One Hit Wonders - '00s by DixonD

Champion(s):

DoyleE
Oscar Wilde said, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." I should've been the one to get to say that.


Runner(s)-Up:

Ekherndon
why do when you can overdo?


Quiz Description

The final round of my Just Music quiz at TCONA this year was a "One Hit Wonder Showdown", where teams took turns identifying one hit wonders. It turns out I over-prepared for this round, as I had dozens of music clips left over at the end, and rather than have them languish on my hard drive, I'm making Alpaca Farm quizzes out of them!

For the purpose of these quizzes, a "one hit wonder" is defined as a band or artist who had only one single reach the Billboard Top 40 in the US. Some of these artists went on to have illustrious careers outside of the mainstream pop charts (eg. Jimi Hendrix, System of a Down, etc.)-- others, not so much...

Name the artist in each clip; the year and peak Billboard position is also given. Song titles are not required, since the titles are often mentioned within the clips themselves. Don't worry about "featured" artists.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 23 12 40 69 38 29 36 67 52 83 27 56
1 DoyleE 451 98 15
23
15
15
15
69
15
15
29
15
15
67
15
15
83
15
15
2 Ekherndon 444 96 15
23
15
15
15
69
00
15
15
15
67
15
52
15
83
15
00
3 DosRemediosA 423 94 15
15
15
00
15
38
15
29
15
15
67
00
15
83
15
15
56
4 twarner50 421 92 15
23
15
15
15
69
15
15
29
15
00
15
52
15
83
15
15
5 samross125 411 90 15
15
15
40
15
69
15
15
29
15
15
67
00
00
15
15
56
6 SlickRick87 405 87 15
23
15
15
15
69
15
15
29
15
15
67
15
52
00
15
15
7 Matto 398 85 00
15
15
15
69
15
15
29
15
15
67
15
00
15
27
15
56
8 Makdeezy 387 83 15
23
15
15
00
15
38
00
15
00
15
52
15
83
15
15
56
9 WilliamsK 386 81 15
23
15
15
40
15
15
38
15
15
15
67
00
15
83
00
00
10 Jose 355 78 15
23
15
00
15
15
38
15
15
36
15
67
00
00
15
15
56
11 QuintongJ 350 76 15
15
15
40
00
15
38
15
29
00
15
15
52
00
15
15
56
12 MarcotteM 348 74 15
23
15
15
00
15
38
15
29
15
15
67
00
00
15
15
56
13 SedichD 347 72 15
15
12
15
00
15
38
15
00
00
15
52
15
83
15
27
15
14 quarterrican 334 70 15
15
15
15
69
15
38
15
29
15
36
00
00
00
15
27
15
15 WalkerAJ 328 67 15
23
15
15
40
15
15
38
15
15
36
00
00
00
15
15
56
16 RabinK 327 65 15
23
15
12
15
15
69
15
15
15
36
00
15
52
00
15
00
17 PFD 321 62 15
15
15
40
00
15
38
15
29
00
15
67
15
00
15
27
00
17 KitchenB 321 62 00
15
15
40
00
15
38
15
29
15
15
67
15
00
15
27
00
19 Ruwisc 319 58 15
23
15
00
15
15
38
15
29
15
15
67
00
00
15
27
15
20 AKRichards 318 56 15
15
15
40
00
00
15
29
15
36
00
15
52
00
00
15
56
21 VenguswamyK 310 54 15
23
15
00
00
15
38
00
15
36
15
15
52
00
00
15
56
22 DuffyM 301 52 15
23
15
00
00
15
38
15
00
00
15
52
00
15
27
15
56
23 IvixorB 283 50 00
15
15
40
00
15
38
00
15
36
00
15
52
00
15
27
00
24 bev48 281 47 15
15
15
00
15
38
15
29
15
00
15
52
00
00
15
27
15
25 ChengB 274 45 15
15
12
15
40
00
00
15
29
15
36
00
15
52
00
15
00
26 KingT2 268 43 15
23
15
00
00
15
38
15
29
15
36
00
15
52
00
00
00
27 LanceJ 258 41 15
23
15
15
40
00
15
38
15
15
00
15
52
00
00
00
00
28 BrobstJ 255 38 15
23
00
15
40
00
15
38
00
00
00
15
52
00
15
27
00
29 heystephen 247 36 15
23
15
15
40
00
00
15
00
15
67
00
00
15
27
00
00
30 kanyewesteros 234 34 00
15
12
15
40
00
00
15
29
15
36
00
15
00
15
27
00
31 AlvarezStrangHilda 215 32 15
23
00
00
00
15
69
00
00
15
36
00
00
00
15
27
00
32 Vintsanity 211 30 00
15
12
00
00
00
15
29
00
00
00
00
15
83
15
27
00
33 KreitzerJ 193 27 00
15
12
00
00
00
15
38
00
00
00
00
00
15
27
15
56
34 Tarn 179 24 15
23
15
00
00
15
69
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
27
00
00
34 HoH 179 24 15
23
15
12
15
40
00
00
15
29
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
36 HightB 178 21 15
23
15
12
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
27
15
56
37 MurphyCD 175 18 15
23
00
00
00
00
15
29
15
36
00
00
00
00
15
27
00
38 GoodmanDL 173 16 15
23
15
12
15
40
00
00
15
38
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
39 RautY 169 14 15
23
15
12
00
00
15
38
00
15
36
00
00
00
00
00
00
40 straightcashhomie 136 12 00
15
12
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
00
15
27
00
41 OBrienF 109 8 15
23
15
12
00
00
00
00
15
29
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
41 BoyerA 109 8 15
23
15
12
00
00
00
15
29
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
43 DouglasLovesVixey 71 5 00
15
12
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
29
00
00
00
00
00
00
44 Zamikaze 51 3 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
36
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
45 BruceM 42 1 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
27
00

Questions:

Click to Reveal Answer
The Corrs ("Breathless")
Click to Reveal Answer
Daniel Powter ("Bad Day")
Click to Reveal Answer
The Calling ("Wherever You Will Go")
Click to Reveal Answer
Ingrid Michaelson ("The Way I Am")
Click to Reveal Answer
Nine Days ("Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"
Click to Reveal Answer
Howie Day ("Collide")
Click to Reveal Answer
Estelle ("American Boy")
Click to Reveal Answer
Yael Naim ("New Soul")
Click to Reveal Answer
Trapt ("Headstrong")
Click to Reveal Answer
Shop Boyz ("Party Like a Rockstar")
Click to Reveal Answer
Los Lonely Boys ("Heaven")

#1 in 2006 (yes, really)

Click for additional information

Click to Reveal Answer
Taylor Hicks ("Do I Make You Proud")