Remembering the one-hit wonders of the 2000s

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM CDT

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Rolling Stone put out its ranking of the top 50 one-hit wonders from the 2000s in June, and some of the songs might surprise you. We revisit host Asma Khalid’s walk down memory lane with one of the folks behind the list: Maura Johnston, a freelance writer and instructor at Boston College.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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