One Hit Wonders from United Kingdom
83 artists
The United Kingdom has a particular gift for the one-hit wonder. Its tightly-packed singles charts, its pop-savvy radio culture, and its endless cycle of subcultures, from glam and new wave to britpop, UK garage, indie, and grime, have all produced acts who briefly ruled the UK Top 40 before stepping back. Many of those songs travelled around the world. Sort the certified British artists by our ratio and the country's signature pattern surfaces clearly: one perfectly crafted, distinctly British single that conquered a season, then settled quietly behind it on streams as the next scene arrived.
Glass Animals
"Heat Waves"
9.1x ratio
electronic · United Kingdom · 2020
ONE HIT WONDERTom Odell
"Another Love"
7.4x ratio
indie folk · United Kingdom · Male · 2012
ONE HIT WONDERPassenger
"Let Her Go"
19.6x ratio
indie folk · United Kingdom · Male · 2012
ONE HIT WONDERTears For Fears
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
5.6x ratio
new wave · United Kingdom · 1985
ONE HIT WONDERThe Walters
"I Love You So"
23.1x ratio
United Kingdom · 2014
ONE HIT WONDERBastille
"Pompeii"
5.2x ratio
pop rock · United Kingdom · 2013
ONE HIT WONDEREurythmics
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
10.6x ratio
new wave · United Kingdom · 1983
ONE HIT WONDERSnow Patrol
"Chasing Cars"
8.5x ratio
indie rock · United Kingdom · 2006
ONE HIT WONDERThe Verve
"Bitter Sweet Symphony - Radio Edit"
6.2x ratio
alternative rock · United Kingdom · 1997
ONE HIT WONDERThe Outfield
"Your Love"
8.1x ratio
United Kingdom · 1986
ONE HIT WONDERSpice Girls
"Wannabe"
6.2x ratio
dance-pop · United Kingdom · 1996
ONE HIT WONDERFranz Ferdinand
"Take Me Out"
11.0x ratio
indie rock · United Kingdom · 2004
ONE HIT WONDERSeafret
"Atlantis"
6.3x ratio
United Kingdom · 2015
ONE HIT WONDERSimple Minds
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
6.4x ratio
new wave · United Kingdom · 1985
ONE HIT WONDERRick Astley
"Never Gonna Give You Up - 2022 Remaster"
5.5x ratio
blue-eyed soul · United Kingdom · Male · 1987
ONE HIT WONDERSoft Cell
"Tainted Love"
29.3x ratio
synth-pop · United Kingdom · 1981
ONE HIT WONDERKenya Grace
"Strangers"
20.5x ratio
pop · United Kingdom · Female · 2023
ONE HIT WONDEREstelle
"American Boy"
88.6x ratio
contemporary r&b · United Kingdom · Female · 2007
ONE HIT WONDERPaloma Faith
"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
20.5x ratio
dance-pop · United Kingdom · Female · 2014
ONE HIT WONDERCorinne Bailey Rae
"Put Your Records On"
7.3x ratio
soul · United Kingdom · Female · 2006
ONE HIT WONDERCutting Crew
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
22.4x ratio
new wave · United Kingdom · 1986
ONE HIT WONDERDeclan McKenna
"Brazil"
7.6x ratio
alternative rock · United Kingdom · Male · 2015
ONE HIT WONDERStealers Wheel
"Stuck In The Middle With You"
178.3x ratio
british folk rock · United Kingdom · 1973
ONE HIT WONDERSuki Waterhouse
"Good Looking"
7.8x ratio
indie pop · United Kingdom · Female · 2019