Listen to the Most Surprising Breakout Billboard Hits

Last week, the single "Thrift Shop" by Seattle rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Dominating the U.S. music rankings is a hefty accomplishment on its own, but when you consider that Macklemore and Lewis are not yet signed to a label, their achievement takes on a whole new meaning.

This isn't the first time that an artist has topped the charts without the strength of a major label behind him. For this week's Music Monday, we decided to look back on the past few decades of top hits. Amidst the domination of the charts by the likes of Madonna, Mariah Carey and the Black Eyed Peas, we found a few underdogs who had major Billboard hits.…
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