We're all familiar with the one-hit wonder—that artist who storms onto the music scene with a smash hit, only to disappear as soon as they arrive. Some one-hit wonders continue making music for years, ...

There's something almost unfair about the phrase "one-hit wonder." It gets thrown at artists like a consolation prize, a way ...

Remember that catchy tune you couldn’t escape back in the day? You know, the one that made you dance like nobody was watching, even if everyone was? One-hit wonders have a special magic about them.

Somebody That I Used to Know” made Gotye a household name, but it boxed him in, too. Fans reexamine the other work of so-called one-hit wonders.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA The 1980s gave us some of the world's favorite songs of all time, including many from bands and solo artists ...

There were a lot of repeat-worthy hits throughout the 2000s, but many of the artists who made them only reached the charts once. Some during that decade spent years working in the studio and selling ...

Stacker compiled a list of popular one-hit wonders from the 2000s using Billboard, Reuters, and other online sources.

Everybody loves a good one-hit wonder. Music history is littered with them across all genres, including disco. In 1979, a former Memphis schoolteacher named Anita Ward released her debut album, Songs ...

The 1980s marked a significant shift in fashion, technology, entertainment, and music. Suddenly, everything went digital; music became portable, and new technology like synthesizers and drum machines ...