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Subject: "thank you"
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astralblak
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Tue May-12-15 05:24 PM
50. "thank you"
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Artists you've heard people claim to be one hit wonders, but you disagre...
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I'll start with Cee-Lo
cal.25
May 11th 2015
1
I did this post maybe 3 years ago? It was wild to see who was named
-DJ R-Tistic-
May 11th 2015
2
Lenny Kravitz, Biz Markie, and Geto Boys
mrhood75
May 11th 2015
3
De La Soul....
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
May 12th 2015
19
it's not something w/which one can disagree.
SoWhat
May 11th 2015
4
I agree, the only thing I would add though
astralblak
May 11th 2015
5
I don't take it that way.
SoWhat
May 11th 2015
7
Well... it's the "wonder" part that implies that, really...
Boogie Stimuli
May 12th 2015
11
exactly. you articulated it a little better than me
astralblak
May 12th 2015
29
I wouldn't say that at all
Garhart Poppwell
May 12th 2015
10
they're wrong.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
13
k.
Garhart Poppwell
May 12th 2015
45
By that definition, Jimi Hendrix is a one hit wonder... n/m
Crash85
May 12th 2015
24
he sure is.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
25
he's not though, because his career supplanted
astralblak
May 12th 2015
31
how many hits did he have on the Hot 100?
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
32
what's wrong with you
astralblak
May 12th 2015
37
i read better than you.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
42
wtf is going on here? lol
cgonz00cc
May 12th 2015
43
i dunno. Lol
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
46
nothing other SoWhat on his clown shit
astralblak
May 12th 2015
47
i'm confused. did you read the wiki you linked to?
dula dibiasi
May 12th 2015
48
nah he didn't he's just a jackass who loves his own thoughts
astralblak
May 12th 2015
49
he had one hit on that chart.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
51
No, you actually said this...
Anonymous
May 12th 2015
56
keywords: 'hit'; 'specific chart'
SoWhat
May 13th 2015
60
Smh
Anonymous
May 13th 2015
61
sure, pumpkin.
SoWhat
May 13th 2015
62
You're claiming legends are one hit wonders based on
Anonymous
May 13th 2015
63
#32.
SoWhat
May 13th 2015
64
The fact that Hendrix had 4 smash hit ALBUMS nullifies it tho...
The Analyst
May 13th 2015
66
OMG are we still doing this? LOL
SoWhat
May 13th 2015
67
BTW, folks. i'm not the only one who sees this about Jimi:
SoWhat
May 13th 2015
68
This is the difference...
Anonymous
May 14th 2015
71
TECHNICALLY he's a one hit wonder.
SoWhat
May 14th 2015
72
here's a better link:
SoWhat
May 14th 2015
75
eddie murphy
cbk
May 11th 2015
6
He also had Boogie In Your Butt and Party All The Time
Garhart Poppwell
May 12th 2015
12
He Also Had Some Success With "Whatsupwithu" Too
Dj Joey Joe
May 12th 2015
57
Jimi Hendrix,bobby caldwell,musical youth,special ed,
mistermaxxx08
May 12th 2015
8
Digable Planets
Soulroe
May 12th 2015
9
De La Soul
IslaSoul
May 12th 2015
14
De La Soul gets credit for "Feel Good Inc". Yup, it counts
John Forte
May 12th 2015
17
you & I know this, the average listener doesn't care
IslaSoul
May 12th 2015
20
isnt that just Dave?
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
May 12th 2015
21
Yes, but that featuring was credited as De La Soul
IslaSoul
May 12th 2015
22
good move to use the brand name instead of just "feat Dave"...
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
May 12th 2015
23
De La Soul got a Grammy for that shit, not just Dave
John Forte
May 12th 2015
30
that's not my point...most people know De La Soul from
IslaSoul
May 12th 2015
34
Deee Lite.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
15
Agreed Deee-Lite Had Three Albums Full Of Club Hits
Dj Joey Joe
May 13th 2015
59
How are we categorizing "hit". I agree with SoWhat, in that
John Forte
May 12th 2015
16
To me, a "hit" is what the audience of your genre digs.
Boogie Stimuli
May 12th 2015
18
it varies.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
26
Man, this is OKP, AKA everybody gonna be technical about it.
-DJ R-Tistic-
May 12th 2015
28
Eric Burdon & War
fluicide
May 12th 2015
27
The Roots
Mack
May 12th 2015
33
The Seed 2.0 was arguably the bigger hit...you hear it more
IslaSoul
May 12th 2015
35
Someone recently called PM Dawn a one-hit wonder.
stylez dainty
May 12th 2015
36
My definition is an act that's only known for one song...
Jakob Hellberg
May 12th 2015
38
Not sure why, but I remember 100% Pure Love the most from
-DJ R-Tistic-
May 12th 2015
40
that is the only reasonable definition
cgonz00cc
May 12th 2015
44
yup.
SoWhat
May 12th 2015
52
i agree with you about hendrix
Tommy-B
May 14th 2015
74
i'm using a very technical and relatively conservative definition.
SoWhat
May 14th 2015
76
The problem with your and the authors ''objective'' definition...
Jakob Hellberg
May 14th 2015
81
*shrugs*
SoWhat
May 14th 2015
82
FOH!
Jakob Hellberg
May 14th 2015
79
there's nothing wrong w/ppl not knowing more than 1 of Jimi's songs.
SoWhat
May 14th 2015
83
Of course not...
Jakob Hellberg
May 14th 2015
84
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Stevie Lee
May 12th 2015
39
I Was Sir Mix-A-Lot Fan For Mad Years
Dj Joey Joe
May 12th 2015
58
Pop charts determine the advertising dollar. Everything else? Pfftt.
johnbook
May 12th 2015
41
Outkast is 'the guy who sang Hey Ya' to millions of people
amplifya7
May 12th 2015
53
i may have a skewed perspective from being in ATL then...
cgonz00cc
May 12th 2015
54
What??? LOL you didn't see the initial reaction from Coachella???
-DJ R-Tistic-
May 13th 2015
65
You can be a one hit wonder with multiple platinum albums?
Nick Has a Problem...Seriously
May 14th 2015
78
who in the hell will label them one hit wonders??
revolution75
May 14th 2015
88
RE: Dexys Midnight Runners
Austin
May 12th 2015
55
Kweli (Get By), Method Man(Bring the Pain)
Alphabet
May 14th 2015
69
Meth's song with Mary was bigger than 'Bring The Pain', surely? n/m
NorthWeezy
May 14th 2015
85
Ohh shit I forgot You're All I Need/w Mary J...
Alphabet
May 14th 2015
87
RE: Ohh shit I forgot You're All I Need/w Mary J...
double 0
May 15th 2015
89
Arrested Development
ToeJam
May 14th 2015
70
dont they have 3 hits? Tenn.. Everyday peeps?.. Mr Wendel???
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
May 14th 2015
77
Yep. And an amazing second album with modest hits.
ToeJam
May 15th 2015
91
That second album did have some joints on it
Nick Has a Problem...Seriously
May 15th 2015
92
Cameo
revolution75
May 14th 2015
73
word, Cameo had a hit damn near every year.
Dr Claw
May 14th 2015
80
man I was screaming at the tv
revolution75
May 14th 2015
86
Agreed, So Many Hits
Dj Joey Joe
May 15th 2015
90
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