History WMG / ToddInTheShadowsOHW

* "Alone Again Or" by Music/{{Love}}: It only reached #99 while "7 and 7 is" hit the top 40. It's #442 on Rolling Stones magazine greatest songs of all time.

* "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by Music/TheVerve: The band was essentially ScrewedByTheLawyers after the manager of Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} successfully sued the Verve for credit and royalties for the song's sampling of an orchestral arrangement of "The Last Time". After losing the writing credits, The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft called "Bitter Sweet Symphony" "the best song Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have written in 20 years".

* "Scandalous" by Music/MisTeeq: This girl group were huge stars in their native home of the UK, but this ended up being the only hit to cross over to the US, peaking in the top 40 in 2004, a year after its original UK release. They split in 2005, with Alesha Dixon having continued success since with her solo music, in addition to presenting ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'' and ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' among others, as well as the Series/EurovisionSongContest in 2023. As for the song itself, it nowadays has become notable for its use of in the infamous basketball scene in ''Film/{{Catwoman|2004}}''.

* "Scandalous" by Mis-Teeq: This girl group were huge stars in their native home of the UK, but this ended up being the only hit to cross over to the US, peaking in the top 40 a year before their split. The song nowadays has become notable for its use of in the infamous basketball scene in ''Catwoman''.

* "Our House" by Music/{{Madness}}: They had an earlier minor hit with a cover of Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love", peaking at #33. Back home in the UK, they were everything but one-hit wonders.

* "Dangerous" by Kardinal Offishall: Despite being wildly popular in his native Canada for over a decade when this song was released, he hasn't touched the Hot 100 since, outside of guest spots.

* "Dangerous" by Karinal Offishall: Helped mainly by a guest artist hook from Akon, this Canadian rapper managed to chart and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 but never charted again. Even in his home country, this was his only top ten hit.

* "Respect Yourself" by Creator/BruceWillis: A double whammy of a one hit wonder: it's both a film actor's vanity project ''and'' it's a cover. Todd did not include this song in his "Worst of 1987" retrospect, citing that he only wanted to include songs that he legitimately hated, although Todd did admit that Bruce Willis' only hit was an [[AcceptableTargets easy target for comedy material]], so a more in depth review is a possibility.

* "Kids" by Music/{{MGMT}}: The single preceding "Kids", "Time to Pretend" had prominent usage in a trailer for ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' nearly a decade after its 2008 release.

* "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior: Although a smash in the UK it didn't chart in America, but was later used in the media on a regular basis. Band member Jeppe Laursen also cowrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's "Born This Way". Todd said in his review of "7 Years" that he thought they were "pretty good" so he'll like say they deserved better.

* "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior: Although a smash in the UK it didn't chart in America, but was later used in the media on a regular basis. Band member Jeppe Laursen also cowrote and co-produced Lady Gaga's "Born This Way".

* "Ça plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand: Notable as one of the first new wave songs to crack mainstream airwaves, but also novel even within its genre, being sung mostly in French and being one of ''the'' most simplistic compositions of any international hit song. On Todd's world tour of one-hit wonders, this would be his first trip to Belgium. An electronic cover by Swedish pop singer Leila K was a hit in mainland Europe 16 years later.

* "Ça plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand: A huge novelty for the time, being not only one of the first new wave songs to gain mainstream attention, but also being mostly in French and having an incredibly simplistic chord and melodic structure. On Todd's world tour of one-hit wonders, this would be his first trip to Belgium.

** Jossed in his "Timothy" review, where he mentions Holmes' second big hit "Him".

* "Magic" by Pilot: While they had a number one hit in the UK with "January", this was their only top ten hit in the US and the band members would have bigger success with their producer Alan Parsons in his band, Music/TheAlanParsonsProject. Younger viewers from the US may know it as [[RepurposedPopSong the basis for the Ozempic jingle]].

* "Magic" by Pilot: While they had a number one hit in the UK with "January", this was their only top ten hit in the US and the band members would have bigger success with their producer Alan Parsons in his band, Music/TheAlanParsonsProject.

* "Bodies" by Music/DrowningPool: Hinted in the Adina Howard episode. The band has a respectable number of hits on the Mainstream Rock chart; however, outside that chart, "Bodies" remains the only song they are well known for. The song is likely most famous for its frequent usage in early [=YouTube=] videos, and often draws controversy, ''especially'' after tragedies occur, due to the misinterpretation of the lyrics; the song also drew attention when it was used as audio torture in Guantanamo Bay. Notably, while the band's instrumental lineup has remained the same from its beginning, the band had ''four'' different lead singers on their six albums, with only Ryan [=McCombs=] and Jasen Moreno lasting for two albums each; the band's original lead singer (and the one that sang "Bodies"), Dave Williams, died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed heart problem while on tour.

* "Give It Up" by Music/PublicEnemy: Public Enemy are likely too influential to be reviewed on OHW; even non hip-hop fans would likely recognize the group's hype man[=/=]FaceOfTheBand Flavor Flav, aka, "The guy who wears the clock around his neck". The group's SignatureSong, "Fight the Power", did top the Hot Rap chart; however, it never made the Hot 100.

* "abcdefu" by GAYLE (2021)

* "Barbie Girl" by Music/{{Aqua}}: "Lollipop (Candyman)" peaked at #23 in the US, but it's almost completely forgotten by history. Abroad, however, "Doctor Jones", "Turn Back Time" and "Cartoon Heroes" are also very popular.

** Most likely jossed, as he acknowledged "I Missed the Bus" in his "Black Beatles" review and as the transition music for his "Top Ten '90s Buses" list.

* "Jump" by Kris Kross: Todd mentioned it in his review of "S&M" as one of the more underrated hits of the 1990s. They had 3 other Top 20 hits, which may disqualify them.

* "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass: Their follow-up single, "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne", reached #33, but "Brandy" is much better remembered today in no small part due to its use in films such as ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' and, most notably, ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''. Todd mentioned this song in the "Disco Duck" episode as an example of why he usually doesn't do older music on ''One Hit Wonderland'', mentioning that he couldn't find many clips of the big hit, let alone any followups.