10 Country One-Hit Wonders We All Loved
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- There are so many great country music artists that somehow only had one major hit single. And in today's video, we're going to look at those hits!
In today's video:
Brian McComas - 99.9% Sure
Julie Roberts - Break Down Here
Steve Azar - I Don't Have to Be Me (Til Monday)
Cyndi Thomson - What I Really Meant to Say
Heartland - I Loved Her First
Jessica Andrews - Who I Am
Billy Gilman - One Voice
Julianne Hough - That Song in my Head
James Otto - Just Got Started Loving You
Sherrié Austin - Streets of Heaven
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I know 'Sold' is by John Michael Montgomery, and I don't know why I said Garth. 🤦But enjoy this video anyway. I had a blast making it!
Probably thinking of Ain’t goin’ down by gb. Great vid!
😀 you're good! I probably wouldn't have even caught that but it is one of the first songs that pulled me in to loving country music.
I would add David Ball's Private Malone to the list. Absolutely love that one.
I was so confused there for a second checked the comments right away thanks for clarifying
Beat me to it🤣
Grady Smith
I literally scrolled down to the comments just to question that 😂
Love ya Grady!
We need a 90s version of this now
And I would lobby for MidSouth... a band that's been around forever but only had one hit: "Without You (I Haven't Got a Prayer)"
Also: "Leave the Pieces" by The Wreckers.
Omg yesss
I love that song!!!
Best Song!!
Michelle branch had a career in pop music before she went country
That whole album was good.
Breakdown Here is one of my top 10 favorite Country song’s.
I think Trace Adkins did that song on one of his albums
That song and "Men and Mascara" were my favorites by her!
I thought she has a few hits? I love this album so much.
For some reason when you said from the past twenty years, I was thinking 90's. It's only at the end that I realized what 20 years actually is in 2020. Oh.
Rachel C right 👀
I know right? Yikes lol time is going by too fast!
Lol I have that problem too 🙈
I know, me too!
Happens to me all. The. Time!
Steve Azar's "I don't have to be me" is one of my all time favorite songs from my childhood, it makes me smile every time I hear it
Simple times back then, that song got me through when id hear it on the bus playing...
me too, i’ll always love that song for the same reason
Steve Azar had a few hits. Maybe not #1 hits, but in the chart. Off the top of my head, “waitin’ on Joe” and “sunshine” (really like that song, very underrated). I just checked out his VEVO, has less than 3k subs.
@@dr.lyleevans6915 do you remember Josh Thompson ?? Had one album, had the song Beer on the table, was country as could be, then he just went away...
I really loved his follow-up "Waitin' on Joe". I still can't believe that song wasn't a bigger hit.
“Break Down Here” is one of my favorite songs of all time.
And “Who I Am” was my favorite songs as a kid lol. “I Loved Her First” will never go out of style!
My daughter is a year old. I sing "I loved her first" to her as a lullaby. When I can make it all the way through without choking up, that is.
I used to sing it to my daughter when she was small. She's 18 now.
That was the biggest rush of nostalgia I’ve ever had
Really sad Jessica Andrews didn’t have further success. “Who I am” is still a song I love.
She sings Christian music now.
Fran Grant OMG yes I have one of her cassettes
She did a really good remake of "Unbreakable Heart"
Fran Grant I love all her albums she has released. Her l album, Now, is one of my favorite country albums.
Jessica Andrews chose to raise a family over career
When you mentioned "Clarissa Explains It All", I nearly choked on my water. Lol totally dating us here. #90skid
God, I love “Harper Valley PTA.” My parents played that all the time in my childhood
Man I just ADORE "Break Down Here!"
Same!!! One of my favorites!
Ditto
I loved that & Men and Mascara!
Laura belle bundy- giddy on up (kinda painful but so fun 😂)
Casey James- Crying on a suitcase ❤️too goooood
What about lets don't call it a night casey james
Casey James had a few good ones. Miss me when I'm gone is my fave
Laura Bell Bundy's "you can't pray the gay away is hilarious."
What about Laura’s song “two step” idk if it’s a hit it’s just one of my fav songs of hers😂
I love Trent Tomlinson's- One wing in the fire.
Great song. I think he had a handful of his though, like 3 it 4, but I would honestly have to look them up to remember them because none of the others stuck with me like that one.
Ooh yes!! Love that one!
I love it too. It makes me think of my dad, who died in 2005. He had a massive hit called "Drunker Than Me" as well though.
Yes I love just might have her radio on
Steve Azars "I don't have to be me" is still a favorite of mine. 💖
Waiting on Joe was one my favorites as well. So much so when he said he was a one hit wonder I was really surprised.
Julie Roberts first album is amazing! Start to finish. "Wake up older" , "rain on a tin roof", "if you had called yesterday"..all solid cuts. Hidden gems
I would say “I Pray for You” by Jaron and the Long Road to Love, released back in 2010, could’ve been considered for your list. I don’t know if it went number one, but radio would not stop playing it back then. Also “Rockin the Beer Gut” by Trailer Choir was a really funny smash hit
I was rooting SO HARD for that song to be a bigger hit than it was. It stalled out at #14. I think it suffered the same fate as two other songs that year, "This Ain't Nothing" and "Bullets In The Gun", in that radio was hesistant to play such dark songs at that point in time (dark in very different ways, obviously). Of course at the very end of that year "If I Die Young" hit #1 so what do I know?
I also liked I pray for you. For some reason I thought he had another decent song?
@@fordtechchris Not on his own but as part of the duo Evan & Jaron he'd had a major pop hit in the 00s called "Crazy For This Girl"
I sing I pray for you A LOT still. It gets stuck in my head constantly
Rockin the beer gut
"How do you get that lonely" by Blaine Larson. Such a sad and impactful song but he never really did much after
Rory Feek co-wrote it
i loved him!!! such a great song and a wonderful voice that was short lived in the country world
He live like 20 minutes from me 😂
I was thinking about this one too!
@@travishopkins5311 Is he still hot? Lol
I know that the act had more than one top ten song, but I miss the SheDaisy girls.
God bless you and them always!!!
Holly in East Tennessee
Country girl groups seem to have a hard time finding longevity for some reason. Dixie Chicks were promising for awhile and I think they might have gone the distance if it hadn't been for that little kerfuffle over Bush Jr.
Who I Am was my JAM when I was younger. Really a fun song with a great hook.
Just Got Started Loving You is still on my regular rotation. Such an awesome song. I love his voice too!
One of my favorite one hit wonders from this era was Rebecca Lynn Howard and her song Forgive. I still have it on several playlists
TRUE! or Danielle Peck and I don't
@nemesisgenius Yeah, I get that I was a good song, and I forget Finding a Good man, because I don't was just I dunno. It had one of the coldest lines in a song, According to my cousin
Babyduckie484 Danielle peck was NOT a one hit wonder. She had several hits. Do you even know the definition of a one hit wonder? Just because they aren’t successful anymore, doesn’t mean they count as one.
"Who I Am," by Jessica Andrews.
Theme from "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye."
The best.
No sir by Darryl and Don Ellis
Sunny Sweeney "From a table away." She is my favorite one hit wonder
Kellie Rogers yes!
That is a good one!!
Have you seen Sunny Sweeney lately? She is amazing and killing the Texas/Red Dirt scene!
drink myself single is my favorite lmao
one of my favorite songs ever
Trailer Choir - Rockin The Beer Gut
Hahaha!
Anyone remember “Crying on a Suitcase” by Casey James?
That was a great song
I LOVED Wildflower! It's a shame they didn't go farther, their music was so fun!
Yes!!!!
That was awesome song.
One of Worst videos for this song Crying on a suitcase
Buckey Covington "Different World".
Except Bucky Covington has had numerous hits.
Bucky had 2 Hits..... 1.) I'll Walk and 2.) Different World .........that I know of. Sad that He hasn't done anything else thou. I was hopin He Would. Love Them Songs. #IllWalk will be the song I'm gonna Walk down the aisle to for a few reasons.
Great song! It's definitely on my country playlist!
@@shaleniavanorsdale93 good to be us as well
I was so obsessed with Jessica Andrews ❤
Eric Heatherly's cover of Flowers on the Wall was a smash with a killer music video!
Dude was awesome!!
He's still making music! And he owns a thrift store in Tennessee!
I bought that CD.
One of my favorite one hit wonder from the 2000s would be "Mrs Steven Rudy" by Mark McGuinn. I remember this song being really huge.
He also had she doesn't dance
I loved that song!!
A big favorite artist from my childhood. To me, they were all bangers. She Doesn't Dance still hits me in the feels
Before I watch - Pat Green "Wave on Wave" and James Otto "Just Got Started Loving You."
Any time wave on wave comes on (rarely) i crank it as loud as it goes. That guitar intro always gets me going
Pat Greens still rockin the red dirt scene. This Nashville cuntry doesnt hold a candle to the red dirt guys.
MudSlanger fuck yeah, pat green, Cory morrow, Jack Ingram and Darryl Dodd of that era still sell out crowds in TX.
Yankee Gray All Things Considered was one of my all time favorites.
I was thinking Johnny and June by Heidi newfield.... I loved that song.
Jamey Johnson's "In Color" is a classic
He's not a one hit wonder
@@andrewfranciscohughes2481 James Otto co-wrote in color and I'm surprised Grady didn't mention that when he talked about James' song.
He also had a top 20 hit with “The Dollar” in 2005.
These are one hit wonders;
Dean Brody: Cattleman's gun
David ball: Private Malone
Kevin Fowler: Long line of losers
Blaine Larsen: How do you get that lonely
Buddy Jewell: Help pour out the rain
Jamie Johnson is not a one hit wonder
There is just something about 2000’s country music videos that I freaking love.
As you said, some artists aren’t old enough to be considered one hit wonders BUT I haven’t heard from Frankie Ballard since 2016?? Around that time. I loved his songs but no album since! William Michael Morgan also had that 90s look going on. With one song that played on the radio and haven’t heard anything big since. Not too sure but Canaan Smith too? I could go on about how many artists I haven’t heard from again, it’s crazy. Loved the video though!
Please do the 90s too! This brought up so many memories of great country artists I haven't heard from in forever. "Waiting on Joe" has got to be one of the most heartbreaking songs of all time.
Julie Roberts has an awesome voice. She should've gotten more radio play.
I love Break Down Here. Gorgeous voice.
One-hit or not Cam's "Burning House" is already a Country Classic imo. Great voice and guitar work.
Wag Of Beed definitely!
This is Cam's current single, and it's better than the 3 songs mentioned
th-cam.com/video/XfKYd_8CMJU/w-d-xo.html
Cam is actually doing pretty well
Burning House is a beautiful song that I admit that I always cry when I hear it. Mayday is real good too
I grew up listening to Country music.
My mom would listen to a song and say that he or she was going to be big or not. Most of the time she was right. When I first heard Austin by Blake Shelton, I just knew that he was going to be huge.
Heartland feels like a fever dream. They were played CONSTANTLY when I was a kid, yet few people seem to remember that one song and there’s very little info about it.
The only song I remember from this list was the James Otto one and the Steve Azar one sounded familiar once I heard it!
Courtney Courteau I literally recognized all of them except for Streets of Heaven.
I sang "What I Really Meant To Say" in my high school talent show. You gave me all the nostalgia feels with this video.
Heartland was basically a local band that hit the lottery by getting their hands on a really great song that they were able to release to national radio. It was a one-in-a-million shot. Heartland performed at my county fair the year after their hit and was surprised at their overall sound. Aside for their hit ballad, most of their other songs were a really hard rock-edged version of country.
Angel Eyes by love and theft is another one I think could qualify
They also had Runaway though I'm not sure how it charted.
They have a bunch of songs tho
Whiskey on my Breath I believe was top 20
They had that song which was played over and over then fell off the face of the Earth.
That was a great album that was on.
I loved Jessica Andrews as a kid! One song that came to mind while watching this was “pray for you” by Jaron and the Long Road to Love. Not classic country but remember it playing on the radio and laughing.
Break Down Here is one of my favorites. It blew me away with all it's driving/relationship comparisons that were almost like double entendre. Such a moody song that you can tell they had a lot of fun making.
You Have the Right to Remain Silent-Perfect Stranger
That was mid 90s...
What about “Johnny & June” by Heidi Newfield?!
Austin Daniel maybe he didn’t recognize her as a one hit wonder because she was a part of “Trick Pony”?! Who knows lol
Oh good one!
I honestly love that song lmao
Trick Pony was a one Hit wonder also. Correct me if I'm wrong. Houston radio kind of sucks and only plays certain songs in circulation until the next big thing.
Detrick Fagan I loved trick pony 🤣
Gosh, talk about a trip down memory lane! I loved every song on the list and still listen to them when I feel like going down that route.. I actually just shared Julie Roberts last week on social media lol
“Did it for the girl” by Greg Bates was a jam too. Then he disappeared
YES! I really liked that song and yeah, he just disappeared!?
Great call on "Break Down Here." I would add "Don't Ask Me How I Know" by Bobby Pinson, which reached #16 on the U.S. Country charts in 2005. I fell in love with that song the first time I heard it on the radio. Beautiful melody, a one-of-a-kind vocal, and a simple, yet very sage message.
I know Grady set the year 2000-present criteria, but if I can skirt the criteria and go back to 1995, I would also like to add "Lipstick Promises" by George Ducas (reached #9 on the U.S. Country charts). It is a haunting-beautiful Alt-Country-sounding song.
"Don't Ask Me How I Know" was one of the best country songs of the 2000s in my opinion.
@@Reed488 I thought of that song right away too. I was a big fan of George Ducas and was hoping he'd have follow-up success but never pulled it off after "Lipstick Promises".
Huge fan of Bobby pinson. Have both of his albums. He's still around, but writes songs..
@@willthorson4543 For Toby Keith and Sugarland
Fun fact about Break Down Here: it’s actually a cover of a Trace Adkins song. It was initially on his 2003 album, Comin’ On Strong, only on his album, it went by the whole titular line “I’d Sure Hate To Break Down Here.”
It all makes sense now..I thought that song sounded so familiar but not with her voice
My son and daughter in law played I loved her first at their wedding, I still cry every time I hear it.
Steve azar also had that great song called sunshine.
Your dark hair draped across my pillow
Says I finally got it right
And as I watch you dreaming, twisted in the sheets
I can't stop thinking about last night
Well I've waited so long, so long, so long
For someone like you
And as this morning breaks through the window pane
It reveals the truth
Baby, you're my sunshine, first light
Find your way to places that only know lies
Failed tries and bruised skies
With hardly time to hold on or be strong, now I'm strong
'Cause like the dawn you push it all away
I tell ya, you're my sunshine
Everybody needs a little sunshine
Your fingertips, a kiss to this tired face
It's like I'm young again
Well I feel beautiful
But most of all vulnerable since you broke in
Baby, you're my sunshine, first light
Find your way to places that only know lies
Failed tries and bruised skies
With hardly time to hold on or be strong. now I'm strong
'Cause like the dawn you push it all away
I tell ya, you're my sunshine
Everybody needs a little sunshine
So won't you take me, take me, take me
Anywhere and everywhere you go
All the warmth you bring to this cold heart
With the slightest touch is enough to know
Baby, you're my sunshine
Everybody needs a little sunshine
Yeah, you're my sunshine
'Cause like the dawn you push it all away
Mrs steven rudy by mark mcguinn! I love most of the album it's on but it's the only one that got super popular.
Not even gonna lie, This was my favorites song AS AN 8TH GRADER!!!
I always thought “She Doesn’t Dance” was way better. Just preference
I saw James Otto at my state fair last year and learned he has written for a lot of other country singers. So although he only had one hit of his own, he’s still been pretty active in country music. He also played us some new songs that he has coming out soon. Maybe he’ll have a 2nd hit soon, who knows.
How about:
Aston Shepherd - Look it Up
The Wilkinsons - 26 Cents
Sarah Darling - Something to do with Your Hands
Rachel Procter - Me & Emily
Kristin Kelly - Ex-Old Man
Joey & Rory - Chester, Chester
Jessica Andrews - You Go First
The JaneDear Girls - Wildflower
Danielle Peck - Finding a Good Man
Carters Chord - Different Breed
And would Chuck Wicks count for Stealing Cinderella?
Think you mean: Joey + Rory "Cheater, Cheater".
The Wilkinsons wouldn't qualify for this list, because they had two songs in the top 20. Fly peaked at #15.
Look it Up was from Ashton's 2nd album. Her debut album had two top 20 hits...Taking off This Pain and Sounds So Good
I believe Joey from Joey+ Rory died so takes them out of the running for future hits
Who I Am remains one of my favourite country songs of all time. I've changed the lyrics to fit my own family so many times and it honestly means so much to me as a person and an example of just why I love country music so much,
This is one of my favorite videos you have ever done; I really enjoyed it. Great call on "Break Down Here." I would add "Don't Ask Me How I Know" by Bobby Pinson, which reached #16 on the U.S. Country charts in 2005. I fell in love with that song the first time I heard it on the radio. Beautiful melody, a one-of-a-kind vocal, and a simple, yet very sage message.
"Don't Ask Me How I Know" was quite possibly my favorite song of the 2000s....certainly in the top-three.
I just rediscovered that song!!! I love it so much!!!!
James Otto was my favorite of the bunch you listed! Of all the artists who should have made it big, James Ottos crooney sould voice had the potential. "Groovy Little Summer Song" is criminally underrated if you haven't heard it...
Jacob Martin AGREED!!!! And his song "Since you brought it up" love them!!!
James otto has a really good song called "days of our lives"
26 Cents by The Wilkinson’s. That was their only hit in the US, but they have had a very successful career in Canada.
I loved their one about angel wings or something
@@teal_panda_8434 Yes! It was called "Fly"
They were late 90s. 98 or 99 I think.
@@PepRock01 Yes, you are right. I forgot this was only 2000 to present.
The whole Jessica Andrews cd was a great album. Sherrie Austin as well. Nice throwbacks!
Sold is John Michael Montgomery. But when I was a kid I thought it was Garth too 😂
I said Garth?!?! Dangit, so ashamed. I promise I knew! Though, I can imagine Garth running around with his headset mic singing 'Sold.' Oh well! When you talk into a camera for hours at a time, stuff like that is bound to happen.
Grady Smith no big deal. I probably would’ve done the same thing 😂
When I heard "Garth" I was like..
😐...🤨...🤔...🤪 huh??
Okay so where’s “Pickin’ Wildflowers” by Keith Anderson?
He also had I still miss you as a massive hit
And Every Time I Hear Your Name was a big hit.
XXL
That's who I thought of and Buddy Jewell and Blaine Larsen.😂
I love buddy jewell!
I dont have to be me was played nonstop for years and never got old. I still remember 8 year old me singing it in the back seat of my mom's car when it came out
James Otto was a great choice he has that signature country voice
I'm afraid to ask...does anyone here like Frankie Ballard?
I found his music while listening to the radio at 2 am one night and immediately loved it. Haven't heard a lot from him recently, he's another one of those rare modern artists I love.
Emily Kremers love him!!!
He has a few hit songs! I probably hear more of his songs on the radio because he is a local here in SW Michigan. He has some great songs 🤙🏼
@@jmorse1969 Originally from Michigan myself. In NY, it's rare to find a station playing any of his music.
He was okay. Put on a good concert at my county fair in 2014. Seemed like he was poised to be the next big thing but then just disappeared.
Still jam to "Young and Crazy" and "Sunshine and Whiskey"
Don't know if it counts but I feel like "Do You Believe Me Now" by Jimmy Wayne is a one hit wonder. Never heard from him after that song reached #1 on the country charts in 2008. It even peaked at #36 on the Billboard top 100. Also "Angel Eyes" by Love & Theft. It was their only hit single as a duo from 2011 and no other song of theirs has peaked higher than #31 since that year.
He technically had two hits because "Stay Gone" was his first single and it was a huge hit
Jimmy Wayne is technically a six hit wonder and Love and Theft have had two hits.
How about Chuck Wicks ?? Had like that song Stealing Cinderella and a another few hits, and then he was off radio.....
@@ChapLagoon417 Yeah perhaps technically Jimmy Wayne isn't but I really only still hear "Do you believe me now". And Love & Theft were a trio when "Runaway" came out and it was just a minor hit. "Angel Eyes" was absolutely huge.
@@MVTX Jimmy Wayne had two Top 10s before "Do You Believe Me Now?": "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much"
Holy Moly! I loved all of these songs! They were all my favorites!!
Forgive me if it's already been said, but what about "Dust on the Bottle" by David Lee Murphy? I don't recall anything else by him.
John Eoff he had a song out called “The Road You Leave Behind.” and “Party Crowd.” So many memories of driving around with my best friend, listening to his music!
He also had if the fish ain't biting
Party Crowd. Plus his recent single with Kenny Chesney went Top 10.
He had a lot of hits.
The recent duet with Kenny Chesney "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
One of your best videos yet, and that’s a bold statement. Some awesome songs that brought back a lot of memories, which is what good music does.
Who I Am is such a beautiful song!
Danielle Bradberry's cover of it is great.
Holy hell I forgot all about 'I don't have to be me' but as soon as that clip started I remembered all the lyrics. I loved that song so much back in the day. Had to pause your video to go listen to it again. Sorry mate.
I guess they've had at least one other ”hit”, but I remember Thompson Square’s ”Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” being played and even overplayed on the radio when it came out. Then they seemed to disappear. I honestly thought ”If I Didn’t Have You” was Lady Antebellum for the longest time.
Same, I didn’t realize I’d I didn’t have you was Thompson Square.
Love them, especially their song Glass
The female part of Thompson squared died here not too long ago from cancer. I’m not sure if Mr. Thompson still performs or not
@@PrincePook actually I think you're thinking of Joey&Rory the girl from TS is still alive. It was Joey that died a few years ago of cancer.
I loved those songs
Great video, Grady. These songs remind me how much I love early-mid 2000s country production choices. Would love for you to do a deep dive into the best songs from 2000-2010 (which might be very difficult to narrow down, so maybe more specific than that!) I love “From a Table Away” and “Just Got Started Loving You.”
Also, maybe she didn’t fit into the criteria, but what about Heidi Newfield with “Johnny & June”?
Can you do a video of the best male and female duets in country?
Grrrrrreat idea about duets!
I love the idea about the best songs from 2000-2010. I was a teenager during that decade so a lot of the songs I heard on the radio then are really memorable.
I've known the song Who I Am since I was little because my mom loved it. I always changed the chorus to "I am Lila June's granddaughter" to fit me. 😁
These early 2000s songs, that I haven't really heard in over 15 years now, brought back so much nostalgia of high school. This was wonderful!! Yes, please do a 80s & 90s one hit wonders video please!
Totally forgot about Who I Am but absolutely loved that song as a teenager. Gotta go back and listen!
"Just Got Started Lovin' You" is a kind of rainy day, "Banana Pancakes" kind of song that never gets old. Been one of my favorites for years. I heard "Sold" from Home Free first, but I really enjoy both versions
I think it would be really fun to hear you talk about your favorite songs from your least favorite artists or vice-versa :)
Heidi Newfield had #11 single that my wife and I really liked, "Johnny & June". Haven't heard anything since.
Hi! I have watched a few of your videos but this is my first time commenting. I love this video. So many of the songs brought me back to my childhood and I grew up with so many of these artists. How funny you should mention Billy Gilman because he is still doing shows and putting out music. I’m actually seeing him at a concert tonight in Boston. Growing up Jessica Andrews was my favorite female singer so it was nice to see her on this list. I would also add Tommy Shane Steiner to this list with the song what if she’s an angel.
Break down here is awesome. I listen to it almost daily.
Charlie Worsham - "Could It Be"
Yes! That's still one of my favorite songs.
Wes Carlson good pick, Charlie is a killer guitarist and that whole rubber band album is excellent.
Also not a one-hit wonder. Granted, I don't know the song Could It Be, but I know his song Love Don't Die Easy. It was so popular even Hallmark used it in a movie.
I think the story of Cyndi Thompson is pretty interesting for two reasons: 1)Her debut single "What I Really Meant To Say" spent 3 weeks at #1 on country radio, but only because of a combination of a national tragedy and Billboard's chart rules. See, the song reached #1 the weekend right before 9/11. In the days and weeks following the attack, most stations, especially country stations played a large amount of patriotic songs but because of Billboard's recurrant rules older songs like "God Bless The USA" and "Independence Day" couldn't be counted towards the chart (a month later they did grant an exemption to "God Bless The USA" through some loophole I don't remember and it got to #16). The reason "What I Really Meant To Say" got to stay on top for 2 extra weeks is because in those 2 weeks the Billboard charts were in a virtual standstill because all eligible songs had suffered drastically reduced airplay. In the months to follow a few songs that had already been charting got major boosts thanks to the attacks putting them in a new light, such as Brooks & Dunn'd "Only In America", Tammy Cochran's "Angels In Waiting" (another one hit wonder), David Ball's "Riding With Private Malone", and Jeff Carson's "Real Life". And then of course by December you already had songs inspired by the attacks such as Aaron Tippin's "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly" and of course Alan Jackson's "Where Were You?" But Cyndi Thompson just happened to be in the right place at the right time to have a multi-week #1.
2)Like you explain in the video, she intentionally made herself a one-hit wonder
Lots of country artists used the manufactured tragedy of 9/11 to benefit their wallets. Blue collar America ate it up. It helped to push the acceptance of an unjust never ending war. It’s really messed up if you stop to think about it. Everyone was duped.
Good selection, most of them from the early 2000’s...who remembers “Did It For The Girl” by Greg Bates (2012)...cool song with a George Strait/Easton Corbin vibe....
Bernd Wenserski the song there was this girl by Riley green has a same feel t
@@taay_thegreat2057 uh... "Did it for the girl" is more traditional with its steely midtempo vibe... "There was this girl" is more upbeat and guitar driven...both good songs, but completely different to me...
Amazing how many of these I both loved, and had forgotten about. Especially Jessica Andrews and Julie Roberts! Great songs.
What about Pat Green's "Wave on Wave" (a #3 hit in 2003), or even Steel Magnolia's "Keep on Lovin' You", co-written by Chris Stapleton (#4 in 2010)?
Kylie Pollert great song! He also had “Let Me” and “Dixie Lullaby” but I’m not sure how high up on the charts those songs got
@@lejuicyfruit "Let Me" got to #12; "Wave" was his only Top 10, though
He said they could only have 1 Top 20 hit to be included on this list, so you answered your own question haha
Big in Texas.
Wave on wave!!!!! Yes!!!
Smoke by a thousand horses comes to mind
Brandon Curtis Great song
Brandon Curtis I’ve seen them live twice. They are such a great band. Check out their deep cuts if you haven’t. I hope they really take off at some point.
Drunk dial was just as big
I miss these songs so much and they were all fantastic! My favorite was Julie Roberts; what a voice! She could’ve really made it! She was amazing! That song was what country music is about. I miss songs like that. And Sheree Austin’s album was one of the best of the late 90s, early 2000s. I still have it and love it. Steve Azar was so cool and very talented! Cindi’s song was a great song and super popular my Senior year of High School. I Loved Her First makes me cry every time; what a wonderful true story song-again, what country music is supposed to be about! James Otto that was one of my favorites songs of the first decade!! So fun! Still great! 2008 was the last good year in country music, imho. Sometime about 5 to 10 years ago, country music took a horrible turn and started lacking depth, real life and meaning, very sad. What wonderful songs you chose overall; another great video, Grady, thank you!!!
I always loved "Me And Emily" by Rachel Proctor
Yes! Most of these are the reason I love Country music today. I think you forgot 'I love you this much' by Jimmy Wayne. It's a beautiful tune that always brings tears to my eyes.
Also, I don't remember the woman who sings it, but the song 'Me and Emily' is another early 2000's one-hit wonder (which also reminds me of 'Break Down Here.)
P.S. Your haircut/style looks great!
"Me And Emily" was done by a girl named Rachel Proctor. Before that song was my favorite from her named "Days Like This".
God bless you and Rachel always!!!
Holly in East Tennessee
I think of The Tractors- Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train, Cassidie Pope- Wasting All These Tears, Josh Gracen- Nothin To Lose, Josh Micheal Carroll- Where Im From/Alisa Lies, Parmalee- Carolina, and Steve Holy (even though he had 2 majorish hits)- Brand New Girlfriend and Good Morning Beatuiful
The Tractors' "Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train" was actually called "Baby Likes To Rock It".
Yab i was debating which one it was lol
Jason Micheal Carrol
Josh Gracin had more than 1 top 20 hits. Steve Holy had more than 2 top 20.
Parmalee had at least three top-20 hits and Jason Michael Carroll had five I think.
Heck.....I bought Jessica Andrews Album, snd eore it out, so....I bought another one. My late husband's band, (I play keyboard & Dobro), played 3 of her songs. Jessica was HUGE throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgina. She now writes music for other artists, and does pretty well. You'll see her perform on many awards shows, country CMT shows, etc. She hasn't disappeared.
Her entire first album was amazingly great! All the the songs were gold!
Jessica's "Unbreakable Hearts" is an icon of stunning music. She also had a song that was a major motion picture's main track. Don't undersell Jessica Andrews. She is smart enough to be a diverse young woman, with many talents, and is secure enough in herself that she doesn't need to be "front & center stage", like many insecure, less talented artists. I highly respect that.
Look her up.....you'll find that your assessmebt of her is way off.
I love who I am by jessica Andrews. I listen to it often, so good!
Carolina - parmalee, angel eyes - love and theft, kiss you good night - Gloriana
parmalee had other hits, musta had a good time
I thought love and theft had other hits.
Wild At Heart, Gloriana’s debut single, charted at #15 and Can’t Shake You scraped in at #20, so they weren’t one-hit wonders. I do wonder if they would have had more success if Cheyenne Kimball hadn’t left the band, delaying their second album and taking a lot of the energy from the first album with her
Gloriana had like 4 good hits
I thought angel eyes was by the Eli young band
I feel like if you did 1980-2000 there's WAY more 1 hit wonders.
@monny287 I brake for brunettes and don't get me started. I wouldn't think Rhett Atkins is thought of as a one hit wonder all 3 of those songs regularly get played on both the country stations here. It's pretty easy to verify a one hit wonder if you actually look at the charts.
I met Sherrie some years ago in Fayetteville, AR. She was quite nice and I was glad to have my photo taken with her. Interesting tidbit, she was on the sitcom "The Facts of Life" in the 1980's. She played Pippa McKenna in 16 episodes from 1987-1988.
"Who I Am" is a song that will always make me happy! 😁❤
Also "Mrs. Stephen Rudy" by Mark McGuinn (2001) has to go on here. That song was massively quirky, like "what the heck is this?" - and it was impossible to get away from listening to country radio that year.
Whenever I hear a lost song on Trace Adkins' "Throwback 30", it automatically goes on my playlist of lost early-00's Country songs. MRS Steven Rudy was one of the first songs I got off that show.
That song was awesome, i actually got 2 see and meet that singer a few yrs ago..:)
Thank you for reminding me of this song downloading now 🤣
She doesn't dance
@@rebeccaennis9377 "She doesn't dance" was one of my favorite songs ever. I actually disliked Mrs Stephen Rudy even though I mentioned it - but "She Doesn't Dance" really was a great follow up.
The fact that Cam's "Diane" was never a "hit" in the US makes me so mad. It deserved so much better.
Emma Ella
That was a song!
I agree. It is one of my go to road trip songs.
I just went to listen to it - and downloaded it.
That's a great song...
Agree
The first concert I ever went to was Jessica Andrews and Billy Gilman, and I still listen to their music!
Billy gilman sucks literally and figuratively
I have never heard that Sherrié Austin song but I remember "Lucky in Love" and "Never Been Kissed." Those were 5 or 6 years prior. I would love to see a video about classic country one hit wonders.
She also did a great cover of “Son of a Preacher Man”.