History OneHitWonder / RhythmAndBlues

* R&B/Hip Hop boyband '''{{Music/BROCKHAMPTON}}''' aren't thought of as one-hit wonders by any stretch of the imagination, and many of their songs were viral successes, all the while their albums were well-received both commercially and critically. However, much of their buzz was relegated to online circles, and their only Hot 100 entry came in 2020 with their song "Sugar" (of their album ''Ginger''). It was also their only notable radio hit, and is their best-selling song by a landslide. Due to BROCKHAMPTON breaking up in 2022 after years of turmoil, it's unlikely that they'll score another mainstream hit like "Sugar".

* '''Freddie North's''' only chart hit was "She's All I Got" in 1971. The song has the dubious honor of being CoveredUp twice — Johnny Paycheck had a successful country version the same year, and Music/TracyByrd covered ''him'' up in 1997.

* '''Aloe Blacc''' has several European hits under his belt, but (not counting his uncredited appearance on Avicii's "Wake Me Up!") "The Man" was his only hit in North America, reaching #8 on the Hot 100 in 2014. It remains his only solo entry on that chart.

* '''Larry Graham''', the legendary bassist of Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone, would go on to be a double one-hit wonder, first scoring a hit in 1975 with "Your Love" alongside his band '''Graham Central Station''', and then in 1980 had a solo hit with "One in a Million You". Despite not having more hits he stayed active in the music business, doing several collaborations with Music/{{Prince}} (and reportedly being the one who convinced Prince to become a Jehovah's Witness).

* The only top 40 hit for '''MFSB''' was "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", a collaboration with non-one-hit-wonders The Three Degrees, which was popularized as the RealSongThemeTune to ''Series/SoulTrain''.

* '''Larry Graham''', the legendary bassist of Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone, would go on to be a double one-hit wonder, first scoring a hit in 1975 with "Your Love" alongside his band '''Graham Central Station''', and then in 1980 had a solo hit with "One in a Million You".

* '''The Penguins''' are today known only for "Earth Angel". It reached #8 on the Hot 100 and topped the R&B charts upon its release in 1954, making it one of the first records to cross over from the R&B charts to the pop charts; it remains acclaimed as one of the greatest early R&B songs and a foundational song of the nascent doo-wop genre, and saw a revival in popularity after it was prominently featured in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. Despite this, the Penguins never charted another R&B hit, let alone a pop hit.

* Chicago sibling group '''The Five Stairsteps''' were discovered by Curtis Mayfield in the mid-'60s. Under his supervision, the group released ten singles, all of which charted but none of which made the top 40. When Mayfield got too busy, they were reassigned to Stan Vincent, who gave them the poppy "O-o-h Child" he wrote for his son. It finally became the Stairsteps' long-awaited breakthrough, hitting #8 on the ''Hot 100'', but sadly it would be their last hit before their popularity waned. Keep in mind they had one top 40 hit out of a whopping ''fifteen'' chart entries.

** Timex Social Club split after one album, and some members ultimately formed the spin-off group '''Club Nouveau'''. That band also had just one hit: Their upbeat cover of Bill Withers' "Lean On Me" made it all the way to #1 on the Hot 100 in 1987. Its followup single, "Why You Treat Me So Bad" topped out at #39. That was the end of their pop career, but they had a few more hits on the R&B chart into the early 90s.