1
Daniel Powter
BAD DAY
Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" was used as the kiss-off song for the 5th season of "American Idol," which gave the song enough juice to become the biggest single of 2006. The song went to No. 1 in April and stayed at the top for five weeks. But Powter's good fortune didn't last long; he hasn't visited the Hot 100 since

2
Terror Squad
LEAN BACK
Terror Squad, the hip-hop collective led by Fat Joe, topped the charts in August 2004 with "Lean Back," giving the world a new dance craze in the process. The Squad fell back hard after that, only reaching as high as No. 62 with a subsequent single: "Take Me Home," at the end of 2004.

3
Crazy Town
BUTTERFLY
L.A. rap-rockers Crazy Town flew to the top of the charts with the Red Hot Chili Peppers infused track "Butterfly" in March 2001, and hovered at No. 1 for two weeks. The band's wings were clipped after reaching that peak; they never saw the Hot 100 again.


4
MIMS
THIS IS WHY I'M HOT
MIMS told the world "This Is Why I'm Hot," and sizzled at the No. 1 spot for two weeks in March 2007. The Jamaican rapper's next single, July 2007's "Like This," only went as high as No. 32. Not quite as hot.


5
D4L
LAFFY TAFFY
Atlanta's D4L hit a sweet spot with "Laffy Taffy" in January 2006, when the song peaked at No. 1. The foursome only made it to no. 72 with their next single "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me."


6
James Blunt
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
James Blunt sweet-talked his way to No. 1 with the inescapable ballad "You're Beautiful" in March 2006. But fans dropped him soon after; his appropriately titled next single, "Goodbye My Lover," only reached No. 66.


7
Gnarls Barkley
CRAZY
"Crazy" was such a gargantuan smash, it felt like Gnarls Barkley's spell would never wear off. But after peaking at No. 2 in July 2006, Ceee-Lo and Dangermouse haven't made it past No. 88 with their subsequent singles. Crazy, indeed.


8
Blu Cantrell
HIT 'EM UP STYLE (OOPS!)
Blu Cantrell struck gold with "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," which reached the No. 2 position in July 2001. Since then, she's only climbed as high as No. 70, with "Breathe" in 2003. Oops!


9
Bo Bice
INSIDE YOUR HEAVEN
Bo Bice won the hearts of "American Idol" viewers with "Inside Your Heaven," which peaked at No. 2 in July 2005. After the cameras turned off, voters quickly tuned out. His next highest-charting single, "The Real Thing," peaked at No. 56 in May 2006.


10
Dream
HE LOVES U NOT
Dream lived up to their name with "He Loves U Not," which climbed to No. 2 in December 2000. After that, the manufactured girl group woke up and only rose to No. 39 with their next single, "This Is Me," in the summer of 2001.


11
J-Kwon
TIPSY
J-Kwon intoxicated the airwaves with "Tipsy," scoring him the No. 2 spot in April 2004. He hasn't stumbled as high on his own since, but he did ride Bow Wow's coattails to No. 23 in April 2006 with the collaboration "Fresh Azimiz."


12
Cassie
ME & U
Cassie strutted to No. 3 with "Me & U" in July 2006, but she floundered with "Long Way 2 Go," which only peaked at No. 97. She's been a no-show on the charts ever since.


13
Lou Bega
MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)
Lou Bega's ubiquitous "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of)" climbed to No. 3 in November 1999, and stuck around for months after peaking. But Bega hasn't flirted with the charts much since; his next-highest charting single, "Tricky, Tricky," only reached no. 74 in February 2000.


14
Lil' Romeo
MY BABY
Cute and cuddle Lil Romero skipped all the way to No. 3 in June 2001 with "My Baby." But puberty didn't do the pint-sized rapper well; none of his solo singles have even touched the Hot 100 since.


15
Lumidee
NEVER LEAVE YOU - UH OOH, UH OOOH!
Lumidee promised to "Never Leave You" with her first single in August 2003, which climbed to No. 3 on the charts. She didn't keep her word. Outside of a No. 43 appearance in April 2007 with "She's Like The Wind" featuring Tony Sunshine, she hasn't visited the Hot 100 since.


16
Hinder
LIPS OF AN ANGEL
With "Lips of an Angel," Hinder soared to the No. 3 spot in October 2006. The band fell from grace shortly thereafter, only soaring as high as No. 31 with "Better Than Me" in May 2007.


17
Kevin Lyttle feat. Spragga Benz
TURN ME ON
In August 2004, Kevin Lyttle, with help from Spragga Benz, lit up the charts with "Turn Me On," which peaked at No. 4. The airwaves have since turned him off, and the Caribbean crooner has yet to return to the Hot 100.


18
Youngbloodz feat. Lil Jon
DAMN!
Youngbloodz teamed up with Lil Jon on "Damn!," which rose to No. 4 in November 2003. The Hotlanta duo had much to curse about after that; they didn't go nearly as high with their next biggest hit; "Presidential" peaked at No. 81 in November 2005.


19
Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook
WHERE'D YOU GO
It's a good thing Mike Shinoda has Linkin Park to fall back on. Fort Minor, his musical side project, started big, reaching No. 2 with "Where'd You Go" in June 2006. Fans have been asking the same question since then; the band's next biggest hit, "Remember the Name," peaked at No. 66. three months later.


20
Samantha Mumba
GOTTA TELL YOU
Irish singer Samantha Mumba rose to No. 4 on the Hot 100 with "Gotta Tell You" in December 2000. The airwaves refused to listen after that; her next-biggest single, "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" only climbed to No. 49 in June 2001.



21
Cassidy feat. R. Kelly
HOTEL
Cassidy went all the way to No. 4 in March 2004 with "Hotel," featuring R. Kelly. But the Philly rapper checked out of the chart shortly thereafter, only making it as high as No. 33 with "My Drink N' My 2 Step" three years later.


22
Macy Gray
I TRY
Macy Gray blew up in May 2000 when her debut single, "I Try," went to No. 5. But believe it or not, the husky-voiced diva has not appeared on the Hot 100 since!


23
The Calling
WHEREVER YOU WILL GO
In March 2002, L.A. rockers the Calling reached their highest high when their single "Wherever You Will Go" peaked at No. 5. The band has not come calling back to the charts since.


24
Vanessa Carlton
A THOUSAND MILES
Vanessa Carlton wooed listeners in May 2002, when her piano ballad "A Thousand Miles" hit No. 5. Five months later, she was back on the Hot 100 with "Ordinary Day," but the song -- her second-biggest single -- barely cracked the Top 30.


25
Ruff Endz
NO MORE
Baltimore R&B duo Ruff Endz went all the way to No. 5 with "No More" in September 2000. But the group never saw the top 10 again after that; they only reached No. 49 with "Someone to Love You" in June 2002.


26
Eiffel 65
BLUE (DA BA DEE)
Italian dance trio Eiffel 65, whose name was generated at random by a computer program, peaked at No. 6 with the über-catchy "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" in January 2000. They've been blue ever since, as they did not see the Hot 100 for the rest of the decade, even as Flo Rida took his "Blue"-sampling hit "Sugar" all the way to No. 5.


27
Rich Boy feat. Polow Da Don
THROW SOME D's
Alabama rapper Rich Boy went all the way to No. 6 on March 31, 2007 with "Throw Some D's." He ran out of steam after reaching that peak, and hasn't returned to the chart since.


28
Nick Lachey
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
In May 2006, sympathetic fans helped Nick Lachey go to No. 6 with his post-98 Degrees solo single, "What's Left of Me," a song about his dissolved relationship with Jessica Simpson. But when the drama cooled, fans stopped caring; later that year his next song, "I Can't Hate You Anymore" -- his second-biggest -- only climbed to No. 87.


29
Tweet
OOPS (OH MY)
In May 2002, Missy Elliott and Timbaland introduced the airwaves to Tweet, whose song "Oops (Oh My)" peaked at No. 7. But Tweet only made a peep on the charts after that with "Call Me," which limped to No. 31 a month later.


30
Hurricane Chris
A BAY BAY
Louisiana's Hurricane Chris climbed to No. 7 on the Hot 100 with "A Bay Bay" in July 2007. He specifically cat-called "Halle Berry" on his next-biggest single with far less success; the song only went to No. 52 in June 2009.

I guess these are "pop" hits? Ruff Endz had a few hits. "Someone to Love" still gets a lot of air play.

daPrettyman said:

Based on Hot 100 charting.

Honestly I dont recognized half of these hip hop songs from the early 2000's

newpower99 said:

The sad part is, I DO!

Macy Gray is NOT a one-hit wonder. hahahahaha James Blunt had other songs on the radio, quite frequently in rotation.

ernestsewell said:

She was on the Hot 100.
http://www.billboard.com/...&g=Singles

3
Crazy Town
BUTTERFLY
loved it

6
James Blunt
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
prefer his follow up single. this one was just too played out! but a nice song none the less.


7
Gnarls Barkley
CRAZY
never cared for this song. but P!NK did an awesone version on tour of it.


8
Blu Cantrell
HIT 'EM UP STYLE (OOPS!)
loved it. and she had a few other tracks i enjoyed


13
Lou Bega
MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)
a fun song. that's about it.


17
Kevin Lyttle feat. Spragga Benz
TURN ME ON
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVE THIS ONE!!

20
Samantha Mumba
GOTTA TELL YOU
she's had other hits. i like Samntha. "Come On Over" is probably my favourtie track. be it a cover or whatever.

26
Eiffel 65
BLUE (DA BA DEE)



28
Nick Lachey
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
ummm i don't care if he can sing!


30
Hurricane Chris
A BAY BAY
one of THE MOST DISTGUSTING, EAR ACHING SONGS EVER!! NASTY PEOPLE MUSIC is what i call that. NASTY AS FUCK TAKE A SHOTGUN TO THE RADIO WHEN IT PLAYS TYPE OF SONG. FUCK THAT SHIT!!!!!



[Edited 12/8/09 12:41pm]

30
Hurricane Chris
A BAY BAY barfuziilldead
one of THE MOST DISTGUSTING, EAR ACHING SONGS EVER!! NASTY PEOPLE MUSIC is what i call that. NASTY AS FUCK TAKE A SHOTGUN TO THE RADIO WHEN IT PLAYS TYPE OF SONG. FUCK THAT SHIT!!!!! <<<<<


are you sure you dont like that song ? sounds like you are on the fence

why didn't u post the other half of the list?

mimi07 said:

Im lazy .


you can check out the rest of the list (31-39) here.

http://www.billboard.com/...1216.story

newpower99 said:

i'm sure! i don't know which is worse though. that or that heaping pile of dog shit called Stinky Leg or whatever. they both get the same reaction from me.

[Edited 12/8/09 20:55pm]

is Gnarls Barkley really a one-hit wonder? They have so much potential.

and where is Amerie at?

The thing with Billboard is that THEY dont even know what a one hit wonder is in their own book. Back in the later 80's they had Cutting Crew as a One Hit wonder? Really, they had 3 top 40 singles and another top 10? Is a top 10 not a hit. I mean OK the first song was a number one, and their biggest hit here, but does that mean once u have a number one nothing else counts? and what in billboards terms is a "hit" to me since they say TOP 40 hit, anything hitting 40 is technically a hit single, then alot of the One Hit wonders they have named over the years arent one.

"No More"