"Double One-hit Wonders"
A number of artists have also been double one-hit wonders, having a hit both with a group and solo.
- Dan Baird: "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (No. 2, December 1986) with The Georgia Satellites and "I Love You Period" (No. 26, December 1992), solo
- Everlast: "Jump Around" (No. 3, October 1992) with House of Pain and "What It's Like" (No. 13, May 1999), solo
- Janis Joplin: "Piece of My Heart" (No. 12, November 1968) with Big Brother & the Holding Company and "Me and Bobby McGee" (No. 1, March 1971), solo
- Limahl: "Too Shy" (No. 5, July 1983) with Kajagoogoo and "NeverEnding Story" (No. 17, May 1985), solo
- Iain Matthews: "Woodstock" (No. 23, March 1971) with Matthews Southern Comfort and "Shake It" (No. 13, February 1979), solo, as "Ian Matthews"
- Ted Nugent: "Journey to the Center of the Mind" (No. 16, August 1968) with The Amboy Dukes and "Cat Scratch Fever" (No. 30, October 1977) These songs were not the end of his chart career, however, as he would score two additional chart hits with Damn Yankees ("High Enough," No. 3, 1991 and "Where You Goin' Now," No. 20, 1992).
- Sylvia Robinson: "Love Is Strange" (No. 11, March 1957) with Mickey & Sylvia and "Pillow Talk" (No. 3, June 1973), solo as "Sylvia"
- Jaron Lowenstein: "Crazy For This Girl" (No. 15, March 2001) with Evan & Jaron and "Pray for You" (No. 34, July 2010), solo as "Jaron and the Long Road to Love"
- Alex Band: "Wherever You Will Go" (No. 5, March 2002) with The Calling and "Why Don't You & I" (No. 8, October 2003), as a collaboration with Santana.
Singer Tony Burrows may be the most prolific "one-hit wonder" — he sang lead vocals on four singular hits for four groups in the United States:
- "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)," Edison Lighthouse, No. 5 (April 1970)
- "My Baby Loves Lovin'," White Plains, No. 13 (July 1970)
- "Gimme Dat Ding," The Pipkins, No. 9 (July 1970)
- "Beach Baby," The First Class, No. 4 (October 1974)
Read more about this topic: List Of One-hit Wonders In The United States
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