Chris Walker is an American R&B singer and bassist who reached his commercial peak with one smooth, heartfelt ballad in the early 1990s. "How Do You Heal a Broken Heart", released in 1992, is a polished slice of new jack swing-era soul, and it became a top R&B hit, the record that defines his solo career.
Walker remained active in music, including respected work as a bassist and bandleader for other artists, but no other single approached the reach of his breakthrough.
On streaming, "How Do You Heal a Broken Heart" sits near 35 million plays, while his next most-streamed track trails at around seven million. That puts the ratio above 5, over our line.
By our measure Chris Walker is a certified one-hit wonder, with the caveat that he has had a long working career in music beyond this one song. It is simply that one smooth, early-90s ballad reached the wider R&B audience far beyond the rest of his solo work, and on streams it stands well ahead of everything else he recorded. A smooth showcase for his warm tenor, the song remains a quiet-storm favourite among fans of early-90s soul, far better known than the rest of his solo output.