One Hit Wonders Who Never Get CALLED One Hit Wonders
This one is a special one for me: artists who only have one hit, which is the only universally recognizable song from them - but are never considered one hit wonders or brought up in OHW discussions (so, “technical” one hit wonders like Jimi Hendrix with multiple recognized classic tracks do NOT count).
My pick is Norah Jones. She has exactly one top 40 hit and it’s the ONLY song the average person knows from her. Nothing in her discography comes remotely close.
But she never gets thought of as a OHW even though she definitely could. I’m assuming her status as a respected artist shields her from the label. Something similar can be said about Fiona Apple (“Criminal”) though I’d argue she has several tracks that are at least well known by music nerds (like me).