History OneHitWonder / ElectronicDance

* '''Alexandra Stan''' had a #21 hit in 2011 with "Mr. Saxobeat". None of her other singles were as widespread hits (the only other with certifications was "Lemonade" in Italy), though Stan had some airplay in Europe [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff and Japan]], including a collaboration with fellow Romanian singer Inna.

* Music/TheChainsmokers proved to not be a one-hit wonder, despite initially being dismissed by many as a quintessential 2010s examples of one for their [[MemeticMutation memetic]] #16 song "#SELFIE" in 2014. They would later score one of the biggest EDM crossovers in 2016 with "Roses", which hit #6 and became bigger than "#SELFIE" ever was. However, in rescuing themselves from one-hit wonder status, they produced another. "Roses" features guest vocals from little-known singer '''[[NamesTheSame Rozes]]'''. Since she has absolutely no profile outside of her spot on the song, it's unlikely she'll ever score another hit. "#SELFIE" is still a one-hit wonder, however, for '''Alexis Killacam''', who did the "Valley Girl" voice on the song -- or would have been had she been credited. Since she is not a professional singer, her chances at scoring another hit are even lower than the Chainsmokers' seemed to be before "Roses" took off.

* '''Patrick Hernandez''' is now only remembered for his worldwide hit "Born to Be Alive", and for Madonna being one of his backup dancers.

* Dutch trance group '''Alice Deejay''' had a Top 40 hit in the US with "Better Off Alone", which reached #27 on the Hot 100 and was their only entry on said chart, though "Back In My Life" reached #26 on the Dance Club Songs chart. While they had a few more chart entries in Europe, "Better Off Alone" and "Back In My Life" included, ''Who Needs Guitars Anyway'' [[OneBookAuthor was their only album]].

* Dutch trance group '''Alice Deejay''' had a Top 40 hit in the US with "Better Off Alone", which reached #27 on the Hot 100. It was also their only Hot 100 entry. While they had a few more chart entries in Europe, "Better Off Alone" included, [[OneBookAuthor they didn't make another album]].

* '''The Supermen Lovers''': "Starlight," best remembered for the [[AllCGICartoon music video]] featuring a rat and those [[UncannyValley creepy]] potato-men.

* Music/CleanBandit is not a one-hit wonder, but their featured vocalist on "Rather Be", '''Jess Glynne''' is one, as it's one of only two of her songs to chart anywhere in the U.S. (the other, "Hold My Hand", only reached #86 after appearing in a Coca-Cola commercial). Back home, though, she's one of the biggest stars on the market, with a #1 debut album and three #1 hits (and a whopping seven #1s if features are counted, five of which were scored ''[[UpToEleven before her debut album was even released]]'').

* While the drum & bass group '''Music/{{Pendulum}}''' are extremely successful in their native Australia and in the UK, their only American hit was 2008's "Propane Nightmares", a #38 entry on the Billboard alternative chart.

* Philadelphia DJ/producer '''Baauer''' scored a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (for five whole weeks!) and the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2013 with "Harlem Shake", which spawned a massive dance craze of the same name. However, the sensation only surrounded that one song, and not Baauer himself. Although Baauer retains a cult following in the Trap fanbase, he remains virtually unknown outside that group other than having his name attached to the iTunes single, so it's ''very'' unlikely he will ever have another Top 40 hit again.

* '''Peeping Tom''', the trip-hop project of Music/MikePatton, had its only chart entry with "Mojo", which squeaked onto the Billboard Alternative chart at #40 in 2006. Patton ultimately never recorded another album under the Peeping Tom name. The song is also the only hit for its two billed guests: '''Dan "The Automator" Nakamura''' and '''Rahzel'''. Nakamura is well known for a variety of projects, such as his collaborations with Music/{{Gorillaz}} and membership in Music/Deltron3030, but he never had another hit under his own name. Rahzel, a former member of The Roots who is considered by many to be one of the greatest beatboxers in hip-hop, also never appeared on another chart.

* '''Music/CrystalCastles''' were a major player in the indie rock scene in the early 2010s, but they only had one charting single in most countries: 2010's "Not in Love", a cover of a song by semi-obscure 1980s Canadian new wave band Platinum Blonde. The version of Crystal Castles' cover that became a hit featured '''Robert Smith''', the legendary lead singer of Music/TheCure, on lead vocals instead of frontwoman Alice Glass. The song also marked Smith's one and only chart entry as a solo artist apart from his band.

* In 2000, one of the first examples of web-based MemeticMutation produced a one-hit wonder. A Canadian art student created a Website/{{Geocities}} page featuring animated [=GIFs=] of hamsters dancing to a sped-up sample of Roger Miller's "Whistle Stop" from Creator/{{Disney}}'s version of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood''. This was later sampled into a Eurodance song called the "Hampster Dance", credited to '''Hampton the Hampster'''. It went to #1 in Canada, and after a Hampster Dance album was released, Hampton was never heard from again.

* '''DJ Sammy, Yanou, and Do''' - "Heaven," a trance remake of the Bryan Adams chart-topper, became a worldwide hit in 2002. A remake of "The Boys of Summer" didn't do very well, and he faded back into obscurity afterwards.

** Clarke's prior group, '''S'Express''', was also a one-hit wonder with "Theme From S'Express".

* Although massively successful in Europe and a hugely influential electronic group, '''Music/DaftPunk''' struggled to achieve commercial success in the United States. That was, until 2013, when "Get Lucky," their collaboration with Pharrell Williams, became their first ever top 40 hit, peaking at #2. Although "One More Time" grew into a pop radio staple as a recurrent following its 2001 release, the song [[ChartDisplacement never made the top 40]]. They managed to actually get a #1 in 2017 as the featured artist on Music/TheWeeknd's "Starboy" and score another hit via its follow-up "I Feel It Coming", but since they were The Weeknd's hits and not theirs, they aren't enough to disqualify their one hit wonder status. Fortunately they were one of the most respected names in the world of electronic music, so they didn't have to worry about this tag following them.

* '''Vicki Sue Robinson''' made just one trip to the Top 10 (or Top 40 for that matter) of the Hot 100 with "Turn The Beat Around", peaking at #10 in 1976. Her following singles, "Hold Tight" and "Daylight", only reached #67 and #63 respectively, and are entirely forgotten nowadays.

* '''Tricky''' has had a long, successful career in his native England, where he's considered to be one of the pioneers of the trip-hop genre. In America, however, he's had just one mainstream hit: 2001's ""Evolution Revolution Love", which featured Music/{{Live}} vocalist '''Creator/EdKowalczyk''' and made it to #35 on the alternative charts. The song was also Kowalczyk's only chart entry as a solo artist, several years before he released any solo albums of his own.

* '''M|A|R|R|S''': "Pump Up The Volume". This song is especially notable because its the band's ''only single''. They were a one shot collaboration between two bands on the successful British indie label 4AD: DreamPop duo AR Kane, and the electro-reggae group Colourbox. The song was a massive hit and a major influence on electronic music and sampling in pop music for years to come. The group was only active for about six months in 1987, and aside from the B-side to "Pump Up the Volume", never released another track. [[OneBookAuthor Ever]]. Despite the massive hit, neither Colourbox nor AR Kane had any hits on their own. Their collaboration ended in acrimony due to disagreements in the studio while making "Pump Up the Volume" and the two groups declined to work together on future M|A|R|R|S projects. Colourbox split up immediately after "Pump Up the Volume" came out, and AR Kane left 4AD after a couple singles, finishing their career on Rough Trade Records.

* Italian dance trio '''Eiffel 65''' have exactly one entry on the US Hot 100: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Their next few hits charted to varying degrees in most major European markets, but since the early 2000s any later success has been limited to Italy.

* "Don't You Worry Child" was '''Music/SwedishHouseMafia''''s only major North American hit (reaching #6 on Billboard and #1 on the Radio/AmericanTop40). Indeed, they GaveUpTooSoon: The song was recorded as the group's farewell single and it became a hit just a month before they disbanded. Also, featured vocalist '''John Martin''' is a one-hit wonder by extension.

* '''Wild Cherry''': "Play That Funky Music" is the only thing anyone remembers them for. That, and having a white singer (Rob Parissi) who sounded incredibly black. Although they just missed the top 40 with a "Play That Funky Music" rewrite called "Baby Don'cha Know," right down to the subject matter (the refrain went, "Baby, don'cha know that the honky's got soul?").

* Can you name a single song made by '''Carl Douglas'''? Other than "Kung Fu Fighting"? His hit was originally going to be "I Want to Give You My Everything", with "Kung Fu Fighting" being recorded as a B-side. The owner of Pye Records reportedly insisted that the latter instead be placed on the A-side, and the rest is history. After "Kung Fu Fighting" finished its run, he invited people to "Dance the Kung Fu," but nobody accepted. He charted in the top 40 a few more times back in the U.K., but is still considered a one-hit wonder there.

* German eurodance act '''Culture Beat''' had a worldwide smash in 1993 with "Mr. Vain", a #17 entry in the US and a #1 hit in 8 countries. Shortly after the release of the song, the group's founder and leader Torsten Fenslau [[AuthorExistenceFailure died in a car accident]]. His brother and the band's two singers carried on using the name, and had several other hits in Europe throughout the rest of the 90s, but they never made the American pop charts again.