For BlocBoy JB, who worked for years to land a smash on the charts, being a one-hit wonder was a blessing: “Look Alive,” his 2018 smash with Drake, turned him into a sought-after rapper and producer, ...

Curious band name aside, this noise rock outfit scored a big hit with “Pepper” in 1996. It’s an electronic rock and psychedelic rap delight from start to finish, and I can’t imagine any band or ...

A one-hit wonder is a singer or group that has only experienced success with one hit song. Often, people will only remember the name of the song and not even the singer or group behind it. We've ...

Sometimes a song just comes and goes. It’s like a flame on the head of a match. The thing is struck, lit, and then vanished in the breeze. But that’s not always the case for music. Sometimes it can ...

Just because an artist gets labeled a one-hit wonder, that doesn’t mean their impact on music is so easily forgotten. Many timeless and classic songs have been written and recorded by artists who ...

R&B crooner Shanice may have had only one hit, but “I Love Your Smile” is arguably one of the catchiest — and most memorable — R&B tunes of the ’90s. Really, who could forget a song whose chorus is ...

Big hair, neon colors, and bigger iconic hits defined the 1980s. While megastars like Michael Jackson and Madonna topped the charts, the decade also gifted us with one-hit wonders. These artists ...

It’s easy to imagine musicians living lavishly off a never-ending string of chart-topping songs and arena tours á la Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. But for some lesser-known artists, fame came and ...

Silentó, a rapper who is most famously known for his 2015 hit single, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” received a 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to the fatal shooting of ...

The 'You're Beautiful' singer kicks off his 'Back to Bedlam' anniversary tour in North America on June 12 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...