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TV & Movie One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown
- Year
- 2009
- Song
- Drop It Low
- Chart
- 38
'More Than A Game' was a 2008 documentary film about life of a NBA star LeBron James. It also featured the first singles by an American singer/songwriter Ester Dean. "Drop It Low", which featured the vocal of R&B singer Chris Brown, became a no.38 hit the following year. It was Dean's only chart hit so far.
- Artist
- Breaking Benjamin
- Year
- 2009
- Song
- I Will Not Bow
- Chart
- 40
Surrogates was a sci-fi mystery about a murder and remote-controlled humanoid robots. Starring Bruce Willis, this film did well in both box office and music chart. One of its soundtrack "I Will Not Bow" by an American rock band, Breaking Benjamin, became Top40 hit in 2009. It was their only success to date.
- Artist
- A.R. Rahman featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash
- Year
- 2009
- Song
- Jai Ho
- Chart
The 2009 Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire did not only introduce India to the world, but also its music. Its soundtrack composer, A.R. Rahman, gained an instant superstardom when the closing song "Jai Ho" won the Best Original Song Award - as well as Grammy Award the following year. Its English adaptation also became Top20 hit in 2009. It was Rahman's only international success so far.
- Artist
- Disney's Friends for Change
- Year
- 2009
- Song
- Send It On
- Chart
- 20
This pro-social was Disney's environmental initative consisted of stars from Disney Channel and Disney XD since 2009. Its theme song "Send It On", which was performed by Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez, became a popular song and landed at no.20 on Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. It was the only hit song from this charity group.
- Artist
- Lee DeWyze
- Year
- 2010
- Song
- Beautiful Day
- Chart
- 24
When an American singer/songwriter Lee DeWyze began releasing his solo albums in the late 2000s, public gave him little attention. All that changed in 2010 after he emerged as a winner of the 9th season of American Idol, a popular televised singing contest. His coronation song "Beautiful Day" (a cover of U2's) became no.24 hit in 2010. The song turned out to be his only hit to date.
- Artist
- Shakira featuring Freshground
- Year
- 2010
- Song
- Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
- Chart
- 38
Freshground was a Afro-fusion band from Capetown, South Africa, since 2002. They was probably best known for their part in Shakira's "Waka Waka" which was selected to be an official anthem for 2010 FIFA World Cup. The event promoted the song to Top40 position on Billboard chart the same year. It was the only time this South African band ever appeared on US chart.
- Artist
- K'naan
- Year
- 2010
- Song
- Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)
- Chart
- UK 2
Coca-Cola also tried to promote the song for 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their choice was a cheerful song "Wavin' Flag" by a Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan. The remix version, dubbed as 'celebration mix', was used in their 2010 World Cup commercial. Despite not being chosen to be an official anthem, it gained enough popularity for the no.2 spot on UK chart in 2010. It was K'naan's only chart hit to date.
- Artist
- Baauer
- Year
- 2013
- Song
- Harlem Shake
- Chart
- 1
Producer Baauer unintentionally made an internet history in 2013 when one internet user uploaded a homemade music video for his song "Harlem Shake" with people dancing in various costumes. It sparked an internet craze and led to thousands of imitations. The viral was enough for the song to top the Billboard chart with the internet viewing rate alone - the first song to do so. It was Baauer's only hit so far.
- Artist
- Taylor Swift featuring the Civil Wars
- Year
- 2012
- Song
- Safe & Sound
- Chart
- 30
The first part of the epic trilogy films, 'The Hunger Game' was surely one of the biggest movie of 2012. Despite only three songs in the soundtrack album was actually heard on film, it still debuted at the top of the chart. One of those three songs was the haunting ballad "Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift and the folk duo, the Civil Wars. The song became a Top40 hit and the Civil Wars' only chart hit.
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