A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit.[1] The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me" by a-ha in the United States,[2][3][4] which topped a Rolling Stone magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder).[5][6] This article contains artists known primarily for one hit song in the United States, who are regarded as one-hit wonders by at least two sources in media even though the artist may have had multiple hits abroad.
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- ^ "Poll: Top 10 One-Hit Wonders". Rolling Stone. May 4, 2011.
- ^ "The 57 best one-hit wonders of all time". Insider.com.
- ^ "The 100 Best One-Hit Wonder Songs". September 21, 2016.
- ^ Mann (2003), p. 165.
- ^ Melis (2016), p. 1.