Thanks to everyone who submitted ballots for ATRL March Madness over the past week! The theme of this year's tournament would seem to be nostalgia, as the draw is
heavy on songs from the '90s and 2000s, with a few selections from the '70s, '80s and past couple of years as well.
The
overall top entry is Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars," a major surprise to me, with seven nominating votes. It is joined by "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye ft. Kimbra), "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter) and "Dog Days Are Over" (Florence + the Machine) as the #1 seeds in their respective regions. With
alternative music dominating the upper reaches of the draw, are the pop songs already out of this year's tournament?
Unfortunately, not every nominee could make the final cut. The songs below were just
one-vote wonders and couldn't garner enough support to make the main draw:
The Reject List
"1234" Feist
"(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" Stacie Orrico
"99 Luftballons" Nena
"Angel Baby" Rosie & the Originals
"Baby Got Back" Sir Mix-A-Lot
"Barbie Girl" Aqua
"Barbra Streisand" Duck Sauce
"Barely Breathing" Duncan Sheik
"Because I Got High" Afroman
"Beverly Hills" Weezer
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eiffel 65
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" Deep Blue Something
"Butterfly" Crazy Town
"C'est La Vie" B*Witched
"Caroline, No" Brian Wilson
"Clubbin'" Marques Houston
"Coco Jambo" Mr. President
"Collide" Howie Day
"Crazy For This Girl" Evan & Jaron
"Days Go By" Dirty Vegas
"Down" Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne
"Dreaming of You" Selena
"**** It (I Don't Want You Back)" Eamon
"**** You" Cee-Lo Green
"Girlfight" Brooke Valentine
"Goodbye" Kristina DeBarge
"Groove Is In the Heart" Dee-Lite
"He Loves U Not" Dream
"How Do I Live" Trisha Yearwood
"I Believe In a Thing Called Love" The Darkness
"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" Alicia Bridges
"I Touch Myself" Divinyls
"I Try" Macy Gray
"In a Big Country" Big Country
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas
"Listen to Your Heart" D.H.T.
"Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton
"Maniac" Michael Sembello
"Missing" Everything But the Girl
"MmmBop" Hanson
"Move Your Body" Nina Sky
"Mr. Saxobeat" Alexandra Stan
"My Boo" Ghost Town DJs
"Never Had a Dream Come True" S Club 7
"Never Leave You (Uh Oh)" Lumidee
"Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinead O'Connor
"One of Us" Joan Osborne
"Oops (Oh My)" Tweet
"Peaches" The Presidents of the United States of America
"Perfect Way" Scritti Politti
"Rapper's Delight" The Sugarhill Gang
"Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Return of the Mack" Mark Morrison
"Safe and Sound" Capital Cities
"Scandalous" Mis-Teeq
"Show Me Love" Robin S.
"Stars Are Blind" Paris Hilton
"Stay" Shakespears Sister
"Steal My Sunshine" Len
"Sunny Came Home" Shawn Colvin
"Supermodel (You Better Work)" RuPaul
"Sweet Lullaby" Deep Forest
"Tainted Love" Soft Cell
"That's Not My Name" The Ting Tings
"The Distance" Cake
"The Freshman" The Verve Pipe
"This Is Your Night" Amber
"Throw Some D's" Rich Boy
"Tubthumping" Chumbawumba
"Walk Away (Remember Me)" Paula DeAnda
"Walk On the Wild Side" Lou Reed
"We Run the Night" Havana Brown ft. Pitbull
"What's Left of Me" Nick Lachey
"When I Said I Do" Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black
"Wonderwall" Oasis
"You & Tequila" Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter
Now, without further ado, a look at the
64 single successes that will be competing to be named
the greatest one-hit wonder of all time (see a full size image
here):