Most would define a one-hit wonder to be a musician or singer who makes it to the Top 20 or Top 40 of the Hot 100 chart just one time in their career. Others would define a one-hit wonder as someone who makes it to anywhere on that coveted chart just one time. That is the case for the following four artists and bands, who just barely made it to the Hot 100 with one single song… and those songs peaked at No. 100.
There’s no shame in that, truly. How many people reading this have made it to the Hot 100 at all? Certainly not me. Let’s take a look and celebrate these underrated artists!
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“Strangers” by Lauren Jauregui and Halsey
Halsey is no stranger to the charts, but this song is Lauren Jauregui’s only Hot 100 hit as a solo artist. You might remember her as a member of The X Factor-born girl group, Fifth Harmony.
Jauregui had a few hits make it to the US Hot Dance chart and Digital Songs Sales chart in the 2010s. However, her only song to make it to the Billboard US Hot 100 chart is “Strangers” from 2017. She was the featured artist on that song, while Halsey was the lead artist.
“Royals” by Taylor John Williams
The Voice birthed quite a few stars. However, for many contestants of the singing competition show, whether they win or not, fame is often short-lived.
Taylor John Williams, famously from the show’s seventh season, is quite a talented singer. However, he only released one studio album during his career and a handful of EPs. His only hit to chart on the Hot 100 at No. 100 was his cover of Lorde’s “Royals” in 2014. He also did fairly well on iTunes, where the studio version of his performance of “Royals” reached the Top 10.
“New Morning” by Alpha Rev
This alternative rock band has been around since 2005. However, surprisingly, they have only made it to the Hot 100 chart one time at No. 100. The song in question is “New Morning”, the title track from their major label debut album of the same name from 2010.
“Down That Road” by Alisan Porter
Another The Voice star makes it to our list of one-hit wonders who only made it to the Hot 100 once at No. 100. This talented crooner has released several albums, including her Top 20 hit on the US Americana/Folk Albums chart, Who We Are from 2014. Sadly, Porter has only scored a single Hot 100 hit with the song “Down That Road” from 2016.
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Kyu Sakamoto. (1941-1985) Japanese singer, best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Aruko" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. (Photo by Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images) -
Picture taken in 1974 in Stockholm shows the Swedish pop group Abba with its members (L-R) Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus posing after winning the Swedish branch of the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo". – Sweden's legendary disco group ABBA announced on April 27, 2018 that they have reunited to record two new songs, 35 years after their last single. The quartet split up in 1982 after dominating the disco scene for more than a decade with hits like "Waterloo", "Dancing Queen", "Mamma Mia" and "Super Trouper". (Photo by Olle LINDEBORG / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo credit should read OLLE LINDEBORG/AFP via Getty Images)
