One-Hit Wonders and Pop Longevity

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 May, 2008 to the music subset

The Whitburn Project: One-Hit Wonders and Pop Longevity
Are there more one-hit wonders in the music charts today than there have been in the past? Andy Baio analysed data from 1900 to this year, in search of one-hit wonder trends.
The longest-charting one-hit wonder to hit the #1 spot is Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” from 2006, which [...]

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