Settle every "is this a one-hit wonder?" argument with one number.
We take an artist's biggest song by Spotify streams and divide it by their next biggest. If the ratio sits above 5.0, they are a certified one-hit wonder by our measure.
No opinions, no genre arguments, just one comparable number per artist. Over 500 acts clear the line. Read how the ratio works →
Top One Hit Wonders
The artists with the biggest gap between their one hit and everything else.
Glass Animals
"Heat Waves"
9.0x ratio
Lord Huron
"The Night We Met"
12.5x ratio
Vance Joy
"Riptide"
5.6x ratio
Tom Odell
"Another Love"
7.2x ratio
Tones And I
"Dance Monkey"
6.9x ratio
The Goo Goo Dolls
"Iris"
7.4x ratio
John Legend
"All of Me"
7.2x ratio
French Montana
"Unforgettable"
6.3x ratio
Passenger
"Let Her Go"
15.0x ratio
a-ha
"Take on Me"
20.0x ratio
Tears For Fears
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
5.5x ratio
Lucenzo
"Vem Dancar Kuduro"
46.5x ratio
Djo
"End of Beginning"
14.4x ratio
Coolio
"Gangsta's Paradise"
45.5x ratio
Foster The People
"Pumped Up Kicks"
5.2x ratio
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1
The Hero Song
The track that defines the artist — their biggest hit by streams.
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The Ratio
Top hit streams ÷ 2nd best song. Ratio > 5.0 = One Hit Wonder.
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The Verdict
Hard numbers. No opinions. Just streaming data from Spotify.