These songs all BLEW MY MIND as a kid in the late '90's and teenager in the early 2000's, but then the artist's disappeared!

Here are my personal fave one-hit wonders from the '90's and 2000's, including neo-power ballads and slinky dancehall cuts, nu metal, dancehall, and crunk, proto-viral cult classics and from-nowhere chart-toppers, enjoy!

1.Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA (1997)

2.Truth Hurts - Addictive (2002)

3.White Town - Your Woman (1997)

4.Jennifer Paige - Crush (1998)

5.T-Spoon - Sex On The Beach (1997)

6.Clea - Download It (2003)

7.Mr Ozio - Flat Beat (1999)

8.Rui Da Silva - Touch Me (2001)

9.O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (2003)

10.Fierce - Sweet Love 2K (2000)

11.Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (2002)

12.New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1998)

13.Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) (2003)

14.Frankee - F U Right Back (2004)

15.DJ Pied Piper & The Masters of Ceremonie - Do You Really Like It? (2001)

16.3 of a Kind - Babycakes (2004)

17.Sak Noel - Loca People (What the Fuck!)" (2011)

18.Debelah Morgan - Dance with Me (2000)

19.Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love (2009)

20.Wamdue Project - King of My Castle (1998)

21.Lou Bega - Mambo (No 5) (1999)

22.Tomcraft - Loneliness (2002)

23.ATC - Around The World (La La La La La) (2000)

24.Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (1999)

25.Band Ohne Namen (B.O.N.) - Boys (1999)

26.Gabriella Chilmi - Sweet About Me (2008)

27.Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate (1999)

28.Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)

29.Sam Sparro - Black and Gold (2008)

30.Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (2002)

31.Kristian Leontiou - Story of My Life (2004)

32.Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1997)

33.Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby (1999)

34.DB Boulevard - Point Of View (2003)

35.D.H.T. ft. Edmé - Listen To Your Heart (2005)

36.Mad Donna - The Wheels On The Bus (2002)

37.Khia - My Neck, My Back (Lick It) (2001)

38.C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (1990)

39.Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (2001)

40.Owl City - Fireflies (2009)

41.Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know (2004)

42.Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oh) (2003)

43.Crazy Town - Butterfly (1999)

44.Lasgo - Something (2001)

45.The Calling - Wherever You Will Go (2001)

46.Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (2001)

47.Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (1999)

48.Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On (2003)

49.Los Del Rio - Macarena (1993)

50.Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom (2003)

What a time to be alive. I've created a playlist too which you can find on the official Scene Spotify account HERE.

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Dale Melita
Scene's head pop critic/pop culture enthusiast, living in Brighton. Since 2021, I write a silly monthly column, sometimes interview artists, occasionally review theatre and listen to pop music daily!

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