The three female artists below are all considered one-hit wonders, each having earned a top-selling hit that was hard to beat.

The golden age of one-hit wonders has to be somewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. If you go back into the history of those decades, you’ll see a seemingly never-ending list of buzzy rock tracks or ...

Remember that time you couldn’t escape a certain song on the radio? It was everywhere—on your playlist, at parties, and even stuck in your head while you were trying to sleep. Fast forward a few ...

From jangling indie to late-’90s pop, these bands left their mark with a single unforgettable hit that defined then forever more ...

The 1960s turned catchy choruses into a kind of pop superpower, and a surprising number came from artists who only brushed the charts once. Long after the Summer of Love faded and vinyl gave way to ...

Country music has seen plenty of famous artists with decades-long careers. But not all musical artists are long-standing; some seem to step into the spotlight just long enough to release one ...

The second act of “One Hit Wonders” serves up a single slice of McLean’s “American Pie” (1971). His 8 minute, 42 second masterpiece is a crash course in rock ’n’ roll history — neatly compressed into ...