Who did Billboard name as the one hit wonder of the decade?
Powter’s “Bad Day” Named 2000’s One Hit Wonder by Billboard 12/7/09, 1:02 pm EST Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” the song that for a television season became the anthem for Idol rejects and disappointed people everywhere, was named the top One Hit Wonder of the decade by Billboard, beating out the likes of fellow 15-minutes-of-fame artists Terror Squad and Crazy Town for the esteemed title. Looking through the list of 40 flameouts is like a high school reunion of artists whose claim to fame is making it onto a Now! That’s What I Call Music compilation. As with most lists, there are a few head scratching moments, and none stands out on Billboard’s list more than their Number Seven pick, Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” Granted, Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo never reached the chart-topping heights of their debut single again, but they did produce a pair of great albums, St. Elsewhere and The Odd Couple, plus a handful of lower-tier hit singles like “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul Now?” and “Run.” Another big su
Billboard has named Daniel Powter the One Hit Wonder of the decade. Powter’s song Bad Day was used as the American Idol goodbye song for season 5 and became the biggest single of 2006. Bad Day was featured on Daniel Powter’s self titled 2005 album along with other songs including Free Loop, Jimmy Gets High, and Love You Lately. Even with the immense popularity of Bad Day, Powter has not hit the Hot 100 with any other song. Terror Squad, Crazy Town, MIMS, D4L, James Blunt, Gnarls Barkley, Blu Cantrell, Bo Bice, and Dream round out the top ten One Hit Wonders on Billboard’s list. The rest of the article is here: http://www.examiner.com/x-28739-Akron-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Billboard-names-Daniel-Powter-One-Hit-Wonder-of-the-decade Sources:
