Let's look at a dozen well-known 1970s rockers who had just one top-40 hit in the USA and see what their next closest song was.

One-hit wonders come and go. But some remain so popular among the masses that they earn new listeners as the decades roll on. I thought that would be the case for the following history-making one-hit ...

Elder millennials include those who were born in the early-to-mid 1980s. And that particular brand of millennial got to enjoy some absolutely incredible one-hit wonders across countless genres, from ...

Some songs become famous around the world even when their artists never return to the top of the charts again. These performers are often called one-hit wonders, a term used for musicians known mainly ...

In 1977, a whimsical soft rock song about romance and fantasy unexpectedly soared to the top of the charts. "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, turning O'Day ...

The phrase "one-hit wonder" tends to carry a little bit of pity with it, as if the story ends the moment the song drops off ...

The shelf-life of a one-hit wonder can vary dramatically, based on a variety of circumstances, and sometimes that means it can become a hit all over again.

Sometimes an artist creates one incredible song, heard around the world, before fading into obscurity.

From The Jaynetts to Nicki French to the Shop Boyz, Hot 100 history is full of one-hit wonders whose lone chart stop was to the runner-up spot.