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Why the post-Y2K era was a golden age for one-hit wonders
Rolling Stone has just put out its ranking of the top 50 one-hit wonders from the 2000s. Some of the songs might surprise you.
Here & Now's Asma Khalid takes a walk down memory lane with one of the folks behind the list: Maura Johnston, a freelance writer and instructor at Boston College.
Rolling Stone's top 5 one-hit wonders
"Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus
"Lip Gloss" by Lil Mama
"I Wanna Be Bad" by Willa Ford
"Tipsy" by J Kwon
"The Reason" by Hoobastank
This segment aired on June 2, 2025.