3 Two-Hit Wonders You’ll Be Surprised Are Two-Hit Wonders

It’s hard to write a hit song. The task itself seems hard enough. But to write two songs that rocket up the charts? Well, that just seems like a minor miracle. Nevertheless, there are a number of bands out there that have achieved that feat and lived to tell the tale!

Here below, we wanted to explore three musical acts you might be surprised wrote two chart-topping hits. Three familiar names but ones you might not be so sure achieved the rare deed of composing two hit songs. Indeed, these are three two-hit wonders you’re surprised are two-hit wonders.

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“Thong Song” and “Incomplete” by 
Sisqó from Unleash the Dragon (2000)

In the early 2000s, the bleach-blonde singer Sisqó was all the rage. The once-lead singer for the R&B group Dru Hill later went solo and released two songs that hit the charts in a major way—”Thong Song,” which peaked at No. 3 in 2000 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Incomplete,” which hit the top spot. With his brash style and elegant singing, Sisqó even made singing about itty-bitty underwear a topic of mainstream conversation.

“Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See” by KT Tunstall from Eye to the Telescope (2005)

Scottish singer KT Tunstall was a phenomenon in the mid-2000s thanks to her supremely catchy song “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” which hit No. 20 on the vaunted Billboard Hot 100. With her whoo-hoos and acoustic guitar, she became a memorable singer in pop culture, finding herself on late-night shows and mix CDs galore. Then she followed that up with the hit “Suddenly I See,” which hit No. 21 on the Hot 100.

“Bang Your Head (Metal Health)” and “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot from Metal Health (1983)

When the loud rock band Quiet Riot released their 1983 album Metal Health, the group bashed into popular culture thanks to two big hits, “Bang Your Head (Metal Health),” which hit No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Cum on Feel the Noize,” which hit No. 5 on the Hot 100. The latter track has especially lived on in the zeitgeist, proving aggressive vocals and heavy percussion continues to have a place in our modern-day playlists.

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