Top 10 One Hit Wonder Artists That Are Still Active

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These one hit wonders are still rockin'! For this list, we’ll be looking at one hit wonders who are still performing and making music, even after their limelight seems to have dimmed. Our countdown includes Daniel Powter, Vanessa Carlton, James Blunt, and more! Which of these one hit wonders do you think deserves a second chance? Let us know in the comments below.
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@WatchMojo Год назад

Which of these one hit wonders do you think deserves a second chance? Let us know in the comments below. For more One Hit Wonders, check out our playlist!: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t8FVMXevcb8.html

@andrewq159 Год назад

James Blunt is far from being a one-hit wonder. He's had a few albums & a few singles that were international top ten hits.

@notgood3021 Год назад

Gotye and Kimbra should be on this list. SOULJA BOY?! HOOBASTANK?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! HOW ARE THEY ONE HIT WONDERS?!

@johnnyfountainS Год назад

Vanessa Carlton. I've been on team Vanessa Carlton since 2002.

@OutlawofTatooine Год назад

Vanessa

@albertbataan8213 Год назад

I don't see Gotye on the list

@southpark7178 Год назад

10.daniel power 0:31 9.soft cell 1:30 8.hoobastank 2:27 7.donna Lewis 3:27 6.tag team 4:25 5.esstele 5:16 4.vannesa carlten 6:18 3.owl City 7:18 2.solja boy 8:16 1.james blunt 9:32

@jamestaylor3805 Год назад

Hoobastank and Donna Lewis are arguably NOT 1 hit wonders, but that's how these lists go right?

@BKLYN_TZU Год назад

It's great to see these musicians didn't let Top 40 dictate their careers because are they making music to be true Artists that believe in their artistic expression or are they slaves to musically trends to keep them on the radio.

@trinaq Год назад

"A Thousand Miles" will forever be my jam, I have fond memories of watching Terry Crews croon along to it in "White Chicks!" I'm happy that Vanessa Carlton is doing well for herself.

@kellyalves756 Год назад

That song was all over the radio the summer my husband left, and it’s so gorgeous I just leaned into it during the grieving process.

@cappyjones Год назад

The bangs/fringe were a bad choice in the thumbnail photo 😩

@rougejaw Год назад

My favorite song from Owl City has always been "If my Heart was a House." That's a beautiful love song that sticks with me even today. I never understood why that song didn't get more attention.

@nakdickson Год назад

And vanilla twilight 👌

@abiv4469 Год назад

I love unbelievable with hanson

@henryalvarez4146 Год назад

So many songs by other artists too never get the attention that they deserve. For example, Edwin McCain's "I'll Be" is not his best song but it's the only one you'll ever hear on the radio, so I get what you mean. 🙄 Sad that this happens.

@y2j1980x Год назад

Don’t know if I’d call James Blunt a one hit wonder. 1973 was a huge hit off his second album.

@andrewharper1609 Год назад

I don't know that I would call what he has hits. I would be tempted to add an extra s to the front of that word.

@trinaq Год назад

I'm glad that these artists are still performing and doing what they love, even if they're not currently in the limelight. 💞

@XCVi_MAC Год назад

One hit artist who refused to sell their souls to the industry. That’s why most major artist go “ crazy “.

@silly_hue-wheat Год назад

they just don't get another hit, it's not that deep..

@adrianfleming3437 Год назад

@@silly_hue-wheat thank god someone else pointed that out

@XCVi_MAC Год назад

@@silly_hue-wheat lol sheep will be sheep.

@XCVi_MAC Год назад

They’ll give you a taste of fame and if you refuse to further your career they simply drop you. Correct me if I’m wrong, but most celebrities at some point go “crazy”.

@syria0110 Год назад

@@XCVi_MAC Majority of so-called "one-hit wonders" don't go "crazy". If anything, they continue performing or working with other artists, like the guy from the group who sang "Closing Time". He won a Grammy for working on Adele's "21"

@sweatyjaguar Год назад

Imagine being a “one hit wonder” with multiple hits….

@mrdeathbreath Год назад

Watch mojo doesn't know what a one hit wonder is 🤣

@comedianpottymouth Год назад

Soulja Boi

@junahbeltran7384 Год назад

Yes like owl city

@lousgrandcrew Год назад

How exactly does James Blunt qualify as a one-hit wonder? Must be a US thing, as he was massively successful here in Europe even if "You're beautiful" remains his only #1 hit in the UK and US. However he sold more than 6 million albums after Back to Bedlam and had #1 hits in other European countries such as Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The three following albums after "Back to Bedlam" were all #1 albums again in various constellations in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Canada and France.

@beautifulmidnight Год назад

Yeah, it’s definitely a US thing - I would imagine there are US bands that are considered a one hit wonder in the UK. I mean, Blur is considered a one hit wonder in the US.

@Spidey5050 Год назад

I came here to see. I don't know Blunt's music that well but was pretty sure he has more than one hit "Wiseman" was a hit. I live in the USA as well. I wouldn't call Blur a one hit wonder either even in the States

@PeterAtkinson Год назад

James Blunt’s had heaps of hits here in Australia. Definitely not a one hit wonder! 👍👍

@chrisrj9871 Год назад

As an American I really liked "1973". It would have been a better "one-hit" than that sappy commercial love-ballad "You're Beautiful" (I think J Blunt himself hates the song, too)... Radio was saturated with corporate love ballads by that time and it was getting tiresome.

@brantdixon3258 Год назад

Well I don’t think it’s an American thing, I think it’s a WatchMojo thing, because they also put Hoobastank on here that had pretty popular songs such as “Crawling in the Dark” “Out of Control” “Running Away” as well as putting Owl City on here and then even pointing out they had popular hits after “Fireflies”. I just think WatchMojo doesn’t know what “One Hit Wonder” means

@mdatx2012 Год назад

I've never really liked the title of "one-hit wonder" because a lot of artists tend to have some really good songs that still do well, but just were overshadowed by their major hit. Estelle had a song called "Thank You" that did really well on the r&b charts for months. Vanessa Carlton had the song "Ordinary Day" that was another really good song.

@alyssarivera7982 Год назад

Yeah, I thought of hoobastank. Crawling in the dark, anyone? Damn good song

@gaffneyrailroading1982 Год назад

@@alyssarivera7982 I thought the same thing. That was the better song to me.

@chucke.cheese2212 Год назад

I do believe that the term “one hit wonder” is overused, but Vanessa Carlton pretty much embodies the definition of “one hit wonder”. No one was playing “Ordinary Day” when it came out, except for maybe MTV.

@12thMandalorian Год назад

Vanessa Carlton is an incredible song writer, Harmonium is an amazing album

@marienjoku-obi7253 Год назад

Harmonium is one of my favorites!! So f underrated

@lukasjacob3721 Год назад

I love Vanessa Carlton!!! I have her album on my playlists!!!

@radicaldreamerkid1 Год назад

Heroes & Thieves ❤

@lukasjacob3721 Год назад

@@radicaldreamerkid1 yes!!! On repeat!!!

@valleydawn1497 Год назад

Yes, the latest album LOVE IS AN ART, just WOW.. I Can't stop listening to the full album

@timit4428 Год назад

One of my all time favorite one hit wonder is Afroman "then I got high" and he's also still active, that man never stopped making fun music.

@djpegao Год назад

And he just made a video from footage of a police raid hitting his house looking for a kidnapping, which yield no results. He made a follow up from that footage of a Lemon Pie that an officer was thinking about stealing

@ajsgaming8003 Год назад

not a one hit wonder coz he also had the hit Colt 45

@MrMikeInverse Год назад

For me, my favourite "one hit wonder" is Natalie Imbruglia. Everybody knows her because of Torn (don't get me wrong, I love this song since I was 7 years old), but the amount of good songs she has realesed throughout her career.?! 😲 Her music is the kinda pop music I love.

@Dr.Bright963 Год назад

Back when "Now that's what i call music." Was relevant.

@12thMandalorian Год назад

Random fact about James Blunt, he served in the army alongside Bear Grylls

@heymistercarter. Год назад

Yea, I wouldn't exactly call Owl City a "one-hit wonder". One solo hit with Fireflies, sure. But I'd argue Good Time with Carly-Rae Jepsen got him out of being a OHW. I mean, if he's still technically a OHW with that, then Carly-Rae would also technically be a OHW with Call Me Maybe. And by that logic, she's still touring and has developed a pretty strong following as well.

@caitlingill Год назад

Owl City has arguably had three hits, "Fireflies" "Good Time" and "When Can I See You Again?"

@derrickrobbins8100 Год назад

Estelle is so underrated

@CarlosRodriguez-jw1zo Год назад

Vanessa Carlton is and has always been PURE CLASS ✨

@clamar3238 Год назад

The disrespect to Soulja boy is wild. My man got at least 4/5 hits

@janecob5995 Год назад

This was great. You can do another one or two of these. There are so many.

@Jayke1981 Год назад

One Hit wonders must mean something different in America. Cos further albums and singles means a career to me. One hit wonders are solo songs and that's it.

@Thebratzbaby Год назад

Its artist who had one popular hit on the charts

@danrumble74 Год назад

'further albums and singles" do not equal hits.. in America.

@patrikdanheimer1504 Год назад

Eagle Eye Cherry, Save Tonight defined an era. And damn that musicvideo was amazingly done!

@zoomtzt Год назад

I remember watching a Runescape music video of that song made by XGen2004. Wonder where he is now.

@patrikdanheimer1504 Год назад

@@zoomtzt Eagle eye cherry? He still makes music

@zoomtzt Год назад

@@patrikdanheimer1504 Nope I mean Xgen2004. Was an avid watcher back in the day.

@RapFanatic4ever Год назад

I don't see how Tag Team isn't still around when "Whoomp There It Is" was a smash in the 90's

@jmarx3943 Год назад

Is Hoobastank really a one hit wonder? The reason was their biggest hit, but I remember other singles getting them attention, like crawling in the dark, and same direction.

@reverendrevolver6341 Год назад

No. They're at least a 3 hit wonder. Crawling In the dark hit #3 on rock charts, Running Away hit #2. Remember me was the one that didn't go far. The Reason was on another album, and bigger. But they're technically a 3 hit wonder. This video didn't do homework.

@tudorjason Год назад

Donna Lewis' second album has one of the most haunting songs called Blue Planet.

@salemslotandmore8278 Год назад

Thanks for the Video 😀

@nana-x9 Год назад

I love the version “Scoop There It is”!!🎼🍦

@mnfrmnl4580 Год назад

Funny how Soulja Boi's in the list when he had at least 3 hits. Kiss me thru the phone and Turn my swag on was the ish when it came out.

@TheTokeTeam Год назад

Pretty boy swag was a hit too

@chucke.cheese2212 Год назад

SHE MAKE IT CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!!

@iraford5788 Год назад

Yeah but but none are as well known as crank DAT Superman.

@drevandamva Год назад

@@iraford5788that’s irrelevant

@mnfrmnl4580 Год назад

@@iraford5788 One(1) hit wonders. If he has more than one hit then... You already know what I meant.

@Needakill Год назад

Owl city has made a small comeback with a collab with Armin van Buuren & Gareth Emery

@caitlingill Год назад

Owl City has arguably had three hits, "Fireflies" "Good Time" and "When Can I See You Again?"

@bnicethegaynerd6025 Год назад

Uh James Blunt also had the classic meme song GOODBYE MY LOVER GOODBYE MY FRIEND

@raebaeglam Год назад

I love this 😀 good memories

@Lanwarder Год назад

Had never heard Waters of march until right now, that's actually pretty amazing.

@deddyson Год назад

In 2006 i could not stop listening to james blunt songs during my college years, i kept singing you're beautiful every morning everytime I walk to the campus....

@Darkedge361 Год назад

i'm pretty sure soulja boy had 2 hits, i remember actually liking the second one cause i was an Over the road truck driver and my wife introduced me to it, "kiss me through the phone"

@ARIXANDRE Год назад

Most provably earned tons of money and now can make music without the pressure of a label or market.

@-That_F_Guy Год назад

Hell nah they called Hoobastank one hit wonders 💀

@spencerwelchii573 Год назад

You forgot to mention that Marc Almond (Soft Cell) has a solo career.

@maning04 Год назад

I'm glad that these artists are still active to this day.

@CarryCherry92 Год назад

I think we have to talk about what a one hit wonder is. Idk if having more than one top 50 song or even top 10 song in the case of at least Owl City and Soulja Boy truly is one.

@caitlingill Год назад

Owl City has arguably had three hits, "Fireflies" "Good Time" and "When Can I See You Again?"

@Jay-mt6nu Год назад

There are other good songs from them too -vanilla twilight -hot air balloon -rainbow veins -hello seatle -alligator sky

@nealsniftylife Год назад

Hey, speaking of one-hit wonders, anybody remember Sheppard? I revisited “Geronimo” just yesterday - still a banger. But I also saw they released two more albums since their debut: in fact, their most recent one just came out last year. Good for them. 😄

@cenaandmiz Год назад

How is Soulja Boy a one hit wonder? He has mad hits 🤨

@NoHuddleHawkeyes Год назад

Exactly. He had 5 Top 40 songs.

@jeffrienunez4557 Год назад

Yeah that was the one I didn’t agree with. Kiss Me Through The Phone and Turn My Swag On we’re pretty big hits

@darcobritt1907 Год назад

You gotta remember who makes these videos😂

@cenaandmiz Год назад

@@darcobritt1907 mane you right 😂

@freddiemolinajr.8397 Год назад

great video

@jamesfrazier5829 Год назад

Soulja boy is not a one hit wonder

@timothygallon9772 Год назад

That's what I'm saying but you can't tell white people that

@chucke.cheese2212 Год назад

@@timothygallon9772 White people still think Britney Spears is killin’ it. 😂

@notgood3021 Год назад

@@timothygallon9772 I’m white but I felt a tan listening to this dense disrespectful f***er.

@timothygallon9772 Год назад

@@chucke.cheese2212 your so right about that but there usually like 5 to 10 years behind on trends and music. I got alot of white friends who come to me all the times trying to put on something new but fail realize what there trying to put me on is 6 years past it times

@JoshAintSoCool Год назад

Pretty sure before “the reason” hoobastank had at least two hits with crawling in the dark and running away. So I mean… 3 hit wonder?

@donniebuie1 Год назад

I actually think those songs are only popular in the alternative rock scene, they didn’t make worldwide chart topping success, lol. But they were really good though.

@ILY_SB342 Год назад

unaffected

@frederickdelius1106 Год назад

Great video, but that hoobastank line was just..."A perfect zinger!"

@robertmcnally2220 Год назад

Crawling in the dark was hoobstank first hit single then the reason.

@TravisMossMusic Год назад

They definitely don't count as one hit wonders

@reginasuangco8563 Год назад

American Boy is one of my favorite songs ever.

@kandipiatkowski8589 Год назад

My favorite song by Hoobastank is not the Reason, it's Same Direction. I found it on spotify and it really speaks to me.

@iAvrilFan1 Год назад

I love Vanessa Carlton's Harmonium album

@jamalvargas6146 Год назад

Hurricane Chris Just Listened To Playas Rock a few months ago at least he's still making music

@genesysice1245 Год назад

Wow, how fast time goes by, felt like just yesterday...

@7JCDiva Год назад

Hanson is another band considered to be a one hit wonder and they are still active...their more recent stuff is full of indie vibes and I love hearing their growth throughout the years

@northernb1085 Год назад

Not necessarily, they had 3 top 20 singles in the US & 8 in the uk. Hardly one hit wonders, more like one hit albums.

@WhereOceansMeeet Год назад

I've never heard about half of these songs and I'm in my 40s. Then again, a lot of it isn't the type of music I listen to.

@rodolfobrenner5404 Год назад

Owl City is not one hit wonder in my heart 😭

@DarkwingMcQuack Год назад

Hoobastank is considered a one hit wonder? That’s news to me.

@AlvinREDDELTA Год назад

i would go back to this music good old days .. not like today

@sebastiangrimm4472 Год назад

Owl City has many great Songs

@jameswilder7649 Год назад

A thousand miles is not just a "one hit wonder", it's a classic. Still one of my favorite song.

@bsilvers1037 Год назад

Doing something you love is a win, regardless of how many people like you.

@jameydunne3920 Год назад

None of these names surprise me that they are considered one hot wonders or that they're still around. If you live within your means, play nice enough with your fans and the the industry in general, and can find that ubiquitous moment, you can stick for a long time. There is so much music between live events and streaming now days, that once you get famous, you can usually find a way to parlay it into a sustainable career. What would be ever more shocking to people is the large amount of artists and bands that have successful lucrative careers and would be considered no hit wonders, meaning most people have NEVER heard of them or their music.

@christina-m Год назад

tATu was a one hit wonder in the US for their debut song "All The Things She Said" in 2002 where they were known for being the 2 Russian teens kissing in the rain in school girl outfits. After that they sort of faded away here. But they were still huge in Asia , South America, and Europe. They had 3 studio albums in English, 3 in Russian. Lena (the redhead) had 3 more studio albums solo. 1 in English, 1 in both English & Russian , & 1 in Spanish. She also had a live album. Julia (the brunette) had a lot of health issues so she stopped for a while after 2011, and then she did some singles in English and Russian and now does something in politics (idk). They both came back together to perform at the Sochi Olympics and I think they are doing something together again this year. They should be on this list.

@Emily-cw7tj Год назад

Agreed

@ajsgaming8003 Год назад

tATu are not one hit wonders they also had a hits called Its All About Us and Not Gunna Get Us

@christina-m Год назад

@@ajsgaming8003 Not in the United States. Not Gonna Get Us attempted to make a hit in the US but it never did. They even tried by performing it at the MTV movie awards but it never made "hit" status. And All About Us , though recorded and filmed in California was never marketed towards an American audience. So for the United States they are considered a One Hit Wonder since that is their only hit here.

@reverendrevolver6341 Год назад

@Christina-M Tatu hit #1 on the dance charts with Not Gonna Get Us. All the things she said peaked at 20 on hot 100. The title track off all about us didn't even break top 10 on the dance charts. But when talking about a pre streaming music environment (everyone was pirating it if they heard it on the radio or saw the music video) those genre charts tell a bigger picture. And it was trackable, unlike tiktok blink and you missed it trends now. I will say that All about Us was not a solid album, even as joke background noise.

@christina-m Год назад

@@reverendrevolver6341 All About Us wasn't an album. It was a song by the Veronicas that tATu did a cover of. It was the first song of their second album "Dangerous and Moving". The reason that album sounds awful is because one of the girls , Julia, had throat cancer and when they removed the tumor it damaged her vocal cords. All the things She Said was a cultural phenomenon at the time because everyone was freaking out about 2 Russian teen girls in catholic school girl outfits kissing in the rain. The song may not have peeked as high as Not Gonna Get Us but more people know ATTSS over NGGU due to the cultural impact at the time it was released.

@RachaelARaines Год назад

I would add Gary Numan to your list... his newer albums are awesome!

@akicitaa.8233 Год назад

Gary Numan is known for one song--"Cars"--but is currently making the best music of his life.

@kultur-vultur Год назад

Who remembers when Hoobastank used to be Hoobustank, big difference in sound when they dropped the "U". They also had multiple hit singles xD.

@user-pp4zw9lm6j Год назад

Not a fan, but Soulja Boy isn’t a “one hit wonder”. “She Make It Clap” was global!

@joshuadrew5223 Год назад

YES! James Blunt is my favorite artist of all time!

@leesashriber5097 Год назад

I love Daniel Powter. Bad Day is such a great song. It's one that everyone can relate to. 😊 Actually enjoy all these songs. I can place myself somewhere in time with each of these songs, therefore, helping create great memories. 😊

@exile220ify Год назад

Strange that you didn't include Gary Numan, a one-hit wonder (outside of the UK) that single-handedly popularized New Wave music with his worldwide hit "Cars". He's now been recording and releasing albums for nearly 45 years and has 22 albums, and still tours all over North America and Western Europe.

@kavon13k Год назад

Yall disrespectful for putting Soulja on this list , like he still dont got motion

@joeymorvant161 Год назад

I love Soft Cell, Donna Lewis, Tag Team and Vanessa Carlton. The one act I never heard of on here is Estelle.

@BatmanPops Год назад

And i need you, and i miss you, and now i wonder, if i could fall into the sky 🌙🌌🎶🎹

@Greenyguy Год назад

Where is Rebbeca Black!?

@NJLIFEHACKER Год назад

Most of these remind me of my CVS working days with crappy radio music.

@angelalane1307 Год назад

The Reason is one of my favorite songs ever.

@appleimacdude Год назад

Would like to know more about the Monroes -

@bandgeek89 Год назад

Doesn't really sound like Tag Team is "active", but more like they reunite every now and then to perform their hit song

@Lanwarder Год назад

Soft Cell + Pet Shop boys........add Eurythmics to the equation and I can't resist going lol

@PopularNobody Год назад

Soulja boy being considered a one hit wonder is like considering Adele a one hit wonder. For context: He has sold more and had more billboard songs in a shorter time

@aedge622 Год назад

I never thought of Vanessa Carlton as a one hit wonder because of White Houses and Ordinary Day being kinda big too

@usera1113 Год назад

Yeah she was also featured on the Counting Crows hit cover of Big Yellow Taxi

@tiffakang4525 Год назад

Whoop there it is had us in a chokehold.

@bibochu7939 Год назад

i didnt knew donna lewis was a one hit wonder, her songs are pretty nostalgic nowadays

@TheKyleLazarus Год назад

Blunt's comment about the Rolling Stones makes him #1 in another category too 😂

@jonbutcher9805 Год назад

You forgot the awesome group The Darkness going stronger than ever. And Justin Hawkins Rides Again is must see RU-vid channel for everything in music.

@PedroReyes-ck3eg Год назад

Somebody you use to know should be number 1

@ermertieplug Год назад

There's lots of bands and singers that have big careers in Europe Asia and South America before and after they get well known in North America.

@alimokdad5999 Год назад

Please do marvel top ten daredevil villains

@ligayamatira2293 Год назад

Can you do a top 10 AKB48 Sister Groups

@wearealldoods Год назад

Hope to see *Eamon* on the next list

@heitzd1 Год назад

Y'all absolutely dropped Reel Big Fish... Ska will never die! **Skanks away***

@louelplaton9294 Год назад

1:53 im like damn david schwimmer

@ericksoler1221 Год назад

Here is to hoping Lily Meola can pull of another song like daydream but making a huge hit in the process

@dannyjablonski8129 Год назад

Hoobstank had more hits before the reason

@Mystress1980 Год назад

I think they're referring to Billboard top 40, and if that's the parameter, then they didn't. Crawling In The Dark and Running Away did well on the Rock charts but both missed the top 40 over-all charts. Same Direction also only charted on the Rock charts so anyone who doesn't actively listen to rock won't know those songs, which is unfortunate. They're all better than The Reason.

@gaffneyrailroading1982 Год назад

Here's some food for thought: if one goes by the "Billboard Top 40" hits alone, then that would technically make Jimi Hendrix a one-hit wonder, because the only song of his to hit the "Billboard Top 40" was "All Along the Watchtower."

@chucke.cheese2212 Год назад

@@Mystress1980 Then why is Soulja Boy on the list?!

@BigcheekcIapper Год назад

Soulja boy is not a one hit wonder there were more songs he released at the time that caught a lot of attention in the Soulja boy scene, “kiss me thru the phone” is another example