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The biggest one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart

The biggest one-hit wonder on the UK Singles Chart is Band-Aid with “Do They Know It's Christmas?”, which peaked at #1 and spent 20 weeks in the top ten.

The biggest one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
#	Act	The hit	Peak	Top-ten weeks	Their next best
1	Band-Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas?Christmas song1984	#1	20	No other song charted
2	Glass Animals	Heat Waves2021	#5	10	No other song charted
3	Tones & I	Dance Monkey2019	#1	16	Fly Away · #11
4	Rema	Calm Down2023	#3	27	Secondhand · #51
5	Casso	Prada2023	#2	22	Zeros · #92
6	Gotye	Somebody That I Used To Know2012	#1	18	No other song charted
7	Greatest Showman Ens Settle	This Is Me2018	#3	13	No other song chartedThe Greatest Show · #20
8	Passenger	Let Her Go2013	#2	14	Heart's on Fire · #63
9	Fireboy DML	Peru2022	#2	22	Peru · #89
10	Bradley Cooper	Shallow2018	#1	8	I'll Never Love Again · #27
11	Mr. Probz	Waves2014	#1	11	Nothing Really Matters · #72
12	Journey	Don't Stop Believin2010	#6	8	Who's Crying Now · #46
13	Obernkirchen Children's Choir	The Happy Wanderer1954	#2	24	No other song charted
14	Goo Goo Dolls	Iris2011	#3	2	Iris/Stay with You · #39
15	Cat Burns	Go2022	#2	17	Home for My Heart · #35
16	The Lumineers	Ho Hey2012	#8	1	Ophelia · #52
17	Robin Thicke	Blurred Lines2013	#1	14	Lost Without U · #11
18	The Fray	How To Save A Life2007	#4	11	Over My Head (Cable Car) · #19
19	SAINt JHN	Roses2020	#1	12	Brown Skin Girl · #42
20	Disciples	How Deep Is Your Love2015	#2	12	On My Mind · #15
21	Ava Max	Sweet But Psycho2018	#1	12	The Motto · #12
22	Vance Joy	Riptide2014	#10	1	No other song charted
23	Christina Perri	Jar Of Hearts2011	#4	9	A Thousand Years · #11
24	LF System	Afraid to Feel2022	#1	12	No other song charted
25	Sam Sparro	Black & Gold2008	#2	12	21st Century Life · #44
26	Mario Lanza	Because You're Mine1952	#3	22	Drinking Song · #13
27	Kitty Kallen	Little Things Mean a Lot1954	#1	20	No other song charted
28	Grace Kelly	True Love1957	#4	19	True Love {1983} · #70
29	Lukas Graham	7 Years2016	#1	13	Mama Said · #48
30	Ray Parker Jr.	Ghostbusters1984	#2	11	I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone · #13
31	Skrillex	Where Are U Now2015	#3	7	Rumble · #19
32	WALK THE MOON	Shut Up And Dance2015	#4	12	Anna Sun · #82
33	DaBaby	Rockstar2020	#1	13	My Oh My · #13
34	Daniel Powter	Bad Day2005	#2	13	Next Plane Home · #70
35	Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell RockChristmas song2024	#5	9	Jacqueline · #20
36	Timbaland Pts One Republic	Apologize2007	#3	12	No other song charted
37	Glynne	These Days2018	#1	11	No other song charted
38	Portugal. The Man	Feel It Still2018	#3	11	No other song charted
39	Ron Goodwin	Terry's Theme from 'Limelight1953	#3	18	Blue Star (the Medic Theme) · #20
40	Freya Ridings	Lost Without You2018	#9	7	Castles · #16
41	Hill	Crazy What Love Can Do2022	#5	9	You & Me/War on Drugs · #95
42	Don Cornell	Hold My Hand1954	#1	16	Stranger in Paradise · #19
43	Martin	Don't You Worry Child2012	#1	6	No other song charted
44	Hilltoppers	Only You1956	#3	14	Marianne · #20
45	Libianca	People2023	#2	10	Let Me Be in Your Arms · #64
46	Chris Barber's Jazz Band	Petite Fleur1959	#3	15	Revival · #43
47	CeeLo Green	Forget You2010	#1	6	Bright Lights Bigger City · #13
48	benny blanco	Eastside2018	#1	8	Lonely · #17
49	The Archies	Sugar, Sugar1969	#1	13	Sugar Sugar {1987} · #91
50	Belters Only	Make Me Feel Good2022	#4	14	Don't Stop Just Yet · #84
51	Cookin' On 3 Burners Kungs	This Girl2016	#2	10	No other song chartedNo other song charted
52	Chrome	Dance Wiv Me2008	#1	10	Bumper · #92
53	NEIKED	Sexual2016	#5	9	Better Days · #32
54	Kim Petras	Unholy2022	#1	9	Alone · #37
55	Mufasa Riton	Friday2021	#4	14	No other song chartedTurn Me On · #12
56	Fetty Wap	Trap Queen2015	#8	2	The Mack · #14
57	Estelle	American Boy2008	#1	9	1980 · #14
58	DNCE	Cake By The Ocean2016	#4	7	Toothbrush · #49
59	Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah2007	#2	11	Hate (I Really Don't Like) · #53
60	Pinkfong	Baby Shark2019	#6	1	No other song charted
61	Clive Dunn	Grandad1971	#1	10	No other song charted
62	Eliza Rose Interplanetary	B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)2022	#1	9	Body Moving · #34No other song charted
63	Sally Sweetland	I'm Walking Behind You1953	#1	17	No other song charted
64	Jawsh 685	Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)2020	#1	9	No other song charted
65	Percy Faith	Theme from 'a Summer Place1960	#2	7	No other song charted
66	Grandmaster Flash Melle Mel	White Lines (Don't Do It)1984	#7	8	Sign of the Times · #72Message II (Survival) · #74
67	Jennifer Rush	The Power Of Love1985	#1	10	Ring of Ice · #14
68	Dreamweavers	It's Almost Tomorrow1956	#1	14	No other song charted
69	Crew Cuts	Earth Angel1955	#4	14	Sh-Boom · #12
70	Hugo Montenegro	The Good the Bad and the Ugly1968	#1	10	Hang 'Em High · #50
71	Dalton	Can't Hold Us2013	#3	7	No other song charted
72	Lilly Wood	Prayer in C2014	#1	6	No other song charted
73	Tyla	Water2023	#4	12	Chanel · #15
74	Magic	Rude2014	#1	10	No other song charted
75	220Kid Billen Ted Nathan Evans	Wellerman2021	#1	14	No other song chartedNo other song chartedHeather on the Hill · #42
76	Mel Torme	Mountain Greenery1956	#4	8	Coming Home Baby · #13
77	Switch Disco	React2023	#4	10	No other song charted
78	Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Pipes	Amazing Grace1972	#1	9	Little Drummer Boy · #13Little Drummer Boy · #13
79	Anita Harris	Just Loving You1967	#6	5	Anniversary Waltz · #21
80	Bodyrockers	I Like the Way2005	#3	4	No other song charted
81	Kenya Grace	Strangers2023	#1	7	No other song charted
82	Baha Men	Who Let The Dogs Out2000	#2	12	You All Dat · #14
83	The Rembrandts	I'll Be There for You1995	#3	8	This House Is Not a Home · #58
84	GAYLE	abcdefu2022	#1	10	No other song charted
85	Milky	Just the Way You Are2002	#8	1	In My Mind · #48
86	Kate Nash	Foundations2007	#2	9	Do-Wah-Doo · #15
87	Kalin Twins	When1958	#1	12	No other song charted
88	S1Mba	Rover2020	#3	10	Loose · #14
89	Muriel Smith	Hold Me Thrill Me KISS Me1953	#3	15	No other song charted
90	Lord Rockingham's XI	Hoots Mon1958	#1	13	Wee Tom · #16
91	McCartney	Fourfive Seconds2015	#3	11	No other song charted
92	Nilsson	Without You1972	#1	11	Without You {1976} · #22
93	Bou Flowdan	Baddadan2023	#5	10	Raving in the Studio · #22Rumble · #19
94	Pussycat	Mississippi1976	#1	11	Smile · #24
95	Powfu	Death Bed2020	#4	10	No other song charted
96	Tracy Chapman	Fast Car2011	#4	6	Crossroads · #61
97	twenty one pilots	Heathens2016	#5	7	Stressed Out · #12
98	Alan Walker	Faded2016	#7	5	All Falls Down · #87
99	Al Hibbler	Unchained Melody1955	#2	11	No other song charted
100	Russ Hamilton	We Will Make Love1957	#2	10	Wedding Ring · #20

How is this counted?

An act with exactly one top-ten song on the UK Singles Chart across its whole career, under its own name: a featured spot on someone else's top-ten song counts as a second hit. Ranked by the hit's Record Power, which weighs how high it went and for how long. A hit from the last three years is left out, since the act has not yet had the chance of another.

Every week of the UK Singles Chart to Sep 18, 2026. About the data

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