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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
Well, buddy that's your personal opinion.
In the INDUSTRY however, and how people will look at it, a one hit wonder is an artist/band who has achieved one Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit.
This is the Hot 100 we're talking about, not radio. Daniel Powter has had two more singles chart on A.C. radio, but he's still a one hit wonder with "Bad Day". People will only remember him as that. Among other examples.
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Daniel Powter didn't have other big hits on AC radio. On AC radio charts, you only got a hit if you went top 10, because 11 and below is really FAR FAR FAR away if you add in recurrents. I don't believe he had any other top 10s over there other than Bad Day.
If you want to go with you messed up way of dealing with it, then Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, etc. etc. are all one-hit-wonders, which they are far from. If you call any of them one-hit-wonders around here you'll probably get laughed at and punched in the face. (Sorry, but that's true.) They've had many many hits on country radio. They aren't trying to peak high on the Hot 100, so you can't compare them with pop and mainstream artists like Lady GaGa, The Peas, etc. as they do try for the huge Hot 100 peaks because they are mainstream artists. The Hot 100 is a mainstream chart. Country artists shoot for high peaks on country charts because that's who they are. They could care less if they flop on the Hot 100 or not. If they get that #1 on country, then they'll be excited. Any higher on the Hot 100 is just icing on the cake to them. Same goes for all non-mainstream formatted artists.
Also, with your way of saying the Hot 100 rules over all, then that would mean Demi Lovato has been more successful than let's say Jason Aldean in terms of peaks. However, you DEFINITELY hear Jason on the radio WAY more than Demi.
If you want my opinion on the Hot 100, I think it's screwed up and irrelevant. Their pointing system for that chart is screwed up a lot.