Bands with hit singles that were not hit singles

Nobody said Afroman. Back in 2000 he cracked this out and got some play from the Howard Stern Show and the internet, but I do not recall and play on radio.
It's done fairly well for a novelty song and on rare occasion it still pops up in odd places today.
 

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Nicky da B fell ill and died at the age of 24, after releasing only one album. Nonetheless, he was considered one of the bigger names in Bounce (a rap subgenre) and was a major figure in popularizing twerking. He partnered on songs with other artists like Diplo, and part of one of his tunes was featured in a nationally aired commercial for Cheetos.

Most of his vids would probably come close to violating site rules, soooo…here’s the 2013 Cheetos commercial that sampled Diplo & Nicky’s “Express Yourself”

 
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The Art of Noise was an obscure British band....okay, I don't know how well known they were in the U.K., but here in the U.S. I think I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who has heard of them. Yeah, despite winning a Grammy for their cover of the theme to Peter Gunn in 1986. They were pioneers in eletronic music particularly when it came to sampling.

 



The Art of Noise was an obscure British band....okay, I don't know how well known they were in the U.K., but here in the U.S. I think I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who has heard of them. Yeah, despite winning a Grammy for their cover of the theme to Peter Gunn in 1986. They were pioneers in eletronic music particularly when it came to sampling.

Yeah, I am only familiar with Peter Gunn - but dang it's a good rendition of it...
 

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