A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success.
The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one hit single that overshadows their other work.
[5] In 2006, the Australian series 20 to 1 aired the episode "20 to 1: One Hit Wonders", a list of songs that had been the only one by that artist to have success in Australia.
The top ten is as follows: In 2020, Absolute Radio 90s compiled a list of 'the 20 greatest one-hit wonders of the 1990s' as part of their 10th birthday celebrations; the list was as follows (listed in alphabetical order by artist):[9] In addition to these one-hit wonders, the NME also recognised the following hits in their one-hit wonders feature from 2014:[10] From the BBC in March 2017 (based on a combination of chart position and sales):[11] From the BBC Radio 2 show One Hit Wonders with OJ Borg which started on 2 November 2020...[12][13](in alphabetical order): The Official Charts Company's list[21] of the biggest one-hit wonder releases of the 2010s, is based on sales and streams.
Like the Classic Pop list it uses the UK singles Top 40 chart as the cut-off point.