Best One-Hit Wonder of the 1990s/2000s
Some people use the term "one-hit wonder" as an insult. But for our money, if you have even a single hit song in your lifetime, you are a literal rock star, and you have secured your place in pop music history. The 90s and the 00s were, arguably, the last bastions for those supernova successes, as streaming services and digital consumption made mega-hits a thing of the past. But what a past it WAS! So join us the Great Pop Culture Debate as we straddle the 21st Century and ride the pop-music train as we determine the Best One-Hit Wonder of the 90s & 00s! We discuss “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks; “No Rain” by Blind Melon; “Macarena” by Los Del Rio; “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega; “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred; “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot; “Barbie Girl” by Aqua; “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba; “Lovefool” by The Cardigans; “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree; and more!
Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Amy Pilott, Andrea Guerrero, and Kate Racculia press rewind on their Discmans to discuss the best songs of the 90s and 00s from artists we never heard from again!
Want to play along at home? You can! Find the listener bracket here, make a copy for yourself, and see how your picks match up to the panel's!
To listen to Round 1, showing how we got to the Sweet 16 down from the Top 32, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today to access the exclusive Part 1 episode.
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Round 2 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks (1) vs. “No Rain” by Blind Melon (4)
Match-Up 2: “Macarena” by Los Del Rio (6) vs. “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer (2)
Match-Up 3: “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega (1) vs. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Deep Blue Something (4)
Match-Up 4: “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred (3) vs. “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot (2)
Match-Up 5: “Groove Is In the Heart” by Dee-Lite (1) vs. “Barbie Girl” by Aqua (4)
Match-Up 6: “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia (3) vs. “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve (2)
Match-Up 7: “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba (1) vs. “Lovefool” by The Cardigans (5)
Match-Up 8: “Closing Time” by Semisonic (3) vs. “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree (7)
Want to listen to the Top 32 songs? Check out a Spotify playlist by clicking here! We also made a playlist of our panelists’ picks that DID NOT make our bracket, which you can find here.
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Amy Pilott, Andrea Guerrero, Kate Racculia
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry