List of 2000s one-hit wonders in the United States
This is a list of one-hit wonders in the United States whose one hit came out in the 2000s (decade).
This list contains artists who reached the top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard Hot 100) with just one single. A one year lag period is also observed.
Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either
- had other songs chart on genre-specific charts
- have had success and influence within their genre or the annals of popular music and/or
- a long-lasting and devoted cult following
- wider success in other fields of the music industry
- an American act who have had wider success in other countries
- are a non-American act who have had wider success in their homeland
- are a supergroup made up of artists who were successful and influential in other bands or as solo artists.
Year
2000
2001
2002
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wherever You Will Go" | The Calling[C10] | March 16, 2002 | 5[54] |
| "Don't You Forget It" | Glenn Lewis | March 16, 2002 | 30[55] |
| "Youth of the Nation" | P.O.D.[A1][A8][B] | April 6, 2002 | 28[56] |
| "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" | Chris Cagle[A4][B] | April 13, 2002 | 35[57] |
| "What If She's an Angel" | Tommy Shane Steiner | May 4, 2002 | 39[58] |
| "I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)" | Steve Azar[A4] | May 25, 2002 | 35[59] |
| "Addictive" | Truth Hurts | June 8, 2002 | 9[60] |
| "Wasting My Time" | Default[A1][A8] | June 8, 2002 | 13[61] |
| "The Middle" | Jimmy Eat World[A1][B] | June 22, 2002 | 5[62] |
| "Days Go By" | Dirty Vegas | June 29, 2002 | 14[63] |
| "Still Fly" | Big Tymers[A10][B] | July 20, 2002 | 11[64] |
| "Down 4 U" | Irv Gotti[G1] presents The Inc.[D10] | August 3, 2002 | 6[65] |
| "Heaven" | DJ Sammy[C1] and Yanou featuring Do | August 10, 2002 | 8[66] |
| "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" | Tracy Byrd[A4] | September 21, 2002 | 26[67] |
| "Po' Folks" | Nappy Roots[A10][A11][I2] | November 9, 2002 | 21[68] |
2003
2004
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gigolo" | Nick Cannon[D13][H1][I8] | January 10, 2004 | 24 |
| "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" | Eamon[C11] | February 21, 2004 | 16 |
| "The Reason" | Hoobastank[A1][A3][A8][B][C1][C9] | June 19, 2004 | 2 |
| "Ocean Avenue" | Yellowcard[A1][A3][B] | June 26, 2004 | 37 |
| "Scandalous" | Mis-Teeq[C6][C10] | July 10, 2004 | 35 |
| "Dreams" | Diana DeGarmo | July 17, 2004 | 14 |
| "Turn Me On" | Kevin Lyttle[C11] featuring Spragga Benz | August 14, 2004 | 4 |
| "I Like That" | Houston[I9] | August 14, 2004 | 11 |
| "Lean Back" | Terror Squad[D14] | August 21, 2004 | 1 |
| "Heaven" | Los Lonely Boys[A2][B] | August 21, 2004 | 16 |
| "1985" | Bowling for Soup[A3][C6][C10] | November 13, 2004 | 23 |
| "Tempted to Touch" | Rupee | November 20, 2004 | 39 |
| "Broken" | Seether[A1][A8][B] featuring Amy Lee[D15] | December 18, 2004 | 20 |
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pop Champagne" | Ron Browz[A10][A11][G1][I22][I23] | January 3, 2009 | 22 |
| "Untouched" | The Veronicas[C1][C9] | February 7, 2009 | 17 |
| "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | A. R. Rahman[H2][I24][I25][J8] | March 5, 2009 | 15 |
| "All the Above" | Maino[A11][I26] | March 21, 2009 | 39 |
| "I Love College" | Asher Roth | April 11, 2009 | 12 |
| "Second Chance" | Shinedown[A1][A8][B] | June 20, 2009 | 7 |
| "Goodbye" | Kristinia DeBarge[D33] | June 20, 2009 | 15 |
| "That's Not My Name" | The Ting Tings[A1][A5][C10] | August 8, 2009 | 39 |
| "Send It On" | Disney's Friends for Change[D34] | August 29, 2009 | 20 |
| "Wanted" | Jessie James | August 29, 2009 | 40 |
| "Ice Cream Paint Job" | Dorrough[A10][A11] | September 19, 2009 | 27 |
| "I Will Not Bow" | Breaking Benjamin[A1][A8][B] | September 19, 2009 | 40 |
| "Uprising" | Muse[A1][A8][B][C1][C10][C11] | October 3, 2009 | 37 |
| "Say Hey (I Love You)" | Michael Franti and Spearhead[E5] featuring Cherine Anderson | October 17, 2009 | 18 |
| "Drop It Low" | Ester Dean[G2][I27] | October 31, 2009 | 38 |
Featured artist one-hit wonders
The table below features one-hit wonders who scored their only Top 40 hit as the featured artist of a song whose main artist(s) scored two or more Top 40 hits.
Notes
Several artists in the list (marked in italics on the main tables) are worth noting for achieving success or popularity outside of the Billboard Hot 100:
- A The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on other American genre-specific singles charts:
- A1 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Alternative Songs chart.
- A2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart.
- A3 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Adult Top 40 chart.
- A4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs chart.
- A5 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- A6 ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.
- A7 ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Airplay and Latin Tropical Airplay charts.
- A8 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
- A9 ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Pop 100 chart.
- A10 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- A11 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
- A12 ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart.
- B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had multiple Top 40 albums on the American Billboard 200 albums chart.
- C Had two or more Top 40 hits on charts of other countries, in many cases the artist's native country:
- C1 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Australia.
- C2 ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Belgium.
- C3 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Canada.
- C4 ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in France.
- C5 ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Germany.
- C6 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Ireland.
- C7 ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Italy.
- C8 ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in Japan.
- C9 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in New Zealand.
- C10 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom.
- C11 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The artist had two or more Top 40 hits in multiple countries in Europe.
- D The artist has connections to other influential or commercially successful artists.
- D1 ^ Frontman Teddy Riley was also a member of R&B group Blackstreet.
- D2 ^ A band fronted by Richard Patrick, a former member of Nine Inch Nails.
- D3 ^ A member of American R&B group Xscape.
- D4 ^ Daughter of noted late Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho.
- D5 ^ An R&B supergroup consisting of Raphael Saadiq from Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dawn Robinson from En Vogue and Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest.
- D6 ^ Brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter.
- D7 ^ A supergroup of rappers from Queensbridge, New York which included Nas, as well as influential rappers Roxanne Shanté, Marley Marl, and MC Shan.
- D8 ^ Son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and nephew to rappers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker.
- D9 ^ A charity supergroup inspired by those such as Band Aid and USA for Africa.
- D10 ^ A supergroup consisting of Vita, Charli Baltimore, Ja Rule and Ashanti, all previously signed to The Inc. Records; the latter three have had additional hits on the Hot 100.
- D11 ^ A former member of boy band 'N Sync.
- D12 ^ A member of R&B group IMx.
- D13 ^ Known for his marriage to pop singer Mariah Carey.
- D14 ^ A hip-hop group whose members include rappers DJ Khaled and Fat Joe.
- D15 ^ The lead singer of American rock group Evanescence.
- D16 ^ An unnamed charity group featuring Velvet Revolver, Bono, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, Steven Tyler, Brian Wilson, Alison Krauss, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Stevie Wonder.
- D17 ^ One-half of hip-hop duo OutKast.
- D18 ^ A hip-hop group made up of various rappers, including OutKast member and previous one-hit wonder Big Boi.
- D19 ^ An ex-member of boy band O-Town.
- D20 ^ A member of boy band 98 Degrees.
- D21 ^ A band that featured Mike Shinoda, better known as a member of rock band Linkin Park.
- D22 ^ Brook has had more success with two Top 40 hits under the name Skylar Grey.
- D23 ^ A side project duo formed by Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp. Branch has had many top 40 hits on the Hot 100.
- D24 ^ An ex-member of girl group Destiny's Child.
- D25 ^ ^ Cee-Lo Green and Gipp were both members of influential hip-hop group Goodie Mob.
- D26 ^ A Grammy-nominated band featuring members of heavy metal band Slipknot.
- D27 ^ They now go by the name 78violet.
- D28 ^ She was a member of big ensemble Canadian indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
- D29 ^ A member of previous one-hit wonder D4L.
- D30 ^ The band's guitarist Trace Cyrus is the son of Billy Ray Cyrus and as the older half-brother of Miley Cyrus. Also, Mason Musso is the older brother of Mitchel Musso.
- D31 ^ The lead singer of alternative rock band Bush. He is also known for being married to singer Gwen Stefani.
- D32 ^ A charity group composed of Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Fergie, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, Miley Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes, Natasha Bedingfield, Melissa Etheridge, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Ashanti and Nicole Scherzinger.
- D33 ^ Daughter of James DeBarge, of the band DeBarge.
- D34 ^ A charity group consisting of Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and the Jonas Brothers.
- D35 ^ A member of rap group the St. Lunatics.
- D36 ^ The lead singer of alternative metal band Saliva.
- D37 ^ ^ A member of R&B group Jagged Edge.
- D38 ^ A member of funk/soul band The Gap Band.
- D39 ^ The lead singer of the aforementioned band The Calling.
- D40 ^ One-half of southern rap duo UGK.
- D41 ^ An ex-member of rap group 3X Crazy.
- D42 ^ ^ A member of American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
- D43 ^ A member of earlier one-hit wonder Playa.
- D44 ^ Older brother of Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J.
- D45 ^ A former member of R&B trio City High.
- E The artist achieved critical success or multiple awards and/or is considered to be an influential figure in a specific genre or field.
- E1 ^ Frontman Teddy Riley is renowned as a producer of new jack swing.
- E2 ^ A multiple Grammy Award-winning gospel duo.
- E3 ^ A critically acclaimed singer; Phair's debut album Exile in Guyville received a 9.6/10 rating from Pitchfork Media.
- E4 ^ A critically acclaimed multi Grammy-winning alternative rock band.
- E5 ^ ^ A reggae musician who has had more critical acclaim than commercial success and a strong cult following.
- E6 ^ A critically acclaimed multi Grammy-winning singer; Krauss is one of the most successful bluegrass music artists.
- F The artist has connections to other noted people outside of the music industry:
- F1 ^ Daughter to professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
- G The artist achieved success in other fields of the music industry:
Several other artists are worth noting for achieving success or popularity in other fields outside of the music industry:
- H Success in other fields of the entertainment industry:
Several songs on the list also feature credited appearances by artists with two or more Top 40 hits, either as featured artists or collaborating artists (I).
- I1 ^ Gwen Stefani is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I2 ^ Anthony Hamilton is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I3 ^ Jay-Z is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I4 ^ Killer Mike and T.I. are credited as featured artists on the song.
- I5 ^ Fabolous and Busta Rhymes are credited as featured artists on the song.
- I6 ^ Fat Joe is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I7 ^ Joe Budden and R. Kelly (credited as "Pied Piper") are credited as featured artists on the song.
- I8 ^ R. Kelly is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I9 ^ Chingy, I-20 and Nate Dogg are credited as featured artists on the song.
- I10 ^ Melissa Etheridge is credited as a collaborating artist on the song alongside Stone.
- I11 ^ Lil Jon is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I12 ^ De La Soul are credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I13 ^ Kelly Rowland is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I14 ^ T.I. is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I15 ^ Paul Wall is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I16 ^ Lil Boosie is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I17 ^ Lil Scrappy is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I18 ^ Elephant Man is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I19 ^ Lil Wayne is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I20 ^ T-Pain is also credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I21 ^ Kanye West is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I22 ^ Jim Jones is credited as a collaborating artist on the song alongside Brownz.
- I23 ^ Juelz Santana is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I24 ^ The Pussycat Dolls are credited as collaborating artists on the song alongside Rahman.
- I25 ^ Nicole Scherzinger, who is a member of the Pussycat Dolls and therefore not a separate artist, is a featured artist on the song.
- I26 ^ T-Pain is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I27 ^ Chris Brown is credited as a featured artist on the song.
- I28 ^ Killer Mike is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Joi.
- I29 ^ Lil' Mo is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Sacario.
- I30 ^ Mystikal is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Infamous 2.0.
- I31 ^ Pharrell is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Wilson.
- I32 ^ Lil' Mo is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Shorey.
- I33 ^ Shawnna is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Ms. Thing.
- I34 ^ Nina Sky and Daddy Yankee are credited as featured artists on the song alongside Gem Star and Big Mato.
- I35 ^ Ciara is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Fatman Scoop.
- I36 ^ Paul Wall and Ali are credited as featured artists on the song alongside Gipp.
- I37 ^ 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks are credited as featured artists on the song alongside Ca$his.
- I38 ^ Webbie is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Foxx.
- I39 ^ Akon and Lil Wayne are credited as featured artists on the song alongside Niia.
- I40 ^ Lil Boosie is credited as a featured artist on the song alongside Lil Phat.
Additional notes
- J1 ^ The top 40 hit "Bring It All to Me" by Blaque credits Chasez as a featured artist on the single release; Billboard instead credits his vocal contribution to his band 'N Sync as a whole.
- J2 ^ Sheryl Crow is featured on a version played by the vast majority of radio stations, while Moorer is credited on the commercial single.
- J3 ^ Floetry were the original songwriters and performers of the song "Butterflies," which became a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was covered by Michael Jackson.
- J4 ^ Chad Kroeger is credited on the song's commercial single, while most radio stations played the version with Band on it.
- J5 ^ Widely known as the subject of an Internet meme involving the music video for "Here It Goes Again".
- J6 ^ Michaelson's music has been featured extensively in TV shows and movies.
- J7 ^ ^ A karaoke version of a song by Kid Rock. Received popularity due to Kid Rock's music not being available for download.
- J8 ^ The song is a remix of an Academy Award winner for Best Original Song composed by Rahman. Although the majority of digital downloads of the song were of the original version of "Jai Ho" rather than the remix, Billboard, upholding its rule of covering several versions of the same song into a single chart entity, credits the Pussycat Dolls' contribution.
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See also
- List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 2010s one-hit wonders in the United States
