The most popular one-hit wonder every year since 1955
Miller didn't achieve much chart success besides this song, but it did hit No. 1 in the summer of 1955.
Grant had just one other song make it into the Hot 100: "Strange Are the Ways of Love," which only peaked at No. 80.
This cover was Williams' highest-charting song. His next biggest song, "Nola," reached No. 39.
Ross Bagdasarian Sr., also known as David Seville, a stage name, is best-known as the creator of "Alvin and the Chipmunks." He had a song hit No.1 with them, but "Witch Doctor" is the only song that charted that was under his birth name.
"Sleep Walk" was a No. 1 song for Santo & Johnny, and their only top 20 hit.
Preston actually had another top 10 hit, but it has fallen into obscurity over the decades. He is now mostly known for "Running Bear," which tells the doomed love story of two Native Americans in warring tribes.
The Jive Five had four songs total chart on the Hot 100, but only "My True Story" made it to the top 10. It peaked at No. 3 in 1961.
Acker Bilk was a popular clarinet player, but this didn't translate into chart success. His next-highest song after his No. 1 hit "Stranger on the Shore" peaked at No. 59.
"Rhythm of the Rain" hit No. 3 on the charts — after that, The Cascades only peaked at No. 60.
Garnett followed up her lone top five hit with "Lovin' Place," which only reached No. 54, and was her last song to chart.
We Five broke up two years after releasing "You Were on My Mind," but got back together a year later. However, this was their only song to reach the top five.
"Cool Jerk" was just one of many songs based on the '60s popular dance, the jerk. This was The Capitols' only top 10 hit.
The Music Explosion had just two songs make it to the Hot 100 — "Soul" reached No. 2, while the other only made it to No. 63.
"Judy" made it to the top of the charts in 1968. The title is a play on The Beatles classic, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" — Fred misheard the lyrics.
The Archies earns the distinction of being the only animated band on this list. The Archie Comics characters notched another top 10 hit, "Jingle Jangle," but it simply does not have the staying power of "Sugar, Sugar."
Five Stairsteps had 17 songs chart on the Hot 100, but "O-o-h Child" will always be their signature song, and was introduced to a new generation by its inclusion in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack.
"Mr. Big Stuff" almost reached the summit of the Hot 100, but fell just short at No. 2. Knight's follow-up peaked at No. 50.
Another one-hit wonder brought back from obscurity by "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Brandy" is a significant departure from Looking Glass' normal sound.
The No. 1 song peaked in August 1972, but Looking Glass failed to chart another song in the top 25.
Lawrence is best known for her time as an actress on "The Carol Burnett Show," but she showed off her vocal chops with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," her only song to crack the top 50.
Jacks had only three songs in the Hot 100, but his other two songs only reached spots 68 and 97 respectively, while "Seasons" made it all the way to the top.
Douglas' only other song to chart was "Dance the Kung Fu" in 1975, which reached 48, while the original earned the No. 1 spot.
"Play That Funky Music" has endured through the years — it's impossible to read the song's title without singing the rest of the lyrics. Wild Cherry had other songs chart, but the highest follow-up only made it to No. 43.
Hot's chart success was limited to 1977 and 1978, during which they had three songs chart. However, "Angel in Your Arms," reached No. 6, while the other two only made it to 65 and 71.
Sang frequently collaborated with the Bee Gees, and one of them actually wrote this song. "Emotion" is the only song of hers to crack the top 50.
"Ring My Bell" reached No. 2 on the Hot 100. Ward's only other song to chart, "Don't Drop My Love" peaked at No. 87.
Yes, this song existed before its iconic inclusion in "Shrek 2." Lipps Inc's other song to chart, "Rock It," peaked at only No. 64.
The theme song to "The Great American Hero" made it all the way to the second-highest spot on the Hot 100 in '81.
"Tainted Love" is Soft Cell's only song to ever make it onto the Hot 100.
"Maniac" is one of two of Sembello's songs to make it onto the Hot 100. "Maniac" reached No. 1, while the other made it to just No. 34.
Of all of Waite's songs to make it onto the Hot 100, only "Missing You" cracked the top 25 — and it actually rose to the top of the charts.
A-ha experienced much success in their native country of Norway, but "Take On Me" is their lone American hit.
The comedian dabbled in music with "Party All the Time," which reached No. 2.
Abbott had one other song chart on the Hot 100, but "Shake You Down" did significantly better, reaching No. 1, while his other song peaked at only 56.
Contrary to popular belief, this reggae classic was not sung by Bob Marley, but by Bobby McFerrin. The song, which reached No. 1, was McFerrin's only to chart at all.
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" made it to No. 5. After that, little was heard from Boy Meets Girl.
Myles won a Grammy for "Black Velvet," which was also her only song to crack the top 25.
Timmy T's "One More Try" made it to No. 1 — his next-highest song peaked at 40.
Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby's Got Back" is one of the most beloved one-hit wonders of all time, and his most successful song by far.
All three of Tag Team's songs that made it onto the Hot 100 are some version of "Whoomp!," including an Addam's Family version, and a Disney version sung by Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy.
Big Mountain had four songs chart on the Hot 100, but "Baby" is far and away the most enduring, and best-selling, Big Mountain tune.
"I Know" is Farris' one and only song to ever chart on the Hot 100, and it peaked at No. 4.
The original version of the "Macarena" didn't do too well, but once the duo Bayside Boys remixed it, the song blew up and became Los Del Rio's signature hit.
This song, commonly mistaken for an Alanis Morissette song, peaked at No. 2, and was Brooks' lone top 25 hit.
Technically speaking, Paula Cole had a higher-charting hit with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?," but "I Don't Want to Wait" is easily Cole's signature hit. In 1998, the song was chosen as the theme song for "Dawson's Creek," and the two have become inextricably linked.
"Kiss Me" reached No. 2, and was Sixpence None the Richer's lone mainstream hit — the rest of their success came from the Christian music community.
"Everything You Want" garnered Vertical Horizon their only No. 1 song — their follow-up peaked at 23.
City High released two singles total: one was "What Would You Do?" which reached No. 8, and the other was "Caramel," which peaked at 18.
This was The Calling's lone song to chart.
This was the only song Wayne Wonder released to make it onto the Hot 100.
Hoobastank had two songs peak at 44 and 68 respectively before "The Reason," which was their first and last song to crack the top five.
DHT, which stands for Dance House Trance, only had one song to chart on the Hot 100.
Powter joins the one-hit wonder club with "Bad Day," his one and only song to chart on the Hot 100 — and it was a No. 1.
Shop Boyz have yet to follow up "Rockstar" with a commercially successful song.
"Sexy Can I" is Ray J's signature song, though he almost earned another top 10 hit with "One Wish."
"Use Somebody" is Kings of Leon's lone song to crack the top 25: they've failed to chart a song since 2010, meaning it has almost been a decade since their last successful hit.
Far East Movement had a No. 7 song with "Rocketeer," but we bet that the only Far East Movement hit you can sing off the top of your head is "Like a G6," an infectious ear worm of a song.
"Pumped Up Kicks" was Foster the People's first and only song to achieve mainstream success.
Gotye, a Grammy Award-winning artist, has yet to follow up the smash success of "Somebody" seven years later.
As of 2019, "Harlem Shake" is still Baauer's only song to ever chart.
MAGIC! have yet to replicate the success of reggae-pop infusion "Rude."
Omi's song "Cheerleader" hit No. 1, but he hasn't had a song chart since then.
"Panda" peaked at No. 1. The rapper's next-best selling single is "MIC Drop," which peaked at 28 in 2017.
Portugal. The Man has been a group for years, but "Feel It Still" is their one and only song to chart, and landed at the top spot to boot.
"The Middle" cracked the top 10 in several countries, and was even nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The song is a collaboration between Russian-German record producer Zedd, American country music singer Maren Morris, and American duo Grey, whom we have yet to hear more from.
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