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...if they have a classic album without having hits or are known for other reasons, they are disqualified.
Actually, in many cases, the act itself might not be known amongst people in general, just the song. Some examples that qualifies to me:
Nena-99 luftballongs Trashmen-Surfin bird Ktrina and the waves-Walking on the sunshine (yes, I know they had another hit but see below) Men Without hats-Safety dance Blue Swede-Hooked on a feeling (OOGA_CHAKKA!) Crystal Waters-Gypsy Woman Dee-Lite- Groove s in the heart M/A/R/R/S-Pump up the volume The old fucks who did La macarena Bahamen-Who let the dogs out? etc etc
Of course, upon closer inspection, many acts perceived as one hit wonders might actually have had more hits including some reasonably big ones but with the passage of time, they are remembered for one tune and thus, the perception is that they are "one hit wonders"
Thus, you will old people say that "no, they actually had two hits" or you might have Hip-Hop fans say that Biz Markie was NOT a one-hit wonder and dance-fans saying that Crystal Waters actually delivered more hits and so on and that's the problem and why it can never be waterproof, whatever...
Personally, I feel that while someone like Hendrix might technically qualify as a one-hit wonder, that's not really the kind of act that comes to mind for me, I think the term is better reserved for the ones above since most music fans actually know more than one Hendrix song not to mention that he has several songs being played quite regularly on, say, rock-radio formats over the years which means that unless a young rocker go and check out the stats, they will never guess that Hendrix was a one-hit/no-hit wonder...
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