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29 One-Hit Wonders That Never Cracked the Top 40 Again

29 One-Hit Wonders That Never Cracked the Top 40 Again

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29 One-Hit Wonders That Never Cracked the Top 40 Again

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29. LSG, “My Body” (1997)

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28. Luniz, “I Got 5 On It” (1995)

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27. N2Deep, “Back To The Hotel” (1992)

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26. Wayne Wonder, “No Letting Go” (2003)

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25. Kevin Lyttle, “Turn Me On” (2004)

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24. D4L, “Laffy Taffy” (2005)

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23. Lou Bega, “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” (1999)

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22. Brownstone, “If You Love Me” (1995)

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21. Nicole Wray, “Make It Hot” (1998)

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20. Robin S., “Show Me Love” (1993)

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19. Cassie, “Me & U” (2006)

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18. Five, “When The Lights Go Out” (1998)

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17. Blu Cantrell, “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” (2001)

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16. Freak Nasty, “Da’ Dip” (1997)

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15. Somethin’ For The People, “My Love Is The Shhh!” (1997)

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14. Duice, “Dazzey Duks” (1993)

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13. Paperboy, “Ditty” (1993)

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12. Wreckx-N-Effect, “Rump Shaker” (1992)

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11. Ini Kamoze, “Here Comes The Hotstepper” (From “Ready To Wear”) (1994)

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10. Ruff Endz, “No More” (2000)

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9. House Of Pain, “Jump Around” (1992)

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8. Groove Theory, “Tell Me” (1995)

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7. YoungBloodZ, “D--n!” (2003)

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6. Sir Mix-A-Lot, “Baby Got Back” (1992)

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5. Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy” (2006)

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4. Terror Squad, “Lean Back” (2004)

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3. 69 Boyz, “Tootsee Roll” (1994)

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2. Mark Morrison, “Return Of The Mack” (1997)

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1. Tag Team, “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (1993)

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29 One-Hit Wonders That Never Cracked the Top 40 Again
29. LSG, “My Body” (1997)
28. Luniz, “I Got 5 On It” (1995)
27. N2Deep, “Back To The Hotel” (1992)
26. Wayne Wonder, “No Letting Go” (2003)
25. Kevin Lyttle, “Turn Me On” (2004)
24. D4L, “Laffy Taffy” (2005)
23. Lou Bega, “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” (1999)
22. Brownstone, “If You Love Me” (1995)
21. Nicole Wray, “Make It Hot” (1998)
20. Robin S., “Show Me Love” (1993)
19. Cassie, “Me & U” (2006)
18. Five, “When The Lights Go Out” (1998)
17. Blu Cantrell, “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” (2001)
16. Freak Nasty, “Da’ Dip” (1997)
15. Somethin’ For The People, “My Love Is The Shhh!” (1997)
14. Duice, “Dazzey Duks” (1993)
13. Paperboy, “Ditty” (1993)
12. Wreckx-N-Effect, “Rump Shaker” (1992)
11. Ini Kamoze, “Here Comes The Hotstepper” (From “Ready To Wear”) (1994)
10. Ruff Endz, “No More” (2000)
9. House Of Pain, “Jump Around” (1992)
8. Groove Theory, “Tell Me” (1995)
7. YoungBloodZ, “D--n!” (2003)
6. Sir Mix-A-Lot, “Baby Got Back” (1992)
5. Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy” (2006)
4. Terror Squad, “Lean Back” (2004)
3. 69 Boyz, “Tootsee Roll” (1994)
2. Mark Morrison, “Return Of The Mack” (1997)
1. Tag Team, “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (1993)

29 One-Hit Wonders That Never Cracked the Top 40 Again

The term “one-hit wonder” gets thrown around pretty loosely. An artist can have a huge song, several successful albums, plenty of fans, and still wind up with only one single that ever cracked the upper reaches of the American pop chart.

For this list, we are using a deliberately strict definition: the artist or group must have exactly one song reach the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as a credited act. Featured appearances count, too. Success on the R&B, rap, dance, international, or other Billboard charts does not disqualify an artist unless another song also reached the Hot 100 Top 40.

That eliminates quite a few acts that are casually called one-hit wonders. The 29 artists left below really did get one trip into the Hot 100 Top 40 and never made it back.

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