: They released a new song in 2013 called "Wine You & Dine You."

    66. "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #23

    Random note: They played this song in American Pie 2 when Jim superglues his hand to his penis.

    65. "Take Me Away" by Fefe Dobson

    Released: 2003

    Peak: #87

    Random note: Fefe has had a few hits in Canada. Her song "Stuttering" is great.

    64. "Don't Think I'm Not" by Kandi

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    Released: 2000

    Peak: #24

    Random note: If you're like me, then your mind is blown that this song was by Kandi from Real Housewives.

    63. "Faded" by SoulDecision

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #1 in Canada

    Random note: You might know their second single, called "Ooh It's Kind of Crazy," if you watched TRL.

    62. "Where'd You Go" by Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #4

    Random note: Holly Brook released her own solo version of the song.

    61. "On The Way Down" by Ryan Cabrera

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #15

    Random thing: Ryan Cabrera for real has a Ryan Gosling tattoo.

    60. "Love Me or Hate Me" by Lady Sovereign

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #45

    Random note: There's a remix with Missy Elliott.

    59. "Dance with Me" by Debelah Morgan

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #8

    Random note: She has also recorded three gospel albums.

    58. "Party Like a Rockstar" by Shop Boyz

    Released: 2007

    Peak: #2

    Random note: Serious from Flava of Love is in this video.

    57. "Damn!" by Youngbloodz

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    Released: 2003

    Peak: #4

    Random note: IF YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

    56. "Crazy for This Girl" by Evan And Jaron

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #15

    Random note: In 2006, Evan and Jaron were on American Inventor with their Pit Port invention. A Pit Port is a container for discarded seeds and pits in various fruits and nuts.

    55. "Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine

    Released: 2005

    Peak: #23

    Random note: IT'S ABOUT TO BE A WHAAAAT???? <----- iconic lyric

    54. "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" by Khia

    53. "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #3

    Random note: Hinder has had other success on the modern rock charts, but they have yet to even come close to matching the success of "Lips of an Angel."

    52. "Say Hey (I Love You)" by Michael Franti & Spearhead

    Released: 2009

    Peak: #18

    Random note: Michael Franti is the lead singer and he started the band Michael Franti & Spearhead. This song is also summer incarnated.

    51. "Tempted to Touch" by Rupee

    50. "Some Cut" by Trillville

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    Released: 2004

    Peak:: #14

    Random note: Otherwise known as "the bed song."

    49. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #23

    Random note: Jet had a couple other hits on the modern rock charts ("Cold Hard Bitch"), but "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is, by far, their best known song and biggest hit.

    48. "This Is Why I'm Hot" by MiMS

    Released: 2007

    Peak: #1

    Random note: MiMS had one other minor hit, "Like This."

    47. "Around the World (La La La La La)" by ATC

    46. "Don't Mess with My Man" by Nivea

    45. "Right Now" by SR-71

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    Released: 2000

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: The lead singer provided the inspiration for Kate Gosselin's 2009 haircut.

    44. "Look at Us" by Sarina Paris

    43. "For You I Will (Confidence)" by Teddy Geiger

    42. "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol

    Released: 2007

    Peak: #5

    Random note: It's the most played song of the decade in the U.K.

    41. "American Boy" by Estelle

    Released: 2008

    Peak: #9

    Random note: The song won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

    40. "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #16

    Random thing: The song won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo Group.

    39. "I Do!!" by Toya

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    Released: 2001

    Peak: #16

    Random note: She's on Twitter.

    38. "Just The Girl" by The Click 5

    37. "Angel" by Amanda Perez

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    Released: 2002

    Peak: #20

    Random note: She released a song in 2013 called "Freak for the Weekend."

    36. "Still Fly" by Big Tymers

    35. "Collide" by Howie Day

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #11

    Random note: He was arrested for locking a fan in the bathroom of his tour bus and destroying another fan's phone in 2004.

    34. "Heaven" by DJ Sammy

    Released: 2002

    Peak: #8

    Random note: The ballad version is (arguably) better.

    33. "Handlebars" by Flobots

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    Released: 2008

    Peak: #37

    Random note: Apparently people really like their first album, Flobots Presents... Platypus.

    32. "Get Over Youself" by Eden's Crush

    31. "Lean Back" by Terror Squad

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #1

    Random note: Terror Squad is a hip-hop collective started in 1998 consisting of Fat Joe, Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, and K.A.R. The more you know.

    30. "Because I Got High" by Afroman

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #13

    Random note: A teenager was once forced by a Massachusetts District Court judge to listen to the song and write a report about it.

    29. "A Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris

    Released: 2007

    Peak: #7

    Random note: He says "a bay bay" 67 times.

    28. "Rock Ya Body Mic Check 1 2" by M.V.P.

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    Released: 2004

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: This is one of those songs that you probably totally forgot about.

    27. "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #14

    Random note: You probably hated this song after hearing it 10,000 times in that Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial.

    26. "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne

    Released: 2003

    Peak: #21

    Random note: According to Wikipedia, it was one of the first songs to reach #1 in the iTunes music store.

    25. "1 Thing" by Amerie

    Released: 2005

    Peak: #8

    Random note: She had a few other minor successes before "1 Thing" but nothing quite as popular as that.

    24. "Breathless" by The Corrs

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    Released: 2001

    Peak: #20

    Random note: This song was a huge hit worldwide and their only U.K. #1.

    23. "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire

    Released: 2005

    Peak: #1

    Random note: He had another minor hit called "Turn It Up," but "Ridin'" is definitely his biggest hit.

    22. "Tipsy" by J-Kwon

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #2

    Random note: This will always be Kanye West's favorite song.

    21. "Listen to Your Heart" by D.H.T.

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    Released: 2006

    Peak: #8

    Random note: There were about a million remixes of this song.

    20. "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops)" by Blu Cantrell

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #2

    Random note: Blu Cantrell was last in the news when Beyoncé had her baby and people thought Beyoncé named her baby after her.

    19. "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #1

    Random note: It was the biggest song of 2006, and you are probably still sick of it today.

    18. "Do It to It" by Cherish feat. Sean Paul

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    Released: 2006

    Peak: #12

    Random note: THIS. SONG. IS. SO. GOOD. And very 2006.

    17. "Oops (Oh My)" by Tweet

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    Released: 2002

    Peak: #7

    Random note: Apparently this song is about masturbation.

    16. "Butterfly" by Crazytown

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #1

    Random note: At one time, DJ AM was in Crazytown.

    15. "Addictive" by Truth Hurts feat. Rakim

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    Released: 2002

    Peak: #9

    Random note: Truth Hurts was sued for $500 million for using the Hindi sample.

    14. "It's Going Down" by Yung Joc

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    Released: 2006

    Peak: #3

    Random note: Yung Joc is featured on T-Pain's "Buy U a Drank."

    13. "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #6

    Random note: Apparently people thought this song was by 3 Doors Down or Third Eye Blind because of early mislabeled MP3s on illegal music downloading services.

    12. "Kiss Kiss" by Stella Soleil

    Released: 2001

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: In 2011, she released an album called Eskimo.

    11. "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley

    Released: 2006

    Peak: #2

    Random note: The song was #1 on Rolling Stone's 2009 "Best Songs of All Time" list.

    10. "No Letting Go" by Wayne Wonder

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    Released: 2003

    Peak: #11

    Random note: The song uses the Diwali Riddim clapping rhythm, which was really popular in 2002. Think: Lumidee.

    9. "Hotel" by Cassidy feat. R. Kelly

    Released: 2003

    Peak: #4

    Random note: Cassidy has another song called "The Condom Song."

    8. "I Don't Wanna Know" by Mario Winans

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    Released: 2004

    Peak: #2

    Random note: The song samples Enya's "Boadicea." That's why it's so good.

    7. "Flavor of the Weak" by American Hi-FI

    Released: 2001

    Peak: #41

    Random note: She's too stoned. Nintendo.

    6. "Move Ya Body" by Nina Sky

    Released: 2004

    Peak: #4

    Random note: She's also featured on "Oye Me Canto," which is a jam.

    5. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness

    Released: 2003

    Peak: N/A

    Random note: The band broke up from 2006–2011.

    4. "Fuck It" by Eamon

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    Released: 2003

    Peak: #16

    Random note: F.U.R.B. is one of the greatest things to come out of this song. Also the edited version was very annoying.

    3. "He Loves You Not" by Dream

    Released: 2000

    Peak: #2

    Random note: I debated putting Dream on the list because they had one other minor hit, "This Is Me," which is a JAM.

    2. "Never Leave You" by Lumidee

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    Released: 2003

    Peak: #3

    Random note: Uh-oooh, uh-oooh.

    1. "Me & U" by Cassie

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    Released: 2006

    Peak: #3

    Random note: Cassie released a mixtape in 2013 and it's VERY good. If you haven't heard it, check it out here. Here's to hoping she finally gets another hit!

    Note: All chart positions are from Wikipedia, so take them with a grain of salt. Also these are one-hit wonders from the U.S.. I understand that The Darkness,The Corrs, and others had hits in the UK and worldwide.