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December 21, 2009
Spragga Benz among Billboard's One Hit Wonders
According to an article in the Jamaica Observer, dancehall DJ Spragga Benz was featured in Billboard's Best One-Hit wonders of 2000s for Kevin Lyttle collaboration Turn Me On.
The finding is based on an artiste that hit the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 singles chart without cracking the top 25 with subsequent hits in the decade.
The song Turn Me On was Lyttle's international hit on his self-titled album. It peaked at number four in August 2004 with Benz deejaying for 30 seconds mid-song whilst toasting the intro/outro.
Listed below are some of the other 'one hit wonders' as presented by Billboard
The top 10 One Hit Wonders included:
*Daniel Powter's Bad Day which peaked at number 1 for five weeks but subsequent songs have not entered the Hot 100;
*Terror Squad's Lean Back which peaked at number 1 in 2004 but subsequent hits peaked at number 62;
*Crazy Town's Butterfly peaked at number 1 for two weeks in 2001 but subsequent hits never entered Hot 100;
*Mims' This is why I'm Hot peaked at number 1 for two weeks in 2007 but subsequent hits peaked at 32;
*D4L's Laffy Taffy peaked at number one in 2006 but subsequent hits peaked at 72;
*James Blunt's You're Beautiful peaked at number 1 in 2006 but subsequent hits peaked at 66;
*Gnarls Barkley's Crazy peaked at number 1 with subsequent hits peaking at 88;
*Blu Cantrell's Hit Em Up Style (Oops!) peaked at number 1 in 2001 and subsequent songs peaked at 70;
*Bo Bice's Inside Your Heaven peaked at number 2 in 2005 and subsequent songs peaked at 56; and
*Dream's He Loves You Not peaked at number 2 in 2000 and subsequent songs peaked at 39.