Mr. Probz is a Dutch singer, rapper, and producer whose biggest moment, like several artists in this database, came from a remix of his own song. He first released "Waves", a slow, gravel-voiced ballad, in 2013 to modest local attention. The version that conquered the world arrived the following year.
When the German DJ Robin Schulz reworked "Waves" into a gentle deep-house track in 2014, it became a continent-conquering hit, reaching number one across much of Europe and the top ten in the United States. It transformed Mr. Probz from a Dutch underground figure into an international name.
The rest of his catalogue never came close. On streaming, the "Waves" remix sits near 1.3 billion plays, while his next most-streamed track trails at around 160 million. That puts the ratio near 8, past our 5.0 line.
By our measure Mr. Probz is a certified one-hit wonder, with the streaming-era twist that recurs throughout this list: the version of the song that defines him is not the bare original he wrote, but a producer's remix built on top of it. He made the song; the remix made it a phenomenon.