Artists who never had another top 20 hit but went to number one;

 

2000 - Black Legend "You See The Trouble With Me" (follow up reached 37)

2000 - Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (follow up reached 40)

2001 - Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra Fox "Touch Me"

2001 - DJ Pied Piper "Do You Really Like It"

2001 - Roger Sanchez "Another Chance" (follow up reached 25)

2002 - Elvis Presley vs JXL "A Little Less Conversation"

2002 - Las Ketchup "Asereje (The Ketchup Song)"

2002 - DJ Sammy feat. Yanou & Do "Heaven"

2003 - Gareth Gates & The Kumars "Spirit in the Sky"

2003 - Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham "Make Luv" (Room 5 reached number 20 as Junior Jack in 2006)

2003 - Tomcraft "Loneliness"

2003 - Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules "Mad World"

2004 - LMC vs. U2 "Take Me To The Clouds Above"

2004 - Sam & Mark "With a Little Help From My Friends" (follow up reached 19, but wasn't a big hit)

2004 - Peter Andre feat. Bubbler Ranx "Mysterious Girl"

2004 - Eamon "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)"

2004 - Frankee "F.U.R.B. (F**k You Right Back)"

2004 - Mario Winans feat. P Diddy & Enya "I Don't Wanna Know"

2004 - 3 Of A Kind "Baby Cakes"

2004 - Band Aid 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

2005 - Steve Brookstein "Against All Odds"

2005 - Ciara feat. Petey Pablo "Goodies"

2005 - Nelly feat. Tim McGraw "Over And Over"

2005 - Gorillaz feat. Shaun Ryder "DARE"

2005 - Nizlopi "JCB"

2006 - The Notorious B.I.G feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm "Nasty Girl"

2006 - Meck feat. Leo Sayer "Thunder In My Heart Again" (follow up reached 39)

2006 - Chico "It's Chico Time" (follow up reached 24)

2006 - Sandi Thom "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" (follow up reached 22)

2006 - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E. "The Way I Are"

2006 - Robyn feat. Kleerup "With Every Heartbeat"

2007 - Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy "What A Wonderful World" (Eva had big albums but never a big singles hit)

2008 - Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz "Now You're Gone"

2008 - Mint Royale "Singin' In The Rain" (they did have a number 20 hit in 2002)

2008 - Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome "Dance Wiv Me"

2008 - Kid Rock "All Summer Long" (they had a number 25 hit in 2000)

2008 - X Factor Finalists 2008 "Hero"

2009 - Vanessa Jenkins and Byrn West feat. Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb "Islands In The Stream"

2009 - Tinchy Stryder feat. Amelle "Never Leave You"

2009 - Chipmunk feat. Dayo Olatunji "Ooopsy Daisy"

2009 - The X Factor Finalists 2009 "You Are Not Alone"

2009 - Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"

2010 - Owl City "Fireflies"

2010 - Helping Haiti "Everybody Hurts"

2010 - Dizzee Rascal feat. Daniel Pearce "Dirtee Disco"

2010 - Shout For England feat. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden "Shout"

2010 - Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup "We No Speak Americano"

2010 - Roll Deep feat. Tania Foster "Green Light"

2010 - Alexandra Burke feat. Laza Morgan "Start Without You"

2010 - Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner "Written in the Stars"

2010 - The X Factor Finalists 2010 "Heroes"

2010 - Matt Cardle "When We Collide"

2011 - Rihanna feat. Drake "What's My Name" (Drake had a number 24 hit)

 

Discuss what one hit wonder artists should have had more hits, and add any more I may have forgotten.

Edited February 24, 201114 yr by danielGaGa

Most of them were predictable one hit wonders but never thought that those would be:

 

2003 - Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules "Mad World"

2004 - Mario Winans feat. P Diddy & Enya "I Don't Wanna Know"

2006 - Sandi Thom "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" (follow up reached 22)

2008 - Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz "Now You're Gone"

 

Kid Rock "All Summer Long" number 1? :o

Let's be honest, the inclusion of about 50% of these is a bit ridiculous. Yeah, Helping Haiti, where was your follow-up Top 5 hit? Your debut #1 should have built up a large enough profile to build a decades long career on!

Love that you haven't crossed out U2

I'd forgotten all about Nizlopi. I hope they made a profitable pub circuit career out of their one hit.

Chrome has actually had two #1s; his other as the featured artist on Dizzee's 'Holiday'. And I agree with the above poster that it's a bit petty to count charity ensembles as one-hit wonders...

... forgot to cross out U2, that was a mistake. Of course they're not a one hit wonder. And yes charity ensembles should be included. Have Band Aid 20 had another hit, have X Factor Finalists 2009 had a good career, no, they've never recorded another song together, therefore the collaboration is a one hit wonder even if the artists in it are not one hit wonders (by the way the artists in the ensemble are not officially credited)

I know Drake hasn't had another Top 20 hit here, but I'd say he's far from a 1 hit wonder

2004 - Mario Winans feat. P Diddy & Enya "I Don't Wanna Know"

 

 

I really don't think it's fair to put Enya on this list, she had a number 1 and some top 10s before this, and has probably sold more albums than Diddy and Mario combined!!

Let's be honest, the inclusion of about 50% of these is a bit ridiculous. Yeah, Helping Haiti, where was your follow-up Top 5 hit? Your debut #1 should have built up a large enough profile to build a decades long career on!

Love that you haven't crossed out U2

I'd forgotten all about Nizlopi. I hope they made a profitable pub circuit career out of their one hit. singing lessons

 

Most of the songs in the list above is not familiar to me anyway, it is true "One hit Wonder" and after that nothing follows.

You have missed off Agnes 'Release Me' ('Need You Now' reached #39 or #40 (can't remember exactly))

You have missed off Agnes 'Release Me' ('Need You Now' reached #39 or #40 (can't remember exactly))

 

Agnes never reached UK Number 1

hmm its tough as i know of some artists that have had one big top 10/20 hit (not #1) and no follow ups, but as far as an artist hitting #1, the only one i can think of right now is Diana Vickers...but that might be a bit of a premature call as she has yet to put forth her second album...but as it stands her follow ups, Boy Who Murdered Love and My Wicked Heart, have hit #36 and #13 (i know its top 20 but it fell out of the top 75 after just 3 weeks, hardly a hit)

Edited March 8, 201114 yr by Propilot87

By your own rules at the top of the page Sam & Mark shouldn't be on this list and neither should Room 5 or Mint Royale.

 

I also think counting charity ensembles as one hit wonders is a bit stupid because they're one-off ensembles, not recording artists.

 

Also Drake's second highest peaker is 'Moment 4 Life' which got to #22.

 

And surely it's a bit inconsistent to cross out Tom Jones but not cross out Enya? Just sayin'.

Edited March 8, 201114 yr by Bray

All the Featured artists shouldn't be included.

Mint Royale has actually had TWO more top 20 hits. Let's not forget this underrated gem from 2000, a #15 hit at the time (even though everyone already has, except 6Music and Absolute Radio apparently :D)!

 

 

I've always hated this definition of one hit wonder, anyway. I prefer to go by my own judgement. I mean, using this method, Babylon Zoo isn't a 90s one-hit wonder! Right. Can anybody name their other top 20 hit? (well, I can, but that's not the point).